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Most notable is Ventura County artist Paak, who appears on a number of “Compton” tracks.

He does so by ceding to talented upstarts. “Would you look over Picasso’s shoulder and tell him about his brushstrokes? Those opinions, I don’t trust those.”ĭre, though, understands the deal, and for reasons both artistic and savvy, he works to stay away from seeming like a “kids these days” grandpa. He traces his rise from hanging at swap meets to collecting cars while remembering the price on “Darkside/Gone.” On “Deep Water,” Lamar and Justus trade verses and choruses and Dr.

On “Medicine Man,” the rapper indicts contemporary culture, decrying in one quick verse Internet addiction, underpaid teachers, hip-hop fakers, fame, government databases, teenage girls acting like they’re 22, grown men who act like boys and money leeches. It’s also so verbally dense that to attempt to wrestle it into shape after only a few serious listens is as ridiculous as skimming David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest” synopsizing the plot.ĭre’s heavy, workman-like verses fill the record, and he uses his pulpit without hesitation. Maybe this is why Dre announced on Thursday that all profits earned from the new album - released in conjunction with the forthcoming N.W.A film, “Straight Outta Compton” - will help fund a new arts center in his hometown.įULL COVERAGE: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and N.W.A’s legacyĪs fit and tightly flexed as the man himself, “Compton” is sturdy with untrendy beats built in collaboration with a producing team that includes DJ Dahi, DJ Premier and Dem Jointz. In N.W.A’s aftermath, Dre struck platinum with “The Chronic” and continued producing throughout the 1990s while working on his now-abandoned album “Detox.” But decades later the same issues persist. Inextricably linked with gang culture, police violence and the 1992 Los Angeles riots, the band’s crucial early work changed the direction of hip-hop while documenting a township both furious and desperate. The total “Compton” package is dense with themes that are as relevant today as when N.W.A burst onto the scene in the late 1980s. tha Police,” “Dopeman” and “Straight Outta Compton.” Dre and his “Compton” collaborators argue in rhymed couplets, expertly built beats and sharp vocal hooks that little has changed in the city that he and his N.W.A colleagues documented in classics ".