Dr. Der is one of the Most Celebrated Hip-Hop Producers in History, Plus, A Member of Supergroups World Class Wreckin ‘Cru and NWA he’s Also Known for Biggest Rap Acts, Like Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50 Cent.
Dre’s Infamous for HIS Perfectionism in the Studio – Statures Abound of HimAKING Artists Re-Record Verses for Days, Somesing Over A Single Word for Hours. Gwen Stefani Knows the Struggle Firsthand: During One Intense Session, Dre’s Demanding Process Reportedly Brought her to Tears.
IT HAPPENED WEND STEFANI COLLABORATED WITH EVE ON THE RAPPER’S 2001 SONG “LET WITH BLOW YA MIND,” A CUT THAT EVEED STEFANI TO BE ON. The way stefani saw it, she’d be in and out of the recording booting in no time time she was mainly handling hook respectibilities, far less than what her band no dubt of her.
The session was far from, though, and What was supposed to be a quick, fun studio vitis was anything butwhich Stefani Spoke About with Dj Khaled on His Podcast, “The First One.”
Stefani was initially thrilled to be on a rap song
The Fullerton, California Native Said She Couldn’t Believe That Eve Her to Be On “Let Me Mind Blow,” But Her Enthusiasm Quickly Tourned Into Fright, Saying, “i just got the call and, of courte, I was like? I was in the studio with deer terrified.
“This is a man … He’s a Perfectionist. Of Mean’s Crazy, “Stefani Added. I Went in There Thinking I Had Practiced, Like, ‘Oooh, i’m Gonna will my style, I know exactly how i’m going to do it, it’s so easy, iTi right up my alley.’ “
But that alley had more potholes than stefani anticipated, Becuse deer kept telling her and she was singing in front of the beat instead of bee, who left her feelings and not a heaven.
On top of that, Stefani had no idea what she was doing work, and She felt horrible when the concession concluded. “It was crazy. I Remember Going AFTERWARD AND CRYING CRYING I WAS LIKE, ‘Oh my God, that was the worst. I’m so embarrassed,’” she recalled.
The Second Time Stefani Worked with Dre
The “JUST A Girl” Singer was eventually able to push past the embarrassment and go back into the studio with deer while recording songs for her solo debut, Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
ITSIBLE THAT STEFANI WANTED TO PROVE SOMETHING TO HERSELF BY WORKING WITH THE IN-Demand Producer again. Eothher that, or she wanted to duplicate the success of “let me blow ya Mind,” Which Spent 33 Weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart and Peaked at Number 2. IT ALSO WON The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Si, “Rich Girl,” Ended Up Being the Second Song That Stefani and Eve Did Derand the no double saider the experience was light different from the previous session, while suggesting that things be smoothly. Stefani then described deer as being totally different from his gangsta rap people, Calling Him Shy and an all-Around Nice Guy.
Other Artists Who Talked About Having a Hard Time Recording with Der
Now, The Former Voice Judge isn’t the Only person who’s haad a challenging time in a Dr. Dre studio session. 2 Chainz Said in a 2023 interview that deer worked Him harder than any other producer before, and he wanted chainz to sound like like eminem.
“I was trying to explain to Dr. der that a southern Black Kid with an overbite is gonna sound different than a suburban white from detroit,” chainz told the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast. “We’re gonna enunciate stuff different. He be like, ‘nah, say it like this.’”
Veteran rapper too short also HAD A DIFFICULT TIME WORKING WITH DE DE DRONE RECIVING SONGS FOR NEVER-RELEASED Detox Album, Saying that Dre HAD HIM RECORD FOR EIGHT HOURS TO DO ONE VERSETHEN ANOTHER EIGHT HOURS TO TOUCH IT UP. But short wasn’t done there, Becuse deer Called Him back for another four-hour session to just one word.
Sources: The first one podcast, Million Dollaz Worth of Game