"Xxplosive" is a song by American rapper-producer
Dr. Dre
Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...
from his second studio album ''
2001
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'' (1999). It features
Kurupt
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,
Nate Dogg
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, and Six-Two in the verses and Hittman singing the chorus. The song was released as a promo single, backed with "Fuck You".
Background
The production for "Xxplosive" was originally made for rapper
King T to be used on his debut Aftermath album ''
The Kingdom Come'',
which was ultimately delayed for several years and not released until King T had left the label. It was also offered to
LL Cool J
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, who recorded vocals for the track but ultimately turned it down, as "it just didn't quite work, it wasn't right".
Attribution controversy
In a 2012 interview with
AllHipHop
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History
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, former Dr. Dre collaborator
Chris Taylor claimed to have helped create the production for "Xxplosive" and that Dr. Dre had not credited him for his contribution.
Taylor alleged to have taken legal action after Dr. Dre failed to pay him the basic $1,500 fee for his work on the track; although Taylor still did not receive any official credit, he claimed the dispute forced Dr. Dre to properly credit co-producer Mel-Man for his production work on ''2001''.
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References
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1999 songs
Dr. Dre songs
Kurupt songs
Nate Dogg songs
Gangsta rap songs
Songs written by Nate Dogg
Songs written by Kurupt
Songs written by Dr. Dre
G-funk songs
Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre
Song recordings produced by Mel-Man