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Compton (album)

Compton is the third studio album by American hip-hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on August 7, 2015, on Apple Music and the iTunes Store, with the physical editions released on August 21, 2015.[2] It is the follow-up to his second album, 2001 (1999), after the cancellation of the premeditated album, Detox.

Compton
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015
Studio
  • Dre's Crib
  • Record One (Los Angeles)
  • Sony (Culver City, California)
[1]
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length61:40
Label
Producer
Dr. Dre chronology
The Chronic 2001
(1999)
Compton
(2015)
Singles from Compton
  1. "Talking to My Diary"
    Released: August 14, 2015

Production for the album took place with Detox, but the album itself was devised when production of the N.W.A biographical film Straight Outta Compton gave Dre the idea for a soundtrack, with album specific production taking place in 2013–2015 at several recording studios and was handled by a variety of high-profile record producers, including Dr. Dre himself, Focus..., Dem Jointz, Trevor Lawrence, Jr., DJ Dahi, Cardiak and Theron Feemster, among others. Compton features guest appearances from Anderson .Paak, Marsha Ambrosius, Craig Owens, King Mez, Justus, Kendrick Lamar, Candice Pillay, Jon Connor, Sly Pyper, Dem Jointz, The Game, Xzibit, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and others.

The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 295,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Upon its release, Compton received acclaim from music critics.

Background edit

Following 11 years of unsuccessful work on his infamous Detox album, Dre officially canceled the project on August 1, 2015, during an episode of his Beats 1 radio show, The Pharmacy with Dr. Dre. He stated that the album did not meet his standards and had decided to scrap the project as a result. During the same episode, Dre announced that he would be releasing a brand-new album, entitled Compton, on August 7 on iTunes and Apple Music, with a physical release following on August 21. Earlier the same day in an interview with Power 99FM, Ice Cube had preemptively announced the album. The album was inspired by the N.W.A biographical film Straight Outta Compton and features a number of collaborators from various points in his career, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit, and The Game, among others.

"During principal photography of Straight Outta Compton, I felt myself going to the studio and being so inspired by the movie that I started recording an album," Dre said on his radio show. "I kept it under wraps, and now the album is finished. It's bananas. It's an 'inspired by' album. It's inspired by Straight Outta Compton. We're gonna call the album Compton: The Soundtrack. I'm really proud of this." Dre also described the upcoming release as being his 'grand finale.'[3] This claim has turned out to be false and Dr. Dre hinted at a release of his upcoming fourth album.[4][5]

Release and reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[6]
Metacritic82/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The A.V. ClubB+[8]
The Daily Telegraph     [9]
The Guardian     [10]
The Independent     [11]
NME7/10[12]
Pitchfork8.8/10[13]
Rolling Stone     [14]
Spin7/10[15]
USA Today    [16]

Compton was released by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records on August 7, 2015, to widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 82, based on 36 reviews.[7] Following two weeks of Apple exclusivity, the album was released for other streaming services as well as music stores on August 21.[17] Rolling Stone critic Jonah Weiner deemed the album "by turns confounding and enthralling" while writing that it "contains some of his most ambitious, idea-stuffed production ever" and that "Dre's rhyming (aided as always by co-writers) is impressive".[14] Robert Christgau from Vice was somewhat less enthusiastic, naming "Genocide" and "Animals" as highlights while writing that the record benefitted significantly from Dre's absence from half the songs because of so many guest artists.[18] At the end of the year, Compton was named the 32nd best album of 2015 by Pitchfork,[19] while The Guardian ranked it 35th.[20]

Commercial performance edit

Prior to its release, there was heavy anticipation on whether Compton or Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights would debut at the top of the US Billboard 200 chart.[21] Ultimately, Compton debuted at number 2 with 295,000 equivalent album units; it sold 278,558 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales.[22] Compton is Dr. Dre's third solo album to debut at number one on the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[22] The album remained in the chart's top ten for the next several weeks,[23][24][25] and, as of June 2016, the album has sold over 600,000 copies in the United States.[26] Compton has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Compton debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart after selling 45,721 copies (including 2,079 streaming sales),[27] becoming Dr. Dre's first number-one album in the UK.[28] It outsold its nearest competitor, Frank Turner's Positive Songs for Negative People, by over 28,000 combined chart sales.[28] Additionally, as the physical version of the album was not released until two weeks later,[29] Dr. Dre became the first artist in history to top the UK Albums Chart with a non-physical release.[27] Compton has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

In 2015, Compton was ranked as the 45th most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200.[30]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"1:15
2."Talk About It" (featuring King Mez and Justus)
3:15
3."Genocide" (featuring Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius and Candice Pillay)
Dem Jointz4:26
4."It's All on Me" (featuring Justus and BJ the Chicago Kid)
3:47
5."All in a Day's Work" (featuring Anderson .Paak and Marsha Ambrosius)
5:13
6."Darkside / Gone" (featuring King Mez, Marsha Ambrosius and Kendrick Lamar)
  • "Darkside" produced by Best Kept Secret
  • Dr. Dre
  • "Gone" produced by D.R.U.G.S. Beats
  • Dr. Dre
3:53
7."Loose Cannons" (featuring Xzibit, Cold 187um and Sly Pyper)
  • Focus...
  • Lawrence, Jr.
  • Dr. Dre
4:13
8."Issues" (featuring Ice Cube, Anderson .Paak and Dem Jointz)
  • Focus...
  • Chambers
  • Lawrence, Jr.
  • Neff-U
  • Dr. Dre
3:41
9."Deep Water" (featuring Kendrick Lamar, Justus and Anderson .Paak)
  • Young
  • Duckworth
  • Ricks II
  • Mohrle
  • Anderson
  • Edwards, Jr.
  • Carl McCormick
  • Natche
  • Abernathy, Jr.
  • Focus...
  • Cardiak
  • DJ Dahi
  • Dem Jointz
  • Dr. Dre
5:11
10."One Shot One Kill" (performed by Jon Connor featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Focus...
  • Lawrence, Jr.
  • Dr. Dre
3:25
11."Just Another Day" (performed by The Game featuring Asia Bryant)
  • Lawrence, Jr.
  • Feemster
2:21
12."For the Love of Money" (featuring Jill Scott, Jon Connor and Anderson .Paak)Cardiak4:08
13."Satisfiction" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Marsha Ambrosius and King Mez)
  • Young
  • Ricks II
  • Ambrosius
  • Abernathy, Jr.
  • Broadus, Jr.
Dem Jointz4:24
14."Animals" (featuring Anderson .Paak)
3:47
15."Medicine Man" (featuring Eminem, Candice Pillay and Anderson .Paak)
  • Young
  • Marshall Mathers
  • Pillay
  • Mohrle
  • Anderson
  • Ricks II
  • Abernathy, Jr.
  • Edwards, Jr.
  • Chambers
  • Dem Jointz
  • Focus...
4:14
16."Talking to My Diary"
  • DJ Silk
  • Mista Choc
  • Dr. Dre
4:23
Total length:61:40

The album was mastered by Brian 'Big Bass' Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, LA[31]

Notes[32]

  • "Intro" features additional vocals by Candice Pillay and Dem Jointz.
  • "Talk About It" features additional vocals by Sly Jordan and Marsha Ambrosius.
  • "Genocide" features additional vocals by King Mez, Dem Jointz, Candice Pillay and Sly Jordan.
  • "It's All on Me" features additional vocals by Sly Jordan and King Mez.
  • "All in a Day's Work" features additional vocals by King Mez, Sly Jordan, Danny Tannenbaum and Jimmy Iovine.
  • "Darkside" features additional vocals by Sly Jordan.
  • "Gone" features additional vocals by Sly Jordan.
  • "Loose Cannons" features additional vocals by King Mez, Marsha Ambrosius, Anderson .Paak and Joslynn Brown.
  • "Issues" features additional vocals by Snoop Dogg, King Mez, Xzibit, Dem Jointz, Candice Pillay and Joslynn Brown.
  • "Deep Water" features additional vocals by Wyann Vaughn, King Mez, Cheynne L. Surratt, The Game and Joslynn Brown.
  • "One Shot One Kill" features additional vocals by Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, Anderson .Paak, Craig Owens and Candice Pillay.
  • "Just Another Day" features additional vocals by Wyann Vaughn.
  • "For the Love of Money" features additional vocals by Lia Mack.
  • "Animals" features additional vocals by DJ Premier and Eric "Blu2th" Griggs.
  • "Medicine Man" features additional vocals by Sly Jordan.
  • "Talking to My Diary" features additional vocals by Slim the Mobster, Anderson .Paak, Sly Jordan, Theron Feemster and Focus….

Sample credits[32]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[71] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[72] Gold 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[74] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide August 7, 2015.[75]
August 21, 2015[76]
November 20, 2015[77]

See also edit

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Compton at Discogs (list of releases)

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Compton is the third studio album by American hip hop producer and rapper Dr Dre It was released on August 7 2015 on Apple Music and the iTunes Store with the physical editions released on August 21 2015 2 It is the follow up to his second album 2001 1999 after the cancellation of the premeditated album Detox ComptonStudio album by Dr DreReleasedAugust 7 2015StudioDre s CribRecord One Los Angeles Sony Culver City California 1 GenreWest Coast hip hopLength61 40LabelAftermathInterscopeProducerDr Dre also exec Focus Dontae WinslowDJ DahiFree SchoolDem JointzBinkDJ KhalilBest Kept SecretD R U G S BeatsTrevor Lawrence Jr Cold 187umCurt ChambersNeff UCardiakDJ PremierDJ SilkMista ChocDr Dre chronologyThe Chronic 2001 1999 Compton 2015 Singles from Compton Talking to My Diary Released August 14 2015Production for the album took place with Detox but the album itself was devised when production of the N W A biographical film Straight Outta Compton gave Dre the idea for a soundtrack with album specific production taking place in 2013 2015 at several recording studios and was handled by a variety of high profile record producers including Dr Dre himself Focus Dem Jointz Trevor Lawrence Jr DJ Dahi Cardiak and Theron Feemster among others Compton features guest appearances from Anderson Paak Marsha Ambrosius Craig Owens King Mez Justus Kendrick Lamar Candice Pillay Jon Connor Sly Pyper Dem Jointz The Game Xzibit Eminem Snoop Dogg and others The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 selling 295 000 album equivalent units in its first week Upon its release Compton received acclaim from music critics Contents 1 Background 2 Release and reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksBackground editFollowing 11 years of unsuccessful work on his infamous Detox album Dre officially canceled the project on August 1 2015 during an episode of his Beats 1 radio show The Pharmacy with Dr Dre He stated that the album did not meet his standards and had decided to scrap the project as a result During the same episode Dre announced that he would be releasing a brand new album entitled Compton on August 7 on iTunes and Apple Music with a physical release following on August 21 Earlier the same day in an interview with Power 99FM Ice Cube had preemptively announced the album The album was inspired by the N W A biographical film Straight Outta Compton and features a number of collaborators from various points in his career including Eminem Snoop Dogg Kendrick Lamar Xzibit and The Game among others During principal photography of Straight Outta Compton I felt myself going to the studio and being so inspired by the movie that I started recording an album Dre said on his radio show I kept it under wraps and now the album is finished It s bananas It s an inspired by album It s inspired by Straight Outta Compton We re gonna call the album Compton The Soundtrack I m really proud of this Dre also described the upcoming release as being his grand finale 3 This claim has turned out to be false and Dr Dre hinted at a release of his upcoming fourth album 4 5 Release and reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 8 10 6 Metacritic82 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 The A V ClubB 8 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 NME7 10 12 Pitchfork8 8 10 13 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Spin7 10 15 USA Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Compton was released by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records on August 7 2015 to widespread critical acclaim At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications it received an average score of 82 based on 36 reviews 7 Following two weeks of Apple exclusivity the album was released for other streaming services as well as music stores on August 21 17 Rolling Stone critic Jonah Weiner deemed the album by turns confounding and enthralling while writing that it contains some of his most ambitious idea stuffed production ever and that Dre s rhyming aided as always by co writers is impressive 14 Robert Christgau from Vice was somewhat less enthusiastic naming Genocide and Animals as highlights while writing that the record benefitted significantly from Dre s absence from half the songs because of so many guest artists 18 At the end of the year Compton was named the 32nd best album of 2015 by Pitchfork 19 while The Guardian ranked it 35th 20 Commercial performance editPrior to its release there was heavy anticipation on whether Compton or Luke Bryan s Kill the Lights would debut at the top of the US Billboard 200 chart 21 Ultimately Compton debuted at number 2 with 295 000 equivalent album units it sold 278 558 copies in its first week with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album s streaming activity and track sales 22 Compton is Dr Dre s third solo album to debut at number one on the Billboard s Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums 22 The album remained in the chart s top ten for the next several weeks 23 24 25 and as of June 2016 the album has sold over 600 000 copies in the United States 26 Compton has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Compton debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart after selling 45 721 copies including 2 079 streaming sales 27 becoming Dr Dre s first number one album in the UK 28 It outsold its nearest competitor Frank Turner s Positive Songs for Negative People by over 28 000 combined chart sales 28 Additionally as the physical version of the album was not released until two weeks later 29 Dr Dre became the first artist in history to top the UK Albums Chart with a non physical release 27 Compton has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry BPI In 2015 Compton was ranked as the 45th most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200 30 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Intro Andre YoungBernard Edwards Jr Dontae WinslowFocus Dr DreWinslow1 152 Talk About It featuring King Mez and Justus YoungMorris Ricks IIJustin MohrleDacoury NatcheMichael McHenryJean KouameRyan BuendiaKyle EdwardsDJ DahiFree School3 153 Genocide featuring Kendrick Lamar Marsha Ambrosius and Candice Pillay YoungKendrick DuckworthRicks IIMarsha AmbrosiusSly JordanCandice PillayDwayne Abernathy Jr Charlie WilsonLonnie SimmonsRudy TaylorDem Jointz4 264 It s All on Me featuring Justus and BJ the Chicago Kid YoungMohrleRicks IIRoosevelt Harrell IIIBryan SledgeBinkDr Dre3 475 All in a Day s Work featuring Anderson Paak and Marsha Ambrosius YoungBrandon AndersonRicks IIAmbrosiusMohrleKhalil Abdul RahmanNatcheDaniel TannenbaumDJ KhalilDJ Dahi5 136 Darkside Gone featuring King Mez Marsha Ambrosius and Kendrick Lamar YoungRicks IITyheim CannonCraig BalmorisJulian NixonDuckworthAmbrosiusMohrlePaul McCartneyLinda McCartneyDenny LaineJimmy McCullochJoe EnglishGeoff Britton Darkside produced by Best Kept SecretDr Dre Gone produced by D R U G S BeatsDr Dre3 537 Loose Cannons featuring Xzibit Cold 187um and Sly Pyper YoungAlvin JoinerRicks IIJordanEdwards JrTrevor Lawrence Jr Gregory HutchinsonFocus Lawrence Jr Dr Dre4 138 Issues featuring Ice Cube Anderson Paak and Dem Jointz YoungRicks IIAbernathy Jr AndersonEdwards Jr Lawrence Jr Curtis ChambersTheron FeemsterO Shea JacksonSelda BagcanFocus ChambersLawrence Jr Neff UDr Dre3 419 Deep Water featuring Kendrick Lamar Justus and Anderson Paak YoungDuckworthRicks IIMohrleAndersonEdwards Jr Carl McCormickNatcheAbernathy Jr Focus CardiakDJ DahiDem JointzDr Dre5 1110 One Shot One Kill performed by Jon Connor featuring Snoop Dogg YoungJon Freeman Jr PillayEdwards Jr Lawrence Jr Calvin Broadus Jr Luca CavinaTommaso CollivaEnrico GabrielliMassimo MartellottaFabio RondaniniFocus Lawrence Jr Dr Dre3 2511 Just Another Day performed by The Game featuring Asia Bryant YoungJayceon TaylorAsia BryantStanley BentonLawrence Jr FeemsterThepporn PetchubonLawrence Jr Feemster2 2112 For the Love of Money featuring Jill Scott Jon Connor and Anderson Paak YoungFreeman Jr Ricks IIAndersonMohrleMcCormickHerbert Stevens IVJill ScottAnthony HendersonBryon McCaneCharles ScruggsStanley HowseSteven HowseEric WrightCardiak4 0813 Satisfiction featuring Snoop Dogg Marsha Ambrosius and King Mez YoungRicks IIAmbrosiusAbernathy Jr Broadus Jr Dem Jointz4 2414 Animals featuring Anderson Paak YoungAndersonRicks IIJordanChristopher MartinDJ PremierBMB SpaceKid3 4715 Medicine Man featuring Eminem Candice Pillay and Anderson Paak YoungMarshall MathersPillayMohrleAndersonRicks IIAbernathy Jr Edwards Jr ChambersDem JointzFocus 4 1416 Talking to My Diary YoungRussell BrownAnthony JohnsonMario JohnsonDJ SilkMista ChocDr Dre4 23Total length 61 40 The album was mastered by Brian Big Bass Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering LA 31 Notes 32 Intro features additional vocals by Candice Pillay and Dem Jointz Talk About It features additional vocals by Sly Jordan and Marsha Ambrosius Genocide features additional vocals by King Mez Dem Jointz Candice Pillay and Sly Jordan It s All on Me features additional vocals by Sly Jordan and King Mez All in a Day s Work features additional vocals by King Mez Sly Jordan Danny Tannenbaum and Jimmy Iovine Darkside features additional vocals by Sly Jordan Gone features additional vocals by Sly Jordan Loose Cannons features additional vocals by King Mez Marsha Ambrosius Anderson Paak and Joslynn Brown Issues features additional vocals by Snoop Dogg King Mez Xzibit Dem Jointz Candice Pillay and Joslynn Brown Deep Water features additional vocals by Wyann Vaughn King Mez Cheynne L Surratt The Game and Joslynn Brown One Shot One Kill features additional vocals by Dr Dre Dem Jointz Anderson Paak Craig Owens and Candice Pillay Just Another Day features additional vocals by Wyann Vaughn For the Love of Money features additional vocals by Lia Mack Animals features additional vocals by DJ Premier and Eric Blu2th Griggs Medicine Man features additional vocals by Sly Jordan Talking to My Diary features additional vocals by Slim the Mobster Anderson Paak Sly Jordan Theron Feemster and Focus Sample credits 32 Intro contains narration from the television program Compton Black City provided by T3 Media and CBS News Genocide contains a sample of Burn Rubber On Me Why You Wanna Hurt Me written by Charlie Wilson Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor performed by The Gap Band It s All on Me contains a sample of The Lord Will Make a Way performed by the S C I Youth Choir Darkside contains excerpts of Eazy E from Julio G s Westside Radio Gone contains a sample of Spirits of Ancient Egypt written by Paul McCartney Linda McCartney Denny Laine Jimmy McCulloch Joe English and Geoff Britton performed by Wings Loose Cannons contains a sample of Underground Session arranged and performed by Janko Nilovic Issues contains a sample of Ince Ince Bir Kar Yagar originally written by Asik Mahzuni Serif and performed by Selda Bagcan One Shot One Kill contains elements of Ogni Riferimento A Fatti Accaduti E Puramente Casuale written by Luca Cavina Tommaso Colliva Enrico Gabrielli Massimo Martellotta Fabio Rondanini performed by Calibro 35 Just Another Day contains a sample of Fang Jai Viangjan written and performed by Thepporn Petchubon For the Love of Money contains a sample of Foe tha Love of written by Anthony Henderson Bryon McCane Charles Scruggs Stanley Howse Steven Howse and Eric Wright performed by Bone Thugs n Harmony featuring Eazy E and elements of Vendesi Saggezza E Cervello Di Seconda Mano Alberto Gaviglio Michele Conta arranged and performed by La Locanda delle Fate taken from the album Forse le lucciole non si amano piu 1977 PolydorCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2015 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 33 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 34 3Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 35 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 36 5Canadian Albums Billboard 37 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 38 2Dutch Albums Album Top 100 39 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 40 3French Albums SNEP 41 1German Albums Offizielle Top 100 42 4Greek Albums IFPI 43 45Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 44 5Irish Albums IRMA 45 1Italian Albums FIMI 46 14New Zealand Albums RMNZ 47 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 48 25Portuguese Albums AFP 49 29Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 50 1Scottish Albums OCC 51 1UK Albums OCC 52 1UK R amp B Albums OCC 53 1US Billboard 200 54 2US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 55 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2015 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 56 21Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 57 31Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 58 200Canadian Albums Billboard 59 16Dutch Albums Album Top 100 60 46French Albums SNEP 61 91New Zealand Albums RMNZ 62 42Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 63 76UK Albums OCC 64 54US Billboard 200 65 45US Digital Albums Billboard 66 13US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 67 8US Rap Albums Billboard 68 7Chart 2016 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 69 179US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 70 53Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 71 Gold 35 000 France SNEP 72 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 73 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 74 Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format LabelWorldwide August 7 2015 75 Digital download Aftermath Interscope Polydor UniversalAugust 21 2015 76 CDNovember 20 2015 77 VinylSee also editList of number one albums of 2015 Australia List of number one albums from the 2010s New Zealand List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s List of UK R amp B Chart number one albums of 2015 List of Billboard number one R amp B Hip Hop albums of 2015References edit a b Jeffries David Compton Dr Dre AllMusic Rovi Corporation Archived from the original on January 28 2016 Retrieved 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