"Marsha Ambrosius is gearing up to release her new Dr. Dre-produced album Casablanco – which she’s said was made out of their “trauma bond” as they both were going through personal things during its creation.

The pair held a listening session for the project on Wednesday (February 2) in Los Angeles, and both took time to say some words about the process.

“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.”

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.”

Dre revealed that their sessions were initially birthed out of a plan to make music for him, but it turned into something totally different.

“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.”

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Dre and Marsha first announced the project just over a year ago in December 2021.

“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!!”

Violist Eric Gorfain shared more details about the album on his Instagram Stories, revealing recording sessions took place over the summer.

“The cat is out the bag,” he wrote. “I spent this summer arranging strings for this entire album, reuniting with @drdre and @marshaambrosius. Casablanco is seriously good. Marsha is ridiculously good. Dre is The Greatest.”

Dr. Dre previously teamed up with Marsha Ambrosius on four songs off his Compton album 2015, including “Genocide,” “All in a Day’s Work,” “Darkside/Gone” and “Satisfaction.” In 2014, Dre also featured on “Stronger” off the UK artist’s Friends & Lovers album.

Other collaborations between the pair include The Game’s “Start from Scratch” and Nas’ “Hustlers,” along with Busta Rhymes’ “Cocaina” and “Get You Some.”

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I'll check this out when it drops.

Can't wait

Wasn't dre the one inflicting the trauma ?

When he was beating the sh*t out of michel'le and pistol whipping her ?

I remember watching Marsha sing live on Justin.TV with that angelic voice

I still got her first album on CD

Definitely copping this one too

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He smashing

Wow, actually coming out. They say wen?

Need a release date.

She so beautiful to me

mane just bring it on Dre

Marsha is a tremendous talent like Missy Elliott talent.

I was just bumping that floetry album, good look

slapaho said She so beautiful to me

I wanna hit that

I've gone to see Marsha in concert a few times. Her voice is amazing, and I always thought that she was very pretty. I'm definitely copping the album, she is very underrated.

oh dre and marsha?

they been workin together since 2005 this cd neva gone drop

What was her trauma?

So no more Chronic albums?

Love it. Can’t wait!

Bighempin said Marsha is a tremendous talent like Missy Elliott talent.

agreed. she is very underrated as a writer and musician.

one of my most anticipated albums. she's one of my favorite singers.

Dang my ex loved her and put me on

Rip

WizDoM said He smashing

That's why her album is coming out

capodonna87 said That's why her album is coming out

she's not signed to aftermath.