Detox Duet? The History of Dr. Dre/Jay-Z Collaborations

A new song with the two iconic MCs is rumored to drop this week. Complex rates their past pairings.

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E! channel entertainment anchor Michael Yo dropped one hell of a bomb on his twitter followers yesterday when he tweeted about how excited he is for a Dr. Dre and Jay-Z collabo record supposedly dropping this week that might be a single from Dre's long-awaited Detox. The pair have put in plenty of work together over the years, from ghostwriting to producing and rapping on each others' songs, so the announcement (if it doesn't turn out to be some sort of elaborate April Fool's hoax) comes as little surprise.

With Jay-Z already rumored to be working on new material and Dr. Dre still crafting the past decade's most anticipated rap album, it's quite possible the two could have concocted something they just can't wait to unveil. We're not sure how much faith we should put in Yo's declaration, but the announcement made us want to take a look back at the history of Jay-Z/Dr. Dre collbaorations...

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Dr. Dre f/ Snoop Dogg, "Still D.R.E."
RELEASED: 1999

Complex Says: You might remember "30 Something" as the diss song for everyone who dared be younger than Jay-Z. It's Jay at his most hypocritical, basically calling other rappers dumb for doing all the things he did when he was their age.
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