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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. --Bill Crandall
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Japanese reissue packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Details TBA. Death Row. 2004.
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By Jimbo Jones
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
First off this is a great album. It's in my top 5 for sure and I'm not even usually a gangster rap fan. And I really think this can be called the Pulp Fiction of rap albums for several reasons. Like in Pulp Fiction, this album deals with "lurid matter". Also, it's very intense and features bad guys as the main characters. But also, it's supremely stylish, witty, and undeniably fun. I can't think of a more fitting analogy. The Chronic is like a day-in-the-life of an especially fun gangster rapper, and the day is jam-packed full of action, darkness, and humour. Enjoy! And make sure you play it at high volumes in suburban neighbourhoods!
By Jase Rhodes
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I purchased this product back in the day on tape. It is such a superior piece of hip hop music history that I had to have it in disc format. Dre's production is of superior quality on this recording, nuff said. The performers on each track was definitely in a zone at the time of the recording. The genuine comradeship shines through on each track; just beautiful. I'm not really a fan of interludes, unless it can be directly connected to the upcoming track in a creative way that makes sense, so I could have done without the few that appears on this recording. But they certainly are not enough to take away from the absolute perfection this recording occupies in hip hop music history.
By T. Bigney
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I graduated from college in 1992, and during my time at Michigan State University, Public Enemy dominated the hip-hop landscape. Great singles by Young MC and Digital Underground were also popular, but PE was the perfect rap foil to what was then called "college rock." That year, however, things changed-- mostly due to The Chronic. On that album, the West Coast gangsta fantasy took wing, boosted by Dre's deeply funky sound and the brutal dreams of nearby Hollywood. The spectrum of nihilist violence on The Chronic is numbing, ranging from gangland territorial pissings to vengeful prison rape-style scenarios to naked misogyny.
With his feminized Slick Rick-inspired flow, Snoop Dogg manages to make a lot of this somehow charming-- or at least a little funny. Dre is occasionally awkward on the mic (he would later improve as a rapper), but Snoop is bursting with the skill and energy of someone who senses his big moment has finally come. Oddly, the backing tracks now sound rather thin and cheap, miles from the slick sound for which Dre has deservedly become famous, but the relative low fidelity works in this context. Dr. Dre's debut was a watershed moment. Every hip-hop record after had to address The Chronic in some way, either embracing or rejecting what it popularized. Hip-hop's indie/mainstream split started here.
With his feminized Slick Rick-inspired flow, Snoop Dogg manages to make a lot of this somehow charming-- or at least a little funny. Dre is occasionally awkward on the mic (he would later improve as a rapper), but Snoop is bursting with the skill and energy of someone who senses his big moment has finally come. Oddly, the backing tracks now sound rather thin and cheap, miles from the slick sound for which Dre has deservedly become famous, but the relative low fidelity works in this context. Dr. Dre's debut was a watershed moment. Every hip-hop record after had to address The Chronic in some way, either embracing or rejecting what it popularized. Hip-hop's indie/mainstream split started here.
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Classic
I've had this album for years. This is where real rap comes from. These new "rappers" have nothing on Dre. He's an original (N.W.A.). Read more
Published on July 19 2005 by Amanda
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Dr.Dre/Chronic
This is one of the greatest hip hop albums of a time! It must be a classic with cuts like: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Let Me Ride, Dre Day, and Lyrical Gangbang. Read more
Published on July 17 2004 by Bob
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Took a while to get used to...
but once I did, I started listening to it every day. I had been listening to a lot of newer hip hop so it was hard to tune into this, but after I did I realized how great the album... Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by Gangsta Gangsta
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Good when I got used to it.
I was used to the style of newer rap, and it took a while to get into this album, but when I did, I realized how catchy it was. In fact, I'm listening to it right now
Published on Jun 22 2004 by Gangsta Gangsta
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THIZ IZ HOW RAP SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW
Okay if yall neva got thiz album and got 50 cent and eminem's album...then your dumb...seriously...you dont know anythin about rap or hip hop... Read more
Published on May 31 2004 by Mikky Mouse
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Dr. DreK
That's what this is it's just a bunch of DREK
Published on May 27 2004 by frumpy-old-spinster
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G-Funk' s Finest
This album is monumental because it took the world's attention away from the mecca of hip-hop and shined it on the opposite coast. Read more
Published on May 12 2004 by Keith Witherspoon
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Ain't nothin' but a G-thang, baby...
To borrow a phrase from Dr. "off the hook" Dre, this CD is "realer than the real deal Holyfield" - and that's just for starters!!!! Read more
Published on May 11 2004 by Da Peace Dogg
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ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER MADE!!!!
Without a doubt, one of the best albums ever made. This album revolutionized Rap music. While the east coast was still using the 808 drum machine, Dr. Read more
Published on April 28 2004 by ButcherChop
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An album that changed the West Coast forever!
Every once in a while, there is an album that comes along that completly changes a genre of music forever. For rap, it was Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". Read more
Published on April 25 2004 by Crazy Jim
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