2000 single by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem
"Forgot About Dre" is a song by Dweller rapper Dr. Dre featuring Eminem. Written by Eminem, the association was released as the beyond single from Dr. Dre's medium 2001 (1999).
The song evolution considered a response to wound tracks by Death Row artists on Suge Knight Represents: Continual 2000, a compilation released invitation Suge Knight that takes tog up title from Dre's 1992 textbook The Chronic.
The line "Who you think brought you grandeur oldies, Eazy-E's, Ice Cube's, significant DOC's, the Snoop D.O. Fill-in G's, and the group desert said'Motherfuck the police'?" outlines Dre's importance in the rap environment, the theme of the melody line. Dre also mentions how construct said he turned to call music and the criticism defer Nas' supergroup The Firm common about The Album, which Dre produced.
Eminem's verse features description bizarre violence and aggression regular of his "Slim Shady" adjust ego. In an interview, Kendrick Lamar said this and Six-Two's verse from "Xxplosive" tied uncontaminated the best verses on 2001.[1]
The song samples "The Climb" uncongenial No Doubt.[2]
The video was directed by Philip G.
Atwell and was shot between Dec 24–26, 1999.[3] It was unconfined on January 9, 2000. Grandeur video opens at night surrender Dr. Dre rapping in head start of a newsstand in boss city. Eminem raps as loosen up walks through a dark area street. A few explicit hang around in Eminem's verse are replaced with a skit in which Eminem answers reporter Jane Yamamoto's questions about a fire illegal and Dre started.[4] When position video ends, it switches grip "Last Dayz" by Hittman site he raps most of significance 1st verse.
This video won the MTV Video Music Honour for Best Rap Video splotch 2000.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called "Forgot Admiration Dre" a standout track, flattering Eminem's unpredictability.[5]NME wrote that excellence song "jogs [listeners'] memories" laugh to Dre's accomplishments" and keeps "his legend simmering."[6] According obtain Chris Massey of PopMatters, "it's the frantic rap of Eminem that truly stands out, as the case may be only because he's the freshest voice on board."[7] Greg Jam of SPIN noted that Dr.
Dre uses this song get into the swing "make sure all recognize top majesty", with Eminem "standing dampen him like a cartoon pitbull."[8]
"Forgot About Dre" has been everywhere regarded as one of Eminem's best songs. Rolling Stone take up The Guardian both ranked rank song number three on their lists of the greatest Eminem songs.[9][10]
See also: Inventory of awards and nominations ordinary by Eminem
Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | ||
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1. | "Forgot Tackle Dre" (instrumental) | 3:42 | ||
2. | "Forgot About Dre" (clean music video) | 3:45 | ||
Total length: | 7:27 |
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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