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Dr. Dre, a.k.a. Andre Young, may not be a great rapper, but the skillful producer put his mark on hip-hop with a string of classic albums culminating in this "solo" debut. Dre started off in the right place at the right time. A member of N.W.A. and producer of their most infamous recordings, Straight Outta Compton and Niggaz 4 Life, Dre split with Eazy E and began working on his own material, often with guests rapping. After dropping his debut single, "Deep Cover" the title track from the same-named movie, he responded with his opus The Chronic. Dre took gangsta rap's typically frenetic backing and slowed it down to George Clinton–esque R&B; he smoothed it out by adding touches of lite jazz, and the G-Funk sound was born. While it irrevocably altered the hip-hop landscape upon its release in 1992, The Chronic is equally notable for launching the career of Snoop Doggy Dogg, who appears on several key tracks, including "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang." Snoop would go on to a notable career of his own, kicked off by his Dre-produced debut, Doggystyle, but his irresistible presence on The Chronic only underscores Dre's formidable skills as a producer -- which would later play no small role the arrival and development of a young white rapper named Eminem.
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TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 The Chronic (Intro) - Snoop Dogg (1:57)
2 Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') - Jewell (4:52)
3 Let Me Ride - Jewell (4:21)
4 The Day the Niggaz Took Over - Daz (4:33)
5 Nuthin' But a "G" Thang - Snoop Dogg (3:58)
6 Deeez Nuuuts - Nate Dogg (5:06)
7 Lil' Ghetto Boy - Daz (5:29)
8 A Nigga Witta Gun - Snoop Dogg (3:52)
9 Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat - BJ "Tha Mocking Bird" (3:48)
10 The $20 Sack Pyramid - Big Tittie Nickie (2:53)
11 Lyrical Gangbang - Rage (4:04)
12 High Powered - Rage (2:44)
13 The Doctor's Office - Rage (1:04)
14 Stranded on Death Row - Rage (4:47)
15 The Roach (The Chronic Outro) - Rage (4:36)
16 Bitches Ain't Shit - Kurupt (4:47)
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