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1992 studio album by Dr. Dre
The Chronic
Studio album by
Dr. Dre
Released
December 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)
Recorded
April–June 1992[1][2]
Studio
Death Row (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
West Coast hip hop[3]
gangsta rap
G-funk[3]
Length
62:52
Label
Death Row
Interscope
Priority
Producer
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre chronology
The Chronic (1992)
2001 (1999)
Singles from The Chronic
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Released: December 1992 (1992-12)[4]
"Dre Day" Released: May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)
"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.[5]
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,[6][7] making Dre one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993.[8]The Chronic spent eight months in the Billboard Top 10.[9] The album's three singles became top ten Billboard singles.[10] "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.[10]
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.[11][12][13] In 2019, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[14]
^Ryan Place (March 2, 2023). "Exclusive Interview: Detroit bass legend Tony Green reveals his experiences with The Dramatics, Pfunk's George Clinton, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Death Row Records and more!". Detroit Bookfest. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^Thomas Golianopoulous (December 15, 2012). "Dr. Dre, 'The Chronic' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ ab"The Chronic - Dr. Dre - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^"Nuthin' but a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^Smith, Chris (2009). 101 Albums That Changed Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 221. ISBN 9780195373714.
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^"Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 26, 2013". RIAA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
^Stephen Holden (January 12, 1994). The Pop Life Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times. Accessed March 24, 2008.
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^Dr. Dre The Chronic Album Info Archived April 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. RapCentral. Accessed March 5, 2008.
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^Timeline: 25 years of rap records Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine BBC News (October 11, 2004). Accessed April 8, 2008.
^"Complete National Recording Registry Listing". Library Of Congress. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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