--- description: Dr. Dre's highly anticipated third album, Compton, has dropped a day earlier than expected title: Listen to Dr. Dre's Much Anticipated New Album 'Compton' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt050e6f5c540e1d21/69885e4d3c1639b4984592b4/461772968.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Listen to Dr. Dre's Much Anticipated New Album _Compton_ After It Dropped a Day Early ## Video: Straight Outta Compton Trailer [Watch (HLS stream): Straight Outta Compton Trailer](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4Agg6nY6.m3u8) (2:26)  _Published 2015-05-26. Straight Outta Compton Trailer_ by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 7, 2015 3:49 AM CUT  Producer Dr. Dre on stage at "The Documentary" 10th anniversary party and concert on January 18, 2015 in Los Angeles, California Producer Dr. Dre on stage at "The Documentary" 10th anniversary party and concert on January 18, 2015 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaChelsea Lauren—WireImage by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 7, 2015 3:49 AM CUT Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated third album, _Compton_, has dropped a day earlier than expected. According to [Mic](http://mic.com/articles/123398/dr-dre-s-new-album-compton-the-soundtrack-comes-out-saturday-here-s-what-we-know "undefined"), the album will be the official soundtrack to the upcoming film, _Straight Outta Compton._ It’s been over 15 years since the 50-year-old rapper and super producer made his last album, _2001._ Speculation built over the last few years about the potential release of an album called [_Detox_](https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/the-six-reasons-why-dr--dre-s--detox--will-never-come-out-013230798.html "undefined"), but Dre has yet to say anything about whether that record might come to fruition. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been keeping busy, mentoring the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Eminem as well running Beats Electronics. [_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dr-dre-donating-new-album-royalties-to-fund-arts-center-in-compton-20150806 "undefined") reports that he will donate part of the proceeds of the record to an arts center in Compton that he plans on building. Stream the album on Apple Music [here](https://itunes.apple.com/station/idra.1027639986 "undefined"). ### Here’s How the _Straight Outta Compton_ Actors Compare to Their Real-Life Counterparts  O'Shea Jackson, Jr. (Ice Cube's real life son) as Ice Cube Universal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre Universal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E Universal Pictures; Al Pereira—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella Universal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Aldis Hodge as MC Ren Universal Pictures; Al Pereira—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)  Paul Giamatti as Jerry Heller Universal Pictures; Victor Chavez—WireImage/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3988368/listen-dr-dre-compton-album-drop/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3988368/listen-dr-dre-compton-album-drop/"},"headline":"Listen to Dr. Dre's Much Anticipated New Album Compton After It Dropped a Day Early","datePublished":"2015-08-07T03:49:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:02:08.120Z","description":"It's his first album in 16 years","url":"https://time.com/3988368/listen-dr-dre-compton-album-drop/","keywords":["Music","rap","Dr. Dre","Ice Cube"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt050e6f5c540e1d21/69885e4d3c1639b4984592b4/461772968.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt050e6f5c540e1d21/69885e4d3c1639b4984592b4/461772968.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"The Documentary\" 10th Anniversary Party And Concert","caption":"\"The Documentary\" 10th Anniversary Party And Concert","creditText":"Chelsea Lauren—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3988368/listen-dr-dre-compton-album-drop/","name":"Listen to Dr. Dre's Much Anticipated New Album Compton After It Dropped a Day Early"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Straight Outta Compton Trailer","description":"Straight Outta Compton Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4Agg6nY6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-05-26T17:14:28.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4Agg6nY6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3988368/listen-dr-dre-compton-album-drop/","duration":"PT2M26S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3988368/listen-dr-dre-compton-album-drop/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```