Dr. Dre hates fans. (found deleted YouTube video; 2011)
Frames of the first half of the video.
Status: Partially Found
Dr. Dre hates fans is an infamous video that was uploaded by the YouTube user, thegeniusmachine. Until 2021, when the video was deleted along with their YouTube channel.
Background
When it was originally uploaded, the video garnered negative attention with dislikes and comments were reacting unfavorably. After that, it remained under the radar until it got picked up in 2013 on r/videos[1]and r/DeepIntoYouTube.[2] By the same token, it has circulated as a joke on hip-hop music boards such as KanyeToThe[3], RapGenius, and Boxden.
Footage
The video is 1 minute, and 38 seconds long and consists of an awkward and contorted interaction between Dr. Dre and a fan. It then cuts to footage supposedly from a French movie.[4] Which shows a family taking a trip in the U.S. stopping at Disney World. The video ends with a text at the end, what it says is currently unknown.
Availability
The video was deleted in 2021 for a vague reason given by thegeniusmachine because "The powers that be" told him to delete the video, he no longer has the video.[5] On May 2023, one user on the music forum website, KTT2, uploaded the video on Streamable in a truncated form where it's only the Dr. Dre portion.[6] As of March 2024, the rest of the video is still lost.
Gallery
The first part of the frames in the video.
The second part of the frames in the video.
References
- ↑ /r/videos post about the video. Retrieved 27 Jul 2013
- ↑ /r/DeepIntoYouTube post about the video. Retrieved 25 Aug 2013
- ↑ KanyeToThe thread about the video Retrieved 21 Nov 2018
- ↑ Details of the French movie in the video Retrieved 23 May 2023
- ↑ The reason of why the video was deleted. Retrieved 21 May 2023
- ↑ The Streamable link of the truncated form of the video Retrieved 22 May 2023 (The Streamable video was deleted.)