Snoop Dogg Explains His Theory Of Dr. Dre's 'Detox' Delay

Dr. Dre's long anticipated Detox album appears to finally be on the brink of being released courtesy of the good his two singles "Kush" featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon and "I Need A Doctor" featuring labelmate Eminem. Prior to the release of the two tracks fans began to question the status of the album after heads have waited for almost over a decade for Detox. Throughout the various album release date changes, album collaborators and close friends in Dre's inner circle from Kendrick Lamar, to Em, to Snoop Dogg have all testified that Detox is indeed on the way. But after a much publicized release of "I Need A Doctor," not to mention an a Showtime boxing special that premiered a new Dre track, the Detox train appears to have slowed down before pulling into the train station.

Close friend and protege' Snoop Dogg has been by Dre's side since his breakout debut album The Chronic and his latest effort The Chronic 2001. Recently the West Coast king who has experienced his own share of album delays over the course of his music career gave his assessment of what could be holding up Dre's prized posession.

"What we're accustomed to hearing from Dr. Dre is the brand new next best everything, and right now people are not getting that" Snoop told Time Westwood. "He knows that... he's a perfectionist, until he gets that he's not going to release it because he doesn't want the scrutiny of people saying 'ah I waited this long for that?'

While using strong words of caution Snoop suggested Dre's current support system is partly at fault for the delay.

"He's got a strong work ethic, but I'mma say this and I don't know if it's gonna ruffle any feathers" Snoop continued. "I just think the wrong people are in the environment. When he made records that were hit records in the past, D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, RBX, Kurupt -- it's like it's pieces that's not there that need to be there. And I'll say D.O.C. and Snoop Dogg is the backbone. When you take those two out of the equation it's not gonna work. You need to put them two back into the situation and let us mastermind and the project like we did Chronic and 2001. That's what's missing."