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Still D.R.E.
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Still D.R.E.
| cover = Drdre2.JPG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
| album = 2001
| B-side =
| released = November 2, 1999
| recorded = 1999
| studio =
| genre =
*Gangsta rap
*West Coast hip hop
| length = 4:34
| label =
| lyricist = Shawn Carter
| composer =
| producer =
| chronology = Dr. Dre
| prev_title = Guilty Conscience
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Forgot About Dre
| next_year = 2000
| misc =
}}
"'Still D.R.E.'" is a song by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 2, 1999 as the lead single from Dre's multi-platinum second studio album, '2001' (1999).
The single itself was popular, helping the album reach multi-platinum status, announcing Dre's return to the forefront of the hip-hop scene. "Still D.R.E." debuted and peaked at number 93 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in 1999 before re-entering and peaking at number 23 in 2022. It was more successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 6. The song is featured in the crime, drama, and thriller 'Training Day' (2001), in the in-game radio station, West Coast Classics, in the video game 'Grand Theft Auto V' (along with "The Next Episode"), and was also featured on the American drama series 'Prison Break'. The song has been performed live numerous times by both Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Notable performances include the 2000 Up in Smoke Tour and as the final song in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022 alongside fellow American rappers Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent. and Anderson .Paak, with the latter on drums.
Background
Dr. Dre released his highly acclaimed debut solo album 'The Chronic' in 1992. After this, Dre went seven years without releasing an album. During this time he featured on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart-toppers "California Love" and "No Diggity", while also producing Snoop Dogg and Eminem's debut studio albums 'Doggystyle' and 'The Slim Shady LP', respectively. The stakes were higher for the sequel to 'The Chronic', so Dre recruited Jay-Z to ghostwrite lyrics for the former's comeback single, "Still D.R.E.". "At first, he wrote about diamonds and Bentleys," Dre told 'Blaze' magazine in 1999. "So I told Jay to write some other shit. Jigga sat for 20 minutes and came back with some hard-ass, around-the-way L.A. shit." In an interview on 'The Breakfast Club', Snoop Dogg elaborated on Jay-Z's contributions on the song. "He wrote Dres shit and my shit and it was flawless," he said. "It was 'Still D.R.E.' and it was Jay-Z and he wrote the whole fucking song."
Music video
The music video, directed by Hype Williams, consists mainly of The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre driving and riding in lowrider cars (a reference to the "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" music video from 'The Chronic' album). It features several cameos: Eminem chasing a group of women across a beach, Xzibit driving a lowrider, Funkmaster Flex with Dr. Dre, and Warren G riding with several women. In the background the individual throwing up the W with the crowd next to Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre right next to the lowrider car was Coldhard from the Chicago-based rap group Crucial Conflict. The music video was released for the week ending on October 3, 1999. The video performance was officially uploaded via VEVO to Dr. Dre YouTube Channel on 27 October 2011. As of February 14, 2022, after the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, the music video reached 1 billion views.
Track listing
;UK CD single #1
;UK CD single #2
;12" vinyl
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