Juelz Santana Says Dr. Dre Is Afraid To Drop "Detox"

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Juelz shares his theories on why Dr. Dre's "Detox" has taken so long to drop.

Juelz Santana, who is no stranger to hiatuses, dropped off his first project in years this January. In a recent interview, the Dipset rapper shared some thoughts on Dr. Dre's similarly delayed release, Detox.

"I'm sure he's scared of dropping [Detox]" said Juelz, explaining that the Compton legend is "competing with greatness", and has "put a hard weight on his own shoulder". Santana was not only convinced that Dr.Dre would find it hard to compete with himself, but the project also wouldn't be the same without Nate Dogg. "Dre gotta find an artist" he said. "He's always had an artist that could come and take over", saying "Without Nate he may feel like it can't even get done".

Juelz also talked a bit about his own experiences with Dre's perfectionism, which he feels might also be delaying the project. "When we went in the studio, he'll have you in the booth for four hours doing your verse" he said.

Santana assured that Dre will always be a legend no matter what he does, directly addressing the rapper/producer. "If you do not drop the Detox you are the man, you will always be the man", he exclaimed. "You did it, you did things people will never do".

Despite all the talk of Detox, Juelz was not even familiar with some of the proposed material for the album. "I don't even know what record... what's 'Kush'?"

Watch the full interview below.


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TuEazyTuEazy
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no matter what, detox will never live to the hype that dre has surrounded it with.
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_InMyMind_InMyMind
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Santana right tho
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
Drake'sLeakyVagDrake'sLeakyVag
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lets be honest detox is probably gonna fuckin suck. its gonna be a bunch of pussy shit like ems recovery
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
LukapherLukapher
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more like botox. idk
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
NateIsKing8NateIsKing8
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Detox should have a bunch of OG artists and producers that bring back the old sound of the late 90s. But feature a few new artists that can actually rip it on the mic like Kendrick and JCole. Maybe Jon Connor could get some light on a bonus track.
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
SavageSavage
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When Dr. Dre dies his tombstone will say "Detox coming soon...."
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
G.O.O.DG.O.O.D
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all i gotta say is detox better have at least 30 tracks
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
EVRYDY ENTEVRYDY ENT
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pretend ur dre and then read all these comments...juelz is right
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
The RoastThe Roast
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he is right, dre scared to drop it, there is no way he doesn't have at least 20 songs recorded that is album material
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
IF IT DROPS THEN IT DROPS IF NOT then whooo givess a fuuck let this nigga be, he'll drop it whenever the fuck he wants
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
Peyton TaylorPeyton Taylor
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Why don't they interview Dr. Dre?
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
Dre said Detox will drop after Em, 50, and Jay drop theirs
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
Samurai BlackSamurai Black
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The reason why detox wont drop is because no matter how good it is you fake thugs will say it's not as good as Tha Chronic so what's the point
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
Lobster DogLobster Dog
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Dre's too worried about sale numbers, its gonna sell no more than 200k and everybody's gonna say he flopped.
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
NotNathanNotNathan
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Didn't he already complete it then throw it away to start over?
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
beat that pussy up like Emitt Till
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
SchoolboyQ fanSchoolboyQ fan
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coming from a guy who takes 2 years 2 drop asingle
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
kunden_WRONGkunden_WRONG
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Kendrick is definitely the perfect fit for the Nate Dogg spot...
0 0ReplyFebruary 20, 2013
TowelieTowelie
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If i were to bet, i would say Detox will drop when Dr. Dre is either old as fuck or dead. just so he will leave the rap game as the illest nigga ever
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
FreeBandzFreeBandz
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this the truth, i'm not sure we'll ever see detox
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
MarkoMarko
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if he drops it, i will physically go to the store and buy it, to guarantee it charts for sales to get this BS music out of the way.
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
Master ChiefMaster Chief
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detox keeps dre relevant so why would he ever drop it?
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
Dmv soldierDmv soldier
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He knows this new generation of youngins ain't going to like that old school gangster shit
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
RedRed
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Guaranteed Dre has Nate Dogg features and songs he's holdin onto. He waiting to build more rappers like Kendrick and Eminem for one big feature album like both his past albums.
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
FlatTop Da PrinceFlatTop Da Prince
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10 dollars dre won't even respond to him...but game will
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
The Nig LebowskiThe Nig Lebowski
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hes kinda right tho
0 0ReplyFebruary 21, 2013
TrapGodTrapGod
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i think Dre cant find another co-producer good as Scott Storch ...
0 0ReplyFebruary 22, 2013
smcg17smcg17
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Detox aint coming and that billionaire is a pussy
0 0ReplyMay 10, 2014
gregcortezgregcortez
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What happened to Helter skelter?.....
0 0ReplyFebruary 24, 2020