I know I know, here we go again with the Detox nonsense again but i’m tellin you, this time I think we are the closest we have ever been to getting the actual album! Recently Dre spoke with XXL about his longevity in the game.

“I don’t ever see myself retiring totally from music, because I have a genuine love and passion for it,” he said. “But as far as me going into the mic booth, that sh*t is over. I’m always going to talent scout and try to find new artists to work with. But, yeah, that’s it. I don’t see myself doing it the way I’m doing it now. I’m in the studio at least five or six days a week for 16, 18 hours. I think I’m going to back off a little bit and spend some time with the family.” (XXL Mag)

Over the summer, hitmaker Rico Love talked  about working on the Doc’s next LP

“Yeah, I’m working on a few records with him on Detox,” Rico revealed . “We got in last week in LA and we’re gonna be doing some more in the near future but I will tell you this. He played me some stuff that I was bugging over, I was like, ‘This album is ready to go right now! You don’t even need me here!’” Everybody [who has heard the album] is saying the same thing because it’s all true. Dre has some music that you would be like, ‘Why don’t you just put this out?’ But like [I've] said, we can’t get into the brains of these guys. They believe their music should have a certain standard beyond what other artists are thinking.”

 Guest appearances from  Eminem, the Game, La Roux, and Jay-Z along with Snoop Dogg and Akon, who appeared on the single “Kush,” which will receive an official release on Sunday when it becomes available for download.

February 2011 release