BEAT CONNECTION 010

Actor Sam West joins Nate & Marty for an episode about the surprise new Dr. Dre album, Compton, and all time great posse cuts.
0:00:00 - 0:27:06: Compton, focusing on the production, collaborations, and how the album frames Dre's legacy
0:27:06 - 0:39:42: Marley Marl's In Control Volume One (1988), the Juice Crew, "The Symphony," and the birth of the posse cut
0:39:42 - 0:49:37: Quannum Spectrum (1999), the Quannum Projects (né Solesides collective), and Bay Area hip hop
0:49:37 - 1:00:35: Dungeon Family's Even in Darkness (2001), Southern rap and the last ride of the Organized Noise era
1:00:35 - 1:33:48: all time great posse cuts, star-making verses, high-concept tracks, and posse cuts gone wrong