LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five
years after the release of his hugely successful debut album No
One Can Do It Better and the subsequent car crash that
tragically took his voice, rap legend The D.O.C. announces his
plans to reinvent himself in an exclusive new interview in
Playboy magazine's April Sex & Music 2013 issue (on
newsstands and i.Playboy.com Friday, March
15, 2013).
Known as one of the most prolific ghostwriters in rap history,
The D.O.C. has penned rhymes for legends including Dr. Dre, Snoop
Dogg, Eazy-E and Tupac. In Ghost in the Machine by
Alex Pappademas, The D.O.C reveals
that for the first time in his career, he will now write songs with
new artists as part of a reality show titled HipHopDraft
Presents I Got My Voice Back premiering this spring.
Playboy's exclusive interview and profile piece also
discusses the following information:
- The inside scoop on the violent Hollywood car crash that crushed The D.O.C.'s
vocals, and how he went on to write hit songs with some of the
greatest rappers of all time
- How The D.O.C. and Dr. Dre made hit records with Eazy-E and
NWA
- How The D.O.C. worked with Dr. Dre to make The
Chronic
- Why The D.O.C. is considered one of the single most influential
people in gangster rap
- Details around how The D.O.C. and his business partner
John Huffman IV plan to build the
HipHopDraft into a TV show that creates great rap songs with the
best new artists in Dallas, Texas
and then in other cities around the world.
For more details and behind-the-scenes video from The
D.O.C.'s interview, CLICK HERE.
Additionally, The D.O.C. will release a playlist of his 30
favorite hip hop tracks of all time on Playboy's Spotify Channel,
and will curate Playboy's Tumblr (playboy.tumblr.com) page for two
weeks, all beginning on Tuesday, March
19.
About HipHopDraft
The goal of the HipHopDraft is to go
to major cities in America, and around the world, and tell the most
compelling stories in hip hop history while creating great songs
that launch the careers of new artists. We then get those artists
drafted by major record, publishing and management companies. Email
management@hiphopdraft.com | sign-up at www.HipHopDraft.com to
watch the web series | follow @HipHopDraft on twitter | spread the
word that you want the HipHopDraft to come to your city and make
some music with your hottest new emcees.
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