Dr. Dre "The Chronic"

Posted on 05.22.2001

Dr Dre
Album: The Chronic
Release : May 22, 2001
Label : Death Row

Review:
1989’s Straight Outta Compton, by Dre’s previous outfit N.W.A., may have shined the public spotlight on the genre, but The Chronic legitimized it. That is not to say that Snoop Doggy Dogg (The Chronic marks his debut) and Dre’s raps are for everyone ; the subject matter is the sex, drugs, violence, and politics of South Central Los Angeles, and the phrasing is explicit, to say the least. But The Chronic’s real genius is the music.

By breeding hip-hop, jazz (studio instrumentation includes saxophones and flutes), funk, and soul (sampled artists include Parliament, Donny Hathaway, and Isaac Hayes), Dre creates downright intoxicating grooves. If you can’t feel The Chronic pulsating through your veins, maybe your heart’s not pumping.

Trackslisting:
1. The Chronic (Intro)
2. Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)
3. Let Me Ride
4. The Day the Niggaz Took Over
5. Nuthin’ But a "G" Thang
6. Deeez Nuuuts
7. Lil’ Ghetto Boy
8. A Nigga Witta Gun
9. Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
10. The $20 Sack Pyramid
11. Lyrical Gangbang
12. High Powered
13. The Doctor’s Office
14. Stranded on Death Row
15. The Roach [The Chronic Outro]
16. Bitches Ain’t Shit