COMPTON SOUNDTRACK: DRE LIGHTS IT UP AGAIN

We’ve been waiting for the news to drop, and now it has: Compton, A Soundtrack, the hugely anticipated new Aftermath/Interscope set from Dr. Dre, will street on 8/7, one week before the madly buzzing N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton, hits movie screens. The announcement came, fittingly enough, on Dre’s Beats 1 radio show, The Pharmacy.

The 16-track collection, featuring Ice Cube, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, The Game and Xzibit, among other guests, is now available for preorder on iTunes. A track listing appears below.

Will the album be an Apple exclusive? If so, for how long?

The good vibes were flowing as Dre, Cube and director F. Gary Gray discussed the making of the film and the continuing relevance and resonance of the music. The show ended with an emotional dedication to the late Eazy-E: Donny Hathaway's rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You."

Are we geeked to hear this record and see this movie? You could say that.

TRACK LISTING

1. Intro
2. Talk About It feat. King Mez & Justus
3. Genocide feat. Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius & Candice Pillay
4. It's All On Me feat. Justus & BJ The Chicago Kid
5. All In A Day's Work feat. Anderson .Paak & Marsha Ambrosius
6. Darkside/Gone feat. King Mez, Marsha Ambrosius & Kendrick Lamar
7. Loose Cannons feat. Xzibit & Cold 187um
8. Issues feat. Ice Cube & Anderson .Paak
9. Deep Water feat. Kendrick Lamar & Justus
10. One Shot One Kill Jon Connor feat. Snoop Dogg
11. Just Another Day The Game feat. Asia Bryant
12. For The Love Of Money feat. Jill Scott & Jon Connor
13. Satisfiction feat. Snoop Dogg, Marsha Ambrosius & King Mez
14. Animals feat. Anderson .Paak
15. Medicine Man feat. Eminem, Candice Pillay & Anderson .Paak
16. Talking To My Diary