West Coast veteran Producer and Rapper Dr. Dre delivers his third and final album in 15 years, disposing of the Detox brand, Compton: A Soundtrack features all brand new music by D.R.E inspired by the forthcoming biopic on NWA, Straight Outta Compton. Dr. Dre rounds up many of his long time collaborators such as fellow past NWA rapper Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and The Game, as well as the hottest artist to carry West Coast on his back since Game, Kendrick Lamar.

Dr. Dre returns with a bang with beats that pack tight, thumping drum beats, incorporating the new Trap sound to his arsenal to boot. Dre seems to give many of his guests artists the licence to kill over quality production. Take the opening track, featuring two new artists King Mez and Justus, the former who boldly likens himself to Eminem and 50 Cent over a bass heavy gully Trap beat, with Justus adding sleek singing vocals on the chorus, and Dre confidently boasts of his dreams becoming reality and having Eminem cheques he hasn’t even opened yet. Kendrick Lamar features on a number of tracks, including ‘Genocide’, also featuring Marsha Ambrosius and Candice Pillay, with a shuffling Hip Hop production with a swing, Marsha delivers a chorus which brings with it nostalgia and a reminder of Murder Ink from 2001. The track takes another surprise turn towards the ends with a beatbox and barbershop quartet style singing. Kendrick delivers lyrical murder, which only serves as a taster to later tracks like ‘Deep Water’ on which he supposedly sends shots at Drake.

Dr. Dre introduces a number of upcoming singers, including Justus and BJ The Chicago Kid combining singing vocals as they capture the emotion to match the vibes on ‘It’s All On Me’, a track on which Dre rhymes about his hard graft over the years and reminiscing on how far he has come. Another upcoming singer that I took a liking to is Anderson Paak, who along with Marsha Ambrosius once again, stamps his own singing style on ‘All In A Day’s Work’, a rather soulful voice who also blends in to ‘Loose Cannons’ featuring Xzibit and Cold187um. Dr. Dre may have a new hook master in the making perhaps.

Dr. Dre and Ice Cube come together on ‘Issues’, with Cube delivering formidable lyrics, labelling himself LA King, with Dre reminiscing once again on the gritty LA streets he was raised, with both attacking the new wave of artists. Anderson Paak once again shines on the chorus. Nostalgia runs deep on the album with talk of Compton, LA and NWA’s history, and Dr. Dre samples Bone Thugs ‘N’ Harmony on the track of the same name, ‘For The Love Of Money’, an up-to-date Trap banger featuring Jill Scott who emulates the familiar chorus and Detroit rapper Jon Connor features. Perhaps on of the stand out tracks on Compton is ‘Medicine Man’ featuring Eminem, Candice Pillay who delivers a bold chorus over another shuffling beat, with Dre shaking his head metaphorically at the state of the scene, and Eminem proceeds to slaughter as usual over half time Trap production. Snoop Dogg appears one of my personal favourites, ‘Satisfiction’, delayed G-Funk synthesizers and rolling drums, the three rappers getting to stepping on the West Coast style beat, attacking those living a fictitious lifestyle, not living real and selling their souls to fit in with mainstream. Snoop is excellent with flows that take back to the likes Deep Cover, and Marsha delivers a sauntering, sultry hook.

Along with a track each from Jon Connor and The Game, the latter of which delivers grizzly bars on ‘Just Another Day’, lyrics depicting how he bangs, Dr. Dre ends his final curtain call with ‘Talking To My Diary’, as poignant a closing song as ‘The Message’, which Dre emulates similar piano keys on ‘Darkside/Gone’ as well as sampling Eazy E. Dr. Dre delivers humbling bars reminiscing on his progression from the hood, noting the friends that have come and gone, and I in particular get goosebumps when he talks of flashbacks back to times with the NWA members.

Dr. Dre bows out with yet another masterpiece here, a nostalgic album that leaves you wanting more yet leaving behind a legacy to look back on, as well as passing the baton to new West Coast legends in the making. Exclusive to Apple, you wouldn’t want to miss the latest and last album in a stellar and decorative career from Dr. Dre, who will no doubt continue to nurture new talent and look after his business interests whilst enjoying the fruits of his labour.

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