Dr. Dre Gives His Perspective on “Future” of Hip Hop/Rap…10 Years Ago

By Amir Said On Nov 10, 2009

Dr. Dre’s musical intuition has long been considered impeccable. But what about is intuition on the future of hip hop/rap music? Well, in the 1/2-hr-long video below (recorded in 1997), Dr. Dre touches a number of topics, and gives his thoughts on where hip hop/rap will be in the “future;” which in this case would be after 2007.
(Shout out to cratekings.com and streethop.com for video link).
-Sa’id

Amir Said

Amir Said (Said) is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of BeatTips. A writer, publisher, and beatmaker/rapper from New York now living in Paris. Said is a co-founder of the publishing company Superchamp Books and the author of a number of books, including: ‘The BeatTips Manual,’ ‘The Art of Sampling,’ and ‘The Truth About New York.’ He is also a recording artist whose made a number of music projects, including his latest album 'The Best of Times.' Follow him on Twitter at: @amirsaid and @BeatTipsManual

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2 Comments

Mariella says 15 years ago

Who is the person who interviewed him?

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Flüge New York says 15 years ago

I can remember this interview. I have watched it on MTV Urban. It is legendary!
Dr. Dre is the best HipHop producer ever.
I love him!

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