# Dr. Dre's Unreleased Music Vault

> Dr. Dre reveals fans have heard only 20 percent of his music since 1985.
- Title: Dr. Dre's Unreleased Music Vault · Complex | Shortify
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- Source: Complex — https://complex.com/music/a/markelibert/dr-dre-unreleased-music-vault-ice-cube
- Published: 2026-11-07T21:06:11.268+00:00
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## Dr. Dre's Music Vault
Dr. Dre says fans have heard only 20 percent of his music since 1985.

> I feel like since... my beginning in 1985... maybe, you know, I'm spitballing, maybe 80 percent of the music I've done, nobody has heard
## Ice Cube's Reaction
Ice Cube joked the vault's hits need an independent investigation.

> I think some of the hit songs you got in your vaults need an independent investigation
## Dre's Collaboration Plan
Dre wants collaborators to experiment without pressure to release results.

> I'm waiting for somebody to respond and say, 'Listen, I fuck with this. Let's go experiment.'
## Dre's Upcoming Projects
Dre plans to finish two projects, including one with a Houston artist.

> Dre said he's approximately two months away from taking what would be the first real break of his adult career
## Dre's Break Timeline
Dre will go off the grid for a year or two starting in two months.

> Dre said he's approximately two months away from taking what would be the first real break of his adult career
## Dre's Music History
Dre recorded 247 songs during the pandemic alone, with his last album in 2015.

> As Complex previously reported, the producer once told Busta Rhymes that he recorded 247 songs during the COVID-19 pandemic alone
## Key takeaway

Dr. Dre says fans have heard 20 percent of his music since 1985, with a massive vault of unreleased tracks.