LL Cool J Says Dr. Dre 2001 Song Was Made For Him He But Passed On The Beat

LL Cool J revealed “Xxplosive” was originally made for him. The Queens, New York rap icon wrote and recorded to the beat, but ended up passing on the song because it “just didn’t quite work. I’ll give people a little trivia: this was originally my beat. I had did a song with Dr. Dre,” LL said But it just didn’t quite work, it wasn’t right. So I was like, ‘Ahh. After being passed on by LL COOL J, the “Xxplosive” beat later fell into the lap of Royce Da 5'9 who appeared alongside Dr. Dre on an unreleased version called “The Way I Be Pimpin. The final version fans recognize today, however, wound up as track number six on 2001, complete with unapologetically explicit guest verses from Hittman, Kurupt, Six-Two and the late Nate Dogg. Despite passing on the beat, “Xxplosive” still puts a crick in LL COOL J’s neck. “I think I still got this demo at my house somewhere,” he said while listening to the track. “That don’t get you moving nothin’ will. Shit is hard. He especially loves Nate Dogg’s melodic, playa-smooth performance. “Yo, Nate Dogg, boy! Start that chorus over for me,” LL added. “Can we just celebrate Nate Dogg for a second? Listen to his rhythm. Yo, this joint crazy right here.

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