Dr. Dre recently sat down with L.A. radio DJ Big Boyfor a wide-ranging chat, discussing everything from his beginnings in N.W.A to producing Eminem. He spokeat length his involvement in the upcoming N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. We want to show the heart of the guys and everything we went throughbefore the demise of the group, Dre said. Over the course of 16 info-packedminutes, Dre shared stories about recording Snoop Dogg in a jail cell and opened up about how he made things right with Eazy-E days before the rappers death.Here are the most eye-openingparts of the conversation.
1. He was worried about the Straight Outta Compton movie to begin with.
I was just nervous about putting a blemish on our legacy. The story had to be told right. And its incredible, man. Im really excited about it. We had our ups and downs with the filming process, but now the edit is almost done. Were working on music and what have you, and I think everybodys going to appreciate it, especially everybody from Los Angeles.
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2. It was Ice Cube who sold him on it.
I didnt even want to do the movie. Cube actually quarterbacked it. He went out and got the first draft for the script done. I read it and was like, OK, we can work with this. We can turn this into something. And when [director F.] Gary Gray got on board, that was it. I was in.
3. Seeing an actor play Eazy-E was hard.
We wanted to be as authentic as possible. Theres this actor, Jason Mitchell, he plays Eazy and he did an incredible job. I mean, theres a couple of times where I got a little emotional on set. When Es in the hospital and he finds out he has the disease and what have you, his acting was that great. Goosebumps.
4. Dre gave the actor who played him carte blanche with the character.
Me and him [Corey Hawkins] had some conversations beforehand, we went out to dinner a couple of times, and I told him, Listen man, I dont want you to try to copy my mannerisms or the way I speak, I just want you to embody the character and turn it into what you feel it is, and Ill let you know if youre doing something wrong. That made him feel a little more comfortable about approaching it.
5. He wants Straight Outta Compton to correct peoples perceptions of how N.W.A treated women.
We really wanted to get across, one of the things, was how we feel about women because theres a big misconception, how much we respect our women.
6. Dre is working on a soundtrack for the movie but he might not release it.
Im working on something right now. I dont want to put it out there just yet and say that Im definitely gonna put it out. But Im really feeling what Im working on right now. This would be a record thats inspired by the movie.
7. Dre spent a lot of time convincing Eazy-E to be a rapper to begin with.
It took me a couple of hours to get him on the mic and just trying it. He did it one line at a time.
8. He made amends with Eazy-E prior to the rappers death.
I was so fortunate to be able to get on the phone with him and talk about maybe putting N.W.A back together, and we chopped it up about old times and what have you and maybe not even two weeks after that, he was in the hospital. So the last time I actually saw him, he didnt know I was in the room. He was on life support. I just reached down and whispered a few words in his ear and I think maybe the next day or two he passed away. We had a chance to rekindle it and actually get back in the studio again.
9. Nuthin but a G Thang was inspired by Boz Scaggs (kind of).
The original version of Nuthin but a G Thang was made to a Boz Scaggs song, I cant remember the name of the song. But Snoop was actually in jail, and I really wanted this demo done.
10. Dre found a creative way to record Snoop from jail.
So he called in and I taped the receiver of the phone to the mic. You can hear jail sounds in the back and everything. Hes going, 1, 2, that whole thing. That was the original version. I just happened to be at my moms house, going through records, and I found this Leon Haywood, I Wanta Do Something Freaky to You [sample] and thought that would make a better foundation track. So I took that back, recorded the track, Snoop got out and we just recorded this song at my house. It was a bedroom that I converted into a studio in my house. Thats where the first half of The Chronic came from.
11. He had a feeling it would be a hit pretty early.
I played it at a house party and everybody wanted me to rewind it and keep playing it. Thats when I knew it was special.
12. Eminem keeps his lyrics secret.
Working with him is crazy. He never lets me know what hes gonna say until he gets on the mic. My face has been in my hands numerous amounts of times.
13. Dre tells Eminem when hes going too far.
Weve had a couple of sidebars, This is pushing the envelope here. We can talk about it off-air.
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