No matter your stature in
rap, working with Dr. Dre is
a pretty big deal.
Newcomers like Kendrick
Lamar and Slim the Mobster
have seen their careers grow
considerably after working
with the good doctor, while
veterans like Busta Rhymes
and 50 Cent have marveled
at Dre’s in-studio work ethic.
For T.I., however, simply
working with the West Coast
production king isn’t
enough. He wants to
develop a tighter musical
bond.
On Tuesday (December 28),
Tip leaked a trailer for the
mixtape F— da City Up that
showed him and Dre
working together in the
studio.
“Dre was here. He sent for
me over to the spot. We
really just turned up more
than anything else. It was
about creating chemistry,”
T.I. told MTV News while he
was in Atlanta preparing for
the New Year’s Day release
of the mixtape.
This isn’t the first time that
the King of the South has
collaborated with the
California legend. A few
years ago, “Topless,” a song
that was said to be recorded
for Dre’s oft-delayed Detox,
leaked onto the Internet.
According to T.I., their most
recent session was a fruitful
one.
“Of course we can get
together, he got hot beats
and I got dope rhymes, so
we can always get together
and make music,” Tip said.
“But for people to feel what
we’re sayin’ and for it to
sound like a party comin’
through your speakers, you
gonna have to create some
chemistry. So that’s what we
spent more time doin’ than
anything else; developing
that chemistry.”
