9 first-listen highlights from Dr. Dre's Compton

In a piece called “Remember When Dr. Dre Bashed a Female Journalist's Face Against a Wall?,” Rich Juzwiak claims that in addition to pushing the women in their lives to the background or periphery of their story, there is also the huge, glaring

In a surprise weekend announcement that stunned fans and rocked the music industry, legendary rap artist Dr. Dre revealed he'd be releasing his third and final album of his nearly 25-year career this week. Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre will come out 

Tomorrow (August 7), Dr. Dre is slated to drop his first album in 16 years. Compton, as it is called, follows 2001 in a career that has emphasized quality over quantity. In conjunction with next week's Straight Outta Compton biopic (August 14), Dre

Dr. Dre is finally giving his fans something new to listen to. The music producer, Apple executive, and N.W.A. rapper announced yesterday that he's releasing a new album on Friday, August 7th. It's

As Gawker points out, in an attempt to humanize the notorious group, the film fails to mention Dr. Dre's assault of hip-hop journalist Dee Barnes — a beating that N.W.A. members MC Ren and Eazy-E said she "deserved." In a conversation with HuffPost