An article in Psychology Today called "Axl Rose: Obsessive Monomaniac Perfectionist," speaks of the album in terms of "the latest act of a tortured genius in the great tradition of other tortured geniuses." Notoriously, Guns N Roses' 2008 record, Chinese Democracy, was a critical and commercial failure that took 15 years and more than $13 million to produce ( Detox has become known as the " Chinese Democracy of hip-hop"). Dre is part of a lineage of great artists who've had trouble producing the follow-up to a notable album.
Posting under the "Kush" video, a YouTube commenter said it best: "i used to say 'when pigs fly' now i say 'when detox comes out. This summer, Dre released the first two singles from Detox, " Kush" featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon, and the Eminem collaboration " I Need a Doctor." But a year and a half after his Fenway stunt, a release date for the record has yet to materialize. When it's ready, you'll be hearing it from me." Rapper Soopafly called Dre a "perfectionist" this week, echoing what 50 Cent said about him in 2007. After weeks turned to months, the Internet decided to put out " Under Pressure" for Dre in June by leaking it, prompting him to issue this statement: "The song that's on the Internet is an incomplete song that I'm still working on. Dre headphones, and not-as many fans had hoped-his decade-or-so-in-the-making third record, Detox.Īt a press conference during the event, Dre finally did mete out a couple of details about the project-that its lead single, "Under Pressure" featuring Jay-Z, could be released in two weeks, and that the entire album would "definitely" drop in 2010.
The reclusive hip-hop icon's normally stoic grimace turned to a childlike grin as he took batting practice, participating in the spectacle in the name of promoting the "Red Sox Edition" of his Beats By Dr. Dre traded in his White Sox cap for a Red Sox jersey during a public appearance at Fenway Park before the MLB season opening game.
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