Still DRE
| Still DRE | |
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| Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg | |
| publication | October 13, 1999 |
| length | 4:34 |
| Genre (s) | Gangsta rap , hip hop |
| text |
M. Breeden , S. Storch , A. Young , S. Carter |
| music | Dr. Dre, Mel-Man , Scott Storch |
| album | 2001 |
Still DRE (English for: still DRE ) is a song by the American rapper and music producer Dr. Dre , which he recorded with rapper Snoop Dogg . The song is the first single from his second studio album in 2001 and was released on October 13, 1999.
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Snoop Dogg does the intro , parts of the chorus and the outro on the track , while Dr. Dre raps the three stanzas. Thematically turns Still DRE especially the return Dr. Dres seven years after his debut album The Chronic from 1992. He raps that not much has changed since then and that he is still the same as the old man and at the top of the rap business. His beats and basses are still the best and especially suitable for parties. In addition, Dr. Dre that he still stands by his Compton roots , lowriders , smokes marijuana and, above all, represents gangsta rap . He still has an eye on artists from the underground and therefore signed Eminem , who achieved platinum status in the USA with his debut album The Slim Shady LP . Dr. Dre will always stay the same, not become arrogant, continue to produce classics and help young talented people with jobs out of the ghetto .
| Song part | Artist |
| Intro | Snoop Dogg |
| 1st verse | Dr. Dre |
| refrain | Snoop Dogg |
| 2nd stanza | Dr. Dre |
| 3rd stanza | Dr. Dre |
| Outro | Snoop Dogg |
production
The song was written by Dr. Dre produced in collaboration with music producers Mel-Man and Scott Storch , who recorded the keyboards .
Was written Still DRE predominantly by Jay-Z .
Music video
Hype Williams directed the video for the song .
It shows Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and The DOC ride a lowrider with scantily clad women. In some scenes you can see Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg rap in front of those cars and a crowd. Eminem makes a cameo chasing a group of women across the beach. Towards the end the video changes from day to night and you can see the rapper Xzibit riding a lowrider.
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Cover design
The single cover is kept in dark green tones and shows the leaf of a hemp plant . In the upper part of the picture are the white lettering Dr. Dre and featuring Snoop Dogg . The title Still DRE is in white letters at the bottom left.
Chart successes and awards
Still DRE reached number 6 in the British charts and number 93 in the US Top 100. It could not place in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
For more than 250,000 sales, Still DRE received a gold record in Germany in 2018 . In 2017, the song was awarded a platinum record for over 600,000 units sold in the UK .
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Denmark (IFPI)
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 platinum
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90,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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250,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
1 × gold 3 × platinum |
990,000 |
The Grammy Awards 2000 was DRE in the category Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group nominated, but lost the song You Got Me by The Roots and Erykah Badu .
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on rap.genius.com (English)
- German translation on golyr.de
- Music video on YouTube.com
- Still DRE at Discogs
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics
- ↑ Music video (Vevo)
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Single cover
- ↑ Still DRE international chart placements
- ↑ DE: Gold
- ↑ UK: platinum
