Dawaun Parker on the making of Eminem's 'Relapse' and what he has learned from Dr. Dre

LOS ANGELES -- Under the aegis of legendary beatmaker Dr. Dre, Dawaun Parker has spent the last four years in a residency of sorts. But with first-week sales of Eminem's "Relapse" estimated at an excess of 600,000 copies sold, it may signal that the Berklee College graduate is ready for board certification. After all, the 26-year-old multi-instrumentalist received co-producer credit on 14 of 15 tracks on Slim Shady's comeback, including lead singles "We Made You" and "Crack a Bottle" -- the latt...

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