Maybe it was because I was closer to graduating, but unlike the previous spring, I didn’t wait until all of my exams were over to head down to Leopold’s in Berkeley to make my purchase. I went to buy The Chronic on a late Tuesday morning after a pair of midterm exams in the first semester of my senior year in high school. The pair recorded the title track for the Deep Cover soundtrack released in April 1992, and then began recording The Chronic. For his first post-N.W.A cut, Dre linked up with Calvin “ Snoop Doggy Dogg” Broadus, then a lanky youngster with a smooth, conversational flow. He linked up with the Marion “Suge” Knight and started laying the foundation for the Death Row enterprise. Dre spent a lot of time rhyming on N.W.A’s second album, Efil4zaggin (1991), but it was mostly out of necessity, as Ice Cube had left the group for numerous documented reasons.Īs 1991 drew to a close, Dre left the definitive gangsta rap group for ostensibly the same reasons that compelled Cube to bounce. While he was a genius of a beatmaker for N.W.A, he was the least gifted rapper in the group (Yes, he was worse than Eazy-E Eazy had a better voice and more charisma than Dre could ever manage). Dre would be hip-hop’s biggest superstar by the end of the year, I’d have thought you’d been smoking some really powerful shit. If you had told me in the beginning of 1992 that Dr. It turned Dre into the hottest producer on the planet, and made the label that released the album, Death Row Records, into one of popular culture’s most recognized brands. The album is certified triple platinum and its biggest single, “Nuthin' But a ‘G’ Thang,” is one of the most beloved singles of the ’90s. Dre” Young released his debut album 30 years ago, he changed the genre’s resonance going forward and defined the sound for an entire geographic region. No matter how you look at it… “2001” is an undeniable classic.The Chronic changed hip-hop music.
But keep in mind that a lot changed from 1992 to 1999, so it’s unfair to compare the two albums. Then again, if you ask me, the lyrics featured on “The Chronic” are better than the lyrics featured on “2001”.
If you ask me (this may upset some people) but the production on “2001” is a little bit better than the production featured on Dre’s 1992 classic “The Chronic”. So if it wasn’t for “2001” a lot of music that has dropped since 1999 may have never existed.
Don’t forget that this album was responsible for re-establishing Dr. I’m waiting to see if the same will happen this year when Dr. This album is what pushed West Coast Hip-Hop back to the top in the year 2000. This is a personal favorite of mine.ĬONCLUSION: There is no doubt in my mind that “2001” is a Hip-Hop classic. Blige sounds outstanding on the hook (along with Roc-A-Fella crooner Rell). This track sounds NOTHING like any of the other tracks on this album.
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