Dr. Dre Compton [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) Printed Inner Sleeves With the assistance of a

With the assistance of a few celebrated friends and session men who were regulars in Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew--bassist Joe Osborn

and soft rock (with no little influence from the Beatles and the Beach Boys)

Two compostions stand out

and hip-hop (the cyclical drum and guitar patterns that dominate many tracks demonstrate in themselves that the aural dividing line between blues and hip-hop isn't as wide as some like to imagine)

relentless drums

Dr. Dre Compton [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) Printed Inner Sleeves With the assistance of aFor 16 years, the third Dr. Dre album was supposed to be The Detox, but that once mythical, canceled LP was replaced by Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre, a supposedly final effort that was "inspired" by the N. W. A. biopic Straight Outta Compton. When Dre says "inspired" he likely means the film gave him a reason to consider his history, and how he went from local gangsta to national threat, and on to billionaire businessman extraordinaire. Still, the