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Fresh off of his traffic-stopping Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony, Dr. Dre made his first late-night TV appearance in 30 years as a guest on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where the rapper-producer-mogul reunited with Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent and announced that a new Eminem album is coming this year. Dre, whose birth name is Andre Romelle Young, drew major players in the rap game and brought out a crowd so large that Hollywood Boulevard had to be briefly shut down, as he received his honor on the…

Dr. Dre made his first late-night television appearance in three decades last night, stopping by Jimmy Kimmel Live after earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The rapper spoke to host Jimmy Kimmel in a lengthy interview about his career, with Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent later joining the conversation. During the interview, Dr. Dre shared his enthusiasm for getting the star, his unlikely fans (which have apparently included a group of nuns), and the collaborative process of making music. “Do artists from other…

Dr. Dre’s hospitalization for a brain aneurysm in 2021 was a harrowing experience that included three strokes over a two-week period, the legendary producer recently said.“It’s just something that you can’t control that just happens, and during those two weeks, I had three strokes,” he said on the March 14 episode of SiriusXM’s podcast “This Life of Mine ... With James Corden.” The “Next Episode” and “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” rapper also noted that he initially dismissed his first symptom: pain behind his ear. “I just…

A few years ago, Molly Lewis walked into Dr. Dre’s recording studio and accidentally roasted him.Lewis, an L.A.-raised musician and composer, is renowned for her otherworldly whistling. She’d cultivated it for years among L.A.’s avant-garde, and one of Dre’s collaborators found her and brought her in to cut a track.She recalled Dre whistling a part himself to guide her, and Lewis gently ribbed him — “I told him ‘I think you should stick to producing,’ and everyone in the room started absolutely dying laughing, including…

If you see Molly Lewis at a soiree and ask her to whistle a tune, she’ll probably decline. After a martini her game can be off – just as you might have slurred when making the request.Generally she’s not precious. “As long as I can breathe, I can whistle,” Lewis says with an ever-present smile. “I knew this whistler who wouldn’t kiss his wife two weeks before a competition. I think kissing is beneficial, actually. It strengthens the lips.”When you don’t write lyrics, this is the alternative analysis one must…

Soulful jazz great Les McCann, whose work was sampled by hundreds of hip-hop artists including Notorious B.I.G. and Dr. Dre, died Friday in the Los Angeles area. He was 88. The musician, who released more than 60 albums over the course of his career, had been admitted to a local hospital from the nursing care facility he’d lived in for the past four years and was diagnosed with pneumonia, his manager Alan Abrahams told The Hollywood Reporter. Despite his prolific career, he was arguably best…

Snoop Dogg’s upcoming Hollywood Bowl show is being rescheduled amid the writers strike. The rapper announced the news on his Instagram Friday, explaining that the show, set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut album Doggystyle, will be pushed from June to October. “Due to the ongoing WGA strike and the DGA and SAG/AFTRA negotiations, we have decided to postpone the shows scheduled for June 27 and June 28 at the Hollywood Bowl. We stand in solidarity with the unions and are hopeful…

Suge Knight has claimed Dr. Dre was not responsible for producing Snoop Dogg’s album Doggystyle or 2Pac’s “California Love.”During a conversation with TMZ from a California state penitentiary, Knight made the bold statement that the legendary producer wasn’t the one behind the boards on some of Death Row Records’ most popular records. Instead, Daz Dillinger — Dogg Pound rapper and producer who is also Snoop’s cousin — was the actual architect.“What’s so great about Daz is, this guy, I went to and said, ‘We gotta finish…

BYD has revealed a new automotive feature it calls the DiSus Intelligent Body Control System. Designed specifically for new energy vehicles, the active suspension system allows precise control of body movements. Not only can this get the car bouncing and jumping like a low rider in a classic rap video, it provides for a smoother, safer ride on board ... and even the ability to drive without a wheel. The DiSus system is BYD's spin on the active suspensions employed by premium and performance automakers like Audi and…

The introduction and eventual acceptance of MP3s paved the way for possibly the most significant and controversial ‘90smusic innovations: Napster and peer-to-peer file sharing.Over the course of fewer than three years, Napster would rise and fall, acquire millions of curious users, and upend ideas around music ownership and distribution for decades to come. Napter’s founder, a college student named Shawn Fanning, reportedly articulated his idea for the service on an internet message board in 1999. Referred to by many as…