The Chronic

Stone Cold Classic!

Usual thing - I don’t like aggressive sweary gangsta rap. Music is quite good, well sampled and produced.

Man! This album. I remember getting this through columbia records cd subscription. This and Cypress Hill. Everyone was bumping this! 1992. I was 13, 8th grade at Edna Thomas Middle school in Corvallis. lol Cross colors clothing was the shit, and Boyz in the Hood had just come out a year earlier.

Good to just listen to in the background but the lyrics have not aged well and there’s way too much of the n word.

bom

Yesterday was a great day, The Chronic is already one of my favorite albums of all time and it’s awesome that I got to listen to it for this club. F Wit Dre Day, The Day the Ns Took Over, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat are some of my favorite old-school rap songs of all time, not to mention the super popular Nuthin but a G Thang. Did you know that this album was on for-purchase-only sites until it was finally out on streaming only about 3 years ago? This is the first 5 I’ve given so far.

Highlights: Nuthin' But a "G" Thang, Let Me Ride Leave Em's: Deeez Nuuuts, High Powered Overall Thoughts: A big bite of West coast hip hop sound from the 90's. I really like the instrumentals that were used in early hip hop, although they do lead to songs sounding similar especially when listened to back to back like this. The lyrics tended to feel repetitive and made songs blend together. The goods songs definitely pull their weight and make it enjoyable throughout but it is not quite perfect.

+5 for origin of deez nutz

not my thing but i respect the artistry

mid tbh, not for me at all, only good song was the 2nd to last one. and even that one was barely decent. album truly doesnt deserve the hype, not my sound i guess. idrk. bitches aint shit or smtn, snoop features were kinda mid too, mentioned the label too many times, like over 40+ times. the end.

I’m not a fan of gangsta rap but I’m this case at least it’s done pretty well. Snoop and Dre work really well together, Rat-tat-tat-tat was excellent, Little Ghetto Boy won me over. The Chronic could be a 4 from me but again the skits on these 90’s rap albums ruin the flow. Gotta drop it to 3 stars

I'm white

A generous 5 maybe as it's overlong but damn, so good.

One of the best

Getting this in the same run as a Public Enemy album makes this seem worse than it probably is. Good beats and flow being hindered by juvenile lyrics and some truly awful skits. I recognize the talent and the historical significance but I just wasn't feeling it today.

This album gets 2 stars just for "Nuthin' but a G Thang" as it is nostalgia plus.

The music is cool. But the lyrics are rubbish. And the music belongs to someone else anyway.

Stacked and classic

Rapzao nask

Fantastic rap album, production and beats are on point and Dre gets help from snoop and co with rapping

Subtract the baseless boasting, n-bombs and mf-bombs, and you’ll have a six-minute album of awfully catchy beats and skits about weed. That’s not bad! But you have to get through the rest to get to it.

Foundational. Perfect to put on at a bachelor party.

Genre wise I think this isn’t for me but it did make me laugh and it got me in a good work groove. I’d recommend it if someone was asking for rap albums.

The beats and production are great but it’s too hard to look past the lyrics. 2

Wow the entire album is about guns and dicks. Lyrically pretty boring. Some of the beats are cool but that’s only because it’s all lifted from parliament records. I hope George Clinton made a lot of money from all the g funk records.

All the gun related violence and misogyny is really hard for me to hear. The beats are cool but I don’t understand why this is a Dr Dre record and not at least Dr Dre AND snoop. Nothing about it was catchy.

Not thr biggest fan, but understand it is good music

Dre is cancelled :/

I understand the significance of this album, and it's by no means bad, I just don't love it. Nothing on this album makes me go "Wow, I want to listen to that again!" Just consistently OK.

Meh

4/5

I have a feeling most listeners will like this. The tracks on the album are actually quite varied in sound ... that surprised me. But the beat is always the same, which I found monotonous. Let Me Ride is good.

Once you get past the cold slap in the face from the profanity that starts off this album, it settles into a profanity laced chronicle for the ages. Bow wow wow yippy yo yippy yay.

Lit and rambunctious and amazing

One of the easiest 10/10s there is. Some of the best production in rap history and it has a great list of features that have memorable and even iconic verses. Snoop Dogg is at his peak rapping ability on this album and his verses are great throughout the album. Dre has never been the best rapper but his production on this album was absolutely incredible. As someone who loves West Coast Hip Hop and G-Funk, this is an absolute classic to me. The only thing I didn't like on this album was the doctor's office skit because I hate sex sounds in songs but it doesn't really take anything away from the album. Of course, it has massive tracks like "Nuthin' But A "G" Thang", "Let Me Ride" and "Fuck Wit Dre Day" but what really makes this album is its consistency. Those 3 hits are obviously great tracks and I love all of them but there is not a clear difference in quality between any song on this album. I think my favorites are those hits along with "Lil' Ghetto Boy", "Stranded On Death Row" and "The Roach". Easy 10/10 which on my scale means everyone who can listen to this album, should listen to this album.

The Chronic has a big, definitive sound from the start, it's not as good as some of the stuff Dre did and produced/worked on afterwards but it is really good in the first half of an album that is admittedly too long and, obviously, full of questionable content. Deeez Nuuuts is my favourite track for pure sound and vibe, Snoop is a strong addition throughout, it's a 3 because there's a bunch of other hiphop I prefer.

Was expecting a fair bit more from this than I got. I'm not mega into rap, so only passingly familiar with Dre's work, but this is way less clever than I thought it would be. Apparently 2001 is better, hopefully we'll get that too. Sampling and production are really good, the actual content and lyrics aren't at the same level. I don't particularly like Snoop, but he does bring this album up a level on the handful of tracks he contributes to. 3/5.

I remember when this came out and I just started college. It definitely change the way most people listen to hip-hop and think about it and it’s what essentially catapulted Snoop Dogg to be a star it’s not perfect up especially the homophobic and misogynistic stuff that was all over hip-hop in the late 80s and into the 90s. But so many songs are still listenable and fun.

Insert usual speech about mixed feelings regarding violent and misogynistic gangsta rap. There's plenty about this I don't enjoy listening to, and elements I really hate. When it began with obscenity-filled rants about Dr. Dre's previous employer and colleagues, I really wanted to be done. (Although later I was thinking that if I had done such a thing a couple of years ago it might have been something wonderfully cathartic.) Thankfully, the tone changed slightly and we could focus on some good funky beats and some catchy refrains. Some so catchy that I'm afraid I'm going to go into work some morning unconsciously singing "Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks" (or worse), just because there are a few such inappropriate earworms in here. I was also impressed with this as Snoop Dogg's début. He really stands out here.

Dre's debut album...sure, I think I should listen to that one. The beats are pretty awesome and the album definitely is some foundational hip-hop of the 90s. Unfortunately, the lyrical content just didn't age well.

Boy I sure am tired of hearing about AKs. Some of the beats are catchy.

Let Me Ride ,Nuthin But A G Thang.

Dre's productions are amazing, he really created some impressive sounds, quintessential G-funk. Snoop Dogg's contributions really elevate the album, and in large part define it. It's too long - clearly violating the 40-minute rule which has become a reliable marker almost 900 albums into this journey. Trim some of the fat and this album would be even better.

I'm not a big fan of the G-Funk sound.

Beyond the some iconic synth lines it's G-Funk... which I never liked a ton of. Think I'm an east coast guy I guess.

I quite like it. Wavering between 3* and 4* three tracks in. I'm giving it a 4*, but a low 4*.

2000s rap def, fakker middels med

Great beats, great sounds, great swagger. I totally appreciate the skill to rap at this level. So much happening on these songs and it was a new art form at the time. Minus one point because I can't get past the violence and sex drenched lyrics. I get it, but don't like it.

5 star worthy beats with 1 star lyrical content. This is basically just the 90s version of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. It’s clear as day the influence this album has had on the genre, but safe to say it’s not for me!

Lyrically a little rough but damn the music is really good and Snoop steals the show.

Not so much my thing from a lyrical standpoint, but I really do like Snoop and the music on this.

Good production. The combination of Snoop and Dre worked better for me then the NWA album.

It's impossible to deny how good the production is, and anytime Snoop comes on it's usually a pretty good time. But I found myself bored at times with it, and the sameness of the lyrics and messages. And the skits are terrible.

This was my first listen through. Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang & Bitches Ain’t Shit were instant saves. Good vibes overall.

Been awhile since I listened to this full album. Influential for sure. The beats and production are kick ass. Maybe I’m a crotchety old bog witch now, but this album doesn’t have much to say aside from guns, hoopties, and bitches. Dre’s verses aren’t clever.

Decent album

The sound itself is really good and the production is excellent. Unfortunately, so many of the songs are a miss for me lyrically. Some really aren’t bad, but on other tracks the lyrics took away a fair amount of enjoyment. Still for the sound alone I will give it a 4. Didn’t expect to, but damn that production.

As much as I don't really like gangster rap, I actually enjoyed this album. There were a bunch of funky beats throughout, and the transitions between tracks was so smooth. There was also way more Snoop Dogg on this album than I was expecting

Still holds up pretty damn well. Fav track: A N**** with a gun Straight 4/5

Loads of memories of listening to this as a teenage boy in the early 90s. It is part responsible for my love of Parliament / Funkadelic, but doesn't really stand up. The homophobia, misogyny and shock for shock sake reveal much more turgid lyrics than I remember...snoop brings it up and you left questioning Dre's lyrical ability. The tracks though and use of funk samples remains pretty great.

An absolute classic rap album with a sound that is immediately recognizable. I know some people hate rap, but you can't have a book about "must listen" albums without including this one. It's a window into early 90's LA and the start of the West Coast sound.

The Chronic is the debut album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. This is Dre's first solo album after leaving the hip hop group N.W.A, and features many appearances by rapper Snoop Dogg who used this album to jumpstart his own hip hop career. The Chronic popularized a new style of gangsta rap called G-funk (gangsta funk) and has been regarded as an important album from the golden age of hip hop. This album is certified triple platinum and was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. The hip hop tracks confidently paint realistic situations of the inner city youth while being backed by funky beats that any listener can enjoy. This influential hip hop album is straight nostalgia for me and was a joy to listen to. Gangsta rap might not be for everyone - and it's not even that popular anymore - but this album is a gem that everyone should lend an ear to.

I am NOT the target demographic for this album

overrated.

As a 21-year-old white dude, I have nothing new to say about the most influential and possibly best hip-hop album of its era but I will also say that it's insanely well-produced. I think this album finally pushed me over the edge into fully enjoying most 90s hip-hop because it had great beats all around despite the typical occasional cringe lyrics and especially dumb skits. Regardless, the radio that played after the album ended made for a very enjoyable afternoon. I am now very excited to get Illmatic and 2001.

This surprised me - west coast hip hop has good sounds and beats but plenty of anger. The lyrics take a bit of stomach on the first few, but the overall sound is great.

"You don't understand; he made The Chronic!" -my friend Donovan

Nuthin But A G Thang is a BANGER. The tracks with Snoop were the best overall tbh. The beats were super nostalgic, but it seemed to drag on in a way where I thought multiple times towards the end that it should’ve already ended by now. Also misogyny etc.

Not horrible, but pretty close to un-listenable at times. Too many muther fuckin', bitches, Niggas, etc... Standouts: Nothin' But a "G" Thang 2.5

I expected to hate it but ended up quite enjoying it. Flies in the face of all the sensitive liberals and is quite a museum piece now but that's kinda why I like it. Good beats, flows well and very professionally done.

some great beats on this album. snoop carried 6/10

Classic.

neutral. Some standout tracks and some shocking fun ones but not really my scene.

Very close to a 5. Very, very close.

Theres filler on here that kept it from a 5, but this was the soundtrack for ‘92

9/10 nose que le cambiaria a este album, es buenisimo de principio a fin y las skits son chistosas sin interrumpir mucho. lo unico esq siento q tiene cmo un single q es let me ride(10/10), pero del resto como q ninguna sobresale pami.

Enjoyed but hard to rank with first album. Enjoyed all tracks, would rank maybe 7/10 but didn’t hear the Led Zeppelin influence.

Zapomnijmy o tym jak najszybciej, Patryku.

eh, only okay in my opinions

Not a huge fan of this.

Really like it, has some classics on it. Doesn't get as good as 2001 though, which is a clear 5 for me, so can't get any higher than this in my opinion. Have to say this type of rap is probably the only genre I enjoy though, so I'm a bit biased maybe. The lyrical content definitely hasn't aged very well, I'm not sure how they got away (did they?) with the women degrading stuff they were spewing back then (even though it "might" have been satirical, still not cool). I'm not sure that would fly today.

I dunno, didn't like this as much as I was expecting. The beats are really good but Dre's rhymes are meh. Skits are boring and the whole album drags a bit. As a time document on where hip hop was heading it's good but it kinda feels like an N.W.A album without the other members. Extra points for Snoop. Looking forward to 2001. 2.5 starts maybe?

Not really my genre, but this was classic and pretty good.

Most of this is pretty gross. Difficult to believe this guy spent seven years at medical school. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang Date listened: 27/03/23

It’s dated at this point

3.5 really.

Aside from having such an edgy lyrical content, the nice synthy production made this album a behemoth of rap. Not as good as I expected as a listen, but still enjoyable on a somewhat shallow level.

I’ve heard about this album many times, and after listening must say that it encapsulates most of the foundations that defined the genre during the 90s. Definí a seminal work. Not my (G) thing, but “respect”

This is one of the greats I won't go into a deep dive because I am neck deep in work right now. But 5 stars

Classic. Insanely influential. Maybe not quite the Songs in the Key of Life for 90s hip hop but something close to it.

Rating: 8/10 Classic hip-hop album, one of the most influential hip-hop albums of all time.

The un-explicit version of a review of Dr. Dre's The Chronic: "This ------ is -------- fire. The beats are legendary, and you have to be a ------ ------ not to recognize the long-lasting impact of this ------ album. Some themes might be ------ silly, like -----, --------, or ------, but the overall production and vibe is ------- magnificent. The bass on 'Let Me Ride' is godsent."

Reviewing The Chronic is not as easy as it may seem just after finishing a record filled to the brim with some of the best beats and hooks hip-hop has ever delivered. The positives: The beats are beyond terrific. Dre never fails to deliver and it's astounding how many classics fills up The Chronic. I'm especially surprised at how awesome Snoop Doggy Dogg is as well. Not that I should be. It's not my first time listening to this, but I somehow always forget just how good he is in particular. The skits are kept to a minimum as well - something I always appreciate in a rap album. Then there's the negative: The amount of misogyny, homophobia and unsettling violence is - maybe not shocking the era of hip-hop taking into consideration - but at least unnerving. Times are a-changing and yada yada yada.. But still. At times it feels like a party dedicated to degrading women and shooting people. Robert Christgau negatively described The Chronic "sociopathic easy-listening". I tend to agree. For that reason it's quite an accomplishment that I after listening were able to take a step back and come to the conclusion that I enjoyed it 90 % of the time. Maybe I should feel somehow bad about it? But I don't.

Chefz kiffs

Score: 70 Album art: 50 On a bad day this album is just repetitive self absorbed trash about killing people, having sex and smoking weed. On a good day it's well made and fun rap music. There's not really any denying that the production is great and all the features are great. Skits are hit and miss like always. I'm having a hard time rating this one as I disliked a lot but liked a lot.

Okay so I'm a white girl but this is another album I grew up listening to. When I was young in the 90's we used to dance around to Bitches Ain't Shit. This is gangsta rap with an introduction to g-funk. They rap about committing violent acts, doing drugs and having sex. It's basically a war between two sides of the country. Yes, the lyrics are outrageous, vulgar and offensive... but at least most are interesting and creative. I can understand if this isn't for you, but since this is the lifestyle these men grew up in I think it's okay for them to rap about these subjects, people can change overtime. Listening to this again I was laughing out loud at some of the lyrics but still rocking hard with the beats. It's really well made. A product of it's time but you can hear the influence it had. Dre is great (better producer) but Snoop is incredible. Also really love The Chronic 2001. Thanks for finding Eminem, I guess. In conclusion, Fuck Suge Knight and fuck Beats. (sorry Dre)

A+ masterpiece work of art!

DRE!

Didn't age as well as I was expecting

I like the sense of humour but gotta knock a star off for the track that was just straight up sex noises. I did not consent to listen to this bro

Gähn. Ganz toll. Nächste bitte!

This album legitimately scared me when it came out when I was 14. It's a damn masterpiece.

Soldið barn síns tíma.

I know it's a classic, but it didn't click then and it didn t click now.

I can't remember where I heard it from but they said one of the least interesting things for musicians to write about is the music industry. This album has a bunch of that and it's completely uninteresting. Also hasn't aged that well. 2.5/5

This served it's role as background noise very well. No shade, just not my genre. 'Deeez Nuuuts' carried, and it's not even good.

Yeah I can't get into any of this stuff.This genre does nothing for my soul except make me want to commit violence in the streets. Heck I might go out and buy a glock for funzies after getting this, Straight Outta Compton, and The Marshall Mathers LP back to back to back.

2001 is an all time favorite of mine and was literally the only music I listened to in 7th grade. When I first listened to this one years ago, I was so excited because it was 2001’s predecessor but it really let me down. Therefore, I didn’t expect to like this very much, and it’s bordering on 1 territory. The crazy thing is that I wouldn’t hesitate to give its sequel a 5 and it only came out 7 years later.

Ik ben geen fan van hip-hop en als ik ook maar één nummer van dit album meezing word ik gecancelled. Desalniettemin zitten er echt een paar iconische, goed samengestelde nummers in waar zelfs ik van kan genieten.

West Coast alright. Dr. Dre's debuutalbum dat het gangster leven van 90's LA op een behoorlijk geweldadige manier neerzet. Album was beter te luisteren geweest zonder het overdreven seksisme en verheerlijking van praktisch alles wat God verboden heeft. Leukste nummer: Lil' Ghetto Boy "The $20 Sack Pyramid" is een goede skit. Over "The Doctor's Office" hebben we het niet.

Ik hou van hiphop maar dit worden toch geen 5 sterren. Alvast een disclaimer: Ik ben een witte man uit Nederland, dus dat ik geen verbinding voel met dit album ligt niet aan dit album. Gangsterrap vind ik al gauw oud worden en zo ook dit album. Naast dat het letterlijk oud is, is het ook een lang album. Volgens mij gaat echt letterlijk elk nummer over geweren en geweld en dan niet op een heel creatieve manier. Het legt niet uit waarom de situatie is zoals die is, het is alleen maar borstklopperij en dreigementen. Als ik deze lijst had gemaakt had ik '2001' (1999) gekozen ipv The Chronic. Ik heb daar wel deels dezelfde verwijten, maar dat album vind ik leuker en beter. Waarschijnlijk komt dat deels ook door m'n leeftijd.

Only got through the first half. a fun album to start my day with nonetheless. Potent stuff alongside the usual downsides of classic rap genre. Great wordart-looking album cover

Production off chops. Could do without the skits and the jammier tracks are weaker than the big hooks but so many great vibes. Didn't know it was so much bout beef!

Great samples and beats, funny skits. Solid hip hop classic

What an iconic rap album!

Some of the musical elements on here are great, but I am past the point in my life where I want to spend an hour + of my life listening to men whinging about ‘b•tches’ and what they want to do to / with them.

G-funk is not normally my kinda of thing. There's so much space, it's so relaxed. I think the clue is in the album title. Snoop makes it. Snoop always makes any album. I love the language, although it hasn't aged well.

All nephews need to listen to this.

Undeniable impact on the industry. Great debut. Yeah some stuff ages poorly but it would be naïve to expect otherwise. For me this is when the genre full sheds any last remnant of the corny factor from it's nascent era and steps into its own. G funk toes a crucial line.

69

West Coast Rap kicked offwith this influential classic. DRE Day everyday motha*ucka!

This album is to be listened for the beats, production, invention of the g-funk and the guest-rappers. They make this a very pleasant rapper, and probably the Top-5 of the best West Coast albums ever. But don't listen this album for the sexist and homophobic lyrics or the wooden Dr. Dre raps. Every time Dre opens his mouth, I'm already looking forward to the next verse of Snoop, Kurupt or RBX. And that just takes this album down. Then we have to talk about the skits which are just not funny at all and bordering on infantile and ths bring absolutely nothing extra to this album. The influence this album has had can't be overstated, but when Dre released 2001 about 7 years later it did show he learned from a few of the mistakes of this album (minus the puerile lyrics) and created an even better version of this.

This one takes me back. I love the production on this album. I don't think any of the other 90's gangster rap artists ever pulled off the musicality that Dre did. It was such a polished sound. I can't get behind a lot of the homophobia and misogynist lyrics, but I still enjoy the album as a whole.

Eh, not really for me. The skits on these albums always put me way off too.

This is probably the most important rap album ever made. It changed how the game was played and how it’s done since, but it doesn’t 100% hold up. Like many of its contemporaries, misogyny creeps its head in, some of the beats are repeated to their detriment, and frankly, Dre was always a better producer than rapper. But everything else just sounds soooo good. Been debating leaving it at B+, but nah, it’s an A-.

It's a very good, but not a great album. It invented the shorthand for 'early 90s' and introduced Snoop Dogg to the world, but it's too mean, too overproduced and too self obsessed to be a true great. It shaped white people's idea of what rap was for the next decade, when it was actually much more interesting than Dre's petty beefs with the rest of NWA and his hatred of women.

the lyrical message is a bit suspect, but good sound/rhythm

Great album. Solid reminder, too, of the long and rich history of hip-hop. This year's (2023) Grammys show had a fantastic ensemble performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and of course, Dre was in it. Just fantastic!

Given the rave reviews this got, I thought it'd be worth giving this a listen - was not disappointed. Dre's production is funky, punchy and very difficult to not get down to. Hadn't realises how much they came for Eazy E on this record. Dre and Snoop take no prisoners. The gang banging and throat fucking is relentless. No wonder America was scared of CPT and LB. Snoop's flow is perfect for this album. My highlight was 'The Day the Niggaz Took Over' which anarchic and a real statement of rebellion post LA riots. The hits on this have ages brilliantly and rightly still get played today. The tailend of the album does drop off a bit but overall this is a grear hip hop album.

Not really a big fan of hip-hop, but I have to appreciate an album like this, it was a landmark piece that pathed the way for the 'Gangsta rap' scene in the 90s

Some really good music here. Snoop and the music steal the show.

Impeccable production. The misogynistic and homophobic lyrics are unfortunate but also not uncommon for rap at this time. Snoop’s energy and authority are a highlight.

Not bad - good rapping, good production, etc. - but also doesn't compel me in the way 2001 does.

Some of the melodies gave light relief to the uninspired lyrics. Not for me 2*

The odd good song but mostly the usual misogynistic stuff...

Every newer 90s hip hop album tried to be this. The flow of the rapping sounds dated. The gangsta rap lyrics are stupid as always, especially the later songs on the album are ridiculous. The beats are varied enough for an entire album. Favorite song: Stranded On Death Row.

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Now I'm not sure Dre and I have the same values - especially his attitude to violent crime and cats - but we share a love for a some muthatrucking synthesized beats. Every song had some crazy hook, often backed by Snoop D going all in. Aggressive as hell, but it needed to be. Hadn't realised that Doctor Dre, Snoop and NWA were all cut from the same cloth - a cloth wiped on the botbot and thrown in an old lady's face whilst it called her a BIATCH - but glad I found out. Synthesizer a bonus. FIVE STARS

Chest nuts and chin nuts after all this time I finally get the Dees nutz reference. Much better than Paul's boutique. Hoppity-hippity, Snoopdog-infused goodness. Big up.

One of the best hip-hop albums ever made. Dre’s production put G-funk on the map. Those loud beeping, distorted synths and funky samples and instrumentals are way more accessible than the gloomy, gritty boom-bap of the East Coast, yet it still sounds like a gangster rap album. Snoop Dogg’s first ever appearance on a record, unreal lyricism and flow at just 19yo. The tail end of the album features less of Dr. Dre and more from the ‘Death Row Inmates’ but they’re still banger-central. The Lady of Rage particularly SLAPS one’s potatoes. No hesitation, this gets a whopping big 5/5

The OG of ‘G-Funk’. Terms of style, influence and popularity not much hip hop comes close. Falls short where every hip hop album does by having a few tunes which aren’t 100%. Yet to find one that doesn’t. Sot The Chronic (intro) Fuck Wit Dre Day Nuttin but a “G” thang Little Ghetto Boy Rat-tat-tat-tat High Powered Bitches Ain’t Shit 4.5/5

At times a bit crude, but not bad.

The music still grooves, but the braggadocio quickly gets tiring and the skits are very skippable. The start of a whole new era (for better and worse).

Was surprised by the skit. Not really a fan of raps, I love some rap songs, but not full on. Was a good trip. :)

shame that it’s not on apple music or spotify anymore

Couldn’t actually access this to stream but I am making an assumption (could be very wrong) that for me this isn’t a great loss

Quite possibly the most influential hip-hop production of all time, and the combination of Dre and Snoop Dogg is dreamlike

Stellar production, amazing beats and pretty mid lyrics. Great album that defined G-funk as a genre. Very solid "features" from Snoop Dogg, one could almost mistake this for a colab album.

Return of the 90s hip hop and rap album prank calls!

3.5

Had to listen on shuffle on a SoundCloud stream as it's not on Amazon, think I covered most of it. Really disappointing, quite like Dre so didn't expect it to be 100% themed on drugs and dicks, a complete regression from NWA which had better beats and where the bravado made much more sense as a pushback against the police. Here it's just offensive, won't listen again.

Feels dated now, and Snoop does all the heavy lifting.

This is nowhere near as good as his second album 2001. I don't think it ages particularly well. I can understand the cultural significance of this album but apart from starting Snoop Dogg's career there wasn't much I liked on this album.

As I said in the Kendrick review, I don't like gangsta rap and this is pretty much what I was referring to. I know this is considered hugely influential and is highly thought of but doesn't do much for me....We probably have this to thank in part for the popularity of gangsta rap in the 90s, and artists like the game and 50 cent, which I'm really not a fan of. I can't deny that the beats on some of this are good.... but it's misogyny, gang violence, and ensuring we know how hard he is..... it doesn't do anything for me. There are more interesting things to rap about. Ain't nothing but a g thang is a good track tbf. Snoop is probably the highlight throughout the album and the reason it isn't getting a 1

Maybe I'm a fuddy-duddy but there is just way too much profanity to make listening to this enjoyable. I also found myself preferring the parts Snoop sang more than Dre, but seeing as this isn't a Snoop album, it was another strike against it. One of the very few albums I've chosen to not finish

Fun listen to Dr. Dre's first album. I don't relate to the album but I can still enjoy it and appreciate it's influence. I always love a good Snoop Dogg appearance anywhere I can find it.

The beats are so good but I just have a really hard time listening to the n word so many times. I have the utmost respect for Dr. Dre for his contributions to music and his collaborations, they can’t be ignored.

Had the cassette when it was new. Still good.

Such mixed feelings. Spicy basslines, amazing music, but idk man. Def a product of it's time. The lyrics kept it from a 5 for me

No listen necessary. This album has been burned into my brain for a LONG time. Dre set the standard with this one and mainstream rappers have been trying to match that for a long time. I was never huge on Dre as a rapper in general. His flow is fine, his lyrics are fine, he's good. But Dre always seemed to know what sounded good for a moment in time and how to get the best out of his team. Revolutionized the way hiphop was made, sold, and loved.

I feel like I've been taken back to the 90s.

Phenomenal mixing and rhythms.

I'm alive!

Highlight: Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang

Bardzo dobre bity i wyraźny rap jak na 30 lat temu, pół albumu to jednak Snoop Dog, nie Dre. Nie przepadam za gangsterskim rapem, nie ważne czy po polsku czy po angielsku.

Ne možeš vjerovati. Prvo N.W.A. pa ovaj g-funk klasik. Najdraži njegov (definitivno ne može ovo nadmašiti) kao i što Snoop Dogg nije nikad mogao nadmašiti Doggystyle and it shows. Jače je od četvorke, ali nije čista petica, pa tako da...se to uzme u obzir.

Ok

Bangers

Cool

In these reviews I see a lot of assertions that the music and lyrics have aged poorly; the fact that these complaints echo the same pearl-clutching and overtures towards respectability politics which had talk show pundits demanding these thugs pull their pants up, it underlines timelessness of the project.

I haven’t listened to this in probably 10 years and it is so fucking dope.

Love The Chronic. Runs a little long for me, but cant deny its impact on west coast and rap in general. $20 sack pyramid is my favorite skit 4/5

Fucking classic.

G-Funk Perfection! 9/10

Can't really argue with The Chronic

Dr. Dre moves on from NWA by taking an innovative approach to hip-hop by making a shift away from sample-heavy production to live instrumentation, a change that would influence hip-hop for years to come. As the genre "G-funk" implies, this album is heavily inspired by the works of the famous Parliament-Funkadelic collection. Not just with their use of PF samples, but also in their beats, basslines, and space synths. It's immensely colorful and works well with Dre's style, which is much cooler and more relaxing than the high-energy state of hip-hop at the time. It starts out fantastic, with memorable songs. Some like "Lil' Ghetto Boy" you can hear influence from other funk artists like Curtis Mayfield. The skits are funny, and Dre forms a fun dynamic duo with Snoop Dogg. In the second half, songs don't stand out as much, relying too much on the same techniques. On one hand, we get a consistent experience with songs where almost every song can be enjoyed individually. But on the other hand, it becomes tiresome and drags on too much, not justifying its hour length. Specifically, "High Powered" and "Stranded on Death Row" sound like filler, not adding anything new. Another complaint is that the themes become too repetitive, and although the hooks and flow are there, I became tiresome of the overused gangster subject matter that doesn't say or feel much.

Although I understand the importance to the genre, I found it boring and did not enjoy it.Hearing some of Snoop's non solo work was probably the highlight for me.

Ik kon het album niet op Spotify luisteren, dus 1 ster

Weirdly no longer available on steaming platforms but listened to it not too long ago in the grand scheme of things. Have a bias towards this album because I grew up on all of that stuff. Back when hip hop was at its best. Boss.

Good album and gives me massive nostalgia to GTA SA days. I listened to this before I heard 2001 back in the day and I enjoyed it. Not much to say really. Few stand out tracks but I would say it’s a fair bit behind 2001 for me. Strong 3

Hørte egt ikke på det. Var ikke tilgjengelig på Spotify. Men dette er ikke så pen musikk i mine øyne.

Iconic

Great but way too fucking long

I curse a lot, but even this was too much for me. I know that not all rap songs are meant for general audiences, but most on here are N-word this and sexual language that. But I get why this album is important in the history of rap.

I like old school hip hop but I’m not really in to gangster rap. I think I’d probably have given this 3 stars but will knock 1 off for not allowing it on Spotify.

A classic. A couple of really good old school raps and a consistent theme.

IWithout 1001 never would have listened to this one. Not into all this "Niggaz" and "Bitches" and the silly boasting short sex song, but did like the grooves, the protest songs and the samples and variation.

Album unavailable on Amazon Music.

Is this a Dre album or a Snoop album? Either way, incredible benchmark album for hip hop. The songs range from vicious to laid back with ease. Some of the synth lines and beats are absolutely iconic. I was hearing bits that rappers are still sampling to this day. Also, is this the origin story of "deez nuts" or what??

Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.

Rollo

2/15, 13%

love the use of flute/lead synths doing little licks lots of funk grooves easy to vibe to

Just not a rap fan

Chronic? More like Iconic

The songs just kept going on and on and on. He lost me during "The $20 Sack Pyramid" where we were literally just listening to a game show??

I can't help feeling that a lot about this album didn't age well? SO MANY lines I'd call corny today if they came from any rapper popular today, and the misogyny/homophobia that was probably unremarkable at the time is just eye-rolling to listen to today. Plus, I just kept waiting for it to go somewhere or say something interesting, but I feel like I couldn't pick most of these songs out in a lineup. Also, I feel like Dr. Dre lowkey got overshadowed by Snoop Dogg on this??? I know Dre's more of a producer (and wow the beats and samples on The Chronic are FANTASTIC, by far the best part of the album) but I shouldn't walk away trying to remember some of Dre's lines on here. standout tracks: Let Me Ride, A N*gga Witta Gun, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat I'd give it a 2.5, tbh. The Chronic was probably groundbreaking at the time but as someone who grew up on the music that built upon Dre's work here, I'm just underwhelmed.

This was pretty alright. I mean, the lyrics haven't aged well, and some of the back beats are a little grating. But for everything I didn't like was something I did like. The amount of featured artists was astonishing and kept it fresh, and how apmost every song flowed right into the next was a feat I don't know if I have heard to this extent outside of something like a prog rock album. I probably won't come back to this anytime soon, and the lack of it being on any proper streaming service is a pain, but I did enjoy my time. It did go on a tad long, and with other things I'm gonna put it right down the middle at a 3.

Classic album. Dre at his best musically speaking. I have never been a fan of certain aspects of west coast gangster rap as far as some of the lyrical choices and skits but I didn’t grow up in that situation. Best album I have been recommended.

Snoop Dogg on the intro is insane!!! Lol. Can’t believe I hadn’t heard this track. The interpretation of Funkadelic into hip hop on this debut album is pretty amazing and executed flawlessly through the first 3 tracks. Goddamn track 4 on the LA riots! Never heard this, what a great bridge between 3 and 5. BDP and Jamaican vibes. Side A is hitting me way better than I expected. Deez Nutz might be a slight lull but Nate Dogg jumps on the scene in great form! Lil Ghetto Boy closes out a phenomenal side A. Again, the Jamaican influence is a nice surprise, and this is an excellent landmark of G-Funk. Side B kicks off with great samples, hilarious $20 Sack skit, slows down a bit toward the end. Only thing that really feels like filler is the P-Funk chronic Outro. Its a little corny and long-winded. The final song is another low point for me, where the overt misogyny seems to nudge out the humor and fonk as the dominant force.

2.5/5 - a few iconic songs, not great as a complete album

*Did not fully listen so come back to this* Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah it’s alright, very nice transition from track to track and just ever classic lyrics and sounds Favourite song: Track 3 - Let me ride

The usual. The subject matter is just not something I enjoy, but the beats and music are not bad.

Lejos de polémica del gangsta rap y sus efectos e influencias en la música popular, este disco se deja escuchar. Algunas cosas suenan definitivamente a principios de los 90, pero son las menos.

As mentioned before I am not a fan of rap in general. If I was to look past the misogynistic lingo, and the stereotypical love-hate the black male theme I could enjoy the performance

Dre's first album, he's only done three solo albums One for every time rap needed a doctor Man is a legend

Man, I apparently haven't listened to much Gangsta Rap (besides here) and though the lyrics are extreme and warrants it's parental warnings, nothing shocks or surprises me anymore. This is the real deal and it's influence and it's importance in pop culture is significantly noted. I can understand why middle-class white America would be scared, this outright nasty and crazy shit. As a side note, I noticing on my music streaming service, I had to listen to a community playlist since this album wasn't listed under the artist's page. I just know I better not be caught video taping myself singing along to these lyrics in my car.

I was quite disappointed by this album, I quite like Dr. Dre but maybe this one was just a bit too fresh for me.

Fantastic record debut for Dr. Dre.

Decent, I didn't like all of it but there are definitely some enjoyable bits

Sick album. This is definitely a classic Rap album. Some really banger tracks such as Let me Ride or Nothing but a g thang. Overall nice listen with funny Skits. Solid 4 / 5

4.5

some bangers and a lot of banging on the background. NSFW. :)

Too many bad words, my grandma didn't like it

not the album i thought, was ok...

Most of these tracks, aside from the skits, are great. Excellent production and beats, with lyrics masterfully delivered. The content, however, is misogynistic and repetitive as hell.

LP

Una sola canción en Spotify. Hiphop con colaboradores. Para entusiastas del estilo

meh. snoop dogg is cool tho

Not a big rap fan but I kind of liked this. 3 stars.

Almost half of these songs are in GTA games so even though this was technically a first time listen it was still nostalgic for me

It's a hell of an album, but I've also kind of aged out of it. I can appreciate the artistry of the mix, production, style while taking a dimmer view of the content. Still, it is of its time and projects the lifestyle of the people and places from where it derives, which has its own value.

Delighted to open this one, been meaning to give it a listen for a while now. Hard opening with the squeaky balloon synth. Nuthin' but a "G" Thang is some banger, perfect. And I didn't realise Beastie boys had sampled A Nigga Witta Gun, love that beat. Brilliant album overall, very impressed.

A classic. Changed the entire game.

Se nota que es de los discos papás del hip hop gangsta. Las secuencias muy de la época 90era. Disco largo que muestra todas las habilidades de Dre con la palabra, no por nada es el referente de la costa Oeste. 3.5 estrellas que suben a 4, porque aunque me cuesta mucho trabajo el género, está bien hecho y por eso tuvo la influencia que tuvo.

I am a big Parliament fan so the production is really cool. I dig the flow, and its cool to see the launch of Snopp Dogg's career. The lyrics are pretty damn crass, but that lends to its "realness". The middle of the album starts to feel pretty slow, especially with the sketch. The Roach is a great homage.

The braggadocio can get tiring and the skits are very skippable, but the music never disappoints. The start of a whole new era (for better and worse).

*Immaculate* production, excellent sound, boosted Snoop into the mainstream, all of which put more tension than usual on finding the themes kinda dumb & gross.

Some of the lyrics in the first half of the album are a bit too aggressive. If you stop paying attention to the texts, the beats are pretty chill, good to listen to in the background.

3/5? Liked the instrumentals (I guess that would be the production, not sure) but the lyrics brought it down. Also, don’t understand the purpose of skits. Liked it more than I thought I would.

4.5

Not on Spotify

Too aggressive, too much violence. I'm sure the message is important it's just not presented in a way that I can connect with.

Hip hop

It's an undeniable classic that had significant impact on culture, and the production is impeccable. That being said, there are still a few issues. It seems like several songs include extended outros that are mostly shit talking Easy E, and several skits about fucking or "DEEEEEZZZ NUTZZZZ".

I love the production on this album. Lyrics lean way too heavily into mysogyny and gangster machismo for my tastes. Still worth the listen though.

There’s a whole generation of kids who don’t know Snoop Dogg was on trial for murder.

Decent album but got that 90s goodness with the deez nuts joke and just people having sex in-between the songs. At least it got the GTA bit tho Fav song: Nuthin' but a "G" thang Least fav: any of the skits

Rap/hip-hop might be the remaining bastion of complete album experience. The style and degree of intention for them sort of require that every song stand on its own, and not be anchored by a particular hit. This album, even after two listens, has minimal impact from a single track and that is only because of the reference/shout-out to The D.O.C. As objective as this review can be, the subject matter and related experiences are a world that not everyone will completely understand. This production is every bit as personal as it is a means to entertain so for some it is an education of sorts, where for others it is a commentary on their actual lives.

Solid rap album. Deez nuts.

From the start, you can tell how important this album was and still is for rap. Dr. Dre is certainly well know for being one of the greatest producers of all time, but this album proves he has the chops to make a hard hitting solo record from a rap perspective. His arrangement and feature choices are also top notch and the whole album listen now is one that you can feel forlorn for a grittier, more real time in rap, I'd give this album a 9/10.

bit of a cringe fest, despit the bangers. i remember cringing back in the day too, so it's less of a badly aged buzz, and more it was pretty puerile to begin with

It's just a bunch of dudes posturing. Except for the one woman. I'm gonna say 2.5 though, cause if I didn't understand English I would have almost enjoyed it.

5 Smoking weed

It was alright but not my type of music, I'm ashamed to say. Maybe I'll get there one day.

Another album I never owned, but it was certainly ubiquitous in its time. Relistening now (it's not on Spotify?), it certainly hit me how much of an impact it had on pop culture, and remains very listenable now. Obviously questionable lyrics and themes, but the production is good and the music is fun.

Despite my southern upbringing, I would like to think I’m not much of a prude. That being said, I find this LP hampered by a lack of maturity and especially a fixation on using bitch whenever possible (to the point where it interrupts some great flows for no reason). Other hip-hop greats like B.I.G. have shown how to do sex-obsessed tracks masterfully, so the juvenile showmanship here just seems lacking in taste.

Hardest album to rate so far. I will start with the negatives. Generally I don't like albums that are not conceputal to last over an hour and I can clearly see some stuff being crossed out here. Despite being a solo record it's heavily carried by Snoop Dogg (and to lover extend by other guests, Dre is clearly the weakest rapper on most tracks). On the positive side this is very clearly massively influential record and what I appreciate the most - it puts you in a mood. This has no chance of turning into background music like a lot of albums does. It bangs and slaps and paints clear picture of 90's West Coast scene for you. And I enjoyed it. I don't agree with this failing the test of time or ageing poorly, because it doesn't try to stay relevant - it is true to it's time.

ya think snoop and dre ever fucked?

nice dr.

This is still a great record. But you have to be in the right head space for it. Times have changed and some of the content has not aged well.

uno dei migliori album rap che abbia mai ascoltato, molto bello ma un po troppo gangsta

The first half is classic Dre, but the second half took me by surprise, sounding more like Beastie Boys meets Hieroglyphics meets west coast rap. 5/5

I would have never picked up this album by myself. I enjoyed it. It was angry and funny and had a great style to it. It took me a little while to get into but overall enjoyed it

I've tried to listen to this one objectively over the years but I just can't really get into it. I recognise it as a landmark in hip hop history and see its influence in the music that followed. It obviously has fantastic production and instrumentals. But I can't see past the homophobic, misogynistic, and often just plain immature lyrics all over this thing. Maybe if I had been around at the time or gotten into this when I was younger I would feel differently. Its hard to de-couple Dre and Snoop from the legions of terrible bling era wannabes who followed in their footsteps. If I want to listen to some hip hop from the early 90s, I always turn to something like TCQ, De La Soul, or Queen Latifah over something like this.

P-funk bass, rolling beats, unrelenting misogyny - the post-golden age rap album of the 90s.

Veel Nigga & dicks, matig 2/5

A lot better than I expected. Can see myself listen to it again.

not my usual genre, but nice and clearly innovative.

not necessarily my cup of tea but the album maintains a really high quality all the way through

It’s for sure in the top 5 best hip hop album of the ‘90s. Maybe top 5 of all time.

I forgot how hard the album actually was. Listened to the chronic when it came out. The lyrics spoke to me when I was younger. Not so much anymore

Wanted to like this one more than i did. Starts strong but i was getting real bored about 2/3rds of the way in.

8th September 2022 Listened throughout the day on YouTube on the day the Queen died. The production on this is insane as you would expect. One of the greats, vintage west coast rap.

Sadly not available on Spotify as of September 2022. Solid album

If you smoke a lot of weed this the album for you

Fantastic album. Love the G-Funk sound. Let Me Ride, Dr. Dre, G Thang...all absolute classics. 4.5/5

man some of the greatest rap songs of all time, but the rest of the album was just okay for me. keeps it from getting a 5

The lyrics are at times debatable. Snoop carries a LOT of this album in that regard. But THE PRODUCTION. Jeez. These are the crispest beats of the 90s, hands down. You could write entire dissertations in music theory about the finer arts of sampling on this beast, and people went ahead and did that. If you try to explain hip hop as a genre, as a movement, as a timeline, you can not pass up on the Chronic.

😋$20 sack pyramid😋

When the inevitable happens and I must enter into gang warfare with 1 hour to prepare....this is the album I will be listening to. Deez nuts.

Most songs are not available anymore

One of the top 5 best West Coast rap albums of all time. Need I say more?

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Not available anywhere online?

rude swear words

Not on Spotify unfortunately, but on YouTube plenty. A classic, set out a path for hip-hop for years to come, and still the standard everyone is striving for.

Funky and cool but not 100% my thing

It's not bad, but it's not for me. The production is good

An OG Classic!

La grosse qualité de cet album est sa production. L’association de Snoop et Dre est superbe. Snoop a un flow unique que j’aime bien. La groove de Let me Ride est excellente. The Day the Niggaz Took Over rappelle Cypress Hill dans sa production avec la petite tension constante en background. J’aimais déjà le sample de Big Sur Suite utilisé par les Beastie Boys sur Pass the Mic, donc gros sourire au début de la pièce A Nigga Witta Gun. Quand même drôle que cet album et Check Your Head soient sortis la même année. Cet album est iconique puisqu’il a rendu mainstream le courant du G-Funk, mais en terme de textes, Ice Cube était beaucoup plus pertinent et intéressant.

THE CHRONIC FAV TRACKS: LET ME RIDE, NUTHIN BUT A 'G' THANG, DEEEZ NUUUTS, LIL' GHETTO BOY, A N**** WITH A GUN, RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT, THE $20 SACK PYRAMID [SKIT], THE DOCTORS OFFICE [SKIT], THE ROACH [THE CHRONIC OUTRO], BITCHES AINT SHIT 9/10

Classic, not on Spotify. Liked it better once upon a time

Très bon album qui s'enchaîne bien. Les beats sont bons et pas trop répétitifs, la vibe est intéressante, et l'histoire derrière l'album l'est tout autant. Belle collab avec Snoop Dog, les "bars" sont intéressantes. Un peu long par contre.

Nope! Couldn’t do it! I tried but just couldn’t do it!

I did not entirely enjoy the album. The beats were probably the best part but even they had some flaws sometimes. The raps themselves weren't very clever lyrically from what I heard.

Really enjoyed this one! The only real negative for me would be the skits cause I could've done without them but the production on this is incredible and it makes me want to definitely check out more stuff by everyone who was involved.

Always love Dr.Dre

Aged like a fine deez nuts joke 🍷

Very much wavering here between a 3 and 4, it's a milestone album for it's genre, but some of the subject matter and the attitudes expressed have not aged well (not that they were necessarily okay at the time either).

Hard choice, but a very strong 3

so many swears

good beats, classic gangster rap/hip-hop but lyrics a bit repetitive

Nothing hit home on this one

Rap isn't really my cup of tea, and definitely was a little weird listening to at work. Lyrics are dated and would not fly today

I've been confused between the rap and hip hop albums because I'm no expert or historically a fan that I am just ignorant and therefore can't really have a solid opinion. But as the albums have gone on I've really enjoyed certain ones, like NWA Ice Cube and Gang Starr so perhaps I am building up an opinion. Therefore I think I can say with confidence I didn't like this, I can't articulate why but I just didn't. It felt like a bit much..

It's a classic, it's a belter

-This album was sold as an NFT. L. -Was able to find a live version of "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" and it was fine -If you don't exist on Spotify, you don't exist, also NFT L

An all time classic

Is this where the "Deez Nuts" joke came from, or did it exist before? Which came first, Deez Nuts or the Dre? Anyway, this was overall a solid album but I didn't like it quite as well as I expected to (the gleefully misogynistic "Bitches ain't shit" wasn't the only reason, but it didn't help). This is one of those albums I fully acknowledge is good, and I love Snoop Dogg, but like...Dre isn't my favorite and since this is largely his album it just didn't do much for me. Fave track: Lyrical gangbang