Brooklyn aftermath dr dre12/14/2023 ![]() ![]() Then he cut my salary in half after 6 weeks so I left to work elsewhere. What happened was that I had just renegotiated my deal with Dre and I was going to make some cool money. They (The Militia) took out a 4 page ad in a magazine and it mentioned the work we did together – and Dre got p# about that. People checked out “Been There, Done That” and when they went to see out what was next, they found that Dre wasn’t on another song.Ī: What did you work on after the Aftermath compilation?Ĭhris “The Glove” Taylor: I did some stuff for Xzibit, a rapper named Saafir and a group called The Militia. As you saw with the next album Chronic 2001, he returned to the gangster style. Plus the single “Been There, Done That” was cool, but it was taking away from the gangster style that people wanted. They weren’t looking for a compilation album. Why did that album fail?Ĭhris “The Glove” Taylor: People were upset because they wanted a “Dr. Dre Presents Aftermath album, which was widely panned. because Biggie had been murdered and we didn’t want to go out East.Ī: You also worked on the Dr. Plus the album was rushed because it was done in Miami. Every label and company involved wanted a piece of that project. If you look at the back of that CD, you’ll see like 50 logos on there. ![]() We had to replace Cormega with Nature and there was a bunch of label in-fighting. Do you know how many people would have ran out to buy that album if the first thing they heard was that song? They chose “Firm Biz” to be the first single and I was like, “You’ve got to be kidding! That’s not Mob music!” There were problems with that project from the beginning. Dre really did take that song to the next level – and that’s what he does.Ī: Since you bring up The Firm, what went wrong with that album in your opinion?Ĭhris “The Glove” Taylor: “Phone Tap” wasn’t the first single. I came up with the concept of having a “phone voice” for the song and did the beat but Dr. ![]() I worked on The Firm’s album, and I co-produced the song, “Phone Tap.” I got credit for the song and I got paid. It was just Dre running his own company now so everything seemed to be all good. As a matter of fact, I didn’t get back with Dre until he left and started Aftermath.Ī: Why did you go work with Aftermath after that bad experience with Death Row Records?Ĭhris “The Glove” Taylor: I had to be convinced, actually, but honestly I figured all of that happened because of Suge. ![]() Dre when you’re leaving my name off of everything? I took issue with all of that and those were times that I took breaks from working with Dre. Suge used to tell me all of the time that I was going to be the next Dr. I was the second producer signed to Death Row Records, counting Dr. He even tried to put my name in his raps but Suge would be there like, “Change that.” And I should have six or seven “mixed by” credits on that album too. Like how some producers receive a co-production credit nowadays, that’s what I should have gotten. I didn’t even get my name in the “Thank You” section. I was really upset with what happened on the Snoop album. Dre why you never received the proper credit on these tracks?Ĭhris “The Glove” Taylor: Actually I did. Then later on there was a song on The Chronic 2001 album for Aftermath called “Xxplosive” – that was my track!Ī: Did you ever ask Dr. I had to ask what was going on? Am I just an invisible studio guy? “California Love” was the last song that I worked on before I left Death Row. In the first part of our interview, The Glove details his beginnings and leads all of the way up to his work on Snoop Dogg’s debut album, “Doggystyle.” Be sure to read Part 1 here to get caught up, and then come back to here for the conclusion of this special interview:Ī: What other songs were you not credited for?Ĭhris “The Glove” Taylor: I played the keys on 2Pac and Dre’s “California Love” and I never received credit or recognition for that. Part 2 continues with ’s exclusive interview with Chris “The Glove” Taylor, a former producer for Death Row and Aftermath Records, who worked with Dr. ![]()
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