Dr. Dre: Another Year, No Detox

Earlier this year, when Dr. Dre told USA Today that his long-awaited third solo album Detox could be coming by the end of 2008, the hip-hop community breathed a collective sigh of relief. After all, it has been nine years since he dropped the seven-times-platinum 2001. Since then, details have slowly trickled out: DJ Quik said that Dre was taking piano lessons from great pianist and composer Burt Bacharach, and had already recorded 400 tracks; and 50 Cent spoke about recording material for it. But, Dr. Dre protégé Bishop Lamont, who will be featured heavily on Detox, recently told HipHopDX that Dre is currently recording in Detroit with no release date in sight. It's almost certain that another year will pass without any new Dr. Dre material. I guess there's always 2009.