After performing the smash hit at the Superbowl Halftime, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg‘s “Still D.R.E” racked up 1 billion views via YouTube. The song initially dropped in 1999 and can be found on Dre’s album 2001. “Still D.R.E” was written by Jay-Z. Dre, Scott Storch, and Mel-Man produced the song.
On Feb. 13, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg led an outstanding cast of some of hip-hop’s most celebrated artists for a legendary Super Bowl Halftime performance. As the game took place in Los Angeles, LA native Dre and his lifelong collaborator and friend Snoop brought 50 Cent, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and Anderson .Paak with them for the show.
Dre and Snoop joined forces for a performance of their famous smash “Still D.R.E.” from Dr. Dre’s 1999 album 2001, which was one of the show’s seminal moments. This appears to have increased the song’s popularity even further since the music video for the song passed a big milestone this week.
When the HD remastered version of “Still D.R.E.” was posted on YouTube in 2011, the music video for the song surpassed 1 billion views. The song was produced by a trio of luminaries, including Dr. Dre, Scott Storch, and Mel-Man. The entire song was famously created by JAY-Z, who was praised by fans while jamming along to the song at the Super Bowl.
Dre, who has over 5 million YouTube subscribers, has reached 454 million views on his next closest music video for “I Need A Doctor” with Eminem and Skylar Grey. So, this achievement speaks to the importance of “Still D.R.E.” for the entire genre.
TMZ Live caught up with Dr. Dre following his Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show performance and he revealed that Kendrick had to omit the “and we hate po-po” line from his song “Alright.” Dre said discussions were also had about the opening line from the song, “m.A.A.d city,” where Lamar says, “If Pirus and Crips all got along.
After the halftime show, Dre’s music streams went up 185 percent on Spotify, Mary J. Blige’s “No More Drama” increased by 520 percent, and Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” went up 250 percent, per the Post.
You can revisit all the performances from Super Bowl LVI, stream the official Halftime Show playlist, and dive deeper into the discographies of the performers on Apple Music at apple.co/_DrDreAndFriends.
Source: hotnewhiphop.com
