They¡¯re been best buddies for years, so it comes as no surprise that friends always inspire others to reawake their creative buzz. Dr Dre has revealed that since his prot¨¦g¨¦ Eminem returned to the music circuit following 2010¡¯s successful album Recovery, it has sparked the powerful producer to pick up the mick again.

¡°Em is finishing up his project. And for me, I¡¯ve just got inspired again to go back into the studio¡± said Dre when speaking to Power 106 FM. He continued to say that his creative juices are flowing again, thanks to just ¡°staying active¡± in the business. ¡°I¡¯m just really having fun with life and having fun with being creative and trying new and different things with myself, just trying to stay active¡±

Dre hasn¡¯t made an album since 1999¡¯s 2001. Since then, Dre¡¯s third solo album Detox, has been the stuff of myths and mysteries. It¡¯s been more than a decade with rumours regarding the release date being pushed back to 2005 and then 2010. Some tracks of the album have been released, but no one really, except Dre himself, knows what¡¯s going on with the album.

In 2011, Dre announced that he would be retiring and stepping away from the music industry, after 30 years in the business. He said he would be done once he finished his current projects, which includes Eminem¡¯s eighth album and Kendrick Lamar¡¯s new album.

During the 2011 interview, Dre admitted that he felt ¡°burnt out¡±, because he found it difficult to keep making hits, but hoped to revitalised his passion for music, by trying to make something new. ¡°It¡¯s a little bit difficult to keep getting inspired to get back in there, but you know, music is my first love and I¡¯m going to continue to do that as long as I can.¡±