LL Cool J Reveals Dr. Dre's 'Xxplosive' Was Originally His Song

Upon his highly publicized exit from Death Row Records back in 1996, Compton native Dr. Dre made it his incumbent purpose to work with a slew of New-York based rappers, during the East Coast vs. West Coast beef. In the years that followed, the G-Funk pioneer collaborated with East Coast rappers like Nas, KRS-ONE, Foxy Brown, and AZ. But it appears as though Dr. Dre had an even bigger bi-coastal collaboration in the works right before the release of his comeback album, 2001. 

In a recent episode of Salute The Sample by Rock The Bells, LL Cool J revealed that he was supposed to record vocals to a track that ended up becoming known as "Xxplosive" on Dr. Dre's second studio album. 

“I’ll give people a little trivia: this was originally my beat," LL Cool J said. "I had did a song with Dr. Dre, but it just didn’t quite work, it wasn’t right."

While Dr. Dre did not make an appearance on "Xplosive," the song went on to become a standout track on his album with vocal contributions from Kurupt, Hittman, Six-Two, and the legendary Nate Dogg.

Scroll up to watch LL Cool J discuss the track.

Source: Hip Hop DX