Twenty-six years ago today, Dr. Dre released his debut solo single Deep Cover on April 9, 1992. After he left N.W.A., this was the first track Dre released, and he introduced Snoop Dogg (who was unknown at the time). Also known as “187,” this song became one of the hardest tracks in all of rap history.
It all started after the record was featured on the Deep Cover film soundtrack starring actors Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum. Once the album reached #166 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, it also appeared as a single and was on Dr. Dre’s First Round Knock Out. From then on, it appeared everywhere on several greatest hits albums including Doggy Stuff and Doggy Style Hits. Listen to the song below, it STILL knocks today.
LISTEN:
https://youtu.be/wO0QQKjfaPw