Compton, subtitled “A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre,” is the third and final studio album by West Coast hip hop legend Dr. Dre, released on August 7, 2015 through Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Make sure to check out the liner notes as well as our breakdown of the cover art and track list.
Inspration
Dre:
“I reached out to the Compton mayor’s office, got in touch with the mayor, Aja Brown, and I’ve decided to donate all of my artist royalties from the sale of this album to help fund a new performing arts and entertainment facility for the kids in Compton,”
“I’ve been really trying to do something special for Compton and just couldn’t quite figure out what it was. [Brown] actually had this idea, and she was already in the process of working on it. I said, ‘Boom, this is what we should do.’”