Dr Dre has pushed back the release of his highly anticipated next album (allegedly his last) so he can work on new material with former NWA partner Ice Cube. Dre’s album 'Detox' was scheduled for a summer release, but it is now unlikely to surface before the end of 2003.
Talking about Ice Cube's new album Dre told MTV: "I haven't heard him on the mic just yet. He's got a couple of tracks that I think are banging, so I'm just waiting to see what he is going to come with." The album is due for a summer release on Dre’s Aftermath label.
Cube isn’t the only person distracting Dre from his solo album. He's been working with 50 Cent, a new signing to Dre's Aftermath and Eminem's Shady Records labels. Talking about that album Dre continued: "50's album, in my opinion, is going to compete with all the classic hip-hop records that have come out over the last 10 years. 'Illmatic', 'The Chronic', 'Marshall Mathers LP', it's right up there”.