1001 Albums Generator
The Chronic by Dr. Dre

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

1992
3.3
Rating
28875
Votes
1
9%
2
16%
3
29%
4
29%
5
17%
Distribution
Genres: Hip-Hop Styles: Boom Bap, Gangsta, Hardcore Hip-Hop, G-Funk

Reviews (page 13 of 13)

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?

63 minuter lång pina. Borde tillhöra kategorin 1001 skivor som kommer spelas i helvetet.

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

Only one track available on Spotify, but I remember when this came out back in the day. Hell of a debut and what a way to move on from NWA;

Not my thing

Sadly due to Snoop Dogg's ego, belief in NFTs and business interests this has been removed from all the major streaming platforms, so unable to follow the link to listen. Luckily for me, I have it on vinyl so can listen to it when the mood takes me (as long as I'm in the house...). As debuts and statements of intent go, this is hard to beat.

hate this type of lyrics.

4.0/5 first half of the album is astounding! 2nd half is ok but too many features not enough Dre. Prediction throughout the album is amazing! Standouts: Fuck wit Dre Day Let me ride🔥🔥🔥 The day n*** took over Nuthin’ but a g thing 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Lil ghetto boy A n*** with a gun🔥 $20 sack pyramid Lyrical gangbang High power Bitches ain’t shit

Not for me.

Pretty disappointed by this. Turns out I'm not a big fan of 'G-funk' - or at least not a whole hour of it (the singles can stay). Shame, as I really like Dre's later production work for himself and Eminem etc. I also think his aggressive vocal style is more suited to that later sound than these more chilled out stoner vibes. It's lucky Snoop is around (a lot more than I realised), as his voice fits the music well and is a bit more more interesting to listen to. I've seen Straight Outta Compton now though so at least I understand all the Jerry Heller and Eazy E disses... Clearly an influential album, but it's a 2.5 rating from me.

West Coast classic.

I really enjoyed this album. Too bad Spotify does not have the whole album.

Most of this isn't on Spotify anymore, but I listened to what I could. After getting Ice Cube the previous day, the contrast for me is stark. As much as I loved that, this just leaves me cold. Never been a Snoop fan, or a Dre fan particularly. I get what he does and that it is good, it's just not for me. A few decent tracks here but I find I'm appreciating them rather than enjoying them, it's just literally not for me.

I don't have much of an opinion about this album. There was nothing bad about it. I liked listening to Snoop Dogg's parts on this album. I liked the female artists' features. I liked the way most of the songs segued together. But really I didn't care about this album one way or the other. The song that piqued my interest the most was "The Day the N***** Took Over"

Já, skárra en margt úr þessum geira á þessum tíma. Ekki minn tebolli samt.

I'm going to skip this, simply because I know this album as well as I know my little brother. (Quite possibly better) Side A (tape, since you're asking) remains one of the most incendiary passages I've ever heard in pop music (pop music: music explicitly intended for engagement by and the entertainment of anything more that an niche audience. A useful, if complete heuristic: if there's a third party budget on the table that extends beyond minimum wage, then it's pop.) Side B...actually, I will listen to this again. There may be stuff I've missing. I don't see how, but neither do I see how the two sides could be the creation of the same entity. (Later). Nah, Side B still sucks. So my rating is purely on the energy, the inventiveness, the playfulness, the shamelessness of Side A

Can't listen, it doesn't exist anywhere. What a shame.

Best lines: “I rock pleats in my khakis” and “You look like A.C. Green / Don’t call here anymore.” It’s all in the beats and the eerie, almost sinister instrumentation (guitar twirls repeating, synth and keys chiming quietly). Too many references to Eminem maybe and the Vince Carter shout-out dates it, obvs. As hard to look past the misogyny as it is the milestone influence.

Je m'attendais à pire

ça traine en longueur t'as vu

Gut, aber einfach nichts, was mich besonders abholt

Ich bin kein hip hopper. Schon cool aber vllt. Auch zu demonstrativ cool um cool zu sein

**6/18/2022 - ALBUM #142** Today's Album: "The Chronic" by Dr. Dre - This is a pretty solid rap album from one of the biggest legends in hip-hop. Dr. Dre emerged onto the hip hop scene as a member NWA in the late 80s and early 90s, but this album was released after Dre's departure from the group and he definitely puts his fallout with them to work lyrically on this project. The album even opens up with disses on NWA member Eazy E and manager Jerry Heller, showing that Dre is not messing around on this album and he continues throughout the tracklist to justify his stature in the rap game, which he does well. Snoop Dogg also features on this album a ton, pretty much every track, and although he is a bit more cut throat than usual here, I really think the moments that emphasize his smooth and laid back flow pair so well with Dre's more straightforward rapping technique. I think it's pretty clear that Dre and Snoop are having a ton of fun writing this album, with lots of talk about "deez nuts", but they also cover a lot of really hard hitting topics on tracks like Lil Ghetto Boy and High Powered. It feels really fresh compared to many of the rap albums the generator has given me so far, and I think a lot of the tracks here are really great. Nothin' But A 'G' Thang and Bitches Aint Shit are absolute classics in rap and pretty fairly represent the quality of rapping throughout this album, which is pretty damn solid for its time. There are definitely moments on this album where Dre's tone while rapping starts to feels like being shouted at in a slam poetry club, but it's not too bad to the point where it ruins any song for me. Overall, this is a really great introduction to the very unique and skillful hip hop of Dr. Dre, even if some of it hasn't aged super well to my personal tastes. Give this one a listen if you want a 90s rap project still worth listening to today Highlights: Let Me Ride, Nothin' But A 'G' Thang, Lil' Ghetto Boy, High Powered, Bitches Aint Shit. Score: 7.5/10 A very well executed 90s hip-hop album.

Bro I had a dream I smoked weed the very night after listening to it. That can't be a coincidence

Unfortunately I cold my listen to most of it because it’s not on Spotify. But I did do a lil run through of the classics and I enjoyed.

Such a bold record

Best Song: Deeez Nuuuts. Can't go wrong with features from Warren G and Nate Dogg. Smooth as hell. Worst Song: The Doctor's Office. I know it's not fair, this is a skit not a song, but it really doesn't work for how long it takes up from the album. And I just hate when rappers include lengthy "sex" skits in their albums. Overall: It's definitely an overall strong album, with no weak points apart from the skits. Seminal work, surely, but time keeps moving. Hip hop keeps developing. And what's here feels more like a relic of the era than something that still has something interesting and meaningful to say today.

Didn't really enjoy this. It was listenable but not enjoyable. Snoop Dogg definitely carried the album in my opinion.

Concours de taille de teub et misogynie à part, les instrus tabassaient sévère Prefs: Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin'), Let Me Ride, The Day The Niggaz Took Over, A Nigga With a Gun, Stranded on Death Row Moins pref: Lyrical Gangbang

3/10. Put off listening to this for over 2 months because it wasn't on Spotify. Can't say I regret putting it off, though there were bits that sounded kinda cool

Pretty dated and too long. Still, I appreciate that this album essentially created G-funk, which is such a cool genre. 7/10

Legendary producer and pioneer of Gangsta Rap of the 90's. Great album overall although most of the skits I did not enjoy. The middle songs were also a bit lacking. Nothin' But A G Thang is easily top 5 best Rap songs of all time.

It's rare you can find an album that captures two moods so well: there's a certain revelatory nature of the whole record; the beats are huge and have aged like fine wine while still capturing a time and place. At the same time, this record isn't as lackadaisical as it seems on the surface: there are plenty of shots to other rappers ("Come over here and let me suck your dick!") and just talks of hard living. G-funk is still a fantastic genre that only Dr. Dre seems to fully understand, and Snoop is in prime form on this record. Favorite tracks: "Lyrical Gangbang", "A Nigga Witta Gun", "The Next Episode"

Can't listen in uk

Not on Spotify, will listen later

2/5 not my cup of tea

Pretty good! The squealy synth G-funk thing makes everything feel much more laid back and chill, which is funny considering stuff like the message of Fuck Wit Dre Day. Speaking of message and lyrics, there's plenty of lines in The Chronic that just feel dated as hell. Judging a 30+ year old album by today's sensibilities is often a fool's errand, but the homophobic and sexist references come off as way more toothless and corny nowadays than aggressive or clever. Despite all that, I had a good time overall with the album. Thanks for reminding me of the The $100,000 Pyramid theme song.

Probably the first hip hop album I really appreciated. I love Dre's backing tracks. It feels as much a Snoop album, but darker.

Some classic hip hop flawless production but in my opinion some questionable bars, love Dre by snoop carrries

I dont usually listen to rap, and today is no different

Couldn't listen to this because Snoop Dogg pulled it off to sell as an NFT so decided to listen to Chronic 2001 instead.

Well I'm glad that's over. This will be the fifth time that I've mentioned Natual Born Killers, maybe that soundtrack should have been on this list, but either way The Day The Niggaz Took Over has long been a favourite of mine but the rest of this album is not for me. Snoop Dogg is certainly a star on this album.

I enjoyed this more when I was 16. Misogynistic, and bull shit male bravado prevails. No thanks.

👍👍👍 good album love snoop too i didn’t like some of the parts including the monologue but i liked the old rap

Tough one; this one always frustrates me. The music: fantastic - there's no way to avoid moving your head to virtually every track; if you grew up listening to 70s funk and r&b this is a direct descendant (if not more than occasional ripoff...) of that. Sneaky laid-back synth bass lines, good sounding drums - I like it. The lyrics: there's no way to avoid them. Sadly. No point in my reviewing them, a million others have. I just can't with the "bitches yo...my dick..etc etc" every minute yeah yeah ok jeez; the gunplay, etc. Just a massive distraction at best and deeply troublesome at worst. The vocals: separating the performance from the lyrics...damn, the vocal performances are great. I like Dre's (and to an extent, Snoop's...) voice a *lot* and his rhythmic flow is outstanding. It's just so often hard to reconcile with the lyrics which are so often just so goddamn stupid. If I detach a bit I just try to ignore it :D The production: man this album *sounds great* - it's not a wall of sound; there's enough space for everything to be heard, and there's a great stereo spread - A+ So many individual highs and lows, I think I'm going right up the middle with a 3. It's just hard to get by the stupidity...the misogyny and just too much gangsta (not to mention the skits which are like really really bad high school back of the classroom interludes - hard pass), even if the music and vocals are that good. 7/10 3 stars

Top album, laatste tijd zeer veel goede old school hip hop albums langs gekomen

This is widely considered to be a classic album and some consider it one of the best rap albums of all time. I can’t say I really agree. I know how influential this album was in shaping the west coast/gangster rap sound and I do believe Dr. Dre is one of the greatest producers of all time but I’ve always felt that almost every song on this album sounds the same, probably because every beat uses the flute/synth sound that came to define west coast hip hop and there are just too many features of the same people over and over. I prefer the sequel, The Chronic 2001

Transformational. Changed the face of hip-hop and, by extension, pop music. Plus, introduced the world to Snoop. 'Nuff said.

It’s hard to get past the vulgar and misogynistic lyrics but the rapping and beats are really very good. I actually kind of liked this record

I’ve heard this before and remember it being well produced if filled with homophobia and sexism (rightly) not acceptable today. Snoop Dogg truly brings it to his world debut and the G Funk sound is fun, just wish it was less vulgar.

Huge classic, there's no doubt about this, but it's never been one of my favorites to be honest. It sounds good obviously and there are some awesome tracks here, but as rappers, Dre et Snoop both sounds a bit too lazy to keep me interested for 1 hours straight.

Didn't age that well, but the beats are still pretty sick. Snoop is at his best in this album and I think it should be his face on that cover. I had a good time, even if an hour of gangsta rap talking about how big their dick is can be quite long (maybe as long as their dicks, who knows?). The breaks are mostly annoying too and doesn't add anything to the album but unnecessary length. Anyway, a very important piece of rap culture nonetheless and some great hits that I'll certainly come back to.

Not sure if Jesus approve this album, but I understand the piece of history it is. Rap is not my cup of tea, but I can enjoy a couple songs from time to time. Also Snoop Doggy Dog is the King. !

"With a producer who can rap and control the maestro at the same time". This line represents Dr. Dre very well. In addition to being, in my opinion, the best hip-hop producer I know, he has his own vibe on the microphone and he knows how to rap. The lyrics on this record have certainly aged badly, and the album might be a little too long, but the tracks are musically mind-blowing. The appearances of Snoop Dog are also excellent.

Let me ride pops into my head at least once a month

The most hugely influential album when it comes to west coast hip hop. Great beats, great production. Relies on Snoop Dogg a lot though, and the skits aren't very good at all.

Solid example of early 90s rap. Dre transitions from the 'Gangsta Rap' label that NWA acquired and turns to Hip Hop Impresario by featuring the Death Row players. This is where Snoop emerges and turns into an eventual impresario himself, but that's another story. 4/5.

I like the Funkadelic synth lines but could do without the F-bombs.

I’m not even sure I’m listening to the actual album. Seems to be hard to track down. Anyway, what I heard was recorded rich nth degree detail, and obviously a few big popular tracks.

Shame Spotify didn't have the whole album. Well worth seeking it out on YT though

(Due to the nature of this album, I suppose I should add a content warning for language which some may find offensive. No offence is intended. By the by, am I the only one here offering such a courtesy?) God, I'm chary about reviewing this. I have previously suggested that the commercial success of gangsta rap proved ultimately detrimental to hip hop's artistic development, both in that it smothered other branches of the genre, and also it didn't have that much of interest to say. However, I recognise that maybe I'm arguing from a surface understanding of the music; I love other transgressive music like Throbbing Gristle and Slayer, so I might appreciate this particular style of bluenose-tweaking. Anyway, I had The Chronic aged 18, so I'm not coming into it virginally. But, one aspect that has made me uncomfortable with gangsta rap is, yes, the exploitation of negative stereotypes of a minority. Now, NWA were rather guilty of that themselves, but there was some leavening due to Ice Cube's undeniable intelligence. The Chronic, of course, does not have Ice Cube on it. And as such, it largely lacks any point to make. It's a repetitive series of depictions of racial violence, but it says nothing to make the listener ponder, except to wonder if this is unpleasantly comparable to a minstrel show. Are they just showing nasty caricatures of African-Americans for your entertainment? Take the song The Day the Niggaz Took Over. As a song, it purports to show narrratives of participants of the LA riots. But it conveys no message: it's just people saying they like to go looting. That would be criticisable enough, but the opening uses the word "apartheid". In 1992, apartheid was finally being dismantled, and even though he'd once committed sabotage against the regime, Nelson Mandela renounced violence. Did they not pick up on the cognitive dissonance? So what is good about The Chronic? Well, the production is fantastic: the squelchy synths and Funkadelic basslines still make white people bite their lower lip as they rock out. But it's in service to a charmless conceit. You know, the misogyny and homophobia aren't just massively offensive, they're not nice to listen to. Also, has there ever been a skit on a rap album that rises above the level of chore? But, the failure of The Chronic is due to none of this. Not the shallowness, not the coarseness, not even the bigotry. The album fails because it's boring. I realised that by track 10, the poetically titled Lyrical Gangbang, that I was really, really bored, that the album was just something on in the background. This should be no surprise; an hour of some men continually shouting out motherfucker for the sake of shouting out motherfucker doesn't appear prima facie to be the most enlightening use of your time. But it is surprising how tedious it gets. For all its supposed attitude, The Chronic is extremely ignorable. This is the sound of talented individuals wasting their time and yours solely because some idiots will always throw their money at people blowing raspberries and saying "bum".

Oof, gangsta rap. This album sounds great. The vibes are funky, the bass is bouncy and the fluid synth lines are excellent. I always liked the way Dre updated the P-funk feel. But I just can't get past the lyrics. It's so violent, so misogynistic, so homophobic, it just makes me feel ill to play it. I just can't.

The Chronic is foundational in hip hop that can't be questioned. But, fuck, it isn't just constant overt homophobic, misogynistic themes. Knowing where Dre and Snoop have grown helps put it into perspective. What holds up are the hits (interesting that they also have less of the hateful themes).

Not for me, but I can see why enjoyers of the genre would be into it

Absoluut mijn ding niet

This is my second gangsta rap album in a row. Yesterday, I gave ICE-T's "O.G. Original Gangster" a 5/5 and I actually enjoyed this one even more. Stop giving me good rap albums or I'll have to go down a rabbit hole I never envisioned myself peeking my head into. The only thing I didn't like were the cheesy skits. I've also noticed that hip hop albums in general happen to be really long. This one, at around 63 minutes, was one of the shorter ones.

An all time classic that of course had to be tarnished by crypto culture. Thanks Snoop Dogg.

Absolutely out of this world

An album totally of its time. Love the sound, synths and swampy bass lines. I'm going to have to listen through to the samples list. The lyrics could have used a second pass, but here we are. These men really, really, really like talking about dick sucking.

Snoop says I can't listen to this so I guess I won't

A bit puerile but still good.

Snoop has taken this album off streaming to turn it into an NFT. The album itself is good. I recommend stealing it.

School children arguing

I feel like I spent the entire year that this album came out having to explain to my white friends why they couldn't also say the N-word. Other than that I like it. It's probably about a 3 for my enjoyment level but it gets and extra point for being so influential.

3.6 + Yes, it’s deservedly considered a “stone cold classic.” Snoop Dogg has one of the greatest introductions to the mainstream rap game ever (“bow wow wow yippee yo yippee yea”). The rhymes flow, the songs flow and there some undeniable cultural touchstones at every turn. I love the Parliament/Funkadelic samples. And to an extent, I can excuse some misogyny in hip hop (though it feels like I’m reinforcing a double standard). But songs like “Bitches Ain’t Shit” simply take that misogyny way too far for my taste. I’m not denying the importance of this record, but the woman-hate makes it hard for me to really enjoy.

This album is like Kind of Blue (the first Wu-Tang is too) in that so much talent appears on the album and almost everything AFTER this album from the people on it is great.

Production stood out on this one, Dre developed that classic whistle synth so well that you immediately know it's him when the beat starts. Back then artists really were ride or die for the label. Snoop laid down so many iconic rhymes on this album that he took into Doggystyle the next year. So this album essentially set Snoop up to drop one of the most legendary hip hop albums of all time. Favorite songs - Nuthin but a G Thang, Stranded on Death Row, Bitches Ain't Shit

I would pay $35 for this at the Compton Swap Meet

No thanks

Weight room music. It's fine. I don't have an opinion. I've heard most of this a bunch of times before. I understand it's an important hip hop record. I wish there was a 2.5 rating for "indifferent and ok with that." Also, why isn't this on Spotify?

One of the greatest gangster rap albums of all time. Few albums can make you feel more like a bad ass than this one. The level of talent Dre has discovered and groomed is ridiculous. He doesn’t get as much credit as like JayZ because he didn’t start a clothing line or a make his own cologne. But - he just stuck to rap. For like 40 years. And is awesome at it.

Lyrically it's honestly kind of a G version of meathead rock - and yeah, its funny, but the whole dis culture and violence and misogyny and hemophilia wears thin. Musically it's obviously super foundational.

As much a Snoop Dogg album as a Dre album. Decent enough but falls short of Ice Cube's debut. The relentless misogyny and "look-at-my-big-dick" lyrics are regrettable and mar an otherwise decent effort.

The album that paved the way to the smooth sounds of The Fresh prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

time has blunted this one

DEEEZ NUUUUTTTTSS

When surrounded by NWA and Snoop, Dre doesn’t hold up as much but still classic

Damn, almost forgot about Dre

A classic. Dre may not be the greatest rapper out there but Snoop carries a lot of the load for him. The G funk sound is just amazing. While Dre may be a bit deficient in mic skills he is a God of beats. Some of the greatest songs in the history of the genre are found here. The only real negatives I can think of are when Snoop is absent from the tracks. It's most notable in the second half of the album. The lyrical content is also a bit iffy. I'm not a big fan of some of the choices made, but it was 30 years ago. Times were different. Even so the gangsta era of rap was always a bit of a double edged sword. There were some absolute brutal lines delivered that just sounded awesome or ice cold but one has to wonder how much damage might have been done by glorifying this lifestyle. I'm not some uptight Tipper Gore type but I don't thinknit can really be ignored either. Just something to think about or debate. Uh, anyway this album is an all time great. It helped put Snoop on the map and is just so damn fun to listen to. Any negatives are immediately offset by legendary beats and songs. 5 stars all the way. The only real

Ihan ok levy kun mittarina itselle on kuitenkin ko. herran vasta myöhemmin julkaisema levy.

Can't get past all the language to enjoy the music. 1/5

hated it

What up, niggas and niggettes! LMAO G-Funk music like this makes me ALMOST like hip hop.

Nää lyriikat on ihan jäätäviä ja kauheita. Loputonta solvausta ja tappamista. MUTTA en voi sille mitään että funkulasta ja elektrofunkista diggailevalle nää G-funk beatit on kyl herkkuu. 3/5

Yllättävän tiukkaa räbäytystä, ja snoop dogg ei oo niin paska kun nykyään.

Onhan tää pirun hyvin tuotettu, ei voi muuta sanoa. Jokainen biitti rullaa nätisti ja kaikilla hyvä flow. Etenkin Snoopin tyyli sopii tähän kuin nenä päähän. Lyriikat on perus gangsta shittiä ja iskeehän sieltä tasaisesti jotain kuraa korvaan (vika biisi esim ugh). Mut jos pistää taustalle soimaan, niin on kyl oikein tunnelmallinen ja groovaava levy.

Ei kyllä Dre koskaan ollut mitään core-juttua, mut ei tää pahaltakaan kuulostanut. Ei tosin iskenytkään, joten keskitietä mennään 3/5.

Pass on this one. I know it's a landmark album for gangsta rap, and that it has a *huge* cultural importance for hip hop at large, and that its influence turning P-Funk into G-funk was enormous. Without this album, there's no *Doggystyle* by Snoop or the best Cypress Hill records, and that would be a damn shame. But somehow I always thought that *2001* was a far more pleasant and bouncier listen overall (the hits on that next record are a huge plus, too, and I can't see any of those catchy hits on *The Chronic*, honestly). Purists will probably tell me I'm a fool here, but I don't care. As a reply, I could argue that "conscious" rap from before that album did suffer a lot from the advent of that sort of sound, and that it was not necessarily good news for everyone at the time. In a way, I'd be be *more of a purist* than any of those contradictors would be then or now. And remember: nobody here would necessarily be right or wrong in their different stances, as it is most often the case with music anyway. [Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 973 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 10 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 7 Albums from the list I will *not* include in mine (as I think many others are more important): 8 Albums I might not be able to judge (some might end up on my final list but it's because I recognize how culturally important they are): 2 (including this one)]

Eh, this was 70% clown rap and I was wearing insufficiently floppy shoes. 🤡 Managed to get through the whole album, but it felt like a struggle. I definitely prefer East coast gansta rap, it seems - find that more tolerable on the whole. Fave track - "The Day The Niggaz Took Over" - sounded very Cypress Hill...

An album that kickstarted a different direction for rap, exposed the world to the seedy underbelly of urban living, and introduced the inimitable drawl of one Snoop muthafuckin' Dogg. For this pale-as-the-underside-of-a-fish white boy, one listen is probably enough for a lifetime. I can appreciate the artistry of it, but I'm not the target demographic.

Ljómandi

This of course defined G funk, launched Snoop, and was a landmark album, but for my money, not as many memorable songs as 2001.

Legendary album and massively influential. Demonstrates the flawlessness of Dre’s production and mixing, as well as classic 90s rapping. The run time is quite long however and each song follows the same tempo and musical formula, that it loses its effect after the first half. The production is what pushes it to a 4 for me.

Decent album with nice synth beats that are a little bit too repetitive and similar sounding throughout the album

Nigger rap, don't really like it

Йоооу репчик, банда, все дела, не мое

Speaking as a white man from the suburbs this album was definitely not made for me

Dont like rap

It feels almost blasphemous to give this album only three stars. It was and is a cornerstone of west-coast hiphop. But. How much do you really need to talk about your dick? At some point, you gotta move on to a different subject or people are going to start thinking you're compensating for some shortcomings, you know? Honestly, the album didn't age very well. Both Dre and Snoop are capable of more and, as time has moved on, they've proved it, leaving this album to stand by the road as a milestone but not a destination in its own right.

I love the G-funk genre but not this album. It has moments but is lyrically appalling. Main issue for me is that there isn't a single song on this that I'd want to add to a playlist.

Juvenile, obnoxious, moronic, laughable. But well mixed.

Not bad but a bit monotonous at times and Dre can't rap

Of a time for sure but still has some absolutely brilliant moments and tracks

I was very into gangsta rap back in the day but this time around this sounds tiring, I mean I like it but why more than an hour long?

Not my favourite rap...I prefer something lighter with more of a jazzy esthetic. Still some quality stuff here. 3.5 🌟

By coincidence (I guess) I got 2 albums from previous NWA members in sequence (Ice Cube's "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" and this one). This experience let me think about how these two albums are influential for the modern hip-hop culture and how they both sound a bit repetitive after the first songs but also gave to me the perspective on how much this one is better than the Ice Cube's first solo album, even suffering from the same "drawbacks". Dr. Dre brings much freshness to his songs and lets them sound much more atemporal. This is remarkable in this first release.

While I can respect the occasional reference to racial history, The Chronic seems a little too gangster in personality when met with over-cleansed ears.

Classic! Definitely dated in parts but still has some great tracks.

Weirdly easy to work to. Possibly because of the rhythm behind it - it's easy to have it as background music. Possibly not what Dr Dre intended.

some pretty sick beats and a couple classics but overall pretty sophomoric

not my jam

This was the soundtrack for white frat boys in my first year of college, who for some reason wanted to play at being hard. First 30 seconds, it's all about dicks and guns and assaultin' the ladies. Aggressively homophobic. Insecure as shit. Snoop lets you know he's in the motherfuckin' house a number of times. I hated this then, I hate it now. 3 Feet High and Rising better be on this list somewhere, because jeez.

Weird. This felt more dated to me than several of the other hip hop records we've listened to that are technically older than this. Not sure why that is - maybe that high pitch synth thing? The lyrics? Both? And why is it that there's such a need in hip hop to make these records so damn long? Get off my lawn, please. Anyway, what I really want to write about is how this album completely transformed my suburban southern high school upon release. I mean, it was insane. Between this and Snoop's first record there was this, seemingly overnight, shift where about 80% of the whitest of white dudes at my school somehow convinced themselves they were gangstas. The clothes. Cars. Posture. Interest in marijuana. All of it completely changed. And then I remember going to Myrtle Beach and seeing some white kid who couldn't have been older than 12 rocking a Philly's blunt tee. Shit was out of hand. Funny, too, how so often grunge and alternative music gets thrown out there as the defining cultural moment of the 90s, when really - that bit only lasted like three years. By '94, everybody who was popular had moved on to West Coast rap and the alternative radio stations were playing Seven Mary Three and Sponge. And, look, I'd rather listen to the Chronic than Seven Mary Three, so it's hard to even blame folks.

I forgot about Dre. 🙁

Nice album, de gros souvenirs d’enfance. J’adore 5*

Have this one on vinyl. A classic

Had higher hopes for this but the Chronic fell flat. One dimensional lyrics that push an image but lack much creativity or cohesive message. Solid beats and occasional samples but little depth in the raps or skits.

Bem mais tranquilo que aqueles que as meninas ouviam nas viagens, mesmo tendo um monte de motherfucker.

This album is so good. The sampling is amazing. And it really laid the tracks for all of the great rap that has come after it. Loved it!

Hearing this made me think about my time in high school. It has a very unique sound that made me think of west coast and California. I enjoyed it!

This was good, pretty straight forward in my opinion.

Very dated with misogynistic lyrics.

The Chronic does what it needs to do. The song is best listened to on a hot summer's day, preferably in an automobile. Yes, feel it. It introduced Snoop Dogg and established Dr Dre as both a rapper and a talented producer who could pull together the best bits of the funk era to create a brand new sound straight outta South Central Los Angeles. The album is also rooted in the 1992, in the months after the LA riots when the city was still coming to terms with what had happened. One of the most refreshing things is that this is not purely a boy's club. The Lady of Rage and Jewell feature on several tracks, a perspective not often heard on gangsta rap. There's also the frequent odes to weed. In a time when a teen idol like Justin Bieber can be at the top of the charts singing about getting his weed from California, here's a reminder of the blunt force (lol) that The Chronic unfurled. Also " Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" is such a good song.

Uninteresting musically, basically just simple beats repeated. Colourful language aside, the lyrics aren't particularly engaging either. More than anything, just somewhat boring?

It's an interesting album but it's obvious how much Snoop carries it and compared to A Tribe Called Quest I just don't find it as interesting from a musical perspective. Gangsta hip hop was never my thing but this is a cut above stuff that would come later.

Instantly recognizable to a time and place. Imagine hearing this opener without knowing who Snoop is. "What in tarnation are bizzalls and jizzaws?"

Smooth beats. Great features. Slick verses and skits from Snoop. Actual classic

Bettered by far better US east-coast hip-hop

Fantastic album. Great mixing - better than a lot of the albums coming out now.

I'm not that much of a fan of hip-hop/rap, but I have to admit, this is one of the most influential albums in that regard. Was revolutionary at the time.

Zero stars for the lyrics. Are you old enough to remember the moral panic over vulgar, violent and misogynistic gangsta rap lyrics? Yeah, this is that.

Iconic, you know? Not much more to say there.

Never listened to it before but had heard certain songs. Thought it was really good but a bit long.

Pretty fine just not my taste

I already own this album, but don't really listen to as often as I think I should and then every time I do listen to it, I get the same response as I did listening to it again for this 1001 albums malarkey - it's really, really, really well put together. Beautiful beats playing around with some funky synth and just generally brilliantly constructed hip hop. The music is top notch. The lyrics are ... eh. I'm probably too old to feel the anger oozing out of so many of these. It often just feels like a lot of misdirected rage, but who am I to judge? Some of the songs just sound like macho posturing; a product of their time, perhaps. Nevertheless, there's some really good flow in here, in amongst all the misogny, swearing and violent fantasies.

One of those albums that seems a lot scarier than it is.

Ain’t nothin’ like a me thing.

Very dated especially with the homophobia and misogyny

Dre, Snoop and co. play bombastic braggadocio paddy-cake for an hour. Not the classic I was informed about. Shout-out to the Deez Nuts joke in 1992, though. HAH, GOT EEM In all seriousness: Dre, if you really wanna do a “G” thang, give your kid a couple of the Gazillions you made off these records (and now make off headphones) so she doesn’t have to be homeless in the Garden State. Goofiest reason to be in the papers for a music mogul, I swear to God. In my day, “Beats by Dre” means something grossly overpriced. Evidently back in the day, “beats by Dre” meant something grossly overrated. 5/10

Legendary. G-Funk 4 Lyfe.

Good rock album. Probably my second favorite ac/dc album. It’s consistent with its rock tone throughout. Doesn’t let up much but also doesn’t vary. Starts strong but not many other songs are as popular as the title theme. 6.5/10

Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.

Cult Classic

Really really disapointed in this one. Enjoyes NWS and Ice Cube first albums, but this did not hit it with me.

Catchy hip hop album. Love Snoop's cameos.

Something different for me to listen to, old school gangster rap. He talks about dicks a lot lol. The songs and lyrics are a bit predictable and don’t really have much meaning to it but it’s gangster rap. I think he could do a better job.

Ekki ég en merkilega gott

Hip Hop History with Dre's debut album here. The best of Death Row Rosta supporting the dear Doctor. Some dodgy lyrics throughout but I suppose "Fuck Wit Dre Day" and "Nuthin' but a G thing" have merit. Snoop's debut too and his backing gives a clear picture of his musical direction for the future. Not in my collection, but then I'm not Staright Outta Compton am I! Mid range for me just for it's historic context.

Impossibly overrated. If not for the contributions by the always appealing Snoop Dogg, this would be a challenge to get through. It has its moments, but maybe ease up on the historical praise a bit (really Rolling Stone? The 37th greatest album of all time?). Plus I never cared for Beats headphones. Snoop bumps it up from a 2. Actual rating is 2.5.

Un album hip-hop sans intérêt de plus à ajouter à la liste déjà très très longue du genre. Robert va encore une fois essayer de nous justifier la chiantise du projet par le biais de co-auteurs sans goût mais personne n'en sera dupe.

Une performance absolument minable de la part de Dr. Dre, qui vient récupérer la place de pire album de rap du générateur, éjectant ainsi Queen Latifah du trône. On peut légitimement se demander pourquoi cet album figure dans la liste, en lieu et place de 2001, le meilleur album de Dre. Mais ça, seul Robert en détient la réponse, en sécurité dans un de ses nombreux coffre-fort.

Doesn’t get much better. This is rap music everything else is second best.

Chronically turd. Snoop doggy dog eats more lamb chops than SHACK.

Get my dick in a baguette and eat it, this is superb.

Just a another mother fuckin'...

Non riesco a seguire molto i testi, spero non sia un problema. Comunque il beat e la seconda voce di Snoop Dogg sono molto accattivanti. Il sound non è dei miei preferiti... Ne capisco l'importanza e ne ho apprezzato l'ascolto, ma non credo lo rifarò.

The innovator of G-Funk. Dre and Snoop are both incredible on this album. Very few weak spots. Best track: Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang

Dr. Dre... dit wilde ik toch effe proberen, maar helaas! Ik denk dat een later album van 'm mij wat meer gaat bevallen.

Dit vond ik toch wel echt heel goed. En door die film Straight Outta Compton heb ik veel respect gekregen voor Dr. Dre. Daarom vier sterren.

De muziek vind ik echt tof. Maar die teksten.... ik kon geen exacte statistieken vinden op internet, maar doe een wilde gok hoe vaak de volgende onderwerpen benoemd worden: motherfucking dit-of-dat: 373; pief-paf-poef met m'n gun: 89; ni**er van de straten van Compton: 67. Niet heel diepgaande en diverse materie dus. Saai en vervelend zelfs.

Best aardige deuntjes maar van die teksten word ik echt simpel.

Kein Weg führt an diesem Monolithen vorbei. West Coast hiphop at its best und allemal musikalischer als der Rap von Raekwon. Basslinien immer bouncy („Let me Ride“), Tracks immer gut geschrieben und obwohl ein klarer Stil die Richtung vorgibt, ziemlich abwechslungsreich. Tiefenentspannter Snoop ist wahnsinnig wichtig und richtig. Bissel underrated 3.4

Es rollt so smooth, die Gefahr läuft süß und honigfarben aus den Boxen und ich Whitie Weißbrot imaginiere mich fast fühlbar ins L.A. der frühen 90er - dahin, wo ich nie gehörte und I know it. Fantastische Platte, alle Props mehr als verdient.

71. The Chronic - Dr Dre 16 tracks. He N****** I'm gonna F*** you up Mofo then I'm gonna shove my cock in yo Mofo mouth you Mofo N***** Yippe-yo-yippe-ye you Mofo N***** 😳 Nah. It's not for me you mofo's 🤣 2/5

I missed the Dre on the first take. The Lakers beat the Super Sonics. Drugs are bad. Mmm kay

Hahaha, yeah, nine-deuce Death Row Records, creepin' while you're sleepin' Songs with attitude? Shit yeah, songs with a mid-90s flava, brought back some memories If I quote any more lyrics I'll get arrested Love the beats Sexism can go get flipped

What a launchpad for Snoop Dogg. It's amazing how present he is on this. It's hard to believe he wasn't already a famous and known entity. Dre knows talent. He also knows how to produce an album. There's so much work here. He attacks his enemies, proclaims his greatness, breaks new talent, and gets creative lyrically. Even his material that has not aged well can't be dismissed due to its cleverness.

Given that there are so many Parliament/Funkadelic samples musically this is pretty good, although it does tend to fade into the background. Lyrically, it's tedious, misogynistic, violent braggadocio which, although the sound is fine as part of the overall sound, doesn't really pay listening to in any detail.

I can't believe this came out in '92, I was 11 and didn't first hear this 'til I was 15 but it takes me back -- only thing this listen was missing at 40 y/o was a fat blunt and a 40. Not going to lie, the real highlight to this album is Snoop. He's so on-point, I don't think many could touch his skill behind the mic. Dre's production is next level and his rap ability is by far at the best it ever was. This is some heavy-duty and dark content lyrically but feels fun, how else ya gonna get white kids like me to listen when they're not even driving age? Listening to this on my discman, hoping my parents didn't catch me. This is old school west coast hip hop at its' finest and some definite bangers. I’d give it a 3.5 if that was an option, but since it isn’t, it’ll get a 3.

Classic Dre. Whole album slaps, but if you're looking for hits: Nothin' But A Thang, Bitches Ain't Shit, and Let Me Ride. I really dig Rat-tat-tat-tat and Stranded On Death Row as well.

"Nothin' but a G Thang" is brilliant perfection. Dre should be knighted for discovering Snoop Dogg, who is a national treasure. SO much misogyny in 90s rap, ugh.

2021.11.15

Bullshit

yo mf this and that, n******, yea yea, i hear u. besides this like the flow&beats, snoop especially

It has been a while since I last listened to this, but beats, choice of samples, flow ..so much better than that album of the Streets a few days ago.. It is the Funkadelic/Parliament 70s feel of it.

Hated this album with a passion, though Snoop Dogg's contributions lifted my mood somewhat. Can't get past those gangsta rap subculture vibes, youknowwhatimsayin?

An iconic album to be sure but not one I had heard in its entirety until now. Overall an important album but not one of my favorites. I liked one or two songs so that is what I primarily liked but I felt that the topics sung about were rather repetitive and plus there was the addition of skits that I feel were unnecessary and cringy. Favorite song: Nuthin but a G Thang, 5/10

Como ya he dicho en otras reseñas me gusta el rap/hip-hop de los 90, sin embargo este disco no me ha entusiasmado. A destacar un par de canciones con sonido "creepy" y que me han recordado a Cypress Hill: "The day the niggaz took over" y "A nigga witta gun".

Excellent gangsta rap album, as well as an excellent output from a then-up-and-coming Snoop Dogg. Among the best in the rap genre, as well as all-time.

Classic rap album one of my favorites

I have a strange fondness for gangsta rap. I guess it's a guilty pleasure? The lyrics are so juvenile and offensive... but it almost becomes a kind of transgressive art like punk rock. It get's so ridiculous that it becomes kind of silly I guess. Still, it's hard to get past a lot of the sexism and macho-ness in these records. But having said that, the grooves and samples are great on this record. And I love all of Snoop's appearances. Like a lot of 90's stuff, it's too long and pretty uneven but it makes sense that this is considered a classic hip-hop record.

Very mixed on this one- I spent the listening time wrestling between getting very little enjoyment out of it and trying to contextualise it within hip-hop, and what it must have meant for the genre in 1992. I'm not going to try and fault Dre's production or sampling- it is, of course, expertly done. The beats are straightforward and swaggering, the mix sounds glorious on headphones, and the choice of samples gives the record a very congruous feel. Parliament-Funkadelic are all over this record, having a strong bearing on the beginning of G-funk's commercial peak. This is perfectly encapsulated in "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang", which showcases a catchy hook throughout and some really nice sampled backing vocals in the outro. It's where the sound of the record first clicked into place for me, and an obvious choice for lead single. "N**** With A Gun" and "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" are my other highlights musically- both strong hooks and really crisp, simple bass parts. “The Roach” (almost) ended the album on a high, melodic note with a “P-Funk” sample vamp. So what didn't work for me? Most obviously the lyrics: bar a couple of solid social commentaries, it's track after track of either violent, sexist outbursts or standard diss-tracks against the other members of NWA. The wordplay or rhymes didn't hit me as much of some of the other hip-hop albums I've already heard on this list, and the humour felt weak and outdated. “The Doctor’s Office" skit, complete with simulated sex scene at the end, really made me cringe, and "bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks" hardly felt like a closing statement for the ages. I've found the length to be a bit of a challenge with several hip-hop albums, and this was no exception. Several tracks towards the end (“High Powered”, ”Stranded on Death Row") just felt a bit forgettable- I can't recall them now after a few listens. “The Chronic” and the gangsta-celebrating world it inhabits isn’t for me, however much I appreciate its impact. Still, at the moment I'm more partial to the bombastic sounds of hip-hop’s golden-age or its moodier, jazzier inflections.

Visa mig ett album från 90 talet där de int har en minut lång sex-skit SNÄLLA

The beats are great, the rhymes not as much. Certainly an album you must hear before you die, though

Classic.

Some ok beats and basslines. Lyrics are ok though music didn't really speak to me at all

"This ain't Areosmith" It's probably not this simple but it felt at the time like this album changed hip hop overnight. Groundbreaking sonically and commercially.

Now, i'm not the worst middle aged white guy to review Mr Dre's '92 groundbreaking, raw and significant album, but this was awesome, and bonus point for heavy sampling of P-Funk. I ain't going to be singing along aloud though.

Brilliant, full of excellent tracks

10/31 Ridiculously well produced, classic gangsta rap. Standout Tracks: Let Me Ride, Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Deeez Nuuuts, Lyrical Gangbang, Stranded On Death Row, The Roach (The Chronic Outro)

dze vind ik leuk !

Yes Dr.Dre we will never forget

021121 11:20 3

Hard-hitting bars, the upbeat west coast flow is timeless. This is a true classic

Rating: 10/10

Some of the lyrics are really dated and ruin the listening experience. The production, beats and grooves still reign supreme

2/5 Too many F's and N's...

The thing that stands out the most is the production, its superb 👌. Its quality really gives the songs an extra oomph. Its great to listen to depside not being the biggest fan of rap and lyrically unrelatable as a Caucasian from the other side of the world. Some of the music and beats can be incredibly dated like Lyrical Gangbang, but bangers like Let Me Ride and Nuthun' But A "G" Thang more than make up for it. Plus it gave the world Deez Nuts.

Would be 5 if I was still 16 years old. The world has changed a lot since.

rap music, with a lot of N****R & Mother F****R in the lyrics. ZERO if I could.

Hindsight is 20/20 liked it back in the day, not so much now.

Great album. A lot of classics. I had heard the entire album before and I will continue to listen to it.

Bit much. Tried listening at 10Am and it wasn't the one.

it's aged pretty badly and he relies on snoop...a lot.

Had me in a west coast mood all day!

de este tipo sin ser mi estilo lo he disfrutado, buenos ritmos y líneas de bajo. madafaca pussy

On this list of 1001 albums this album deserves 5 stars. If I were to rate it outside of this? 3/5

good album, was perfected in 2001 however, this is rawer, but still has that Dre gloss

Great middle finger to eazy-e an the manager for nwa. But honestly for all the classics on this fuck death row and suge night.

Never been into rap very much but heard this one a lot over the years. It's good enough that even without being a fan of the genre you'd say "oh yeah, The Chronic is all time" etc etc. A couple of things to note though: this album was pretty much the point where heavy sampling stopped, and also the point where the excessive weed worship began in rap. Pretty much everything released afterwards in the 90s took its cues from this - for better or worse. Some of it was awesome (Cypress Hill, Ice-T's Return of the Real), but towards the end of the 90s I really started to fucking hate a lot of what this album inspired. But can I hold that against this? The other thing is: it's a LONG album. I never really listen to the whole thing. It didn't bore me on this listen, but it did start to feel like the album could've ended already. 4/5

First album I got that I already listened to. Dre and Snoop are some of the greatest of all-time.

Important - yes. Hugely influential, created an entire sound, often emulated, never bettered, there are some incredible beats here - Let Me Ride, Nuthin' but a G Thang, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat - and plenty of mood and novel innovations. It's hard to overstate The Chronic's significance in the history of hip hop and the rise of the West Coast. But - looking back - there are no classic verses on this album. Despite his charisma, Snoop was never a great rapper and Dr Dre isn't a rapper at all (the DOC would surely have featured more but for his tragic vocal accident). The skits are infantile, puerile and, most unforgivably, unamusing. The subject matter barely moves beyond smoking, macking, hoes, fronting and general gangsta BS - when you compare this record with the searing social commentary of Cube's Predator released the same year, this album just has nothing to say. Dre would later perfect the formula with the massive 2001, arguably near single handedly flipping hip hop from niche to the main stream (where EVERY beat in the charts was a hip hop beat). This album leads there for sure and it's a classic in its context but aside from a handful of tracks, age well it has not.

decent 90s rap album album

Buen disco, se me hace largo

Impressive album. Enjoyed it.

Unlistenable lyrical content from an evil man.

Yeah, the music and the grooves are great. Undeniably that this stuff, if you are into Gangster Rap is great. But I just felt... uncomfortable listening to it. There's a scene in Office Space where one of the characters is listening to Gangster Rap blaring out of his car and then a car drives by with black people in the car. This is probably the first album I listened to on headphones, just because I didn't want anyone in the house hearing it. The music itself is really good, but it's all about getting stoned and killing and f**king. No way I am going to listen to this again. I can see how this could be considered a classic. I remember a number of my students having this way back when I first became a teacher, and even years later. It definitely has staying power.

I think If I was more knowledgeable about the progression of rap, this album would be even more impressive. Still, when you consider how cheesy or juvenile rap was in the 80's (Sugarhill Gang, Young MC, Beastie Boys-at times), you can appreciate the rawness of the lyrics and songs on this album. I'd say one knock is how some of the songs are just being angry at or trying to be superior to other "gangstas" or women. Some, like "The Day the N Took Over" and "L'il Ghetto Boy" has more political commentary like his work in NWA (or work by Public Enemy) and that's the stuff I really appreciate. I probably also don't appreciate how much his sampling and beats changed the industry. But looking at just how much he sampled and layered in, it's pretty impressive.

Okay so my review: It's like this and like that and like this, Bow wow wow yippie-yo yippie-yay! It's like this and like that and like this! Fun album.

Really cool music, really uncomfortable lyrics. I can't remotely pretend I can relate with gangsta rap, but I can appreciate it. "The Day the N*****z Took Over" and "Little Ghetto Boy" are particularly powerful. The beats and music on this album are amazing. This album just oozes cool. Glad we recently listened to Parliament's Mothership Connection since it's so prominently sampled here. Loved hearing the drums from "When the Levee Breaks" on "Lyrical Gangbang." Amazing grooves on "A N***a with a Gun" and "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" but, again, difficult lyrics. I feel like this album deserves a 5, but I reserve that for albums I can listen to any time...this is not that, but I can definitely appreciate why it's on this list. Solid, powerful 4.

Not a fan

So I listened to the songs that did not have expletives and… oh that would be none. Sorry Dr D. I’m not nutzzz about the lyrics. Did have good beat in Nothing bout

No doubt this album is special. Especially for it's time. I listened to Dre's albums a while back and never caught on and here I was listening again, nodding my head to the tracks but ending wondering why I felt the same way. This isn't a bad album, in fact, it's the best album this week so far, but I still couldn't find any songs on it that I'd take away. Maybe I like 2001 more, maybe Dre just isn't my style, but I still can't deny how good this is. I'd listen to it anytime.

A HUGE bounceback from the disappointing album yesterday. It's Dr. Dre's blueprint for West Coast hip hop, basically Cali's Illmatic. I do love this album, the production is consistently fantastic, and the charisma from and chemistry between Dre and Snoop is intoxicating. Sounds much fresher than 1992, there are plenty of '90s albums that followed this and did not age as well. I've always preferred 2001 to the Chronic, and that opinion remains the case as I think this one is bogged down by the skits. But still, a very excellent and impressive project, built from the ground up by one of the most influential forces in the history of hip hop production. Favorite tracks: Nuthin But a G Thang, Fuck Wit Dre Day, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat, Let Me Ride, Bitches Ain't Shit. Album art: Iconic, timeless. Such an amazing design here, to look like the Zig-Zag rolling papers logo. Perfectly referential. They don't make 'em like this anymore. 4.5/5

I could do without the skits.

Stone-cold classic. I feel unable to speak to the music in any cohesive way. But I know that the sampling work is second-to-none, pulling a wide swathe of music into a cohesive statement of the tip-top West Coast sound. There are multiple performers featured on top of that production, too, but they also blend beautifully. It's an exuberant album for the most part, occasionally dipping into dread. Predictably, most of those occasions are connected to cops somehow, but there's also a game show segment? In any case, it, like the other skits, is neither profound nor distracting. The last track could easily be dropped to keep the thing under an hour, though.

Woke up, didn't choke up Saw my AK, it was broke up Put it together like a jigsaw Got my nine and my Rambo knife off the floor Went to the bathroom, and beat the rush Yo, who the fuck used my toothbrush? Went to my sister's room, yo bitch, wake up You stupid ass, dirty ass, nasty ass slut Shot her in the leg, shot her in the thigh Kicked her in the pussy and punched her in the eye Slapped her in the head, stepped on her corns Don't fuck with mine bitch, word is bond Went downstairs to eat wit' my folks Ma, you broke my fuckin' egg yolk! Punched her in the chest, cut on her cheek Then I did a sweep, knocked the bitch off her feet Knee to the pussy, kick to the skull AK y'all, shot that bitch in the temple Pop got mad 'cause mom got licked I didn't give a fuck so I shot him in the dick Hungry as fuck, said my grace Pop kept screamin' so I shot him in the face Ate my food, found my coat Mailman came so I cut his motherfuckin' throat Waitin' for the motherfuckin' school bus!! - Black Sheep / A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing (Intro) --------------------------- Within a week of The Chronic being released every kid I knew turned into a weed-smoking gangster. This, from the streets of Salisbury, a white-collar neighborhood in afflutent Virginia. The Chronic played well for plenty of awkward suburban teens looking to find confidence in themselves. There was an effortless gravitation toward an identity that used strong words and threats of conflict by rapping about AKs, UZIs, hollow-tips, dicks too big for your mouth etc. It all provided a great act to hide behind. Now, nearly 20 years removed from this, I assumed I would listen to it with new ears and find something that I enjoyed. And, I did --- the beats --- those dope beats behind tracks like Let Me Ride, Fuck Wit Dre Day, "G" Thang, etc. are amazing. I'm gettin' into it, bobbin' and weavin', thumpin' my chest and consuming those yummy hardcore lyrics signing "...I'm callin' 1-8-7 with my dick in ya mouth..." [record skips] Wait. What?! In addition to the beats, and possibly moreso, the popularity of this album is predicated on the attitude and strong persona it conveyed to those kids in Salisbury. And it's not such a far cry from recent tactics used by a former U.S. president. Both employ chest-thumping, direct FU conflict attitudes to up the ante. They both change the game, and normalize violence and confrontation to instill confidence in a people unsecure in the world around them. This album, for all of its regurgitated funk beats, deep bass and good grooves, does not outweigh its detriment on society and the mainstream acceptance of gangster rap. The Chronic killed hip-hop. Tribe / De La / Eric B. and Rakim / BDP / PE etc. groups with real messages and a good time dried up overnight for this shit. The Black Sheep track "Intro," cited at the top ends by waking up ... it was all a dream... he dreamed he was 'hard.' In reality, the popularity of this style rap lasted for years. So yeah, twenty years on, this album is worse than I remember. It has new meaning based on the times we live in and for that, I'm allocating a BIG FAT zero stars. Sorry, Dre and Co., the content of this shit sucks. You are better than this. But it's not all bad news, I'm doling out a bonus star for those dope funktastic beats that got me movin' and shakin'.

Another 3-in-1 hip hop review, this time tracing the thread from N.W.A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” through Ice T’s “OG Original Gangster” to Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic.” There are a lot of albums that “changed” hip hop, and “Straight Outta Compton” may be peak among them. Peak for impact, not peak for quality. They may not have created gangsta rap, but N.W.A. took it mainstream with their platinum hit album, forcing America to come to terms with life in inner city minority neighborhoods like Compton and popularizing the use of the n-word in hip hop. Incredibly impactful, but musically it’s stuck in 80s hip hop without signs of evolving. That evolution wasn’t necessarily needed though - by far the best part of the album is when Dr. Dre emerges with “Express Yourself.” It’s old school, it’s not violent or profane, and it shows that style can work in a timeless way. As for the rest, Ice Cube’s rapping is pretty solid, whereas MC Ren makes no real impact and Easy E’s nasally rapping is the worst part of the album. On the other hand, Ice T is a better rapper than anyone in N.W.A. (except maybe Dr. Dre, who was mostly limited to small features outside of “Express Yourself”). Ice T is such an OG, he had to tell the rest of America what OG means. He didn’t create the term, any more than he created gangsta rap, but helped bring it to the masses. “OG Original Gangster” is at once a coda for the early days of hip hop and a declaration that gangsta rap would dominate the next decade. The production and musicality is much better than “Straight Outta Compton” (though in a style that was firmly on its way out), and T’s rapping also stood above other MCs. Ice T may be the OG, but as an OG, he’s older and wiser and better able to reflect on where they’ve been and where they’re going. While those who followed in his footsteps often succumbed to the gangsta life, Ice T emerged on the other side with a career in film and TV, and is today probably more known for his role on Law & Order SVU than for his rap music. After Ice T and N.W.A. opened the door, Dr. Dre left N.W.A. and began a solo and rapping career that would fully establish West Coast gangsta rap as -the- rap genre of the 90s. “The Chronic” presented a serious evolution in sound from “Straight Outta Compton” or “OG Original Gangsta.” The themes remained the same, but the edge got even harder and the early trappings and influences of hip hop faded away. My group member pretentious-ass wrote (4 years ago, when I was supposed to review this) that “The Chronic killed hip-hop.” And I think in a lot of ways he’s right. Something different emerged from it, but it was something far removed from Ice T, N.W.A., and everything before it. West Coast gangsta rap after “The Chronic” did seem to become all-consuming, sucking the oxygen away from alternative hip hop and any other style.

Beats hold up, lyrics not so much.

My Spotify isn’t fancy so it doesn’t play the whole album or even only the album (I kept thinking isn’t this too early for Eminem?). But it was my first bbmac class after a week off and it was a SOLO class and i a little bit almost passed out but this helped get me through it.

“This should be played at high volume. Preferably in a residential area.” Right on. I listened to this album many times as a youngster and thoroughly enjoyed it. However after listening again today, I realize that I used to skip a bunch of tracks. For instance, I don’t recognize Lil’ Ghetto Boy, A N**** With A Gun, nor Stranded on Death Row. But oh my are there some great tracks here. F**k Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’), Let Me Ride, and Nuthin’ But A G Thang are the standouts. The beats sound a bit outdated, but fresh enough to still get by. Nuthin’ But A G Thang is the best of them all. I listened to this over and over again on my Koss stereo writing down the lyrics a couple of words at a time until I had the whole thing. Where was AppleMusic with the live streaming lyrics??? The skits were also enjoyable, especially The $20 Sack Pyramid. I still like that one just as much as 30 years ago. Songs I like even though they aren’t the cream of the crop: Lil’ Ghetto Boy, Lyrical G******g, and The Roach (The Chronic Outro). In the 90s, this was definitely a five star album. If I were hearing this for the first time today, probably four stars due to the filler tracks. But I have too much history with The Chronic to not put it in my top tier.