Dr Dre’s hip hop classic Forgot About Dre gets the nu metal cover it should have had 20 years ago

Hip hop artists didn’t come much bigger in the late 90s and early 00s than former NWA rapper Dr Dre and his superstar protégé Eminem. The pair’s No Doubt-sampling collaboration Forgot About Dre was so inescapable back in 200 that it's a wonder some rap-loving nu metal chancers didn't hop on the bandwagon and cover it.

Fast-forward 21 years, and that situation has been rectified. YouTuber Anthony Vincent has turned in a heavied-up, downtuned version of Forgot About Dre that takes us right back to the days of oversized jeans, wallet chains and other ill-advised fashion choices.

You might recognise Vincent’s name - until recently, he was best known as the Ten Second Songs guy, but now he appears to have embarked on an equally entertaining career covering old hip hop songs in different styles. Whatever he’s doing, let’s keep it coming. Now where did we put Snoop Dogg’s number? We need to hook these guys up…

You may like
Metal Hammer

Founded in 1983, Metal Hammer is the global home of all things heavy. We have breaking news, exclusive interviews with the biggest bands and names in metal, rock, hardcore, grunge and beyond, expert reviews of the lastest releases and unrivalled insider access to metal's most exciting new scenes and movements. No matter what you're into – be it heavy metal, punk, hardcore, grunge, alternative, goth, industrial, djent or the stuff so bizarre it defies classification – you'll find it all here, backed by the best writers in our game.

Read more
Stewart Copeland
"I like those guys in concept." Watch legendary former Police drummer Stewart Copeland create a magical new foundation for a classic nu metal anthem
Linkin Park/Slipknot/Evanescence/Korn/Kittie
"It’s actually Sid Wilson’s favourite Slipknot song." Inside nu metal's greatest deep cuts
Korn guitarist Head photographed against a black background
"It was darker than other bands but it really got me to let go of the old and embrace the new." The late 80s alt-metal album that Korn guitarist Head says accidentally invented nu metal
Pat Boone
"To whatever extent somebody was wounded, I am very sorry": That time Pat Boone went metal and the Christian community got really mad
Limp Bizkit Lollapalooza 2021
"A cocktail of pure fire and creativity." How Limp Bizkit went from nu metal's whipping boys to a beloved cultural force (again)
Mike Portnoy, Taylor Swift
Watch Dream Theater's prog metal legend Mike Portnoy attempt to play along to Taylor Swift's Shake It Off with absolutely no idea what he's listening to
Latest in
Hayley Williams performing with Paramore in 2024 and Chino Moreno performing with Deftones in 2024
Watch Paramore’s Hayley Williams join Deftones to sing Minerva in Nashville
Gong
Daevid Allen's final album with Gong to be reissued
Rick Astley and Rick Wakeman
“Rick Wakeman’s solo albums were just brilliant… when I heard he was doing Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace, I bought 12 tickets”: Prog is the reason Rick Astley became a singer
Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison and Joe Strummer onstage
The greatest gig I've ever seen: 24 writers pick the most memorable live show of their lives
Marillion in 1984
From debauched prog revivalists to pioneers of the internet age: The Marillion albums you should definitely listen to
Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
"It’s a thin line between child and genius." Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell reveals how a drum machine confused the hell out of Bob Dylan when he tried to write a hit single in the mid '80s
Latest in News
Hayley Williams performing with Paramore in 2024 and Chino Moreno performing with Deftones in 2024
Watch Paramore’s Hayley Williams join Deftones to sing Minerva in Nashville
Gong
Daevid Allen's final album with Gong to be reissued
Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
"It’s a thin line between child and genius." Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell reveals how a drum machine confused the hell out of Bob Dylan when he tried to write a hit single in the mid '80s
Queen posing for a photograph in 1978
"Freddie’s ideas were off the wall and cheeky and different, and we tended to encourage them, but sometimes they were not brilliant.” Queen's Brian May reveals one of Freddie Mercury's grand ideas that got vetoed by the rest of the band
Adrian Smith performing with Iron Maiden in 2024
Adrian Smith names his favourite Iron Maiden song, even though it’s “awkward” to play
Robert Smith, Lauren Mayberry, Bono
How your purchase of albums by The Cure, U2, Chvrches and more on Record Store Day can help benefit children living in war zones worldwide