64. The D.O.C.- "No One Can Do It Better" (1989)
Photos courtesy of Discogs
Released: June 16, 1989
Recorded: 1988-1989
Label: Ruthless/Atlantic Records
Side 1
1. It's Funky Enough
2. Mind Blowin'
3. Lend Me An Ear
4. Comm. Blues
5. Let the Bass Go
6. Beautiful But Deadly
Side 2
1. The D.O.C. & The Doctor
2. No One Can Do It Better
3. Whirlwind Pyramid*
4. Comm. 2
5. The Formula
6. Portrait of a Masterpiece
7. The Grand Finale
*-Questlove: "Dr. Dre's most traditional hip-hop production. "Whirlwind Pyramid" was the B side to "The Formula," which was released as the third single from the album. And then after "The Formula comes "Portrait of a Masterpiece," which also deserves a round of applause. Toward the end, the D.O.C. pulls Dre short. "Hold on, Dre," he says. "Stop the beat. Let me catch my breath." Dre's nonplussed: "Ai-yo, man, why ya stopping? That was funky." The D.O.C. reiterates: "To catch my breath." Now Dre gets it: "All right, you got it. Kick it." When we heard that shit, we were in the lunchroom, and we couldn't believe it."
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