PHOENIX (AP) – Hip hop super-producer Dr. Dre says the wait is finally over – he’s going to release his first album in 15 years.
Dre said on his radio show, Dr. Dre’s The Pharmacy, that “Compton a Soundtrack by Dr. Dre” will be available Aug. 7.
He said Saturday that the album was inspired by the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” a Hollywood film that details his rise in the music industry along with members of one of the genre’s most well-known hardcore groups.
Dre said the album includes features from Ice Cube, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Snoop Dogg.
It’s his first album since “2001,” which was released in 1999.