Awesome Wells
The Ghost of Jack Tripper
Even so, that’s not to say he cares. That’s the point I was making. Maybe he doesn’t care. He’s Mr Business these days. The music may just further his other agenda now…. P.R. and advertising the brand.
Maybe not though. Who really knows. It certainly sounds like he don’t give a fukk.
Compton album - An advert for a movie
Missionary - An advert for an alcoholic beverage
In one of his recent interviews, he said that making music is still where "his love is".
So no billionaire with 40 years of hits, is going to still show up to the studio and make music, sit around with other producers and mentor them, record and release new projects, if they don’t still care about music. Nobody in his position has to make another song for the rest of their lives.
Missionary was being recorded before Dre was even in talks for the beverage. That was started back in 2020-21.
Dude is 60 and Hip Hop's wealthiest figure, and said he still goes to the studio Monday through Friday, like how people go to 9 to 5's because he can't "be away from music", and that if he just uses his home studio, he feels like he might not be as motivated, so he likes to get up and act like he's going to an office job. That dude still clearly cares about music. And he doesn't have to, at his age and after all he's accomplished.