Ep.19 - Dr. Dre

Dr Dre is a consensus Top 5 Producer in Hip-Hop history. Where some try to cement their legacy by either being business geniuses or creative geniuses, Dr Dre has done both. A residency on Forbes' Hip-Hop cash kings and countless artists that have Dre to thank for their careers are testaments to that. Ben & Charlie continue their retrospective series with a breakdown of Dr Dre's accomplishments and trying to quantify how influential he is, how he's done what he's done and how is he still a creative force after all these decades? TIMESTAMPS: Weekly music roundup - (1:02) Topic Intro - (11:59) Where is Dre ranked in the All-Time Producers list? - (14:05) Ben's stats on Dre's commercial & creative success - (16:34) What we hail Dre for... And the things we don't but should - (21:10) What were the ingredients for Dre's rise? - (27:24) Dre's ability to stay on the pulse without "Wave riding" - (34:33) The Ghostwriter conversation (& the difference between ghost & Co-Writing) - (40:53) Ben's story about Dre's creative skeletons - (51:35) Lighter Notes - (59:35) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us! Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Records for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK 5E Community Discord ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence