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10. Dr. Dre, Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre (Aftermath/Interscope Records)
After 11 years, Dr. Dre threw in the towel on the mythical Detox record. Instead, he broke his hiatus with this relative quickie album inspired by his involvement with the Straight Outta Compton movie. It raises the question: If he could just bang this record out, why in the world did …

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