{"id":37799,"date":"2011-08-06T11:36:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T09:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=37799"},"modified":"2011-08-06T11:36:10","modified_gmt":"2011-08-06T09:36:10","slug":"the-d-o-c-speaks-about-dre-his-voice-and-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-d-o-c-speaks-about-dre-his-voice-and-other\/","title":{"rendered":"The D.O.C. speaks about Dre, his voice and other"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the late ’80s D.O.C. was recruited to Southern California by Dr. Dre from his childhood home of Dallas. Shortly thereafter, the Texas-bred wunderkind helped bring gangsta rap to the mainstream, ghostwriting large portions of the biggest West Coast classics, starting with Straight Outta Compton. He gave voice to the volatile-yet-comedic character of Eazy-E, and helped define the personas of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. What the MCs who used his words admired about him was not just his rhymes, but his ability to mold ideas and fragments into memorable songs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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