After my last post about 50 Cent, it looks like Dr. Dre and his associates are planning chart domination this year. Eminem’s the latest of Dre’s pals to resurface for 2009, and his supposed new single Crack A Bottle is already leaking all over the internet.

And Crack A Bottle features the unholy trinity of Eminem himself, with guest appearances by Dre and 50 Cent. (Remember when they used to invite Xibit along to this stuff? He’s too busy pimping rides these days :().

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The excitement of big name album releases this year continues, with Dr. Dre’s latest project, Detox being considered for release in “November or December”.

Dre hasn’t released a full solo album since 1999’s 2001 (confused?), but considering it took him 7 years between The Chronic and 2001, you can be fairly sure that the Doc has been putting his heart and soul into the production of this album.

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The next time you’re pouring a drink on the ground for your dead homies, you might be pouring Dr. Dre’s finest cognac. Of course, that depends on what hood you live in, and whether the inevitable copycat drinks from Jay-Z’s “Hovie-Hooch^TM” to P. Diddy’s “Biggie’s Special Brew (RIP)”.

I read today on the Rumors In Music blog that hip-hop superstar has become an equity owner in Drinks American Holdings Inc.

Forget that expensive Cristal at your next yacht party, why not plump for some of Dre’s sparkling vodka? Sounds suspiciously like an alcopop to me, but hey – all that hip-hop branded drink will keep the kids off drugs and in school, won’t it?

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It’s shocking to hear in this day and age that artists are still getting screwed over by record companies.Actually, it isn’t shocking at all, but you’d think that Dr Dre might have had a bit more business sense.

I mean, Dre’s solo albums have been high water marks in the evolution of hip-hop and rap. They’ve also given some of the biggest names in rap their big break. Snoop Dogg on The Chronic and Eminem on 2001.

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