Dr. Dre - The Chronic [2LP]
A great hip-hop album relies on a balance of two components: lyrical skill and correctly-matched production. Often they can be found in conflict, undermining one another; but when an artist masters both techniques, the results can be incredibly rewarding. On his solo debut THE CHRONIC, Dr. Dre not only discovered this balance but took it to the next level, making gangsta funk a multi-platinum commodity and changing the face of rap forever. Dre (nee Andre Young) began his musical career with the World Class Wreckin` Cru, but came to prominence as one of the founding members of hip-hop`s first super-group, N.W.A. By the time of THE CHRONIC`s release, he had already returned to the limelight with a slammin` single, `Deep Cover,` on which he shared the stage with a previously unknown rapper named Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was Snoop`s idiosyncratic flow that lay behind Dre`s Funkadelicized G-Funk and powered THE CHRONIC. Dre is the West Coast`s king of hard-core production, but the content of lyrics such as `A Nigga Witta Gun` and `Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat` hit hard enough. Songs such as `Bitches Ain`t S**t` also showed that Dre and the rest of his crew could get away with many controversial opinions by simply adding a mean bass line and a hypnotic beat. Yet, `Nuthin` But A `G` Thing` and `Let Me Ride` both used the smooth G appeal to capture not just rap fans, but the pop audience as well. In fact, THE CHRONIC`s success demonstrated G-Funk`s mass appeal, and paved the way for hip-hop`s gangsta (r)evolution.
The Chronic is the debut album of hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992.) It is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and regarded by many fans and peers to be the most well-produced hip-hop album of all time.
The Chronic Tracklist:
1.) 'The Chronic (Intro)' featuring Snoop Dogg
2.) 'Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')' featuring Snoop Dogg, Jewell, RBX
3.) 'Let Me Ride' featuring Jewell, Ruben, Snoop Dogg
4.) 'The Day the Niggaz Took Over' featuring Daz Dillinger, RBX, Snoop Dogg
5.) 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' featuring Snoop Dogg
6.) 'Deeez Nuuuts' featuring Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G
7.) 'Lil' Ghetto Boy' featuring Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger
8.) 'A Nigga Witta Gun' featuring Snoop Dogg
9.) 'Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat' featuring RBX, Snoop Dogg
10.) 'The $20 Sack Pyramid' (skit) Big Tittie Nickie, The D.O.C., Samara, Snoop Dogg
11.) 'Lyrical Gangbang' Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX
12.) 'High Powered' featuring RBX, The Lady Of Rage, Daz Dillinger
13.) 'The Doctor's Office' (skit) Jewell, The Lady of Rage
14.) 'Stranded on Death Row' Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX, Snoop Dogg
15.) 'The Roach (Outro)' Dat Nigga Daz, Emmage, Jewell, Lady of Rage, RBX
16.) 'Bitches Ain't Shit' featuring Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Jewell, The Lady of Rage
Death Row Records
63000
LP
Hip Hop, Gangsta
11/30/2001
728706300018
Catalog Number: 63000
