Reviews (page 10 of 13)
way to much profanity and n words distracting from the tunes
Again. I know he is considered good. And i do like Snoops vibe. However, it really isn't my thing. I feel yucky listening to the n slur over and over as well. But my son and I got a kick out of me driving while listening to this, bopping my head in my crochet sweater and birkenstocks. 2.5
Сложно осилить весь длинный хронометраж альбома из за его сильной перегруженности довольно однотипными приемами. При нормальной динамики нет ни одного трека который смог бы развиться до интересного и запоминающегося
Antes de escuchar el album era color cafe con leche, ahora soy la bolita de Chocolino.
Twenty five years later, I finally know where that school mate of mine got his bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay.
JL : 2, Let Me Ride
This is a influential album for two reasons. The first is that it pioneers G-funk which is defined as "gangsta rap lyrics with lush, melodic 1970s P-Funk samples, whining synthesizers, deep bass, and smooth R&B vocal hooks." The other is that it introduces Snoop Dog who is great. I recognize a couple songs, The Day The Niggas Took Over and Ain't Nuthin But A "G" Thang. But at the end of the day I can't relate to Gangsta rap with the same old themes.
Back in my hip hop days, Dre was never at the top of my list. Even now, I can appreciate that this album has some good, catchy production and beats. On the flip side, most hip hop just doesn’t have the same effect on me anymore, and lyrics like the ones on this album don’t hit as hard as they used to, they just fall flat for me now.
eh
An album that is firmly Not For Me but I can understand why it made the list and the concrete impact Dr. Dre has had on music and popular culture.
I sincerely don't recommend playing a drinking game where you take a shot every time you hear 'nigga', 'motherfucka' or 'bitch'. You won't even last the intro. Gangster rap kinda bores me, if I'm honest. For an art form that is supposed to be all about the flow and lyrics, they fall back on a few hackneyed phrases all too often. And Dre and his mates are no exception.
Not the worst rap ever but not the best either. Not sure i would ever see any rap warranting the term 'best'... I digress. This is the usual nasty stuff. Really struggling to reference what's going on with this musically due to the horrible lyrics. May warrant slightly more than a 1 based on actual music having some merit.
lyrical content is... questionable at best. there are very few instances where i will tolerate dick(only!)-centered themes and this ain't it. instrumental is ok and sometimes serves as good second plan and groovy music, but certainly not the best hip hop has to offer.
gotta admit i have a hard time getting past the misogyny here #woke! but the instrumentals are very good
I liked the production, the instrumentals, and I enjoyed Dr. Dre's and Snoop Dogg's voices. 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was the only song I'd listen to again. However, I found the lyrics too aggressive and misogynistic for my taste, so it's not an album I'd come back to.
Interesting at first but hard to vibe with overall. The casual misogyny is not my speed.
Yes, the production value is great…yes, the creation of G-funk would influence pop music for a decade if not more and yes, the content is just a bunch of 12 yr olds making dick jokes. Snoop has never been my taste, it’s to long and man the lyrics are brutal 30 years later…but the production…sigh, fine
Huge album when it came out but I found it unoriginal and juvenile. Leaf the whole industry astray for years. I'm more of an East Coast head I guess.
Rap/hip-hop ain't my scene and it won't ever be, I'm afraid. But Jaysus, that motherfuckin' General Practitioner Dre can motherfuckin' produce a motherfuckin' record, know what I'm motherfuckin' sayin'? Just so long as you don't pay any motherfuckin' attention to the motherfuckin' words that are the motherfuckin' lyrics.
More a great production showcase than a great album, The Chronic starts strong and delivers several great songs on the first half before sliding into directionlessness and forgetability in the back half. Also, the comedy skits on here may genuinely be some of the worst and least funny in rap history and that's saying something since I'm not sure I've ever heard one actually be funny. Frankly, I'd rather just listen to the big hits (Nuthin but a G Thang, Fuck Wit Dre) and one or two of the album deep cuts (The Day the N****z Took Over) and skip basically everything else on this album.
Rap is still decidedly not my cup of tea, but there’s no doubt in my mind that 90s rap is 1000x better than today’s rap. I didn’t hate this, but I also have no desire to listen to it again in the future. In that aspect, it’s a 2/5 for me, though I’m sure rap fans find this to be a pinnacle of the genre.
Tää meni taustamusana. Tämä genre ei vieläkään avaudu mulle. Harmi.
Not a big fan of rap - liked some of the beats but that is about it. 2 stars for me
Begåvat. För att vara rap riktigt intressant. En stark tvåa
Honestly, I am not that into rap music. Some of the rap suggestions we’ve gotten, I can see why they are interesting, musically experimental, or relevant to some part of music history. But this one seemed mean-spirited and self-referential to the point that I didn’t know what they were talking about. Not to mention they each track sounded the same. It’s also so misogynistic(I guess as a given), that I can’t even tolerate much more.
Unapologetic and full of energy! Like most rap albums of the 90s, I’d happily ditch the skits—especially the ones drenched in coitus. The lyrics are as juvenile as they come: fine in small doses, but they wear thin after a few tracks. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg come across like those obnoxious back-of-the-classroom delinquents who flip tables, refuse to do their schoolwork, and live to piss off the teacher. It’s no wonder Luke had such a visceral reaction to this album. This is what we deserve for giving Q-Tip such a low rating!
Not really that interesting if you’ve heard the N word before
Eh.
A classic of it's time but it aged SO poorly. Like dude please stop talking about your dick. I'd rather listen to just Snoop, which is more than half this album anyway! Idk I enjoyed it because I love classic rap but the lyrics are just SO bad.
I can't lie I love a song about an artist's beef with their record company. The switch between songs was really good. Unfortunately I am a woman and some of these lyrics were a little? interesting.
Notable Textzeile: Sitting in my living room, calm and collected Feeling that gotta-get-mine perspective 'Cause what I just heard broke me in half And half the niggas I know, plus the niggas on the Row is bailing Laugh now, but cry much later Es gibt so Figuren die schon immer da waren und von denen mir gar nicht mehr so richtig im Bewusstsein ist dass sie am Anfang einfach nur Musiker waren. Dr. Dre gehört da absolut dazu. Ich finde es auch lustig, das bei dem der später dieser Master-Produzenten so viel von den Loops und Keys so daneben und schief klingen. Auch klar ist ja, dass er nicht der beste Rapper auf seiner eigenen Platte ist, mit abstand. Thematisch sehr viel Gangsterkram, wenn nicht ausschließlich? Als Person ist er ja anscheinend auch an vielen Stellen kein besonders angenehmer Mensch. Insgesamt historisch interessant, aber gar nix für mich.
I enjoyed the beats much more than the raps. Record Scratch. Oh wait. Maybe this is a proof of concept for a new label and producer who's now free of NWA to do funky shit as well? Smart. Still not good, though
This should be played at high volume preferably in a residential area. Und damit ist dazu eigentlich alles gesagt. Ist Musik die in 1992 LA/Compton garantiert ein krasser Banger war. Nach NWA auch viel Wut, Alltagsgewalt, Gangsterstories musikalisch durch die Mangel gedreht hat und damit ganz viele Leute repräsentiert/verstört hat. Aber für mich sehr stark ein Produkt seiner Zeit, dass ich in seiner Attitüde und dem ganzen Auftreten gar nicht im Jetzt ernsthaft hören kann. Abgesehen davon dass ich mich weit weg von Zielgruppe fühle. Ganz gut, dass Dre als Produzent mit späteren Alben doch eher besser wurde. Hoffe auf das 2001 in dieser Liste und verbleibe bis dahin eher mittelmäßig irritiert von dieser bunten Tüte.
i hate men. beats good👍
I am not the audience for this. I have never been into gangsta rap (I was a senior in high school when this came out, so I am generally familiar). But it never spoke to me. If I wasn't listening to it for this challenge, I would not finish it. What I have learned: 1. Dre is a badass and owns guns 2. Dre hates women but thinks they should shut shut up and fuck him 3. Dre hates his former NWA bandmates and thinks they should be sucking his dick 4. Dre is (at least at the time) friends with Snoop Dogg (who's music I am somewhat more familiar with) Nothin' But a "G" Thang is the only song I recognize (It's like this and like that)
It’s an interesting and significant album that I don’t really give a shit about.
5/10 - not Dre's best, criminal that this is in the list but 2001 isn't
Lets call a spade a spade — this is the most Black album. Dr. Dre is a very good producer, having launched the careers of Eminem, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, and many other artists. He's a good rapper, too, but the thing is, while 50 Cent's debut album was a hit with every white kid on the planet, Dre's debut album would only be relatable to a white kid living in the US. The album starts off pretty well, feeling like you're leisurely driving through Vice City in a lowrider, listening to G-funk, but the genre's traditional insults to enemies in the scene (in this case, former N.W.A. bandmates and the label) quickly become tiresome. And then there are the lyrics: "A digga rode through a digga, a digga sees a digga in a digga." (you know which exact word I'm talking about) Overall, I didn't like it, but I'll give an extra star for the young Snoop, who really helps on this record.
Figo, ma non è il mio genere.
ik vond dokter Dré in Thuis beter...
I have a hard time listening to lyrics for an entire album, so I usually rate more based off of sound, u unless lyrics stick out to me. Nice beats… but idk
no es lo mío 2.5
Just not for me. This would have been a one star but was saved to be a two due to the singles. I guess I'm just not a fan of the genre
Meh, I know this is an important album for hip hop history, but really doesn’t do much for me. Beats are sick, lyrics are repetitive and boring.
Why would you choose this album from Dr. Dre instead of 2001? Shitty move tbh. I will give this a 2 because it's Dr. Dre, but it is so dated compared to other rap stuff from the same time, especially with the mysoginy and homophobia. Also, I feel like he relies too much on Snoop.
"G Thang" is one of the most iconic rap songs ever, and I am impartial to the echoey hook on "Lil Ghetto Boy" but the rest of the album is GARBAGE. Especially the extremely unfunny and unimaginative skits. Overrated!
This just made me want to listen to Parliament/Funkadelic.
No, too monotone and too boring, lyrics are also way to cliche and to gangsta... Not for me.
Ok
This is not for me.
Álbum de negro, deush.
Some beats still are top notch, but all I hear is Snoop Dogg, swearing and wannabe alpha-male behaviour. Didn't age too well.
It is a groundbreaking album with orchestral backup to Ghetto lyrics and a celebration of life in the hood. The constant use of foul language and racial slurs just does not sit well.
Unimpressive
Fan of the beats, not so much the lyrics
Let Me Ride Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang Stranded On Death Row
Nee, niet mijn ding. De productie is erg goed, een snoop is wel aardig op dit album. Ik kan mij alleen niet zo goed over de tekstuele armoede heen stappen. Het gaat over wiet, pikken, geweld en vrouwen slaan. Ik kan best een dingen vanuit een culturele achtergrond bekijken en heb best wel wat tolerantie maar het is wel een beetje plat. Misschien maken ze een karikatuur van zichzelf en moet je het niet te serieus nemen maar normaliseren van misogynie is wel kwalijk. De raps klinken ook wel af en toe wat verouderd maar productie blijft erg goed.
'The $20 Sack Pyramid' skit might have knocked this down a point - I hated it. Especially when you have an album like High and Rising that does quiz skits in a way I could listen to a whole album of.
Still not my genre, but not unpleasant to listen to -- had some good beats.
I confess I can't evaluate this honestly by getting outside of my own music taste. It wouldn't be fair to the album. I hate this so much, the lyrics, the music. Everything. But that's just my taste, not a fact. It's not fair to judge anything solely based on my taste and my limited ability to transcend my personal taste. I am sorry but I just can't. I hope you like it though.
This captures a moment. Time to let it go... lots of vivid instances, but they are diminished over time. Wanted to like it more.
Music for misogynistic white kids.
The beats are great but the lyrics grate
Way too much rapping about dicks. Aged very poorly and the lyrical contents of this ganger-rap album are just steaming trash. Give me lyrics with real meaning not this misogynistic shit. The beats aren’t even that good and he relies on Snoop a lot.
A lot of rhymes about dicks, balls, bitches and gang-banging set to a P-Funk — sorry, G-Funk — soundtrack. I never really got it and definitely don’t now.
Ist mir zu viel Kreisgewichse und Selbstbeweihräucherung.
let me ride, stranded on death row
nah
Dit soort muziek is zoals bekend niet helemaal aan mij besteed, maar ik begrijp dat dit een iconisch album is, dus ik zal het moeten doorstaan. Wat me als eerste al gelijk opvalt, zeker op de wiki, is dat alle samples er bij staan. En dat maakt het leuk en interessant om te luisteren. De samples zijn veelal funky (regelmatig van George Clinton en zijn funk-projecten) en geven het een hele relaxte chille vibe. De teksten zijn uiteraard weer bijzonder kinderachtig. "Never hesitate to put a n* on his back!". Dat past niet helemaal bij de gezellige funky vibes. Ik blijf daar dus helemaal niks van begrijpen, maar ik heb er ook wel weer genoeg over gezegd. Al helpt het uiteraard nog steeds niet mee voor bonuspunten. Of misschien moet ik het omdraaien: qua kinderachtigheid scoort dit album een overduidelijke 1 ster. Ik geef een bonuspunt voor de funky vibes.
Well yeah. Some good beats and if I don’t listen to the words it’s a three. Lyrics are just too painful.
Es un artista emblemático y con sello propio. Se nota que su legado está instalado culturalmente, sin embargo no es mi tipo de música y es muy lejano a mi cultura.
Most gangster shit I’ve ever heard. It’s a vibe but I gotta be in the right mood for it.
It’s not possible for me to fully understand this album because of the subject matter and hiw many times the “n” word gets used. The beats and backing tracks are pretty static and the subject matter is unrelateable. There’s really not much “music” here but I can get ti a better understanding if I just switch my perception towards fantasy.
no lo termine, no me copo
i get it, the chronic is legendary and drdre is a legend too. But this album just isn't my cup of tea
I had never listened to a full American hip-hop/rap album before; I don't think I had even heard more than five songs in the genre. Obviously, that's because it's not my kind of music. Despite that, I enjoyed the album, and while I don't think I'd listen to it again, I liked it.
3/10
repetitive
no es mi estilo
not my kind of music... its ok
Much like listening to Notorious B.I.G. this album offered little textual variety outside of the gangsta rap trifecta of guns, drugs and women. Pioneer for the genre but glad that we've moved on (mostly).
Good production. Good rhymes. Good flow. But I do not need an hour of rapping about literally nothing but gun violence, drugs, and abusing women. It may be a realistic reflection of the "gangsta" lifestyle of the time, but it's not something I want to listen to.
Again, i appreciate it's overall importance to modern music, but it's just not for me. Also interesting how juvenile it all comes across, something I haven't reflected as much on before. It gets a 2 not based on my preference but based on legacy.
I like rap music. I appreciate the genre, the lyrics, and the message. But this one... this was rough for me. The beats are great, and Snoop has the kind of flow that I'm here for. But given the state of the US today, this really sounded like the conservative narrative about why non-whites don't deserve to be treated like humans. So much commentary about murder, looting, sexual assault... and maybe it has a deeper meaning for the culture (of which I am not a part) beyond the way it sounds. Maybe that's the point; it's relevant to those who live it and just a banger for those who don't. It's certainly not something that I would feel comfortable singing along to, although I did listen to it at work. (I'm a rebel.) Enjoyable, yes, but it was difficult too.
It’s just not my thing, I don’t get how these guys think that bragging about how big your dick is, how hard you are with an uzi or AK and calling women bitches makes them look. Maybe I’m too old but it sounds like playground stuff, a bit embarrassing to be honest. But hey ho it had my feet tapping
not for me
Fun, if a bit chaotic. Certainly different than what would have been going on at the time
Pretty sure that the oldest target audience for this is sixth graders.
Like a lot of other reviewers, I have complicated...or maybe not so complicated...feelings about this album now. I can viscerally recall the impact of this album on the landscape of music and culture. I was in college at the time, and it was just a cultural wave that caught almost everyone. However, it is an understatement to say this album has not aged well. In the least. The music is phenomenal. Dr Dre's embrace of 70s funk was genius, and the music created a musically revolutionary template. And at the same time the lyrics are pathetic and embarrassing. As a middle aged person now, I marvel at what was acceptable 30 years ago...or at the very least something we decided to overlook. Honestly, now I understand how emotionally and morally stunted these men were/are. The lyrics can only be described as pathetic. This album is worth remembering. It is not worth listening to. So I don't know how to rate this thing. It is a one and a five. It was revolutionary and embarrasing at the same time. To my ears today, it is something to acknowledge and admire, and never listen to again.
Not really my type of music. Didn’t listen to the entire album.
As much as they pack their lyrics with misogyny and violence, they really can't help but fixating on their fantasies of fellating one another... That, and the childishly over-offensive lyricism aside, it's obviously well produced, and has an extensive cast, but to someone who doesn't even like rap, Snoop is an obvious standout and it may as well be his album. As a side note, there's also major obsession with advertising the label, which is sort of funny to me. Obviously Dre was more interested in setting up a media empire than writing songs, and the genre is all about posturing, but can you imagine if Sabrina Carpenter kept throwing in verses about Island Records or AC/DC had a record about how much they love Sony music?
I appreciate the art, but too much violence and profanity for me.
Not for me
I don't know, this was never my thing. I enjoy the the flow at times but only on a track here and there. Surprised how much of Nuthin' but a "G" Thang was in my brain through osmosis. The lyrical content is boring and a bit repetitive. An hour of this gave those who liked it their money's worth, but it's too long for me.
Terrible. Nuthing but a g thang do be goated tho :^)
The beats were sick, but so was the subject matter.
So much dick.
A key album from the hip hop genre and the 1990s. Dr Dre’s first post NWA solo album bringing a slower more relaxed ‘G-Funk’ approach to the genre with some very funky obscure 70s funk samples. Clearly of artistic significance but I can’t get past the n words and mofos that permeate the album as a whole. ‘Bitches ain’t shit’……really?!
Not written for me, so no surprise that it’s not for me. The funk gets a mark up though.
It’s iconic and influential. However, I don’t care too much for all those high end frequencies
Demasiado rap, no me gustó
I can respect it, doesn't mean I like it
can't with the sexism
This kinda sucks? Compared to an album like Doggystyle I think the beats are much less interesting and the raps are quite boring. The skits get boring really fast too. I get that this is a really influential album but I didn’t enjoy listening to it. It drags on too long as well.
Party rap is for people who like parties. The Chronic is for people who like to bake in the sun and imagine they are attractive to women while fantasising about men who smoke cigars. East Coast rap is infinitely superior. Chilly, evil beats accompanying violent rhymes versus music to play next to a pool in a music video?? I will take the former eleven times out of ten. Not to mention I hate Dr. Dre's dopey voice and his little synthesizer. Ugh. Don't get me wrong; I still had a better time listening to The Chronic than the random late 90's Brit rock stinker du jour, but man is this ever overrated. Of course, nobody cares what I think, but hey, that's what the internet is for. A bunch of poorly considered and unwanted opinions mixed in with the sponsored opinions of robots. Humanity plateaued briefly there for a minute, and we are on the swift decline. The run from "A N***a with a Gun" to "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" is one of the only times where I am briefly transported away from the desperately horny rhymes and beats of the Worst Coast and still, I can't help but feel like they were good beats wasted on extremely MID rapper, Dr. Dre. When the Lady of Rage finally appears, this album gains an entire star. Learn to delegate Doctor. Leave the rapping to the professionals. I'm booking a flight to New York. This sun is killing me. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Do rappers ever get embarrassed pretending to have sex on a record? If not, I'm embarrassed for them.
I was really disappointed with this album as I had high hopes for Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg, but it’s mostly just noise with meaningless lyrics, with an attempt at telling a story in the occasional song.
Inte min grej
Kändes i början som en potentiellt oväntad favorit men blev snabbt tröttsamt.
Technically it's a great album. The flow the Cadence the Rhymes are all top notch. And I just don't have any connection to the content.
While I know fully that this music wasn't made with people like me in mind, and it was pretty influential, it doesn't take away from the fact that I do not like this. The lyrics seemed pretty shallow throughout the album which i also didnt like. I understand having a signature sound to your music, but a lot of the songs on here came off as repetitive. Wouldn't listen to again
This had some decent parts and good beats which made it okay to listen to. But the lyrics were just so ugh. I don't feel the need to explain the problems with them because its pretty self explanatory... Other thoughts - please snoop dogg you do not need to announce yourself every 30 seconds WE GET IT - what is it with rappers and sexualising medical stuff ('The doctor's office' sounded like it was straight off Doctor Octagonecologist)
For some reason I went into this thinking that I'd really like it but it didn't take me long at all to realise I was mistaken. Every lyric was just sex sex sex and *** *** *** in a very unenjoyable way - the whole album is just drugs, violence and insults through sexism and homophobia. I get that this is an 'important' album and the lyrics are rooted in 'gang-culture' but its not really what I want to hear.
⭐⭐ Trodde detta skulle kunna vara Hip hop för mig, så var det inte. Jag går inte igång på det alls och kommer på mig själv med att önska att det ska ta slut. Det är otroligt daterat i attityd och texter. Ett antal bra beats och Snoop gör att det hamnar på en 2a men tveksam till om jag kommer lyssna på det igen. Bäst är The day the niggaz took over, Nuthin' but a "G" thang, Lil' Ghetto boy.
The mental images this album produces is just depraved and hilarious. What do you mean everyone wants their nuts on someone’s face? Why are they saying they want to do this so often? I laugh when people say this album is a classic.
Again a bit nostalgic bit not my style of music generally
I don't think I will listen to this on a daily basis, but the album itself is great. I'm a big fan of Eminem, and here are the roots of the atmosphere he and dr. dre created in his earlier works, with interludes, sound effects and eccentric narratives. I like the whole concept, but I'm not a fan of the flow and the songs themselves.
Not convinced he is a doctor. Not really for me.
First of all, I did not like the fillers on this album. This includes the skits, but also all the sections where they just talk over a beat instead of actually rapping verses. Musically, "The Chronic" has more creative beats and production than the other rap albums that came out in this era. Even so, the album still sounds dated, and I'd rather be listening to something more modern instead. None of the rappers stood out to me. Also: "n****ettes"? Nah, Snoop was crazy for that one. How come that never caught on though? 🤔
As far as America rap goes, Dre is up there producing and writing wise and is revolutionary in this genre, not only going against the grain, bringing new talent through, so I do have a lot of respect for him. In terms of this album, I used to listen to this as an early teenager, and loved it. Nothin but a g thang, bitches ain’t shit, fuck with Dre day. To say he doesn’t actually like rapping himself that much and coming off the back of nwa with all what was going on to release an album like this fair play. Is it the best album, no, not at all, snoop dog makes this album i think, both of them on a song, is a hit. Just very old school and would offend a lot of people in the words but hey it was acceptable then. Is this album above a 3 unfortunately not he has over songs that’s I would have put above a 3 in his catalogue but overall it’s just steady, does what it says in tin.
Not the vibe for me
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A few solid tracks but does not excuse the overlong runtime and blatant misogyny
2 pga Snoop Dog. Ellers var det litt jævlig. Fikk litt følelsen av å være fanga i San Andreas til tider.
Kult instrumentalt. Det store problemet e at tekstan ikke har tålt tidens tann. 2001 e myyyyye bedre!
Some interesting Clintonesque backing tracks give this album a 70's funk feel. Unfortunately the rapping isn't as soulful and the Snoop vocal drawl adds very little even if it got gangsta rap into the pop charts. Could have been better.
Man, this is a complete mess. Dr. Dre is easily one of the most influential rappers and producers in all of hip hop, but an actual full studio album from him? No thanks. This is way too consistently energetic for an album of this length, making it exhausting to listen to, as well as just the pacing in general is all over the place. Now let's talk features, an aspect that can often make or break an entire album. And to be fair, that's the one thing that this album does actually have going for it, even though the revolving door of features does contribute greatly to the album's messiness, most of them are still really good individually, even if they don't fit together as well as you would hope.
Same old same old there is nothing inspirational about the lyrics. Same old cringe skits as well
There is no doubt that this album is one of the most influential albums in the genre. Dre took a price of chalk, drew a wall on some bricks and walked right in through- like a scene from beetlejuice- making no apologies. Speaking of apologies, I’m unsure if he ever actually made one to the woman he beat up on camera, later laughed about then eventually profited off. Not sure Dre qualifies for the “seperate the art from the artist” card- maybe there were no fucks given- so in my rating there are no fucks to be had..
-not my usual type of music but still a cool album -not great for listening to at work, and I can’t think of many other situations where I would go out of my way to listen to -
Fun and some songs have interesting background instrumentation but it's always overlaid with boring synth. I guess I could see not liking this album if I was a parent in 1992. Highlights: "The Day The N-z Took Over", "Lil' Ghetto Boy", "A N-a Witta Gun"
This has aged terribly, snoop is carrying, the actual music and beats and fab though.
I'm starting to learn i dont really like gangster rap
Ehh. Not for me.
i liked some of the choruses but i probably wouldn't listen again
Not my thing but ok
Гангста рэп про большие пушки и большие члены. Мизогиния, гомофобия, классные биты.
2/5 Not quite warmed to this style of music yet. I did quite like stranded on death row though
Classic. Not my style anymore but it is a classic.
We should really stop excusing misogyny in music because it was "important at the time". You're still listening to it now, and it's still bad. Aside from this issue, this album is quite musically dull. Dres flow is stuck in the 80s. Static, unchanging and dull. The beats are very of the era, in a negative sense. A rehash of the same 90s synth patches you've heard 1000 times before. The album also seems to contain no emotion aside from "look how cool I am", which I find distasteful.
The definitive collection of West Coast Gansta Rap cliches.
Lyrics are a little out of pocket for me, but the instrumentals are fun.
The album had some bops but mostly wasn't my style. Half of it was just my guy trying to sound tough. Had all elements required to be a chronic but doesn't qualify as great music for me.
Not my thang, dogg.
More palatable than Doggy Style.
In a nutshell: Snoop, Dillinger, RBX... featuring Dr Dre. The production is good, which is what you'd expect from a producer like Dre. It's an album that showcased the then upcoming Snoop Dogg. It pulls great samples from Funkadelic et al... Yet I couldn't dig it. I really tried. That said, I won't ignore the fact it influenced future rap and hip-hop in the 90s. Overall: 4/10
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I don't know about this one...the beats are good and groovy, they have good flow, but...it's not clicking for me. Maybe they just talked about sticking dicks in mouths and nuts too much. No respect for women here. I also did not like one of the synths they were using, way too high pitched for me. I did NOT like "F Wit Dre Day" at all. It wasn't all bad though, "Let Me Ride" was fun, and "The Day the [Neighbors] Took Over" was enjoyable for the most part. Sweet flute in Lil' Ghetto Boy. And even Stranded on Death Row was great, mainly because of Lady of Rage and a killer hard beat. 4/10
The samples and the production are elite, but the lyrics only offer the worst of all the -isms put out in the 1990s. Not an album that helped African Americans efforts at all. The popularity of this album led to the rise of one of the worst musical genres ever, Gangsta Rap. Some of the most tone deaf and vacuous stuff ever made. So, its inclusion on this list might make sense because of how many acts it inspired, but I admit this fact reluctantly while pinching my nose to avoid the stink. The grooves on "Let Me Ride (feat. Jewell)" and "Nothin' But a 'G' Thang" are undeniable, even if the lyrics are regrettable. 2 stars, instead of 1 for the production and engineering brought to the effort. Not an album that I will ever listen to again.
mmm not my thing - also what beef did him and snoop have bruh omg
Not my beat
They talk about deez nuts a lot.
ya un petit bruit aigu tt le temps je sais que c le but mais pendant l'album entier bon
Some of my woke friends constantly criticise 90s hip hop / rap for being misogynistic and glorifying guns and violence. They are correct.
Meh I got bored listening sometimes to the same thing but it was good for its time
Bitches Ain't Shit is clever at least
I dont think I will ever understand the skits that serve no purpose but to say they have lots of sex, otherwise its a good example of early 90s rap but I think there is better examples.
This felt like the longest album I've had to listen to so far. I've always preferred East Coast over West when it comes to 90s rap, and so I knew I wasn't gonna love this, but god something about it just dragged. Each song took minutes longer than it should've. Favorites: Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin'), Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Lyrical Gangbang
This hasn't aged well lyrically. At times repetitive, needlessly offensive and tiring. Some great G Funk beats in there though, and G Thang goes alright.. but I think I'd rather just listen to P Funk instead.
Man they really hate women
Not my style Dre and snoop are iconic for hip hop and the roots for hiphop artist ibdo like such as kendrick. Just the album isnt something i would repeat myself.
Pitches and Hos y'know. GTA San Andrea's almost to an explicit pastiche. Rather gratuitous for my liking, being back the DAISY age.
Influential, obviously, there are times where I just found myself drawn into the beat and flow of what was happening; it just didn't age well for me, personally.
Not my jam.
Not my taste
Not my type of music but enjoyed it in the background
No me gusta el género mucho, y las letras no conectaron conmigo
They're grinding me down.
The beats and riffs are good; one can recognize Dr. Dre's signature even in his debut album. The colab with Snoop adds the cherry on top. And then, all goes down with the lyrics. Gangsta, misogynistic, and homophobic, as most of the lyrics from this era are.
324/1089 - It's good for what it is. I don't like West Coast Hip Hop. The compton whistle sound is really grating and I prefer the jazz beats on the east coast. In fact, this album would be a lot better if instead of being called "The Chronic" it replaced "The" with "Syn" and added "ity" at the end so it'd be called "Synchronicity" by the Police.
Nice and groovy. Wouldn’t enjoy the lyrics these days..
Oh hell, nah. Misogynist bible.
Noo my style
Beats and sampling are innovative and fun but the lyrics full of misogyny, violence, and profanity detract from the overall creation. Despite Dre being in his late 20’s feels like he’s permanently stuck in adolescence.
See notes on Snoop, as predicted by Mr. Miller.
Not really a fan
So 90s in its use of the spoke element. I had only ever heard 2 of these songs before. Definitely not my genre and poses some interesting arguments about the n word in music to then be consumed by white listeners. I respect his artistry as he is an amazing producer and so have to acknowledge this as a brilliant rap album from the 90s that changed the game for others.
Great beats and Nuthin' But a G Thang is a classic, but the album themes and use of certain language made me feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Day688 - i wasn’t a fan in 1992 and it’s only gotten more problematic
The whole album seems to repeat basically six lines that are just callbacks to previous records. It's not awful, but I straight up don't understand the appeal. Like why are Dre and Snoop shitting on Easy E? Makes no sense to me. I guess I just think people should leave the petty drama at home. Airing your dirty laundry on a whole album like this is childish.
Nuthin' But A "G" Thing
I was actually enjoying quite a few of these tracks. But the skits and that last track, just not for me.
I can't sing along to this one
A third of this was enough. I thought they were good beers but oh boy I was fed up with the n word!
Didn't like it then and I still don't. Many a heated arguments between my brother and I took place over this album. Is what it is.
This is more of an artefact than a great album. Its a collection of good beats than a treasure trove of great songs. Dre's rapping has never been top notch and the subject matter to a large extent is tiresome
Well I made it through most of this not being an hip-hop fan at ALL so I definitely was not the audience here. It had some good beats for sure but absolutely not for me, but 2 stars.
2.5
2.5 - production was good, lyrics not so much.
Never gave a full listen to this album, but have listened to Eminem albums produced by Dr. Dre when I was younger. Sadly, I don't truly relate to the sound of this era in Hip Hop, though I put that thought on hold and gave the album a listen without any prejudices - purely listening to an album as exploration without thinking about its context or the artists involved in its making. I was also quite high on cannabis oil during the first listen after receiving the recommendation and I was preoccupied with some work and found myself drifting and grooving to the beats. The production is smooth, and the melodies are cute, but overall I wasn't Wowed. Seems repetitive and the skits don't really help break the mould.
Never got the hype for this one. Dre has obviously been really important for hip-hop but I've never been able to figure out what exactly he has that's so special. I don't even like the beats on this album that much. And while rap in any form is always going to be accused of ignorant lyricism, this album really has it in spades. I reviewed Nas' Illmatic a couple weeks ago, and even without digging deep in the lyrics there is an identifiable vulnerability and a human feeling. This album doesn't have that. Snoop Dogg is a better rapper and even has better beats on his album. Ice Cube obviously was the best rapper to come out of N.W.A. This? Eh.
No private session used for Spotify. Eavesdropper guilt was in full effect listening to this. I have covered this before, but the use of the N word makes me think I shouldn't be listening to this and this album has an extreme amount of the N word. Add the misogyny and I can't think of why I would listen this again. No offense, Doc, but this wasn't made for me.
Hmmm…I wanted to enjoy this but didn’t much. I often do enjoy rap, and I know the themes on this album came from a particular time and place. NWA’s Straight Outta Compton and the 2015 biopic of the same name (both of which are really good) are directly relevant personnel-wise and putting the history into some context. And I gather (plus it’s obvious by comparison to NWA material) that The Chronic represented a major musical and production style shift for hip hop that was hugely influential. But those groundbreaking innovations have long since become mainstream so they’re harder to appreciate now. And the lyrics and their themes and attitudes just feel dated (and often uncomfortable) now. Although of course I’m a million miles from the demographic that might have been in tune with this anyway, so maybe that’s unsurprising.
4/10 Top track: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang Some good hip hop moments but not as consistent as later work.
2.3
It’s another hip-hop album that sounds exactly the same as all the other hip-hop albums. And it’s over an hour long.
Understand its significance but found it a tough listen. Hoping 2001 shows up on this list. Fav tracks: Nuthin But a G Thing. Saved a song: N RYM: Y (#930)
Synes det er sjovt at lytte til teksterne og beats osv. Det er jo bare grineren. F.eks. sådan en intermission der med doktoren. Jeg synes ikke det er mit yndlings rap, det er lidt sådan noget gangsta rap/hardcore og det er ikke det jeg nyder mest. men det er heller ikke sådan 100 % gangsta rap. Det er også G-funk som er sådan lidt mere laidback og solrigt. Mindre hardcore end eastcoast rap. Det er mere let, groovy og funky. Så synes også der er dele af det jeg godt kan lide. TILBAGEVEND/GENBESØG
Whilst I can appreciate Snoops delivery, the influence of the album for emergence of West Coast rap and the laid back vibes - unfortunately for me - this is massively overshadowed by the lyrical content and its endless swears, sexism and bull shit gangsta bravado.
I liked the beats. Especially in NWAG (don't wish to write that) Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat and Lyrical Gangbang. Not so keen on that keyboardy organ thing, and skits. The sex skits and mentioning dicks brings out the Mary Whitehouse in me. I'm a white 40 year old woman from England - definitely not the target audience - so a lot of it sounds childish to me.
Not my bag
Some interesting beats, but "I'm better than you and I'm gonna shoot you, also women suck" is such a terrible, lazy conceit.
Love Dr Dre but had never listened to this. Wasn’t for me.
This hour-long rant about guns, money, n—-as and hoes could have been an email.
Very dated, I get the importance of this album but didn't find it particularly enjoyable
Jäi pigem nõrgaks
Definitely not my music type, but I’m giving it an extra point because it contains some loops that reminded me of my Casio keyboard from the early 90s.
Musically, this is very good. Lyrically, it’s poor and dated.
Honestly what is this even about? What’s the point of promoting your own record label when the people who listen to the music already bought the album? Besides the lack of topics, it was chill but constantly interrupted which made it difficult for me to get in the flow. Love hiphop, but this album wasn’t my thing.
Standouts Nothin' But a G Thing
What's up with rap skits where we are listening to them fuck?
Если смотреть на год релиза этого альбома, то это супер впечатляющая вещь (супер биты и Снуп Дог). Если не смотреть на год релиза этого альбома, то это ну такое (Снуп Дог). Лучшая песня - Nuthin' but a "G" Thang.
Whilst I can appreciate Snoops delivery, the influence of the album for emergence of West Coast rap and the laid back vibes - unfortunately for me - this is massively overshadowed by the lyrical content and its endless swears, sexism and bull shit gangsta bravado.
Ok? This guys music is called revolutionary. I’m not denying it. If I was in the right timeline and setting I’m sure this would be great. But from where I’m sitting, it’s comically irrelevant. Anyway, it made me chuckle.
2.5
I get that this is some sort of fundamental rap/hip-hop album, and I respect that. However, this clearly wasn’t for me, and I probably won’t listen to this again.
I didn't give this album that much time, as listening to it I think the production is obviously next level and the some basslines caught my attention but apart from that it's not really for me. I found myself bopping along to it as I listened and enjoyed it until I suddenly stopped for the 20th time hearing about a dick being sucked or something awful about a woman. It's from a time and I'm sure there's some huge cultural reason for the misogyny (lol can there be...but i'm willing to hear it if there is) but if nothing else it doesn't age well and so therefore I'm happy to accept this album is important in the history of rap and hip hop but not something that I'll be listening to again probably.
Growing up in Horsham , this album totally nails what it was like for a young white boy and his b**ch. Guns , drugs and beef
The sound was alright but hard to get past the lyrics. I’m sure this is a big deal for people into rap but I can’t say I’m a big fan.
Found the general flow of the album much better than other hip hop artists. However, the lyrics are awful, offensive and cringey. Act like a grown up you clown!
schreeuw negers met boze woorden
I like the beats and that’s about it.
Really not a gangsta rap girl, can't pretend I enjoyed it
Ehh
Didn't mind it.
S'ok
4/10 - I do not really like rap. This does not change that
Cool beats. Lyrics are violent and misogynistic of course, plus he really likes talking about his dick. Makes me wonder what would have happened if gangsta rap never occurred?
2.5
the beats were good but why does this man talk about his balls so much
I remember when this hit, it was pretty much the first hip hop album I experienced. A buddy was really into it, a bandmate actually, and I just couldn’t quite get what it was that was turning him on. I get it more now, but how do listeners not tire of these guys talking up their sexual prowess and big dicks and other BS exploits? The posturing is exhausting and juvenile and I just don’t give a shit.
nah...didn't really do anything for me. I was trying to like it. Do I need to find a new nickname for my husband?
I'm not a huge fan of hip hop/rap, the emphasis on the beat and the similarity from song to song, makes it hard for me to appreciate. I do like the "spoken word" aspect of the lyrics. But overall, not for me.
*The Chronic* Belive it or not I decided to listen to the album again just to be more percice in my criticism. First of all I like the way this album starts off. Honestly there is a certain playfulness to the delivery... Especially Snoop. I could done without the Deez Nuts skit with a joke I commonly attribute to Andrew Dice Clay and I can't stand his comedy. Starting with "Lil Ghetto Boy" it gets more closer to the gangster rap I really have a hard time with. Hyper violent hyper hateful...with out dissing the art it fills me with hate and I don't like feeling that. Maybe it's supposed to end I can respect it for that but as a form of entertainment it is nothing I enjoy experiencing. "$20 sack Pyramid" and "The Doctors office" I'm sorry but those skits just sucks! The only highlight I have for the latter ⅔ of the albums is "The Roach" which brings back the laid back grove of the first third that I did like. I can't stand the closing ultra misogynistic track, and as popular that one seems to be with the Gen Xers... I don't get it... It's just downright disparaging in my ears. I'm again very conflicted on where to rate this. Mainly because I can do without listening to this album again. A few songs from five tracks and "The Roach" I do like, but that's about it. I do recognize its place on this list, but if I'm going to be real about my feelings. (5.25) ★★½
Maybe it’s just me not generally being a fan of hip hop but I wasn’t really feeling this album. Maybe I’m spoiled, maybe I’m picky, I can totally understand someone liking this album. Especially when it was fresh at the time of release. But this just ain’t for me. The beats were cool, but something about listening to the entire album just felt exhausting
Misogynistic Gangsta' Rap. The vocabulary doesn't offend me, it's just pointless. There is some social/political commentary, but most of it is just wannabe gangster dudes holding their thangs. No thank you - nothing to appreciate or respect on here.
Hasn’t aged well, if it was ever current it is now a weird historical snapshot
-Not my favorite combo of songs -I like hiphop and stuff but this really isn't my style or forte -Can appreciate some aspects -I acknowledge that it's iconic, I just can't get behind it
I appreciate this album introduced a new sub-genre of hip-hop that, for whatever else you might think, sounds great. However Snoop really carries this album and it is not my opinion that Dr. Dre is a great rapper. It is a very long album and by the end I was really ready for it to be over.
3/10 Man I hate gangsta rap. Jeez, it's so aggressive and vile and nasty. It means nothing to me so it is painful. I can't give it 1 star because occasionally I enjoy something musically about it, but come on...
Not my type of music. I did not like this album
Gets tedious fast.
Back in my hip hop days, Dre was never at the top of my list. Even now, I can appreciate that this album has some good, catchy production and beats. On the flip side, most hip hop just doesn’t have the same effect on me anymore, and lyrics like the ones on this album don’t hit as hard as they used to, they just fall flat for me now.
Interesting stuff, still sounds pretty subversive despite being more than 30 years old (!!!) which is cool. Some of the beats have aged well while others with that crazy loud G-funk blaring fire alarm synth can get quite annoying. If I found the rapping engaging at all I would probably rate this a 3 but as it stands I can't say I enjoyed it THAT much though more than I expected to Fav song: Lyrical Gangbang (Great drums)
Technically adept, and must have sounded great in 1992. But now as then I find the performance of hypermasculinity boring and depressing.
ikoninen hip hop setti, paljon sämplätty tätä albumia ja oli paljon muita klassikoita. hot stuff. paikoin meni kuitenkin oman maun ulkopuolle
people can't stop talking about their dicks
By the end of the album, I found myself beginning to question if this gentleman was even a doctor!
#19 Best Albums Ever... seriously. Sorry, not for me. I don't want to put a fork through my eardrums but I do want to click next next next.
Take a shot every time they say something your grandma would get mad at
Not the best of Dre of Snoop. Doesn’t really age well either. Ah well
Timeless beats on here but listening in 2025 I don't have the patience for all of the adolescent diss track stuff that preoccupies the whole beginning of the album
try not to say the n-word every 20 seconds challenge: failed
Not my genre. I can appreciate the historical importance of this album but not my type of music.
Not really my genre
395/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
I had always heard that Dr. Dre was a pinnacle figure in early rap but really wasn't too familiar with his music. I appreciated what felt like a missing pieces of the puzzle and hearing how this album helped establish a found that would become iconic and make room for so many other massive rappers - that much is evident. With this context I appreciate this album but really didn't love the overall sound
The doctor seems to be slightly obsessed by the size of his dick. That says it all really. The version of P Funk is, obviously, the best thing on here, but doesn’t hold a candle to the original from Morhership Connection (an album I discovered from this list). To suggest, as Wikipedia does, that this version “samples” that is taking the piss a bit to be honest. It’s a less good cover. The best thing about the original is that it doesn’t mention anyone’s dick.
did not go through it all, not for me
I like the instrumentals. The lyrics are just not the greatest.
2/5
A real DeezzzNutzzz manifesto.
I was a huge fan of gangsta rap originator Eazy E when I was a kid. The themes and stories put forth by these rappers seemed like cautionary tales, journal entries, and descriptions of autobiographical trauma. But that's also a pretty generous reading. It was also misogynistic, violent, and deeply anti-social. And it was 100% designed to shock in that way. I dunno how it didn't leave more of a negative impact on me when I was 12, but so it goes. What started as a gritty, raw, and anti-social genre with 80s gangsta rap by the 90s had also become a commercialized cash cow. There was lots of stacks to be made off music about murder and pimping. Despite Dre's pedigree as a genuine originator of the genre, this shit—at least lyrically—felt problematic to me back then, and remains problematic to me now. My issue with it is this: aside from finding a lot of themes explored in gangsta rap as repellant in all its violence and misogyny; it was also broadly received by a lot of the fandom as a thing to laud and aspire toward. ThIs resulted in an entire generation of kids who wanted to live that urban struggle experience sometimes more than vicariously. Realness politics abounded. Aside from fans who wanted to live the G life for real, it also spawned an entire generation of poser "studio gangster" performers and poser fuckhead fans, who glorified the thug life resulting from redlined urban destitution, senseless criminal violence, sexism, and murder as somehow cool. I had to sell a lot of these posers cassettes and CDs of this stuff working at Tower Records in Sacramento in the 90s. And they were annoying as hell. (This whole critique also applies to Scandinavian black metal and goregrind dorks). Anyhow, if I step back and just relax, yes, at the end of the day it was all entertainment. Not to be taken all that seriously. I don't need to feel like I've suddenly turned into my parents about all this. But I also lived in a place and time that was so heavily influenced by the aggressive machismo and the thug-life wannabe idolatry in gangsta rap that I found myself walking into dangerous situations pretty regularly in public spaces without any provocation. I was chased, saw friends get beat, and had friends actually die. I don't blame the art for this, necessarily, but rather the way it was interpreted and glorified and cosplayed by the idiot fandom. So, The Chronic....Undeniably an important record and cultural artifact. Lots of bangers throughout. The production slaps and some of the bars are quite impressive. For me, however, it's all too loaded and I can't look away form the negativity and toxicity this all seems to celebrate. And Dre made millions off it. If you give it a deep listen the music is compelling, yes, but the lyrics are incredibly off-putting. Despite being a classic it's really aged like milk. PS: I dunno if this was one of the first records with a lot of skits, but I know this: skits on hip-hop records were an exceedingly tiresome trend that I absolutely hated from the first one. So dumb. You weren't Rudy Ray Moore, so i dunno why you even tried.
** Rap crap
Dre heralds the death of introspective rap with an album that ages like milk.
Good flow and beats but the lyrics are not it. I really dislike how most rap from the 90s is misogynistic and/or homophobic.
Fine
I enjoyed (tolerated?) this a bit more than the the rap album we had yesterday. Offensive? Nah, it all seems rather silly to me.
Seminal beats, but the world has moved on
"Ya know what I'm sayin'?" After an hour of this, sure I know what you're saying... and you kiss your mother with that mouth?
I do enjoy the 90s west coast rap beat/flow but that on its own isn’t enough. Interesting to hear quite a bit of Snoop on this album and actually hearing him knock out some decent bars is a novelty having grown up on his mainstream days. But it’s not for me and some of the standard gangster rap stuff is just very regrettable on account of being both boring and vulgar. Call me a Victorian prude.
I wont repeat my normal reasoning on this genre. Usual Cock / Cocain bingo amongst other select penis words. No thank you.
While I admittedly don’t listen to a lot of rap music I did actually buy Dr Dre’s 2001 back when I started listening to Eminem and I really liked it so there was high hopes for this one. Unfortunately while I liked a few tracks, overall this wasn’t for me. There wasn’t anything that was really bad, it’s just that even the tracks I liked weren’t anything spectacular. Top Track - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
Listened awhile ago on a previous attempt at an album challenge. Just can't get behind it, boring lyrics
Yeah I do not enjoy this
Not sure how many times the N word needs to be said over the course of this record. No need. Again, it’s gangsta wrap that I find cringe. There are some good beats in the songs, but no real melodic songs. Although that’s to be expected.
Not as good as I expected, basically saying the same thing every single track. Nothing particularly sophisticated. Wouldn’t listen to it again
Some sick beats and instrumentals but eventually ended up sounding like a one hour long song.
Whilst this album is iconic and incredibly influential, i personally don't enjoy it all that much. Gang violence, drugs, poor treatment of women and police brutality were all a reality for the people on this album but i don't feel those things were portrayed in a way that's remained as fulfilling as it once would have been. In my opinion this album is more about bragging over beats rather than painting a picture of life in Compton for young African American men. Compare this album to 'Ready to Die' by Biggie Smalls and then differences in terms of instrumental variety and lyrical depth are night and day. Most tracks feel the same, continuing for 4 minutes with little development, there are a few standouts though. Fav tracks - The Chronic (intro) - The Day The Fellas Took Over - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat - Lyrical Gangbang (gross name though) - The Roach (The Chronic Outro) 3/10
Dre - Chronic - Review so there’s stuff on this I like, such as all of Snoop Dogg’s rapping, and clearly the hit is a great song- Nothin but a G thing, but it just isn’t my thing. The anger especially against women just makes me a little sad. I understand that this is a protest album and I can’t say I blame anyone in the culture from South Central for writing and rapping about this stuff. It’s just doesn’t appeal to me though well, I liked 50 Cent pretty well. I’m gonna have to give this album a 2.
Language, Timothy
Dr. Dre’s debut. Classic early 90s hip hop. One of most influential rap albums. Kind of bores me, misogyny is a turn off. Same goes for the homophobia.
I was hoping this would be quality entertainment; instead it’s just an immaculately produced mixtape that’s almost a Snoop album more than anything Dre ever did. I dunno, there’s just little to nothing here, not even for content but just for being boring as shit. Probably better when you’re high, maybe.
I was definitely grooving to the beat of this. Dre can make great tracks. He can also pick the talent, as is evident by great contributions by Snoop, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, and Nate Dogg on this, and will become increasing clear when he signs Eminem. Lyrically, though, he's pretty stale. He's got a few good bars, but it's just "I'm cool, right?" I have sex, I do drugs, I do crimes. It's not providing insight or feeling into those aspects, it's just making sure you know he's checking the rap boxes. It's not until the last song that I get the feeling that Dre actually has any feelings for the actual subject. And it's the best performance by Dre the rapper. A not so quick aside: these skits are absolute trash. Raunchy humor is fine, but this isn't that. It's not a joke. It's just, again, I have sex. Also, no other man should have sex. Just Dr. Dre. The only sex allowed is with Dr. Dre. That's the only "joke." This might be the most disappointing album so far. I like when Dre produces for Eminem, I like a lot of Snoop, and I was going to say Nate Dogg deserved more support, but a quick Wikipedia search made it pretty clear why he didn't have the output you'd expect. It's got great production, but Dre doesn't actually have anything to say. He definitely belongs in the booth.
This is not at all for me. Homophobic and misogynistic. I liked it musically but not at all lyrically. I didn’t “get” it then and I don’t now. Gangsta rap was not the rap I liked.
the music isnt good enough to grant the misogyny (there are albums where it almost is)
This will always be the sound of the dorms to me.
Streit
4/10…90er Hip Hop
The music is very good, the lyrics pretty standard and tiresome, no innovation between n and b and mf. If anyone would stretch beyond diss would be a revelation.
Just not my thing and I know it is not meant to be my thing.
This music isn't written for me. While I appreciate it as a debut record with his departure from NWA and for possibly moving rap forward, there is nothing for me in terms of relatable content.
Overrated
This is definitely better than the noise rock album that I rated a 2 (I should go back and make that a 1), but I wouldn’t listen to this whole album again. It’s really cool to listen and learn for historical context, but hip-hop in general isn’t my favorite I guess
I mean there's a couple great songs, and I appreciate the production value, but it felt a little repetitive. I don't think I'll be listening to this very often, especially with the kids around.
infinitamente mais chato do que eu achei q fosse ser
1. chronic - 1.5 2. day - 2.5 3. ride - 2 4. niggaz - 1.5 5. thang - 3.5 6. nuttz - 1.5 7. boy - 1 8. gun - 0 9. rat - 1.5 10. pyramid - 0 11. bang - 1 12. high - 0 13. office - 0 14. death - 1 15. rouu - 1 16. bitchez - 1.5
The hits are mega, a LOT of questionable lyrics.
trying really hard to think about reasons for 1 or 2 stars. guess it's not compleeeetely annoying, so 2 stars...
A few decent tracks but nothing new or exciting here
Ehhh. If HipHop can’t be traced back to those dudes dancing in their high-waisted pants in the video for “Apache” then it’s not for me. I didn’t enjoy this (I know it’s not meant to be enjoyed, but…) and gotta say I just can’t find it in me to listen to this gangster rap stuff