Eminem showers Dr Dre with praise after reaching billionaire status
Eminem has given Dr Dre his flowers after he was certified a billionaire last month.
Forbes officially announced Dre’s billionaire status in March, making him one of only two billionaire rappers alongside Jay-Z.
During a recent cover story for Forbes, Eminem praised Dre for his decision-making and attention to detail.
“Time doesn’t exist with Dr Dre,” he said. “He isn’t focused on dates or deadlines or when something should come out – he’s only thinking about whether something is ready.”
Em continued, “For instance, on [Dre’s] 2001 album, I thought it was ready before he got ‘Still D.R.E.’ [recorded]. And then I realised, if Dre thought he was done, the world would have never heard it.”
Slim Shady signed to Dre’s Aftermath label in 1998, recording the hit single ‘My Name Is‘ during their first studio session together. The rest is history.
Thanking Dre for the opportunity, Em said, “Dre took a chance on me at a time when no one else would. He gave me the credibility for people to listen long enough to take me seriously.”
Dre also touched on his music career and how the quality of his music transcends everything else.
“Who knows if something is gonna happen to make me come up with the best thing I’ve ever done in my life?” Dre said. “The exciting part is, there’s the potential of that. It’s exciting and depressing at the same time because I know it’s there, and what if I don’t find it?”
He added, “’Perfectionist’ is sometimes just a word I use to buy time. If I have a release date and the song isn’t right, am I supposed to turn it in? No, I’ll take the proper time until it’s right.”