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The Chronic
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)
StudioDeath Row (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length62:52
Label
Producer Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre chronology
The Chronic
(1992)
2001
(1999)
Singles from The Chronic
  1. "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
    Released: January 19, 1993 (1993-01-19) [2]
  2. "Dre Day"
    Released: May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)
  3. "Let Me Ride"
    Released: September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13)

The Chronic is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. [3]

Contents

The Chronic was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he departed the West Coast hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute. It includes insults towards Ruthless Records and its owner, former N.W.A member and assembler Eazy-E. It features many appearances by then-emerging American rapper Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for boosting his solo career. The album's title derives from a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. In 2023, to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the album was reissued by Dr. Dre's current label Aftermath Entertainment, Death Row Records, and Interscope Records.

The Chronic reached number three on the Billboard 200 and has been certified triple platinum with sales of three million copies in the United States, [4] [5] making Dre one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. [6] The Chronic spent eight months in the Billboard Top 10. [7] The album's three singles became top ten Billboard singles. [8] "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Rap Singles and Hot R&B Singles charts. [8]

Dr. Dre's production popularized the G-funk subgenre within gangsta rap. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and one of the best-produced hip-hop albums. [9] [10] [11] In 2019, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [12]

Music

Production

The production on The Chronic was seen as innovative and ground-breaking, and received universal acclaim from critics. AllMusic commented on Dr. Dre's efforts, "Here, Dre established his patented G-funk sound: fat, blunted Parliament-Funkadelic beats, soulful backing vocals, and live instruments in the rolling basslines and whiny synths" [10] and that "For the next four years, it was virtually impossible to hear mainstream hip-hop that wasn't affected in some way by Dre and his patented G-funk." [13] Unlike other hip hop acts (such as The Bomb Squad) that sampled heavily, Dr. Dre only utilized one or few samples per song. [14] In Rolling Stone's The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time, where Dr. Dre was listed at number 56, Kanye West wrote on the album's production quality: "The Chronic is still the hip-hop equivalent to Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life . It's the benchmark you measure your album against if you're serious." [15]

Jon Pareles of The New York Times described the production, writing "The bottom register is swampy synthesizer bass lines that openly emulate Parliament-Funkadelic; the upper end is often a lone keyboard line, whistling or blipping incessantly. In between are wide-open spaces that hold just a rhythm guitar, sparse keyboard chords." [16] Pareles observed that the songs "were smoother and simpler than East Coast rap, and [Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg] decisively expanded the hip-hop audience into the suburbs." [17] Until this point, mainstream hip hop had been primarily party music (for example, Beastie Boys) [18] or pro-empowerment and politically charged (for example, Public Enemy or X-Clan), and had consisted almost entirely of samples and breakbeats. [19] [20] Dr. Dre ushered in a new musical style and lyrics for hip hop. The beats were slower and mellower, samples from late 1970s and early 1980s funk music. By mixing these early influences with original live instrumentation, a distinctive genre known as G-funk was created. [16]

Lyrics

The album's lyrics caused some controversy, as the subject matter included sexism and violent representations. It was noted that the album was a "frightening amalgam of inner-city street gangs that includes misogynist sexual politics and violent revenge scenarios". Most of the N.W.A members were addressed on the album; Eazy-E and Ice Cube were dissed on the second single "Fuck wit Dre Day", while MC Ren however was shouted out on the album's intro. [21] Dr. Dre's dissing of former bandmate, Eazy-E, resulted in vicious lyrics, which were mainly aimed at offending his enemy with homosexual implications, although it was noted to have "a spirited cleverness in the phrasing and rhymes; in other words, the song is offensive, but it's creatively offensive". [22]

Snoop Dogg, who had a significant role on the album, was praised for his lyrics and flow, and it was stated that, "Coupled with his inventive rhymes, Snoop's distinctive style made him a superstar before he'd even released a recording of his own" [23] and that his involvement was as important to the album's success as its production. [24] Touré of The New York Times remarks that "While Snoop delivers rhymes delicately, the content is anything but. Growing up poor, often surrounded by violence, and having served six months in the Wayside County jail outside of Los Angeles (for cocaine possession) gave Snoop Dogg experiences upon which he draws." [25] Snoop Dogg later commented on the "reality" of his lyrics, stating, "My raps are incidents where either I saw it happen to one of my close homies or I know about it from just being in the ghetto. I can't rap about something I don't know. You'll never hear me rapping about no bachelor's degree. It's only what I know and that's that street life. It's all everyday life, reality." [25]

Singles

Three singles were released from the album: "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", "Fuck wit Dre Day" and "Let Me Ride".

"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" was released as the first single on November 19, 1992. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and Hot Rap Singles. [26] It sold over a million copies and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it Platinum on March 24, 1993. [27] The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1994 Grammy Awards, [28] but lost to Digable Planets' "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)". Steve Huey of AllMusic named it "the archetypal G-funk single" and added "The sound, style, and performances of "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" were like nothing else on the early-'90s hip-hop scene." [23] He praised Snoop Dogg's performance, stating "[Snoop Dogg's] flow was laconic and relaxed, massively confident and capable of rapid-fire tongue-twisters, but coolly laid-back and almost effortless at the same time". [23] It was voted in a VH1 poll as the 13th best song of the 1990s. [29]

"Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" was released as the second single on May 20, 1993, and like the previous single, it was a hit on multiple charts. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. [26] It sold over 800,000 units and the RIAA certified it Gold on October 8, 1993. [27] Allmusic writer Steve Huey stated that the song was "a classic hip-hop single", citing Dr. Dre's production as "impeccable as ever, uniting his signature whiny synth melodies with a halting, descending bass line, a booming snare, and soulful female vocals in the background" [22] and alluded to Snoop Dogg, stating "Attitude was something Snoop had by the boatload, his drawling, laid-back delivery projecting unassailable control – it sounded lazy even though it wasn't, and that helped establish Snoop's don't-give-a-damn persona." [22] The track contains direct insults to rappers East coast rapper Tim Dog, 2 Live Crew member Luke, and Dre's former accomplices Eazy-E & Ice Cube.

"Let Me Ride" was released as a cassette single on September 13, 1993. [30] It experienced moderate success on the charts, reaching number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot Rap Singles. [26] The song won Dr. Dre Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1994 Grammy Awards. [31] On this song and "Nuthin but a "G" Thang", Time magazine noted that Dr. Dre's verses were delivered with a "hypnotically intimidating ease" and made the songs feel like "dusk on a wide-open L.A. boulevard, full of possibility and menace". [32]

Critical reception

Contemporary professional reviews
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [33]
Entertainment Weekly A+ [34]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [35]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [21]
The Source 4.5/5 [36]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [37]
The Village Voice C+ [38]

In a contemporary review for Rolling Stone , Havelock Nelson wrote that the album "drops raw realism and pays tribute to hip-hop virtuosity." [21] Entertainment Weekly said that it "storms with rage, strolls with confidence, and reverberates with a social realism that's often ugly and horrifying". [34] Matty C of The Source claimed that Snoop Dogg's "Slick Rick-esque style" produces "new ground for West Coast MCs" and that the album is "an innovative and progressive hip-hop package that must not be missed." [36] Edna Gundersen of USA Today found "Dre's prowess as beat-master and street preacher" to be "undeniable". [37] Jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times wrote that, although the rappers lack "quick wit" and "rhythmic virtuosity", Dre's artistry is "on a par with Phil Spector's or Brian Wilson's." Gold argued that, because Dre recreates rather than samples beats and instrumental work, the finished album's fidelity is not inflected by that of "scratchy R&B records that have been played a million times", unlike productions from East Coast hip hop. [35]

Greg Kot was less enthusiastic in the Chicago Tribune , deeming The Chronic superficial, unrefined entertainment, while writing that "Dre combines street potency with thuggish stupidity in equal measure." [33] Village Voice critic Robert Christgau dismissed it as "sociopathic easy-listening" and "bad pop music" whose innovation—Dre's departure from sampling—is not inspired by contemporary P-Funk, but rather blaxploitation soundtracks, which led him to combine preset bass lines with imitations of "Bernie Worrell's high keyb sustain, a basically irritating sound that in context always signified fantasy, not reality—stoned self-loss or, at a best Dre never approaches, grandiose jive." [38] He felt that the brutal lyrical threats were vague and lacked detail, [39] but that Snoop Dogg rhymed "drolly" and less dully than Dre. [40] Select 's Adam Higginbotham opined that The Chronic was not as strong as releases from other gangster rap artists such as Ice Cube and Da Lench Mob and found it neither as "musically sharp, nor as lyrically smart as the latter". [41] His review concluded that the album sounded like "all the pedestrian bits from The Predator ", but that it was still better than anything Eazy-E had released. [41]

In a retrospective piece, Jon Pareles from The New York Times said that The Chronic and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle "made the gangsta life sound like a party occasionally interrupted by gunplay". [17] AllMusic's Steve Huey compared Dr. Dre to his inspiration, George Clinton, stating "Dre's just as effortlessly funky, and he has a better feel for a hook, a knack that improbably landed gangsta rap on the pop charts". [10] Rhapsody writer Brolin Winning named the album as "an untouchable masterpiece of California Gangsta Rap" and that it had "track after track of G-Funk gems". [42] In Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, it was noted that "Dre funked up the rhymes with a smooth bass-heavy production style and the laid-back delivery of then-unknown rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg." [43] Time magazine's Josh Tyrangiel states that Dr. Dre created "a sound that defined early 90s urban L.A. in the same way that Motown defined 60s Detroit". [32] Laura Sinagra, writing in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), said that The Chronic "features system-busting Funkadelic beats designed to rumble your woofer while the matter-of-fact violence of the lyrics blows your smoke-filled mind". [44]

Accolades

Retrospective professional reviews
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [45]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [46]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [47]
MusicHound R&B 4.5/5 [48]
Pitchfork 10/10 [49]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [44]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [50]
XXL 5/5 [51]

In 1994, "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" and "Let Me Ride" were nominated at the 36th Grammy Awards, with the latter winning Best Rap Solo Performance for Dr. Dre. [31] That year, readers of Hip Hop Connection voted it the fourth best album of all time, leading the magazine to speculate, "In a few years' time, it could even be remembered as the best rap album of all time." [52]

The Chronic was included in Vibe magazine's list of the 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century, [53] and the magazine later included it in their list of the Top 10 Rap Albums of All Time, dubbing it a "decade-defining opus". [54] The record was ranked eighth in Spin magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s", [55] and in 2005, it was ranked at number thirty-five in their list of the "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005". [56] Rolling Stone ranked The Chronic at number 138 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, [43] and at 37 in their 2020 update. In 2005, MTV Networks listed The Chronic as the third greatest hip hop album in history. [57] The following year, Time magazine named it as one of "The All-Time 100 Albums". [32] In a retrospective issue, XXL magazine awarded The Chronic a perfect "XXL" rating. [51] The Source , who originally gave the album a rating of 4.5 out of 5 mics in 1993, would later include it in their list of the 100 Best Rap Albums; in 2008, the magazine's former editor Reginald Dennis remarked that he "would have given it a five" in retrospect—the magazine's editors had a strict rule forbidding five-mic ratings at the time—and that "no one could have predicted the seismic shift that this album would produce". [58] The Chronic is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [59]

Commercial performance

As of 2015, the album has sold 5.7 million copies in the United States, [4] and was certified Triple Platinum by RIAA on November 3, 1993. [60] It is Dr. Dre's second-bestselling album, as his follow-up album, 2001 , was certified sextuple Platinum. [61] The album first appeared on music charts in 1993, peaking on the Billboard 200 at number three, and peaking on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number one. [62] The Chronic spent eight months in the Billboard Top 10. [7] The album's three singles became top ten Billboard singles. [8] "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on both the Hot Rap Singles and Hot R&B Singles charts. [8] "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" became a top ten single on four different charts, including the Hot R&B Singles (number 6) and the Hot 100 (number 8). [8]

The Chronic didn't chart on the UK Albums Chart until 2000. It re-entered the charts in 2003, peaking on the Ireland Albums Top 75 at number 48, and on the UK Albums Top 75 in 2004 at number 43. [63] As of 2015, it has sold 260,814 copies there. [64]

Legacy

Comparison of Zig-Zag rolling papers with The Chronic album cover Zig-Zag Papers & The Chronic.jpg
Comparison of Zig-Zag rolling papers with The Chronic album cover

Having split from N.W.A, Dr. Dre's first solo album established him as one of the biggest hip hop stars of his era. [9] Yahoo! Music writer S.L. Duff wrote of the album's impact on his status in hip hop at the time, stating "Dre's considerable reputation is based on this release, alongside his production technique on Snoop's Doggystyle" and his early work with N.W.A. Whatever one thinks of the over-the-top bravado rapping, the tracks and beats Dre assembled are beyond reproach". [65] The Chronic brought G-funk to the mainstream – a genre defined by slow bass beats and melodic synthesizers, topped by P-Funk samples, female vocals, and a laconic, laid-back lyrical delivery referred to as a "lazy drawl". The album takes its name from a slang term for premium grade cannabis, chronic. The album cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. [9] Robert Christgau said that, although he "can't stand" it, he respects The Chronic "for its influence and iconicity". [66]

The album launched the careers of West Coast hip hop artists, including Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Warren G, Dr. Dre's stepbrother – all of whom pursued successful commercial careers. [9] The Chronic is widely regarded as the album that re-defined West Coast hip hop, [10] demonstrated gangsta rap's commercial potential as a multi-platinum commodity, and established G-funk as the most popular sound in hip hop music for several years after its release, with Dr. Dre producing major albums that drew heavily on his production style. [13] The album's success established Death Row Records as a dominant force in 1990s hip hop. [13] It has been re-released 3 times, first as a remastered CD, then as a remastered DualDisc with enhanced stereo and four videos, and in 2009 as "The Chronic Re-Lit" with a bonus DVD containing a 30-minute interview and 7 unreleased tracks. [10] On April 20, 2020, the album was distributed across all major streaming services, as it had previously been an Apple Music exclusive since 2015. [67]

However, on March 13, 2022, the album (along with several other Death Row albums) was removed from streaming services, with speculation that Snoop Dogg (who had acquired the label the previous month) wanted to turn the albums into NFTs. [68] In January 2023, it was reported that as part of a deal with Universal Music Group and Shamrock Holdings for his music assets, the masters for the album were set to transfer from Death Row back to Dre in August of the same year, with the masters then being transferred to UMG as part of the deal. [69] The following month, Dre announced that he has regained control of rights to the album (through his company Ary, Inc.) and restored the album to streaming services through the album's original distributor, Interscope Records. [70]

Track listing

All songs produced by Dr. Dre.

#TitleSongwriter(s) [71] Performer(s)Samples [71] Length
1"The Chronic (Intro)"Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Colin Wolfe
1:57
2"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" [nb 1] Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Colin Wolfe
  • First verse: Dr. Dre
  • Second verse: Snoop Dogg
  • Interlude: RBX
  • Third verse: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre
  • Outro: Snoop Dogg
  • Outro vocals: Jewell
4:52
3"Let Me Ride"Dr. Dre, RBX, Snoop Dogg
  • Verses: Dr. Dre
  • Refrain: Snoop Dogg
  • Vocals: Ruben, Jewell
4:21
4"The Day the Niggaz Took Over"Dr. Dre, RBX, Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz
  • Chorus: Snoop Dogg, RBX
  • First verse: Dat Nigga Daz
  • Second verse: Dr. Dre
  • Third verse: RBX
  • Fourth verse: Dat Nigga Daz
  • Outro: Snoop Dogg
  • Samples LA uprising documentary "Birth of a Nation 4x29x92" (directed by Matthew McDaniels)
  • "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" by Boogie Down Productions
4:33
5"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"Snoop Dogg, D.O.C., Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
  • "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood
  • "Uphill (Peace of Mind)" by Kid Dynamite
  • "B Side Wins Again" by Public Enemy
3:58
6"Deeez Nuuuts"Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz, Snoop Dogg, Colin Wolfe, Nate Dogg
  • Intro: Warren G
  • Chorus: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre
  • First verse: Dr. Dre
  • Second verse: Dat Nigga Daz
  • Third verse: Dr. Dre
  • Outro: Nate Dogg
5:06
7"Lil' Ghetto Boy"Snoop Dogg, D.O.C., Dr. Dre
  • First verse: Snoop Dogg
  • Second verse: Dr. Dre
  • Third verse: Snoop Dogg
  • Backing vocals: Dat Nigga Daz, Nate Dogg
5:27
8"A Nigga Witta Gun"D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre
3:52
9"Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat"Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg
  • Intro: RBX
  • Verses: Dr. Dre
  • Chorus: Snoop Dogg, BJ
  • Outro: Snoop Dogg
3:48
10"The $20 Sack Pyramid" (skit)D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre
  • Intro: Dr. Dre
  • Vocals: Snoop Dogg, Samara
  • Show host: Big Tittie Nickie
  • Contestant 1: The D.O.C.
  • Contestant 2: Samara
2:53
11"Lyrical Gangbang"Kurupt, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, D.O.C.
4:04
12"High Powered"Dr. Dre, RBX, Colin Wolfe
  • Intro: Dr. Dre
  • Backing vocals: Lady of Rage
  • Verses: RBX
  • Outro: Dat Nigga Daz
  • "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
2:44
13"The Doctor's Office" (skit)Dr. Dre, Kevin Lewis, Jewell, The Lady of Rage
  • Jewell, The Lady of Rage, Dr. Dre
  • "Back in Bed" by Jewell
1:04
14"Stranded on Death Row"Kurupt, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg
  • Intro: Bushwick Bill
  • First verse: Kurupt
  • Second verse: RBX
  • Third verse: The Lady of Rage
  • Fourth verse: Snoop Dogg
  • Outro: Bushwick Bill
4:47
15"The Roach (The Chronic Outro)"RBX, The Lady of Rage, Dat Nigga Daz
  • Verses: RBX
  • Chorus: Emmage, Ruben
  • Backing vocals: Dat Nigga Daz, The Lady of Rage, Jewell
4:36
16"Bitches Ain't Shit"Dr. Dre, Colin Wolfe, Snoop Dogg, The D.O.C., Kurupt, Dat Nigga Daz
  • Chorus: Snoop Dogg
  • First verse: Dr. Dre
  • Second verse: Dat Nigga Daz
  • Third verse: Kurupt
  • Fourth verse: Snoop Dogg
  • Outro: Jewell
  • "Adolescent Funk" by Funkadelic
  • "Let's Get Small" by Trouble Funk
4:48
The Chronic: Dualdisc Limited Edition DVD Side [72]
No.TitleLength
1."The Chronic" (In Enhanced Stereo)62:04
2."Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" (Original Music Video)4:47
3."Let Me Ride" (Original Music Video)6:54
4."Dre Day" (Original Music Video)6:15
5."Lil' Ghetto Boy" (Original Music Video)5:04
The Chronic: Remastered Edition Bonus Material [73]
No.TitleLength
17."Dre Day" (Original Music Video)6:15
The Chronic: Re-Lit & From The Vault Bonus DVD [74]
No.TitleLength
1."Dre Day" (Original Music Video)6:15
2."Dre Day" (Censored Music Video)6:14
3."Let Me Ride" (Original Music Video)6:54
4."Let Me Ride" (TV Version Music Video)4:24
5."Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" (Original Music Video)4:47
6."Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" (Unrated Music Video)4:48
7."Lil' Ghetto Boy" (Original Music Video)5:04
8."Dr. Dre Interview"30:22
9."The Robbery" (Featurette)6:34
10."'The Chronic' Promo #1"0:36
11."'The Chronic' Promo #2"0:36
12."'The Chronic' Promo #3"0:36
13."'The Chronic' Promo #4"0:36
14."'The Chronic' Promo #5"0:36
15."'The Chronic' Commercial #1"0:36
16."'The Chronic' Commercial #2"0:36
17."'The Chronic' Commercial #3"0:36
18."'The Chronic' Commercial #4"0:36
19."Dr. Dre in Saigon, CA" (Featurette)4:24
20."Poor Young Dave" (Audio) (performed by Snoop Dogg)2:54
21."Slippin' In The West" (Audio) (performed by CPO and Kurupt)5:06
22."Smoke Enough Bud" (Audio) (performed by Jewell and Snoop Dogg)5:26
23."Foo Nay Mic" (Audio) (performed by CPO)4:24
24."Dogg Collar" (Audio) (performed by Snoop Dogg, Lady V, KV, Big Pimpin', 6'9°, Twin and Badass)5:04
25."Touchdown" (Audio) (performed by Snoop Dogg and Threat)4:26
26."Would You Ride" (Audio) (performed by Kurupt, Amber, Tyrone, Daz and Snoop Dogg)6:29

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [92] Platinum100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [93] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [94] 3× Platinum5,700,000 [4]

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Notes

  1. All album art lists it as "___ wit Dre Day".

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No Limit Top Dogg is the fourth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released May 11, 1999, by No Limit and Priority Records. Following the mixed reception of his previous album, Snoop began to work again with Dr. Dre and returned to the west coast sound of his earlier career while on Death Row Records. The album was generally met with positive reception with many critics citing it as a return to form and his best album since Doggystyle (1993). Many praised the production work for the album with the tracks made by Dr. Dre being highlighted as well as Snoop's delivery while criticism was mainly aimed at the length of the album, the No Limit features, and the lack of new lyrical content. The Source placed the album on their list of the "Top 10 Best Albums of the Year" for 1999.

<i>2001</i> (Dr. Dre album) 1999 studio album by Dr. Dre

2001 is the second studio album by American rapper and hip hop producer Dr. Dre. It was released on November 16, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records as the follow-up to his 1992 debut album, The Chronic. The album was produced mainly by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man, as well as Lord Finesse, and features several guest contributions from Hittman, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Xzibit, Eminem, and Nate Dogg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang</span> 1993 single by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg

"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg, on Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic (1992). As the album's first single it reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 20, 1993, behind "Informer" by Snow, outperformed The Chronic's other singles, "Fuck wit Dre Day ", which peaked at number 8, and "Let Me Ride", which peaked at number 34. The single also reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and was a number 31 hit in the UK. Its music video was directed by Dr. Dre himself.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Real Muthaphuckkin G's</span> 1993 single by Eazy-E featuring Dresta and B.G. Knocc Out

"Real Muthaphuckkin G's," or "Real Compton City G's" in its radio edit, is a diss track released as a single in August 1993 by American rapper Eazy-E with guest rappers Gangsta Dresta and B.G. Knocc Out. Peaking at #42 on Billboard's Hot 100, and the most successful of Eazy's singles as a solo artist, it led an EP, also his most successful, It's On 187um Killa. This diss track answers Eazy's former N.W.A bandmate Dr. Dre and his debuting, guest rapper Snoop Dogg, who had dissed Eazy on Dre's first solo album, The Chronic.

<i>Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told</i> 1998 studio album by Snoop Dogg

Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told is the third studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 4, 1998, by No Limit Records and Priority Records. It is his first album following his departure from Death Row Records in January 1998. It is the first Snoop Dogg album to have notable affiliates such as Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Warren G and others absent. It was also his first album to be released under a slight change to his stage name "Snoop Dogg" for contractual reasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')</span> 1993 single by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg

"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", or as a single titled "Dre Day", is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, released in May 1993 as the second single from Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic. "Dre Day" was a diss track targeting mainly Dre's former groupmate Eazy-E, who led their onetime rap group N.W.A and who, along with N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller, owned N.W.A's record label, Ruthless Records. In "Dre Day" and in its music video, which accuse Eazy of cheating N.W.A's artists, Dre and Snoop degrade and menace him. Also included are disses retorting earlier disses on songs by Miami rapper Luke Campbell, by New York rapper Tim Dog, and by onetime N.W.A. member Ice Cube, although Dre, while still an N.W.A member, had helped diss Cube first. After "Dre Day," a number of further diss records were exchanged.

<i>Its On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa</i> 1993 extended play by Eazy-E

It's On 187um Killa is the second EP released by American rapper Eazy-E and the last project to be released during his lifetime. It was released on October 19, 1993 via Epic Records and Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, as a response to Dr. Dre's debut solo album The Chronic, which repeatedly attacks Eazy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Still D.R.E.</span> 1999 single by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg

"Still D.R.E." is a song by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 2, 1999, as the lead single from Dre's multi-platinum second studio album, 2001 (1999).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Next Episode</span> 2000 single by Dr. Dre

"The Next Episode" is a single by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre, released in 2000 as the third single from his second studio album, 2001 (1999). The track features Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, and Nate Dogg, but only Snoop Dogg is credited. It is a sequel to Dre and Snoop's famous single "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" from the former's debut album, The Chronic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Let's Ride (Game song)</span> 2006 single by The Game

"Let's Ride" is a song performed by rapper The Game for his second album, Doctor's Advocate (2006). The song, written by The Game and Scott Storch, was released as the album's second single on September 25, 2006. The Game mentioned on radio station KDAY in Los Angeles, California that the track was recorded in Miami, Florida, but had the feel of a West Coast Dr. Dre record. The song peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Let's Ride" heavily references the 1993 single "Let Me Ride" by rapper Dr. Dre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dr. Dre discography</span>

The discography of American record producer, sound engineer, and rapper Dr. Dre consists of three studio albums, forty-two singles,, two compilation album, one soundtrack album, and twenty-one music videos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Wash (song)</span> 2002 single by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

"The Wash" is a collaborative single by American rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, recorded for and released as the second and final single from The Wash soundtrack. The song was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Pooh. The song makes many references towards the lyrics in one of Dr. Dre's biggest hits, "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang". Former Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia used the beginning of the song as his batting music until his retirement. In some territories, the song was a packaged as a double A-side with Bad Intentions, the lead single from The Wash.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warren G discography</span>

This discography of American rapper Warren G consists of 6 studio albums, 1 EP, 17 singles, 1 soundtrack album, and 19 music videos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Still a G Thang</span> 1998 single by Snoop Dogg

"Still a G Thang" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on July 3, 1998 as the first single of his third studio album Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, with the record labels; No Limit Records and Priority Records. It was produced by Meech Wells. It is the sequel to the 1992 hit single "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", which appears on Dr. Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic (1992).

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