COMPTON, Calif. -- Dr. Dre released his first album in the last 16 years on Thursday and plans to donate the royalties from the album to the city of Compton. Dre said this album will be his last one.

It was also downloaded half a million times via the iTunes Store, which in turn translates to people actually buying and paying for it. Compton, Dr. Dre’s latest album, was an exclusive release on ...