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Forgot About Dre
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"Forgot About Dre" is a single for Dr. Dre's 2001, featuring Eminem. Like the album's lead single "Still D.R.E.," the song addresses Dre's critics in a defiant manner, as Dre announces his return to the hip-hop scene and reminds listeners of his significant influence on the genre.Forgot About Dre is Dr.Dre's top song in the iTunes Store and The Next Episode is the second most bought.
Contents
- 1 Lyrical references
- 2 Writing
- 3 Awards
- 4 Trivia
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Lyrical references
The line, "Who you think brought you the OG's, Eazy-E's, Ice Cube's, and D.O.C.'s, the Snoop D-O-double-G's, and the group that said 'muthafuck the police'?" outlines Dre's importance in the rap world, the theme of the song.
Eminem's verse features the bizarre violence and aggression typical of his "Slim Shady" alterego, describing him choking a pedestrian ("One day I was walkin' by/With a walkman on/ When I caught a guy givin' me an awkward eye/So I strangled him off in the parkin' lot, with his Karl Kani"), and threatening to kill a woman ("Fuck you too bitch call the cops/I'ma kill you and them loud-ass motherfuckin' barkin' dogs.")
Writing
Eminem is generally credited for writing both his and Dre's verses, as both follow the same rhyme scheme.
Awards
"Forgot About Dre" won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the Grammy Awards of 2001.
Trivia
- At the end of the "Forgot About Dre" Video there is a small teaser where Hittman performs the first verse of the song "Last Dayz".
- Eminem´s verses mimic those of New Zealand rapper Scrib´s in his song Not Many.[citation needed]
