Dr. Dre has teamed up with his old friend and former N.W.A. group member Ice Cube on his long-awaited new album, Detox.

Cube said that he hoped to also get Dre to produce on his forthcoming album, I Am The West.

He told Allhiphop.com: "Dre is a master. What's cool about working with Dre is he stays the same. Everyone else change and trip, but I remember working with Dre back when we just in the garage. Just the two of us. And he works the same way. Don't come up with an empty palette; bring a lot of ideas to the plate.

“He's making a great record. I'm on it. I'm proud to be, I can't wait to get back to L.A. to get back in the studio with him. I'm trying to get a few tracks for my record I Am The West that's coming out in July."