Dr Dre announces ‘Compton: The Soundtrack’; scraps ‘Detox’

Following earlier rumours, Dr Dre has officially announced Compton: The Soundtrack, a new collection inspired by his forthcoming NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton.

Confirming the news on The Pharmacy, Dre’s Beats 1 radio show earlier this evening, Compton: The Soundtrack will land on 7th August and will also be exclusive to iTunes / Apple Music.

Alongside the announcement of the new project, Dre confirmed that Detox, the rap producer’s heavily-anticipated follow-up to his 1999 record 2001, has now officially been scrapped.

“I didn’t like it” said Dre…. “It wasn’t good. The record, it just wasn’t good.I worked my ass off on it, and I don’t think I did a good enough job”.

Detox itself only saw a handful of single releases, including 2010’s Snoop Dogg and Akon-featuring Kush. Check the full track out below; meanwhile Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr Dre (to give it its full title), is available now to preorder via the iTunes link – check the full tracklisting after the jump:

Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr Dre Tracklisting

1) Intro
2) Talk About It (feat. King Mez & Justus)
3) Genocide (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius & Candice Pillay)
4) It’s All On Me (feat. Justus & BJ the Chicago Kid)
5) All In a Day’s Work (feat. Anderson Paak & Marsha Ambrosius)
6) Darkside/Gone (feat. King Mez, Marsha Ambrosius & Kendrick Lamar)
7) Loose Cannons (feat. Xzibit & COLD 187um)
8) Issues (feat. Ice Cube & Anderson Paak)
9) Deep Water (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Justus)
10) Jon Connor – One Shot One Kill (feat. Snoop Dogg)
11) The Game – Just Another Day (feat. Asia Bryant)
12) For the Love of Money (feat. Jill Scott & Jon Connor)
13) Satisfaction (feat. Snoop Dogg, Marsha Ambrosius & King Mez)
14) Animals (feat. Anderson Paak)
15) Medicine Man (feat. Eminem, Candice Pillay & Anderson Paak)
16) Talking To My Diary