PUBLISHED BY BANDINI | DECEMBER 18, 2017
In mid-2017, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine released documentary The Defiant Ones. One of the focal points in the parallel documentaries on the two music producers, onetime label heads, and business partners is Eminem. Twenty years ago, Iovine handed Dre a cassette tape of Eminem’s Rap Olympics battle performance and suggested a new act for the fledgling Aftermath Entertainment. By early 1999, Dre had his greatest protégé since Snoop Dogg. The best-selling Rap artist of all time would go from underground hunger pains following the release of 1996’s Infinite to a platinum superstar. In the HBO doc, Dre and Em’ recall making breakout single “My Name Is” moments after meeting. A game-changing Top 40 hit was born.
Dre and Eminem found an instant kinship that reportedly has worked in and out of the studio. Eminem’s loyalty to Dre and Aftermath rival practically any run in Rap, short of LL Cool J’s 24-year Def Jam Records tenure. A decade after “My Name Is,” the pair had their first tandem #1 with “Crack A Bottle.” In many of their collaborations, they’ve worked together at the boards, or Dre has shared responsibilities (and credit) with a host of Aftermath’s cast of producers. However, in the 2010s, the master and star pupil have not worked together as much as some may realize.
The newly released Revival is the eighth Eminem album to have Dr. Dre’s executive producer credit. But where are those beats? Heads heard 26 seconds of the rapper on a Dre track for the “Remind Me” interlude. That’s exactly what DJ Whoo Kid asked during the release-day (December 15) “fireside chat” on Shade 45.
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