Hip-hop’s hidden architect finally tells his story. Matt and Stak sat down with The D.O.C. on ALL THE SMOKE podcast to discuss his journey through West Coast hip-hop’s most notable period. From his near-fatal car accident that changed his voice forever to navigating the complex dynamics of NWA, Suge Knight, and Death Row, D.O.C. reveals never-before-shared stories about his relationships with Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Eazy-E. He opens up about his connection with Erykah Badu and teases upcoming projects. His voice might have changed, but the words D.O.C. drops in this episode are as powerful as any you’ll hear.

“It was during one of our break when Dre found Eminem. He started working on “2001” record. He reached out to me and said ‘I need your help.’ Usually if Dre calls, I’m just gon’ jump on the bird. And when I went there, he said I want you to hear something and he played this song called ‘I Just Don’t Give A F–k.’ And I was like, ‘wow, this motherf–ker’s off the chain. He reminds me of the early records we were making because his subject matter is so throwed off.” said The D.O.C.

Then he continued: “He said, let me show you picture of him. And he looked more like an actor. Who is this white boy? He said ‘that’s him.’ I was like ‘wow, that motherf–ker’s off the chain. I’m the purest in the form, I just like dope s–t. I wouldn’t give a f–k who you are, if you were red, black, green, purple or orange. If you dope, and if you not dope, I don’t give a f–k. Eminem is one of the greats in this music and you can’t take that away from him.”

You can watch the entire new interview below: