Still Storch Documentary: Rise & Fall of SUPERPRODUCER Scott Storch

[I love Latina women]

Because he didn't. "Still Dre" is classic and obviously was a comeback for Dre as an artist. As a producer though, Storch only played keys. The song was as produced by Dre and Mel Man. Storch isn't even the only one playing keys on the song. And before "Still Dre" even dropped, there was these:

B Please
My Name Is

The narrative changes depending on who The Booth decides to credit with putting Dre back on as an attempt to downplay Dre. It's either Dre would be washed without Eminem or Storch, Mel Man, etc. put Dre back on. What people always overlook is that Em, Storch, and Mel Man were relative nobodies before Dre. Em was an underground rapper, Storch was playing for The Roots, and Mel Man is pretty much known primarily for working with Dre.

Dre got all the credit in the world
This ain't about saying Scott > Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre is a cultural icon and legend.
He's considered the best hip hop producer by many
But it's only right to give props and credit where it's due and Scott has definitely put in his fair share of work.
So Scott Storch getting credit for some the work he did contribute to and a new sound he bought forth doesn't take away from Dre's own accomplishments at all
It's fair to give both parties their credit and props for their contributions
And I never said Scott was the only 1 playing keys on songs.
But he was a major factor in the trifecta at the time
bytch Please and My Name Is were 1st but they didn't have that same impact as Still D.R.E., that's a fact.
But I hear what u saying about how the narrative changes and all that.
It's all about being fair and giving credit and props where it's due.
U right, Mel, Em, Scott were "nobodies" before Dre and being attached to his brand definitely helped their careers like no other.
But they earned it by also putting in their work with their God given talent
The platform is needed in order to shine but u also have to have the talent to shine.

 

[Alpha Dog]

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Scott SCORCH is back!!!

Back to where?

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Back to where?

just an excuse for me to make a reference to something nobody caught yet

 

[JustCKing]

Dre got all the credit in the world
This ain't about saying Scott > Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre is a cultural icon and legend.
He's considered the best hip hop producer by many
But it's only right to give props and credit where it's due and Scott has definitely put in his fair share of work.
So Scott Storch getting credit for some the work he did contribute to and a new sound he bought forth doesn't take away from Dre's own accomplishments at all
It's fair to give both parties their credit and props for their contributions
And I never said Scott was the only 1 playing keys on songs.
But he was a major factor in the trifecta at the time
bytch Please and My Name Is were 1st but they didn't have that same impact as Still D.R.E., that's a fact.
But I hear what u saying about how the narrative changes and all that.
It's all about being fair and giving credit and props where it's due.
U right, Mel, Em, Scott were "nobodies" before Dre and being attached to his brand definitely helped their careers like no other.
But they earned it by also putting in their work with their God given talent
The platform is needed in order to shine but u also have to have the talent to shine.

Scott Storch is talented and played a key (no pun) role in 2001, but him "putting the battery in Dre's back" is exaggerated. There's people who give Storch credit to records that he didn't even have a role in on 2001 and they other players are neglected. I'm not saying that Storch doesn't deserve credit, just not the level that he's given. We can look at 50's The Massacre and compare Storch's solo work to Dre's work with Batson (keys) and Elizondo (keys and bass) on the same album.

And no "B Please" nor "My Name Is" had the same impact as "Still Dre" because

1) This was Dre's comeback single as an artist and the first single to the sequel of one of the biggest albums in Hip Hop ever

2) Reunion of Dre and Snoop rhyming together

As a producer though, "Still Dre" didn't put Dre back into the spotlight. His work on "B Please", "Buck Em", and "Just Dippin" had people checking for Dre the producer again as did his work on SSLP after talk that he fell off after The Firm and the Aftermath comp. 2001 was the stamp that made it all official.

 

[I love Latina women]

Scott Storch is talented and played a key (no pun) role in 2001, but him "putting the battery in Dre's back" is exaggerated. There's people who give Storch credit to records that he didn't even have a role in on 2001 and they other players are neglected. I'm not saying that Storch doesn't deserve credit, just not the level that he's given. We can look at 50's The Massacre and compare Storch's solo work to Dre's work with Batson (keys) and Elizondo (keys and bass) on the same album.

And no "B Please" nor "My Name Is" had the same impact as "Still Dre" because

1) This was Dre's comeback single as an artist and the first single to the sequel of one of the biggest albums in Hip Hop ever

2) Reunion of Dre and Snoop rhyming together

As a producer though, "Still Dre" didn't put Dre back into the spotlight. His work on "B Please", "Buck Em", and "Just Dippin" had people checking for Dre the producer again as did his work on SSLP after talk that he fell off after The Firm and the Aftermath comp. 2001 was the stamp that made it all official.

Oh I hear u
I think me and u are saying basically the same thing with given credit to where it's due for the contributions giving. Fair is fair for whoever.
bytch Please and My Name Is had impact but I never viewed them as better songs than Still D.R.E. and I loved bytch Please, that was my shyt!
Just Dippin', bytch Please and Buck Em had me and many others hype for The Chronic 2001 but as a lead single, Still D.R.E. was some top tier shyt
I mean, it ain't no denying or downplaying how great and big of a huge hit Still D.R.E. was, bruh
I give credit to where it's due, cause bytch Please was the shyt and it definitely had me hype, but Still D.R.E. was that "oh shyt, Dre is really back!!!" moment
I remember vividly.
But I hear u tho, it was definitely a build up moment since bytch Please came before Still D.R.E.
And Nate Dogg on that hook! Man, that shyt is a classic
All I'm saying is, for Dr. Dre, coming back with HIS first single after the anticipation of working back with Snoop and then Em, Scott helped with a new sound
When he dropped that Still D.R.E. it was like a "oh shyt, Dre is really back!"
No denying Scott's input that added a new sound to Dre's music.

 

[Cadillac]

@stomachlines Scott Storch produced this joint on Chris Brown's current album. What you think about it?:

this some heat

 

[beenz]

I just added this to my youtube to watch tomorrow. thanks

 

[dem bath salts]

The beef with Timbaland was always funny
When Timbo said he just a paino man

His 2000's RnB run is very impressive

Bounce back Piano Man

 

[BK The Great]

This was a pretty good song he produced

 

[dj-method-x]

This was cool thanks

 

[pawdalaw]

None of that proves that Storch "put the battery in Dre's back". Storch was a keyboardist for The Roots before Dre. Dre was already a legendary producer. As I have said before, Storch's work on 2001 is overstated. He played keys on some of the songs. On "Still Dre", Storch isn't even the only one playing keys. Mel Man >>>>> Storch in regard to contributions to 2001.

Questions: What was Death row saying about Dre after he left?

Who now gets the most credit for Doggystyle?

Who really pioneered G funk?

Who claims credit for most of the samples on Chronic?

How long have we been waiting on detox.

Dre is still top 3 to me. But give credit where it's due and stop arguing semantics. No one said Scott revived or reinvented Dre.

 

[pawdalaw]

Ps. To say Melvin contributed more than Storch is blasphemous. Where is his hits?

 

[L&HH]

Scott Storch is one of the most overrated producers ever. He played keys on 2001, which also had keys from other keyboardist as well. Now all of a sudden, "he put the battery in Dre's back" while Dre already had hits with Eminem and Snoop in '99 before 2001 even dropped and that's not even counting Dre's catalog pre 1999.

Storch ain't overrated however I do think it's lame that people keep trying to downplay Dre's role in things. Dre essentially used Storch like a sample. He'd just have him play all sorts of shyt. Dre would listen and pick the best sounding melodies/rifts. That in itself is a talent. Fitting that to the right beat, mixing, and eqing. That is what a producer is supposed to do.

 

[JustCKing]

Questions: What was Death row saying about Dre after he left?

Who now gets the most credit for Doggystyle?

Who really pioneered G funk?

Who claims credit for most of the samples on Chronic?

How long have we been waiting on detox.

Dre is still top 3 to me. But give credit where it's due and stop arguing semantics. No one said Scott revived or reinvented Dre.

What Death Row said about Dre AFTER he left has no merit because it looks like a bitter ex trying to demerit her husband after he left her. Daz and co. were getting credit in those liner notes. Now the amount of credit they got is in question because they may have contributed more than just drum programming and instrumentation.

Dre still gets most of the credit for Doggystyle

Pioneering G Funk and popularizing G Funk are two different things. Still, Dre was a pioneer of G Funk along with other producers, but he indeed popularized it.

Either way, none of this has to do with Scott Storch.

Storch gets credit for contributing to Dre's sound on 2001. He played a role as did Mike Elizondo and several others, but it would be ludicrous to give Storch Mel Man or Dre credit when he didn't even work on every song like they did with the exception of Lord Finesse's track.