Dr. Dre to debut new track, 'Die Hard,' on Showtime on Friday night

In what continues to be perhaps the slowest rollout in the history of recorded music, Dr. Dre will unveil a new song from the forthcoming-ish album "Detox" on Friday night during the finale of the Showtime series "Fight Camp 360 – Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley." The new song, called "Die Hard," features Eminem, which automatically makes it required listening for anyone who's been following either of the lauded rappers' work.  

"Detox" has been in the works for most of the 21st century, with repeated delays, the occasional leak, and two hot singles -- "Kush" and "I Need a Doctor" -- released. There's no word on when the third, "Die Hard," will be officially released. Nor is there any word on when "Detox" will see daylight in its entirety.

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Photo: Dr. Dre photographed in 2010. Credit: Dan Steinberg / Associated Press

Comments

[Hunter Hayes]

Dre's already confirmed that Die Hard isn't a single on Detox. It's only a promo. Pretty stupid, I know. But, it is Dre, so I'll give him a pass. Hopefully it's better than I Need A Doctor.

[will]

ya both songs were good but we need something new like the song fastlane.

[rhondabryant]

Just out of curiosity, is there anyone in particular that the rant is directed at? I haven’t paid attention to much mainstream sports coverage of this fight, but was it simply a matter of whiny reporters prattling on about the dead sport of boxing again? I did hear Wilbon saying some typically dumb things today. Or is the rant aimed more at boxing fans who don’t like the fight and simply assume everyone else shares their opinion?http://bit.ly/koH2BF