Dr Dre confirms new album Compton: A Soundtrack by Dre will be his last

His first album in 16 years will be released on Apple’s new streaming music service on Friday 7th August.

Jimmy Coultas

Date published: 3rd Aug 2015

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The Dr Dre saga around the album Detox has been dragging on for years, but with news of him helming the soundtrack for Straight Outta Compton in essence being a new Dre LP people were feverishly anticipating Saturday August 1st for him unleashing the album.

On his new radio show for Apple he didn't quite do it, but did reveal the tracklist for what will be called Compton: A Soundtrack by Dre which will feature rappers Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Xzibit, as well as NWA brethren Ice Cube.

“I felt myself being so inspired by the movie that I started to record an album,” Dr Dre said during his show, The Pharmacy. “It’s going to be my grand finale. The record is bananas.”

It's sixteen tracks in total, and has us excitedly awaiting the release this weekend. Full tracklisting below:

1 Intro

2 Talk About It [ft. King Mez & Justus]

3 Genocide [ft. Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius & Candice Pillay]

4 It’s All on Me [ft. Justus & BJ the Chicago Kid]

5 All in a Day’s Work [ft. Anderson Paak & Marsha Ambrosius]

6 Darkside/Gone [ft. King Mez, Marsha Ambrosius & Kendrick Lamar]

7 Loose Cannons [ft. Xzibit & COLD 187um]

8 Issues [ft. Ice Cube & Anderson Paak]

9 Deep Water [ft. Kendrick Lamar & Justus]

10 One Shot One Kill [ft. Snoop Dogg]

11 Just Another Day [ft. Asia Bryant]

12 For the Love of Money [ft. Jill Scott & Jon Connor]

13 Satisfaction [ft. Snoop Dogg, Marsha Ambrosius & King Mez]

14 Animals [ft. Anderson Paak]

15 Medicine Man [ft. Eminem, Candice Pillay & Anderson Paak]

16 Talking to My Diary