‘Epic studio Time’ – Pharrell Williams has posted a teasing snap of himself and fellow hip-hop heavyweights Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg and Breyon & Eric Hudson in the studio.

Aftermath signee, Dr. Dre protege and unapologetic gangster rapper Slim the Mobster presents his new street album, War Music, hosted by DJ Whoo Kid and powered by Crooks & Castles.
War Music features ten original tracks including the highly rated Whose House?, What Goes Up, the Dr. Dre assisted Back Against the Wall and more.
In addition to rhymes from Slim, guest work on the album comes from Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Prodigy, Nikki Grier and more. The street album features production from Dr. Dre, Jake One, Nottz, Bink, Sid Roams, Siege Monstracity and others.
War Music is executive produced by Dr. …

Anthony Johnson better known by his stage name Slim The Mobster is a Los Angeles-based rapper currently signed to Gang Module Records and Aftermath Entertainment. He is currently working on Dr. Dre’s third studio album Detox. Slim The Mobster is known as Dr. Dre’s new protegé. He is currently also working on his debut Aftermath Entertainment studio album.
His influence includes gangsta rap acts like The D.O.C and The Notorious B.I.G. He took his rap name from notorious pimp Fillmore Slim and from being in the trap having the mindset of a Mobster.
If these endorsements are not enough and …

With 97,879 copies sold since it was released on August 23rd, Game’s fourth studio project ‘R.E.D. Album.’ dethroned Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne as the #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. The ‘R.E.D. Album.’ is Game’s third chart topping debut following 2005′s The Documentary and 2007′s Doctor’s Advocate which both went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. Game’s last album, LAX, started at #2 in 2008 and went on to gold certification.

“It feels amazing to be back on top,” exclaims Game. “My fans are incredibly loyal. I was able to step away from music …

Dr. Dre has donated a few of his Beats by Dre headphones for a community dance competition, organized by L.A. street legend Freeway Rick Ross. The Freeway Enterprise Presents: L.A. Can Dance event will benefit grade school and high school students in the South Los Angeles area.
Since the event’s creation, Dr. Dre and Slim Da Mobster have stepped in to support with time and money in the hopes of giving back to their community. This year, Dre has donated a signed pair of his headphones to be given as one of the prizes. Other prizes have been donated by …

“Three Generations Of Compton” – Dr. Dre, Game and Kendrick Lamar last night in the studio “Detoxin’”. Photo by Taydoetv! Follow Dr. Dre , Game and Kendrick Lamar via Twitter. West West ya’ll!

Dr. Dre’s Detox album is dropping this year, in spite of the uncertainty surrounding the actual release date. And although it’s been more than 10 years since Dre’s last LP, the super-producer’s project is still highly anticipated, and 50 Cent says he’s among the fans who, based on the former N.W.A. member’s résumé, is looking forward to the collection.
Dre is currently readying the releasing of his second single, “I Need a Doctor,” following the Snoop Dogg and Akon-assisted “Kush.” The Alex Da Kid-produced track features Eminem and Dre trading verses about their musical partnership. (MTV)

It’s easy to pick a great Dr. Dre beat. Picking 50 of them isn’t too difficult either. Where the task gets hard is in sorting them out.
There are still some people in the XXL offices who are disagreeing with each other over where certain beats fell in the pecking order, and we are sure our faithful readers will do the same. As a matter of fact, we can’t wait to hear what from our readers what we got wrong, why number five should have been number 20, and why some beat we didn’t put on the list should have …

Justin Bieber is the latest artist to release a line of headphones through beats by Dr. Dre. In the clip above, he speaks on his latest endeavor while checking in with the Doc in the studio.
I am in the studio with Dr. Dre making beats and talking about Justbeats headphones by Dr. Dre. Watch me work in the studio with Dr. Dre while making new beats.
For me, sound is everything. To truly bring music to life the way I can requires premium technology that is light years ahead of the pack. As the perfect on-ear accessory inspired by my …

Look what the doc brought in…. Eminem and Dr. Dre are covering VIBE’s Aug/Sept JUICE Issue! Read an excerpt from Em’s introspective cover story, Dying To Live, penned by Thomas Golianopoulos and pick up the issue on newsstands, August 16th.
ON BEING HAUNTED BY DEATH:
Do you think about your own death?
Yeah, I do. A lot. I think about it a lot. I try not to think about it but I do and it creeps me the fuck out. It creeps me out because they say that if I got to the hospital two hours later then I would be …