This Is Dr. Dre's Opinion On Modern Hip-hop

Dr. Dre (right) with the legendary American keyboardist Greg Phillinganes (Instagram @drdre)

JAKARTA - Dr. Dre said he didn't like "most of" modern hip-hops, but he would "never hate" artists of today's era.

While appearing on Kevin Hart's show, Hart to Hart, the rapper and producer explained that although hip-hop's current state is not his favorite, the genre is developing.

"Anyone who talks about hip hop situation now, when talking about it from a negative place, sounds like someone's grandfather," said Dre, quoted by NME, Wednesday.

Genre is what it is. Hip-hop is evolving. If you don't like it, don't listen, you know what I'm saying? I don't listen much to that nonsense. But I don't hate it. I'll never hate it," he continued.

Dre then praisedking Lamar after the Pulitzer award-winning artist was named by Hart.

"Kendrick Lamar is a true artist, like, the real definition of that word," said the rapper.

He called Lamar a "semen forever", adding that the rapper could "disappear for five years or something like that and come back and mess up our heads."

Dre then proceeds to another list of examples, naming Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Michael Jackson, and Prince.