Dr. Dre Discusses Abuse Allegations, Ice Cube Addresses Misogyny in N.W.A Lyrics

With Dr. Dre‘s new album Compton out and the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton hitting theaters, Rolling Stone‘s latest cover story is an interview with Dre and Ice Cube. During the conversation, Dre was asked about his history of violence—a 1991 incident where he assaulted journalist Denise “Dee” Barnes and ex-wife Michel’le’s accusations of repeated abuse. 

“I made some fucking horrible mistakes in my life,” Dre told Rolling Stone. “I was young, fucking stupid. I would say all the allegations aren’t true—some of them are. Those are some of the things that I would like to take back. It was really fucked up. But I paid for those mistakes, and there’s no way in hell that I will ever make another mistake like that again.”

At one point, they were asked about the way N.W.A portrayed women in their songs and laughed off implications of misogyny. 

“If you’re a bitch, you’re probably not going to like us. If you’re a ho, you probably don’t like us. If you’re not a ho or a bitch, don’t be jumping to the defense of these despicable females. Just like I shouldn’t be jumping to the defense of no punks or no cowards or no slimy son of a bitches that’s men. I never understood why an upstanding lady would even think we’re talking about her.”

Dre also talked a bit more about why he scrapped Detox and explained that he has “social anxiety”. Read excerpts here. The issue is out Friday.

Read “The Compton Sessions: How Dr. Dre Created His Comeback”.

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