Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher It took him 16 years, but this past Friday Dr. Dre put out his third album, Compton, and it's way better than a Dr. Dre album in 2015 seemed like it would be. There's a lot of... more info

Time — The surprise album features Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and other boldfaced names more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — "Compton," the new album from Dr. Dre - producer, music executive, kingmaker and co-founder of N.W.A - was released on Apple Music's streaming service Thursday night, while on other platforms Donald Trump was entertaining the masses during the GOP p... more info

Stereogum — The best video of the week isn’t a video at all. It’s the movie that plays in your head when you listen to Dr. Dre’s Compton on headphones, possibly while high. That movie is probably not the same movie as Straight Outta Compton, but we won’t... more info

Stereogum — When an important artist disappears for years on end, the fear is always that the artist will finally return with something underwhelming. That’s not what Dr. Dre has done with Compton, his first album in 16 years. Instead, he’s come back with so... more info

The Independent — Dr Dre’s long-awaited new album Compton: The Soundtrack hit Apple Music this morning, and the initial reaction seems to be really positive. more info

Mercury News, California — 'Detox' is off but 'Compton: A Soundtrack,' inspired by the upcoming N.W.A. biopic 'Straight Outta Compton,' will be released on iTunes and Apple Music on Friday. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ice Cube and Dr. Dre watched from directors' chairs as Compton circa 1991 unfolded before their eyes. In a parking lot behind an old, dilapidated theater in Leimert Park, low-rider Impalas hopped, Jheri curl hairdos glistened and Daryl Gates-era LAPD... more info

Stereogum — During a stop by Philadelphia radio station Power 99 this morning to promote the new N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, Ice Cube let slip some big news about the movie’s Dr. Dre-curated soundtrack. We already knew it was set to feature new music... more info

Stereogum — Way back around 2000, there was talk of an N.W.A reunion, with the four surviving original members and then Snoop Dogg standing in for the late Eazy-E. That happened only briefly, but it at least made some kind of sense. But now that the new N.W.A bi... more info