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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 The Chronic (Intro)
2 Fuck 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

Disc: 2

1 A Nigga Witta Gun
2 Rat - Tat
3 The $20 Sack Pyramid
4 Lyrical Gangbang
5 High Powered
6 The Doctor's Office
7 Stranded on Death Row
8 The Roach (The Chronic Outro)
9 Bitches Ain't Shit

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The Chronic is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his own record label Death Row Records and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. The album is named after a slang term for high-grade marijuana, and it's cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he had departed from hip hop group N.W.A and it's label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute. On The Chronic, he included both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and it's owner, former N.W.A-member Eazy-E. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career. Upon it's release, The Chronic received generally positive reviews from music critics and earned considerable commercial success. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and had been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with sales of over three million copies in the United States, which led to Dr. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. Dr. Dre's production has been noted for founding and popularizing 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 regarded by many fans and peers to be one of the most well-produced hip hop albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 138 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.32 x 12.24 x 0.16 inches; 1 Pounds
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Death Row Records
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Death Row Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005AQEU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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I was first disappointed in the fact that the shipping took so long. Every few day's, the ETA was pushed out longer.When I finally received the album,The shipping package was as expected (fine).After opening the box, the album cover was less than desired (it appeared someone who handled the order processing was not a Dr Dre fan and decided it was best to drop kick the album down a flight of stairs before they boxed it for shipment).I was very upest that the cover had been damaged but still shipped to me as most collectors want prestine covers. But it gets worse......I unwrapped the album anyhow and decided to give it a spin. Horrible!!!! So many scratches!! Not one song played without skipping!I'll just wait until Michigan is ungrounded and continue shopping in the store's for my album's.
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Eric Schalke
5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Dre Revolutionizes Hip-Hop and Cements His Spot as the Greatest Producer Ever
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2016
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When Dr. Dre left N.W.A and Ruthless Records in 1991 to form Death Row Records with Suge Knight, all was not well. Unlike Ice Cube, Dre was still under contract when he left Ruthless, and Suge Knight solved the issue with some suspicious dealings, beginning his reputation for violence and intimidation. Bad blood lead to bad blood, and it's obvious from the first words you hear when you listen to the intro to the album. Dre fires everything he has with heavy synths that blast alongside Snoop Doggy Dogg as he makes a devastating world-debut, calling out Eazy-E and Jerry Heller at Ruthless Records for taking all the money for N.W.A's music. The ether doesn't stop there, as the intro segues into the vitriolic mega-hit "F*ck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody Celebratin)". One of the best diss tracks of all time, Dre continues to call out Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, as well as Tim Dogg for claiming Compton couldn't put out solid material, and Luke from 2 Live Crew for calling out Dre over the Dee Barnes incident. Tim Dogg didn't know what he was talking about, because Dre lays down nothing but the absolute best beats in Hip-Hop on this album. The beef simmers down by the third track, "Let Me Ride", another smash hit. The album starts to move into the obscure area afterwards, but makes a triumphant return with (arguably) Dre's most popular song, "Nuthin' but a G Thang" that contains the greatest hook in all of Hip-Hop. Dre may not be the best rapper out there, (his protege outshines him on nearly every song) but damn it if he isn't the best producer to ever live. The reason this is such a revolutionary album is because it shifted the focus from lyrical content to musical content in Hip-Hop (though it never replaced it). Many have tried, and all have failed to make an impact like The Chronic, including Dr. Dre himself with his follow-up album 2001, which had great songs and great beats, (who could forget the classic line, "Smoke weed everyday!" from "The Next Episode"?) but never reached the level that his debut ever did. Dr. Dre has here what many musicians can only dream to accomplish, and that is nothing short of a game-changer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is his first-ever solo rap album that started it all right after N.W.A. and the World Class Wreckin' Cru.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2015
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This is the album that started it all. After Dre did successfully completed with N.W.A. and previously released 3 albums and with the World Class Wreckin' Cru also previously released 4 albums.

Dre needed his first-ever solo album after he decided to leave Ruthless Records after Jerry Heller and Eazy-E decided not to renew Dr. Dre's recording contract after Dre left the label along with The D.O.C. and Mi'Chel'le and formed his own record label with co-founders Marion "Suge" Knight and Dick Griffey and formed Death Row Records and the label signed Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus) to Death Row and released 187 on a Undercover Cop from the Deep Cover Soundtrack Album in 1992. Few months later, Both Snoop and Dre implemented Dr. Dre's forthcoming debut solo release and came up with "The Chronic" with a cannabis plant on the back album cover on it.

Priority Records gave Death Row the official green light and the album was officially released and sold over 1 million copies and the rap album became certified platinum by the R.I.A.A.

The singles: Nuttin' But a "G" Thang was originally sampled as "I Wanna Do Somethin' Freaky To You" as performed by Leon Haywood, "Dre Day" (Radio Edit Clean Version) In the Explicit Version also known as "---- Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" was released as a CD single in 1993. In Fall of 1993, Dre released his third single from The Chronic was "Let Me Ride" originally sampled as "Mothership Connection" as performed by George Clinton and the Parliament/Funkadelic All Stars. This rap album is the all-time high budget one. But, The LP does contain the Parental Advisory Explicit Content label on the front album cover on the bottom right hand corner of his debut album that represents that the album does contain Explicit lyrical content that are not suitable for younger children under 18. "Listener's Discretion is Advised".
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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Stands the test of time
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2008
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I was in high school some 15 years ago when this album was released, and it brought me from somewhat of a hip hip fan to a major fan, to the point that hip hop accounts for about 80 percent of the CDs I buy today.

Dre is, in my opinion, the most important person in hip hop history. He was the mastermind behind NWA, which revolutionized the genre in the 1980s. Then he produced this gem, followed it up by overseeing Snoop's classic "Doggystyle," and has since been instrumental in bringing us Eminem and 50 Cent.

Snoop shines on this album, as no one is as smooth on the mike as he is, and Dre's beats have always brought out the best in him. G Thang is arguably the best rap song of all-time, and if you missed Deep Cover before this album, G Thang is probably where you were introduced to Snoop. Lil Ghetto Boy is a poignant song that illustrates the real value of hip hop, a message of ghetto struggles that many people refuse to see because of the explicit language that accompanies most rap. Dre Day, Let Me Ride and Deez Nutz are great songs, Stranded on Death Row is hard-hitting with a stellar Kurupt verse. B****es Ain't S**t is entertaining if not taken literally, and it's certainly a great post-break-up song!

All in all, this album remains one that you can put in and listen to all the way through, a quality that's becoming more and more rare. Since The Chronic 2001 was also a classic, I, like most hip hop fans, can't wait for Detox, something that's seemingly been close to release for about 5 years. Come on, Dre!
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Ruben
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic album and good packaging
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023
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If you’re an OG and wants to get it w the cds like we used to in 05, shii get you right
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Raoni Moreno
5.0 out of 5 stars Classico do Hiphop!
Reviewed in Brazil on September 7, 2022
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Primeiro álbum do grande dr Dre! Lindo álbum! ♥️✨
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classico do Hiphop!
Reviewed in Brazil on September 7, 2022
Primeiro álbum do grande dr Dre! Lindo álbum! ♥️✨
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Marcos B.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars classic
Reviewed in Germany on November 7, 2023
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das album ist ein classicer von meine jugend, leider kennen die ganzen millenials net das album die verpasssen was, damn ich werde alt. hehee
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VazQuintanarRic
5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra maestra
Reviewed in Mexico on May 27, 2018
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Un álbum simplemente espectacular. Buenísimo. Simplemente, una obra maestra de Dr. Dre, siendo su primer álbum como solitario después de que abandonó N.W.A.

Este álbum fue prácticamente el fundador del "g-funk" y el que lo popularizó, y sirvió mucho de inspiración para otros álbumes de Hip-Hop. Aparte de hacer un gran homenaje al papel de fumar Zig-Zag (como se ve en la portada) y a la marihuana de alta calidad; The Chronic, donde en los vinilos se puede ver una hoja de weed.

En mi opinión, entra entre los 100 mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos (aunque esté calificado como el 137) y sin duda, el 2 mejor álbum de los años 90's.
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Mimartyr
5.0 out of 5 stars Oldie but a Greatie
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2017
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I know it's a classic, but I got into Dre after Eminem came up and besides the few songs from this album that the radio plays as throwbacks, I'd not heard this album. Blown away! I thought 2001 was a great album before I heard The Chronic and now i can't help but think that it was a major disappointment to long time fans. This Album is so hard, even by today's standards and was released in an era where rap just wasn't all that hard. It's got some hard feels, culture shock chills (for some of us) and several great songs to blaze to (hence the title). I was so happy with this CD i had to share it somewhere.
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Vincenzo DF
5.0 out of 5 stars The golden age of Hip-Hop west coast
Reviewed in Italy on March 23, 2018
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The Chronic è il primo album solista di Dr. Dre, pubblicato nel 1992 dall'etichetta discografica Death Row Records.
La produzione dell'album è stata una delle migliori in assoluto. Kanye West, scrivendo nello speciale di Rolling Stone dei 500 migliori artisti, dove Dr. Dre si posiziona cinquantaseiesimo, paragona la produzione a quella dell'album di Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life.
L'album è di genere gangsta rap, movimento nato nella West Coast, e contiene brani come Fuck wit Dre Day (incentrato su uno dei più noti dissing degli anni '90, cioè quello fra Dr Dre e Eazy-E) e Nuthin' But a "G" Thang, una delle loro migliori collaborazioni, entrambe assieme all'onnipresente amico Snoop Dogg.
The Chronic è stato inserito anche alla posizione 137 della Lista dei 500 migliori album, redatta dalla rivista Rolling Stone. Oggi è riconosciuto come uno dei migliori album della storia Hip hop e uno dei più rappresentativi della scena West Coast. Secondo molti critici è, infine, uno dei migliori in assoluto, se non effettivamente il migliore perlomeno della scena Occidentale, come musicalità delle strumentali, che hanno consacrato definitivamente l'importanza di Dr Dre come beatmaker. Infine, può essere considerato il primo album interamente composto da brani dalle sonorità G-funk, genere che sposa il suono elettronico del funk con liriche peculiari del Gangsta rap, divenuto effettivamente nella prima metà degli anni 90 e non solo una vera e propria tendenza musicale di molti artisti Hip hop della West Coast.
Per quanto riguarda la spedizione e lo stato fisico dell’album, sono pienamente soddisfatto.
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