Spread the Social Love:
The sound of West Coast rap in the early 90s was defined by one man, and no song personified that sound better than Dr. Dre’s ‘Let Me Ride’. The funky bass dominates the majority of the track, except where the chorus is concerned and Dre nods to the classic funk music of Parliament, sampling their 1976 hit ‘Mothership Connection’. The rapper/producer’s flow is typically smooth and narrates about the same subjects he has always been known for bitches, ho’s, LA, gangstas/ballas, guns and drugs, but he did it so well, the contents became synonymous with rap.
The Story
Despite The Chronic being one of the most popular solo rap albums of all time, selling triple platinum in the US, Dr Dre made an effort to include featured rappers on most of the album’s tracks.
Rapper RBX has claimed to write ‘Let Me Ride’ in an interview for the book How To Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip Hop MC, allowing Dre to use the content after receiving compliments from the producer on the lyricism.
Although it won a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, cameos were made by Snoop Dogg on the chorus prefix lyric “rollin’ in my 6-4”.
WATCH // Let Me Ride
The Story
Despite The Chronic being one of the most popular solo rap albums of all time, selling triple platinum in the US, Dr Dre made an effort to include featured rappers on most of the album’s tracks.
Rapper RBX has claimed to write ‘Let Me Ride’ in an interview for the book How To Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip Hop MC, allowing Dre to use the content after receiving compliments from the producer on the lyricism.
Although it won a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, cameos were made by Snoop Dogg on the chorus prefix lyric “rollin’ in my 6-4”.
![Review: Deap Vally - Get Deap! [EP]](http://hangout.altsounds.com/altthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fhangout.altsounds.com%2Fgeek%2Fgars%2Fimages%2F1%2F4%2F8%2F5%2F7%2Fdv1.jpg&h=75&w=75&zc=1&q=70)
