Sad news as the incomparable, legendary soul man Bill Withers has passed away at 81. Bill was a hip-hop producers dream, especially in the drums department, where he’s been sampled dozens of times. Here’s a […]
Tag: Dr. Dre
Scott Storch takes us through his crazy life in new mini-doc “Still Storch”
Anyone unfamiliar with Scott Storch will no doubt become very familiar very quickly with his work after hearing one bar of any of his hit songs. He was the hottest producer in the world at […]
Our Top 10 David Axelrod Samples
After hearing about the sad passing of the legendary Jazz musician David Axelrod, whose genius spawned countless Hip-Hop classics, we decided to compile 10 of our favourites, so get comfortable and get familiar with the man that […]
Donuts Pick: Our 20 Albums Of 2015
Yes we know it’s pointless to recap what has been an incredible year for music with an ‘end of year list’, but just, y’know, indulge us this once. Here’s the twenty albums that this year had […]
Dr. Dre previews unreleased track “Naked” on The Pharmacy
We were wondering when Dre’s brilliant new album “Compton” dropped this year what tracks missed the cut, as a Dre B-side is usually A-material anyways. Well, on his Apple Music show “The Pharmacy”, Dre teased […]
DONUTS PICK: Hip Hop meets Horror: A Halloween Playlist
credit: Gaby Smith It’s that time of year again and now it’s your turn to throw the Halloween house party. You’ve planned your ironic costume, you’ve hidden all the breakables, you’ve bought all the beer… […]
“Straight Outta Compton” (2015)
I think we can all agree at one point we were slightly worried when we heard a biopic of one of Hip-Hop’s, hell, one of music’s most revolutionary groups was given the green light. How […]
Review: Dr. Dre – Compton
16 years is a long, long time. The musical landscape of Hip-Hop has changed drastically since “2001” came out in ’99, with today’s pioneering sounds coming from both an edgy, experimental standpoint (Madlib, MF Doom, […]
Tracklisting and Release Date for “Compton”, the new album by Dr. Dre
Okay, okay, okay. Settle down now, settle down. Bad news first. There will be no “Detox”. “Detox” is dead. According to Dre on his new show “The Pharmacy” on Apple’s Beats 1, “I didn’t like […]
5 of Hip-Hop’s Most Surprising Ghostwritten Tracks
Since the recent Twitter explosion between Meek Mill and Drake has got people talking about who actually writes for who, we at Donuts have decided to put together some of our craziest finds in the […]
