Marsha Ambrosius shares details of her joint project with Dr. Dre.
Marsha Ambrosius is preparing to unleash her highly-anticipated new album, “Casablanco“, produced by legendary rapper and producer Dr. Dre. As the Grammys approached and Los Angeles experienced a buzz of excitement, Ambrosius and Dr. Dre hosted a listening session for fans, where they shared insights and spoke about the personal impact the album has had on them.
Marsha Ambrosius and Dr. Dre hosted a preview event for their upcoming album, Casablanco, in Los Angeles. During the session on Wednesday, February 2.
“End of 2020, Dre and myself were going back and forth, shooting each other ideas,” the Floetry singer began. “And January 2021 happens and I’m pretty sure everyone got the text alert. Sorry to bring up your personal but we all saw it. It was Dr. Dre’s brain aneurysm and I remember my heart stopped and I’m calling everyone.”
Ambrosius revealed that the album was created during a period of personal turmoil for both herself and Dr. Dre, and is a result of the trauma bond formed through shared experiences of trauma. She continued: “I’m like, ‘Yo fool, what happened?’ [They’re like] ‘Everything is okay. Relax, calm down. Dre is okay.’ I get a call from Dre and by February 2021, I was out working with him. So his rehab, his rehabilitation and resurgence back into wanting to make music to make people feel good was what I needed. Ultimately, what he needed. And this album was kind of our trauma bond in some way.”
Dr. Dre shared during the listening session that the project started with the intention of creating music for himself, but it transformed into something entirely unexpected. “And the way it started out was she actually flew down to work on some songs for me,” Dre said. “And all of a sudden I’m like okay let’s work on some songs for you. Let’s work on three or four songs and all of a sudden that turned into an entire album over a two-week period.”
Dr. Dre and Marsha Ambrosius first made the announcement about their collaborative album, “Casablanco,” in December 2021. Dr. Dre shared a photo on social media, showcasing the studio filled with musicians, and wrote that he had a great time recording the album with Marsha Ambrosius. He expressed that it was some of his best work to date. “I just finished recording an album with Marsha Ambrosius,” Dr. Dre wrote while sharing a selfie with a room full of musicians. “Casablanco I had a blast!! This is some of my best work!!”
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In the past, Dr. Dre has collaborated with Marsha Ambrosius on a number of tracks. He was featured on four songs from her 2015 album Compton, including “Genocide,” “All in a Day’s Work,” “Darkside/Gone,” and “Satisfaction.” Additionally, Marsha appeared on “Stronger,” which was released as part of her Friends & Lovers album in 2014.
