by PAUL W ARNOLD
Exclusive: Dr. Dre's latest find discusses the co-sign, previous mixtape work, balling with Big K.R.I.T., and why "legendary takes longer."
Who the hell is Tito Lopez?
The legendary Dr. Dre was surely asking himself that very question last summer before he was bombarded with bars by the hungry up-and-coming emcee. After his impressive introduction to arguably the greatest producer in Hip Hop history (wisely captured on camera phone for the world to see), the 24-year-old Mississippi native born Antonio Lopez Mouring – nicknamed “Tito” – subsequently hit the studio with the man responsible for introducing the world to future legends the likes of The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg and Eminem.
The refreshingly humble (but still supremely confident) newcomer recently revealed to HipHopDX just how he found himself recording with the good doctor immediately after that impromptu audition, (and why he’s purposefully choosing to bypass using any of those Dre crafted tracks for his forthcoming major-label debut, The King’s Speech, but will be heard atop the South’s O.G. sound suppliers,Organized Noize, for a handful of the LP’s cuts). Additionally, the former ballplayer shared his sideline story involving another ‘Sip spitter making noise nationally, broke down how he plans to bring lyricism back to Southern Hip Hop, and concluded his conversation with DX by explaining just exactly why you should care who the hell Tito Lopez is.
The legendary Dr. Dre was surely asking himself that very question last summer before he was bombarded with bars by the hungry up-and-coming emcee. After his impressive introduction to arguably the greatest producer in Hip Hop history (wisely captured on camera phone for the world to see), the 24-year-old Mississippi native born Antonio Lopez Mouring – nicknamed “Tito” – subsequently hit the studio with the man responsible for introducing the world to future legends the likes of The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg and Eminem.
The refreshingly humble (but still supremely confident) newcomer recently revealed to HipHopDX just how he found himself recording with the good doctor immediately after that impromptu audition, (and why he’s purposefully choosing to bypass using any of those Dre crafted tracks for his forthcoming major-label debut, The King’s Speech, but will be heard atop the South’s O.G. sound suppliers,Organized Noize, for a handful of the LP’s cuts). Additionally, the former ballplayer shared his sideline story involving another ‘Sip spitter making noise nationally, broke down how he plans to bring lyricism back to Southern Hip Hop, and concluded his conversation with DX by explaining just exactly why you should care who the hell Tito Lopez is.
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