Raptalk.net talked to The D.O.C. about Dr. Dre’s “Detox”, the newest Aftermath artist Slim da Mobster, Stat Quo and many more. Make sure to read the interesting interview.

A new alliance between Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Hewlett-Packard aims to save digital music. The goal is to lift the sound quality of the too-often tinny tunes squeaking out of our ear buds, and it’s an ambitious plan nonetheless. HP will release premium-priced laptops, headsets, and software featuring the “Beats by Dr. Dre” brand sometime this fall, music industry sources with knowledge of the offering told CNET News.

In an interview last week, Iovine declined to discuss HP or any other company that may be involved. He confirmed, however, that he and Dr. Dre are part of a plan to reconstruct the entire “digital music ecosystem” from the sound file to the computer and culminating with high-end headsets.

For HP, the partnership with Dr. Dre is part of a recent marketing trend that has seen the company cozy up to celebrities.

“HP is working to be more visible with influencers and they’ve been tying themselves to celebrities,” said Shim, who cited the collaboration between HP and fashion designer Vivienne Tam on a mini notebook that debuted in September 2008. “In this case, HP was able to charge a premium for a low-end product. This is unique for the PC industry. It’s consistent with their marketing strategy.”

It’s not tough to see how HP and Dr. Dre can help one another. HP will lend the “Beats by Dr. Dre” credibility among hard-core sound enthusiasts. In exchange, Dre, who has produced hit albums for Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50 Cent, transfers to HP laptops some of his street cred with a younger generation of music fans and computer buyers. Who can argue that Iovine and Dr. Dre don’t know high quality sound?

For the music industry, promoting better-sounding tunes is a means to have greater say in how digital music is packaged and sold.

The mythical Detox album from Dr. Dre has been the talk of the internet for years, with several reference tracks leaking over the internet over the past year.

The latest came on a track called “O.G.’s Theme” with Ludacris earlier this month, and quickly spread amongst hip-hop sites and blogs. Luda recently confirmed that the track was intended for Dre’s long-awaited Detox project, via an interview with Rap-Up.com.

“It was for Dre. I wrote it for Dre,” Luda admitted. “Ain’t no n**** better than Doc Dre, I’m a 20-year veteran.”

While it was originally meant for the album, the ATL rapper isn’t sure of the track’s fate now that it’s been leaked. However, he said a few more were created as well.

“It was supposed to be for Detox, but I don’t know since it got leaked. I don’t know if it’s gonna get used,” said Luda. “I wrote a couple records and that was one of them.”

Detox is expected to drop later this year, following the release of 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct. At press time, both albums did not have concrete release dates. (Ballerstatus)