Finally, the wait is over: Dr. Dre has a new album. While fans have been waiting for the legendary rapper to release the long-rumored Detox for years, the new album is Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre, which Dre says was inspired by the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. It's Dre's first album since his 1999 album, 2001.
Dre made the announcement on Saturday during his Beats 1 show, "The Pharmacy," saying, "It's an 'inspired by' album, it's inspired by Straight Outta Compton." On the new album Dre is joined by a laundry list of guest stars, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and former N.W.A. bandmate, Ice Cube.
My grand finale. #Comptonhttp://t.co/nbebhWfLqw https://t.co/DF0i2fqaQF— Dr. Dre (@drdre) August 2, 2015
The album, already available for pre-order, is slated for release this Friday, August 7 and, for the time being, will only be available on iTunes and Apple Music.
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Dre_Compton-640x640.jpg" caption="The album cover for "Compton," Dr. Dre's first album in 16 years. " credit="" alt="Dre_Compton"]
As for the fate of the the now-mythical Detox, Dre said, "I didn't like it. It wasn't good. The record, it just wasn't good." While the album has been shelved, Dre has released a pair of singles, "Kush" (2010) and "I Need a Doctor" (2011).
Dre recently announced that Apple Music would be the first service to stream the rapper's landmark solo debut, The Chronic.
The full episode of Saturday's episode of "The Pharmacy" is available here.