How washed do you remember people viewing Dr Dre prior to 2001?

[<<TheStandard>>]

The Aftermath compilation was not a Dre album and was not marketed as a Dre album

Looking back it's a nonsensical release. You a solo Dre track. One track featuring Nas, KRS and B-Real. RBX and King Tee solos which, all due respect, ain't moving any records. Rest of it was tracks from a bunch of no names that was never heard from again. They promoted one single, the Dre track. It's a miracle that shyt sold as much as it did.

But Dre name still carried weight. The narrative that Eminem saved him is oversimplification. All the pre-release hype for that album was because of Dre's involvement. That was the only industry co-sign that would have worked and made the public take Em serious off the bat. Regardless of a couple underwhelming projects Dre was still an icon and his name still carried weight. Eminem had to deliver, and he did, and that benefited Dre in a major way. But Dre involvement was the only reason the album had a chance to succeed in the first place.

you're right except this.

They promoted 2 singles

This was the second single

 

[Manolo]

Scott Storch said that when Dre hired him to work on 2001, The Roots told him he was 4 years too late and that Dre was washed

 

[Mike Wins]

you're right except this.

They promoted 2 singles

This was the second single

True should have been clearer, I meant really promoted and pushed by the label. I remember seeing the Been There Done That music video all the time and getting some radio play. I never even saw the East Coast West Coast Killaz video until years later and don't remember hearing it on the radio, and that was an era when I watched the video shows and listened to the radio all the time.

 

[NormanConnors]

White boy saved him..

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

If the firm never flops we never get 2001 and everything else that proceeded it… everything happens for a reason

 

[NormanConnors]

Same breh...I was 13 when 2001 dropped and the idea of a rapper being being around the age of my parents seemed

Got me feeling . I was already on campus when 2001 dropped. Cats didn't think Dre was washed, just a lot of questions/up in there air shyt about how his sound was going to be. That one aftermath project was an L/plus the firm shyt was kind of weak but he still had some heat like been there/done that, Phone Tap. He basically got a pass for that because Em gave him a new wave to quarterback with like what he had with Snoop. Seeing that run in real time was incredible.

Sidenote, the Chronic 2001 instrumentals shut shyt down. Me and my homie's dormroom was defacto recording spot for cats getting the rhymes off that couldn't get in a studio due to budget and etc.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Got me feeling . I was already on campus when 2001 dropped. Cats didn't think Dre was washed, just a lot of questions/up in there air shyt about how his sound was going to be. That one aftermath project was an L/plus the firm shyt was kind of weak but he still had some heat like been there/done that, Phone Tap. He basically got a pass for that because Em gave him a new wave to quarterback with like what he had with Snoop. Seeing that run in real time was incredible.

Sidenote, the Chronic 2001 instrumentals shut shyt down. Me and my homie's dormroom was defacto recording spot for cats getting the rhymes off that couldn't get in a studio due to budget and etc.

You were on campus for a dope ass hoops run from 98-2001

 

[King Poetic]

He was done after leaving death row

What made it worse he dropped that dr dre after math in November of 96, but people here on the west coast was still moaning Pac loss and nothing else matter at the time..

Then Big Death and his 2nd album took over 97 as well as Wu tang forever

98 belong to DMX, Jay and Lauryn Hill and hell even 2 pac greatest hits was selling

But Eminem saved him

 

[NormanConnors]

You were on campus for a dope ass hoops run from 98-2001

Hell yeah, very few things I'd trade those times for. shyt was crazy trying to get back to the Eastside of campus after they won it all. I remember that particular night well.