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Encyclopedia > Forgot About Dre
"Forgot About Dre"
"Forgot About Dre" cover
Single by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
from the album 2001
B-side(s) "The Showdown"
Released 2000
Format CD Single 12" Vinyl
Recorded 1999
Genre West Coast hip hop
Gangsta rap
Length 3:42
Label Aftermath/Interscope
Writer(s) André Young
Melvin Bradford
Marshall Mathers
Producer(s) Dr. Dre
Mel-Man
Peak chart positions
Dr. Dre singles chronology
"Still D.R.E."
(1999)
"Forgot About Dre"
(2000)
"The Next Episode"
(2000)

"Forgot About Dre" is a single for Dr. Dre's 2001, featuring Eminem. Like the album's lead single "Still D.R.E.," the song addresses Dre's critics in a defiant manner, as Dre announces his return to the hip-hop scene and reminds listeners of his significant influence on the genre. Forgot About Dre is Dr. Dre's top song in the iTunes Store. Image File history File links Dr._Dre_feat. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... 2001, sometimes referred to by fans as Chronic 2001 or , is a 1999 hip hop album by famed rapper and producer Dr. Dre, featuring guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Hittman, Eminem, Xzibit, and others. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ... For the Ice T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by Dr. Dre. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Melvin Bradford, better known as Mel-Man, is a hip-hop producer who co-produced Dr. Dres 2001 album. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Melvin Bradford, better known as Mel-Man, is a hip-hop producer who co-produced Dr. Dres 2001 album. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly known by various names including Hot Soul Singles, Hot Black Singles, and Hot R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Still D.R.E. was the lead single from Dr. Dres multi-platinum sophomore album 2001 that features Snoop Dogg on the chorus. ... The Next Episode is a single by Dr. Dre released in 2000 from his album 2001, which was released in 1999. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... 2001, sometimes referred to by fans as Chronic 2001 or , is a 1999 hip hop album by famed rapper and producer Dr. Dre, featuring guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Hittman, Eminem, Xzibit, and others. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... Still D.R.E. was the lead single from Dr. Dres multi-platinum sophomore album 2001 that features Snoop Dogg on the chorus. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ...


Lyrical references

The line, "Who you think brought you the OG's, Eazy-E's, Ice Cube's, and The D.O.C.'s, the Snoop D-O-double-G's, and the group that said 'muthafuck the police'?" outlines Dre's importance in the rap world, the theme of the song. Eazy-E (Eric Wright) (September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995) was an African-American rapper, record producer, and record executive who initially rose to fame as a member of the group N.W.A.. Born in Compton, California, Eazy-E dropped out of Compton High School while in tenth grade... OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) better known by his stage name, Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... The D.O.C. is the stage name of Tracy Lynn Curry (born June 10, 1970), an American rapper born in Houston, Texas who moved to West Dallas, Texas, then later lived in Compton, California, to join the creative force behind the rap group N.W.A. Prior to his... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... This article is about the hip-hop group. ...


Eminem's verse features the bizarre violence and aggression typical of his "Slim Shady" alterego, describing him choking a pedestrian ("One day I was walkin' by/With a Walkman on/ When I caught a guy givin' me an awkward eye/So I strangled him off in the parkin' lot, with his Karl Kani"), and threatening to kill a woman, and a believed diss to rapper DMX ("Fuck you too bitch call the cops/I'ma kill you and them loud-ass motherfuckin' barkin' dogs.") Sony Walkman Official Logo (2000 — present) Various products of the Walkman line Walkman is a very popular Sony brand used to market its portable audio players, and is synonymously used to refer to the original Walkman portable personal stereo player and as a generic term for similar devices from other... DMX can mean: DMX, alias for Earl Simmons, American Rap artist DMX Krew, an electronic music producer Digital Multiplex or DMX-512, a lighting communications protocol. ...


Awards

"Forgot About Dre" won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the Grammy Awards of 2001. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group has been awarded since 1991, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. ... The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. ...


Trivia

  • At the end of the "Forgot About Dre" Video there is a small teaser where Hittman performs the first verse of the song "Last Dayz".
  • Mathcore band The Human Abstract have a similar riff to the guitar featured in "Forgot About Dre" in their single "Vela, Together We Await the Storm".
  • There was a remix of the song with South Park quotes with word Dre replaced by Timmy.


 
 

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