Snoop discusses status of Dre’s delayed ‘Detox’

Where is Dr. Dre’s new album? Fans have been waiting for his Detox record for years now and there’s really no word on what the hold up is. But, a frequent Dre collaborator, spoke with BBC Radio’s Tim Westwood this week and had some thoughts on the delay.
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“It’s a formula, when we made records in the past it was always girls, it was always party, it was always the right atmosphere to create that type of album that sounds like the albums you have heard in the past,” Snoop said. “If there’s not that atmosphere you can’t create that kind of album. So that’s what’s happening right now– the songs don’t match the atmosphere and the atmosphere don’t match the songs.”
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It’s not exactly clear what that means, but more directly Snoop said part of the delay may be that due to the fact that Dre is continuing to tweak the tracks — feeling a lot of pressure to make them exactly right. “What we’re accustomed to hearing from Dr Dre is the brand new next best everything, and right now people are not getting that,” Snoop said. “He knows that… he’s a perfectionist, until he gets that he’s not going to release it because he doesn’t want the scrutiny of people saying ‘ah I waited this long for that?’”
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Snoop went to add, “He’s got a strong work ethic, but I’mma say this and I don’t know if it’s gonna ruffle any feathers. I just think the wrong people are in the environment. When he made records that were hit records in the past, D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, RBX, Kurupt — it’s like it’s pieces that’s not there that need to be there. And I’ll say D.O.C. and Snoop Dogg is the backbone. When you take those two out of the equation it’s not gonna work. You need to put them two back into the situation and let us mastermind and the project like we did Chronic and  That’s what’s missing.”
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So will the record be out this year? It’s unclear. You can watch Snoop’s full interview below

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