Surell

But he was the one who bought their studio time with crack money. He wrote his lyrics later anyway.

Btw, from what i've heard, Dre beats are extremely overrated.

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I love my Beats. Best headphones I have ever owned, and despite being big (I have the Studio HD Beats, in red) they still look sleek in design. There are no other over ear cans I'd ever dream of wearing in public, because they generally look shíte and dorky. They might not sound as good as other brands (having never owned Bose or Sennheisers I cant judge) but there is no-one that could convince me that for the happiness Dre Beats have brought me they arent worth the money, and anyone who slates them without using them day to day is a jealous dick.

Dre's music wasn't too bad either.

He needs to lay off the Steroids though

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I've only heard good things about the headphones, but I'll never experience them first hand, just don't have the money.

Yeah, he wrote his solo material during the last year of his life, but it was ****.
NWA went **** after Ice Cube walked anyway.

Okay, Eazy-E assembled the group, but that doesn't make him a good rapper, in any way, shape or form.

Surell

Not the headphones, his actual beats for artists. I haven't listened to enough Eazy to say whether his solo was bad or not, but i've heard it was fine.

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Oh, my bad lol.
Well, I've personally always regarded Dre's beats to be better than his rapping, but that being said, neither are exactly ground breaking.
And, there has always been the question of how much he actually contributes towards producing tracks, and how much is ghost produced.

Eazy was the weakest MC of NWA by a country mile, his solo material isn't worth checking out, I'd recommend Ice Cube & MC Ren though.

hoof123

Lol, he is massive ain't he!

Personally, I'd buy better sound quality over looks anyday, but I am a producer and a sound engineering student, so that kinda thing is important to me.

djchameleon

Just because he works with other producers doesn't automatically mean he has ghost producers and he just steals their work.

Yes, with 2001 he worked with Scott Storch and this other guy.

Over the years , he still has made some pretty good beats for Em, The Game, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes.

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hoof123

[QUOTE=djchameleon;1101155]Just because he works with other producers doesn't automatically mean he has ghost producers and he just steals their work.QUOTE]

I agree, theres is a clear distinction between collaboration and ghost production, even if the collaborater isn't directly acknowledged. Though I'm sure that most producers, Scott Storch included that worked with Dre would've been credited in the album sleeve notes... I can't say for certain because I've never owned a physical copy of 2001.

djchameleon

Yeah, they were given credit the other guy I couldn't remember is Mel-Man. I had to look it up.

Scott Storch got writing credits as well.

There is nothing wrong with co-producing and collaborating with others.

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Fame, fortune, power, titties. People say these are the most crucial things in life, but you can have a pocket full o' gold and it doesn't mean sh*t if you don't have someone to share that gold with. Seems simple. Yet it's an important lesson to learn. Even lone wolves run in packs sometimes.

FRED HALE SR.

I couldn't disagree more. I think ITS ON 187 KILLA and EAZY DUZ IT, are both classic rap albums similar in vain to Amerikkkas most wanted and The Chronic. I like all of the aforementioned rappers and think their skill and versality is very equal if anything. And Eazy wasn't even gonna rap he was there for bankroll until he laid a track down waiting for Cube and Wren to show up. He was so skilled and good they had to put him on the record. Weakest by a country mile? Solo material not worth checking out? You lost me.