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Listen to Dr. Dre’s Much Anticipated New Album Compton After It Dropped a Day Early

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Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated third album, Compton, has dropped a day earlier than expected.

According to Mic, 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, 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 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.

Here’s How the Straight Outta Compton Actors Compare to Their Real-Life Counterparts

Straight Outta Compton Movie Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson, Jr. (Ice Cube's real life son) as Ice CubeUniversal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Straight Outta Compton Movie Dr. Dre
Corey Hawkins as Dr. DreUniversal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Straight Outta Compton Movie Eazy E
Jason Mitchell as Eazy-EUniversal Pictures; Al Pereira—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Straight Outta Compton Movie DJ Yella
Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ YellaUniversal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Straight Outta Compton Movie MC Ren
Aldis Hodge as MC RenUniversal Pictures; Al Pereira—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Straight Outta Compton Movie Jerry Heller
Paul Giamatti as Jerry HellerUniversal Pictures; Victor Chavez—WireImage/Getty Images

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