Dr. Dre recently sat down with L.A. radio DJ Big Boy for a wide-ranging chat, discussing everything from his beginnings in N.W.A to producing Eminem. He spoke at length his involvement in the upcoming N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. "We want to show the heart of the guys and everything we went through...before the demise of the group," Dre said. Over the course of 16 info-packed minutes, Dre shared stories about recording Snoop Dogg in a jail cell and opened up about how he made...
- 3/26/2015
- Rollingstone.com
As the music supervisor for shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas has long been TV’s musical rainmaker. Pinpointing emergent, primetime-ready tunes for those shows is one challenge, but for her work on Scandal, another drama from Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes, Patsavas faced another one — breathing new life into old-school R&B classics. Below, Patsavas discusses how she takes a well-worn track like Kool & the Gang’s “Jungle Boogie” and gives it new meaning, plus her one major exception in Scandal’s soulful set list.
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- 12/13/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
MTV2's Hip Hop Squares brings together the industry's most acclaimed -- and beloved -- R&B stars to play a revamped version of the classic game show. So that certainly puts the pressure on Ms. Nix, the House DJ, to spin the freshest tracks at all times.
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To ensure your summer parties thump with as much energy as Hip Hop Squares does, Ms. Nix compiled the Ultimate Backyard BBQ Playlist for TheInsider.com readers! "Music is such an essential element to the backyard barbecue, and these classic hip hop songs never fail to add a lil flava to any soundtrack," she tells me. So peep the list below and hit up iTunes!
Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
Funky/sexy/cool the way only Dre & Snoop can do it. The sample of Leon Haywood's I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You is...
Related - Kat Graham Talks Hip Hop Squares
To ensure your summer parties thump with as much energy as Hip Hop Squares does, Ms. Nix compiled the Ultimate Backyard BBQ Playlist for TheInsider.com readers! "Music is such an essential element to the backyard barbecue, and these classic hip hop songs never fail to add a lil flava to any soundtrack," she tells me. So peep the list below and hit up iTunes!
Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
Funky/sexy/cool the way only Dre & Snoop can do it. The sample of Leon Haywood's I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You is...
- 6/12/2012
- TheInsider.com
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