Jay-Z says that writing “Still D.R.E.” for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg required ‘reverence’

While Jay-Z usually keeps the details of his songwriting behind many of his collaborations with other artists private, on Friday, May 28, the Brooklyn mogul provided Bron and Maverick Carter with a glimpse into one of his most memorable behind-the-scenes moments in the most recent episode of LeBron James’s HBO series The Shop.

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Carter launches into a discussion on how Hov wrote the Bugs Bunny rhyme for the original Space Jam soundtrack, and he mentions Dr. Dre’s debut single off his iconic 1999 album 2001, “Still D.R.E.”

Hov remembers, “I’m doing Dre and Snoop’s vocals on that reference track.” “The reference track has their sound to it.” That Foxy (Brown) reference, I’m relieved no one can locate. However, you must regard them with some reverence. Of course, the music that The Chronic and others were producing… I needed to have a kind of studied regard for what Dre and Snoop were doing in order for me to truly capture their spirit. to even imagine myself in their position. Make you consider that record. That song is released following Dre’s departure from Deаth Row. My most recent record was The Chronic