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What is took from this was niggas niggettes bitches homies cocks. It's like something a 12 your old would write to appear hard. Horrible record attitude to women is off the score. Hard to listen to given the attitude and language. Don't mind rap this was foul.
Not as solid as I thought it would be
2 1/2
Hiphop系のこれまで聴いた中でStankoniaの次くらいに好き。あっちはビートどんどんみたいな重いビートが特徴的だけど、こっちは全体的にファンキーなビートやリズムで、違った良さがある。 こういうタイプのHIPHOPはすきです 口が悪いとは思うけど。
This is welcome to death row? Sing me up. I'm excited to hear this based on the wiki. Wait I'm really rocking with this. This is cooking something up. This is good. I'm enjoying this. Yeah you right they can all eat big fat dicks. Speak on it. Oh don't hurt em. Oh hold on. Wait I woulda been insufferable if I was young when this came out. Oh man this goes so hard. I can see why it's so pivotal. You can tell that it was definitely of its time, prolly cuz it defined its time, but it's still so fresh it doesn't feel dated or overdone. I liked the Patois interjection. I keep thinking they're saying Drake not Dre. I'm very sorry Mr. Dr. What is gracing my ears right now?? Long album though. But I don't feel like it's dragging on the way albums do, each song actually has something to offer to the album rather than just adding minutes. This little interlude is hilarious. I really like the transitions between songs. Not at high volume or in a residential area sorry dude. Good song tho. I like the explosion with the Hiroshima reference. Hilarious. I like the random sex tape in the middle it really adds to the ambience. I also like the random women in the background with little adlibs its very fun. Don't call them bitches bro. Lowkey I'm on her side not urs big dog. Favourite: Let Me Ride Least favourite: High Powered
Wow, this was worse than I expected.
нормальній реп
Heard this a lot when I was younger, but as a suburban white boy, I wasn’t really bumping it. I eventually got into it more in my teenage years after Eminem and 2001 blew up. It’s a classic album, no doubt, but some of the skits go on too long and interrupt the flow and they make it feel dated. That’s fine for nostalgia, though. I already had Let Me Ride and Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang liked. I added High Powered and Stranded on Death Row this time, as I was really vibing with RBX and The Lady of Rage. I still prefer the Ben Folds cover of Bitches Ain’t Shit. Yeah, I’m white white.
I never feel good giving a negative rating to a universally acclaimed album considered one of the greatest of all time, but I just don't like how it sounds. I'm not a music geek, I don't understand or appreciate the details that make a record a special work of art. If I like the sound I'm willing to dive into it, but otherwise I'm just a normie to this artform.
#151 average track rating: 2.1 | favourite: The Day the N-words Took Over | least favourite: Deeez Nuuuts just a bit shit, in my opinion. too repetitive, too homophobic, too misogynistic. shame because TDTNTO is so good. ಄ albums remaining: 938 ಄ albums I agree with being on the list: 67 ಄ albums I would consider for my list: 32 ಄ albums I would not include on my list: 119
Solid
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Ehhh. Too many bad words and smut for me.
🔥🔥🔥
I feel like this was Tyler the creator's blueprint to making Bastard in 2010 and Goblin in 2011.
I could hear this in GTA and I wouldn't bat an eye. The beats are mostly chill but the drums can go pretty hard. The synths add a dirty slow jam vibe to it. Bumping this up to a 4 for its legendary status. Also what is it with 90s rap albums and the sex scenes? It's so forced (3.5-4).
Beats were great but lyrically this man needs therapy Playlist add: “Nuthin’ But a G Thang”
Enjoyment: 5/10 Replayability: 5/10 Cohesion: 4/10 Flow/Pacing: 6/10 Artistic Merit: 6/10 Weighted Average: 5.1/10 Review: This was the most interesting gangsta rap album I've listened to yet. I understand that it's a classic, but I don't have strong ties to it. Liked Song(s): Let Me Ride, Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Lyrical Gangbang, The Roach (The Chronic Outro) Disliked Song(s): The $20 Sack Pyramid Recommend? Maybe Heard Before? No
Gah. Can't believe I clearly remember this coming out and also that it was 30+ years ago. A lot of the rhymes don't age well (and not just content-wise) but the tunes are impeccable.
Really enjoyed this, you can hear why it is such an influential album and how it has it's place in hip hop history!
Unbeatable perfection.
Sounds very dated and is too long. Apart from that it's fine.
So that's what Gravy sampled in forget me thots /s "There's three types of people those you don't know what happened, those who wonder what happened, and people like us in the streets who make things happen" So fire, incredible era of rap 4/5)
Ew
This was fun. A bit too long for my taste. The generator is giving us some good rap
I honestly am having a hard time with it. I'm liking the music but struggling with lyrics - feels so depressing
i liked it ?
new to rap but a good one
I kind of like how much they talk about their nuts on here. need a return to phallocentric rap
I’m starting to think this guy isn’t a doctor There’s some absolutely iconic hip hop tracks on here, most notably Nuthin But A G Thang which has gotta have one of the best backing tracks in the genre. I think Dre’s vocals are pretty good, though Snoop’s are probably better and those are thankfully featured heavily on this one. I think the skits in this one aren’t nearly as momentum stopping as they can be in some other albums of the genre (although this one did introduce Deez Nuts to the world so not sure how I feel about that) I think this one’s definitely a bit bloated and there’s a lot of tracks this album would be better without. It can always be a bit hard to accept the casual misogyny he keeps throwing out especially when the guy really likes beating up women irl. I’d say there’s less meaningful songs in this than some other albums in the genre: less personal stuff, less stuff focused on communities, and less stuff that really challenges the status quo The good tracks in this are close to the top of the genre, but you gotta rate the whole album unfortunately. Still a solid album, but definitely one where you’d rather just pick out your favorites rather than listen to the whole thing
theres some good songs on here and then you get the printer-type beat and i cant do it. its just exhausting to listen to, and lets face it, you can only rap about balls so many times before it stops being funny and just seems like you have nothing else on your mind.
The record that invented G-funk as a sonic universe — Dre leaving NWA and building something completely new, the P-Funk samples and live instrumentation giving West Coast hip-hop a warmth and groove that the genre hadn't quite found before. The Parliament DNA is most audible on "Let Me Ride," which samples Mothership Connection directly and earns every second of that lineage — hearing it after giving that record a five makes the connection feel inevitable rather than derivative. "Nuthin' But a G Thang" is the other landmark and one of the great hip-hop singles ever recorded — the slow, hypnotic groove and Snoop's fully formed debut presence creating something that still sounds unhurried and confident thirty years later. Two tracks at that level is a meaningful achievement. The honest accounting of everything around them is that the rest of the record is solid without sustaining the same height — good hip-hop that serves the world Dre was building without generating the same pull as the peaks. The blueprint for Doggystyle rather than the finished structure, which is its own kind of essential without quite being irreplaceable. A four that the Parliament connection and two landmark singles earn completely.
Simultanément très bon et très ordinaire.
4/10 - This is one of those reviews I feel I have to defend, but it’s all subjective. I think from a subject matter, I’m just not that interested in Dr. Dre’s dick and the respective women who always seem to be giving him head. Felt a bit more like a Snoop album than a Dre album which doesn’t change anything for me. The beats are fine but the general recipe is 1) long intro 2) Dre and Snoop getting felacio 3) more beats 4) guest rapper. Didn’t move me.
I like the beats and the sound of this album, but there's too much talk about sex. If it went beyond the shallow, my dick is big and girls want to suck it, into actual life or real issues, it would be much better. 6/10
TIL deez nuts originated here.
Overall Rating - 2.58/5 (5.15/10). Too much profanity and n-words for my liking. Definitely competent, but completely unrelatable for me.
In the spirit of 1001 albums, listened to the whole thing. Would I do that again? Nope, but have at it if you like the idea of juvenile gangsta Beavis and Butt-Head. A reminder to listen to more Snoop.
Ett riktigt klassiskt hiphop-album. Det är så old-school det kan bli i stort sett, med klassiska beats och kaxig rap. Det är otroligt charmigt på sitt sätt men är absolut inte något som håller den allra högsta kvaliteten. Jag håller till exempel Dres album 2001 långt över detta då det är ett av mina favoritalbum någonsin. Detta saknar lite mer unikhet och blir därför lite enformigt. I like ändå så det blir 7/10 för min del!
4 Relies heavily on the features (snoop) for the rap side of things but some great production
Memories! Reminds me of Big Game
OG
I would've liked it better when I was young. Kinda samey, like I feel like the whole record could've been one song. Also just like extremely aggressive kinda... pointlessly?
I realize that a big part of gangsta rap is the posturing and braggadocio, but boy oh boy does "I am violent and use drugs and have the best 🍆" get old fast. I did my first "is it over yet?" check around the halfway point. If I never hear the words "dick in your mouth" again after listening to this album, it'll still be too soon.
This should probably be credited as a Dre and Snoop album for how much he’s featured on it. I really enjoy both their voices even if the lyrics don’t particularly relate to my white suburban upbringing (I can hardly sing along)…
This is the epitome of the kind of rap that I dislike. The misogyny, homophobia, obsession with guns, killing, and sex. And the whiny synth. Saved from a one star because it was obviously influential. But just not for me.
Ooof! No Thank You
classic rap album. One of my favorites. Super fun
Me ha gustado más de lo que pensaba. Bastante misógino, pero buenos beats.
The most classic of all classic 90’s hip hop albums. Endlessly quotable. Played in a million white boy college dorms. Violence, weed smoking, and misogynistic. Can’t give it a 5 because the treatment of women is a turn off now that I’m no longer a 19 year old idiot. But otherwise just incredible beats and vibe and, of course, Snoop.
This one lives in the hip-hop library
for one of the most famous and popular albums of all time...this ain't it. other reviewers said this better, but what are you compensating for? there's other rap out there that's actually smart and interesting and then there's this. I guess I'm not the target audience but good grief no one's balls are this interesting
Like it 3/5
I can’t do it. THE seminal West Coast gangsta tap album of all time and it’s just wretched to me now. Everything he talks about is offensive, glorifies violence, or is just stupid. I don’t believe Dre when he fronts like this shit is from his experience of the world. I don’t believe anyone who says that this is art representing an unheard minority. It’s misguided pandering to the lowest common denominator. It’s a golden calf of hatred, loss of identity, hopelessness, and flagrant criminality. Gross.
This album held no interest to me.
This Gangsta Rap album feels like sitting in a car with a group of guys who keep having the same conversation about women, money, drugs and who is tougher than whom, while the same smooth beat rolls endlessly underneath them. The production is laid-back and polished, with deep bass, funky samples and crisp programmed drums, but the constant use of terms like “bitches” and “niggas” makes the whole atmosphere feel very tied to its early-1990s setting. I can hear the confidence and control in the music, but the language has aged badly for me, making it increasingly difficult to simply sink into the otherwise relaxed groove. The contrast between the sophisticated production and the dated, repetitive subject matter is what defines my experience of the album.
Some decent music here. I understand the justifiable anger here, but the language is hard to listen to. When "nigger" is used continuously, its impact is lost. That's just me.
Pointless me reviewing music like this, as I can’t get into it and don’t feel it has anything that resonates lyrically or musically with me. Didn’t make it to the end, which says all you need to know.
Really not my thing.
Ah yes Dr Dre we’ve been expecting you. Not the worst of this genre by any means.
Difficult to get past the sweary bits which is a shame because there's some interesting stuff lying there
You said it Dr
Another mutherfuckin rap record that would be a lot better if it didn't have as much mutherfuckin and casual mutherfuckin misogyny (which, I've been asked to state, in no way relates to his private life). But in a sign of how mutherfuckin good it could be without all the boring mutherfuckin, it still gets a mutherfuckin 3*
Old school rap with all the usual misogyny and early Snoop!
Didn't like it not my style
7/10 Average old rap album
Influential? Maybe. Did I like it? No.
I’m not an expert in Hip Hop. I respect it though. Not sure if I should give this 3 or 4 stars. I’m sure some would give it 5. Some of this skits are childish. Out of respect I’m going to give it a 4
A classic. Good to revisit after a solid decade or so. Top bops: Let me ride Rat-tat-tat-tat Lyrical gangbang High powered The roach (the chronic outro)
Skipped alot and then gave up listening. Not for me at all.
nothing but a g thang, deeez nuuutz e lil ghetto boy run inacreditável de boa. mas a segunda metade do album é bem fraquinha.
Great production on this one. Honestly I can see this being used as a benchmark for measuring the production value of any other hip-hop record. Some of the themes I didn’t care for (see “Bitches Ain’t Shit” for example of sexism, misogamy), but still had plenty of catchy songs. I did not expect to get hit by a “Deez nuts” joke on an album from 1992, but here we are.
Kinda liked the vibe, although I don't see a situation I would ever listen to it!
So, the album that basically invented gangster rap? I'm not sure whether to like or hate it for that. I'll start by saying that it is very good from a technical standpoint. The beats and production are excellent, and Dre has a good flow with strong interplay between him and Snoop. However, the lyrics are abysmal. This album falls into all the usual annoying cliches about "bitches on my dick" and shooting people. This album both exemplifies the excellent skill of the classic rappers and all the worst parts of 1990s gangster rap. This album is ranked #4 of 26 albums for 1992. Other 1992 albums rated by me: Dirt(3/26)-5 The Predator(5/26)-3 It's A Shame About Ray(11/26)-3 Connected(19/26)-1 Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury(21/26)-2 Lam Toro(23/26)-3
Super catchy, the beat is awesome, and a bunch of lyrics I can't in good conscience sing along to. Fantastic.
I guess I’ll say it. The Chronic has never been better than 2001 to me. Yes I’m bias and yes I wasn’t around for it. But man, this album just doesn’t really hit for me the more it ages. A decade ago I would’ve maybe had a different opinion, but 2001 just still to this day feels so much more timeless. Which makes sense right, this is still ahead of the curve in the scene. Dre leaves NWA, and sort of creates this mainstream West Cost G Funk sound that becomes much more commercially sound. 2001 is Dre fully realized. For the time though, this records production and engineering is fucking sick. It’s our introduction to Snoop Dogg before another fav of mine (doggystyle) so that definitely earns some brownie points too.
Wait I hate the homophobia here and yeah did this start the modern trash hip hop we see today that is all hedonistic maybe. It’s the Chronic man historic legacy. You have to take it at its flaws. It really does kinda take a life of its own cause I really didn’t listen intently to the lyrics either but what I heard was just kinda meh. The idea of this is actually better than the experience Timmy may be right here. It’s an album like sticky fingers actually. It created something and people copied it for a while and then moved on. Idk I see both sides and I raise you that this album fundamentally changed the way hip hop was performed it because a chauvinist ritual of who can play the caricature best. I’m not sure honestly snoop and Dre are like super collaborative here and they can be seen as the fathers of his west coast sound. Maybe Timmy is right it isn’t as good as I remember
I don’t really know how to rate this as a middle-aged white guy.
🙏🏼
Rate: 10/10.
I prefer Dr Dre to other rappers, but his melodies are crazy repetitive
This album was a bit before my time, and I haven’t listened to much Dr. Dre, but I drew similarities from the skits on this album to those on Eminem’s (Who I grew up listening to, and of course it makes sense given their relationship.) At times this felt like a Snoop Dogg album more than anything? A fine listen, no doubt significant, but one I probably won’t revisit.
W sumie to dobrze, że w tym zestawieniu są takie płyty. Żeby zobaczyć jak daleko są od nas omawiane na niej rzeczy, ile istnieje alternatywnych rzeczywistości, które nie są moje. W ogóle nie mój klimat, ale ciekawe doświadczenie. See you never, tak mniemam?
Man another banger of classic west cost hip hop. Shit was so good then and still holds up.
Sería de 2.5 pero no hay
This is classic 90's west coast hip hop, but sadly I am an east coast man.
I was very surprised because I never listend to any of his albums before. He was just this big myth the the rap community. But I must say I enjoyed the album quite a lot. Actually very much. The vibe is immaculate, even though I think this cause of snoop dog, I like his voice and style a lot. So all in all, very positively surprised, will definitely listen again.
Not my style but I can see why others might like it.
Boring gangster shite
Oof these lyrics. 90s misogyny, homophobia, and gangsta bullshit. It's too bad that lyrically these songs are so immature and awful, because the music is pretty great. 2.5 stars for to cultural importance; rounded down based on personal enjoyment.
Dr. Dre é e sempre foi uma lenda no mundo dos produtores e isso se mostra presente desde seu primeiro album, cada elemento de seus beats são incrivelmente bem construídos, além desse album ter a presença de um Snoop Dogg ainda novato mas que mostrou serviço.
Nov teden & končno loh neham non stop poslušat nov Interpol album! (Ga bom dons vsaj še 2x, brez skrbi.) Hmmmm. You can diss people brez, da greš immediately k homofobiji. Ful je simple. Glavne teme albuma so torej: fuck Eazy-E, my dick is big, homophobia, misogyny & pa vsi gostje na albumu so boljši rapperji k Dre. The beats so super, to je kar Dre najboljš dela. "Lyrical Gangbang" je meni nov, k mi je bil všeč - I guess moj bias za Led Zeppelin + to, da so drugi rappal na komadu, ne on. Je pa lepo prelivanje komadov throughout. (Now back to our regular schedule, Interpol.)
Very enjoyable funk beats. Didn't find the rapping very memorable.
It was fine. Retro and classic, but repetitive and somewhat misogynistic.
I love the vibes of 90s rap and hip hop
Muther Fuckin Niggarz swearing and advertising guns drugs violence and prostitution. What's not to like.
Master piece
The high-pitched long tones in some of these tracks made me want to crawl out of my skin
I get it, but not my thing.
This is a tremendously influential hip hop album, but I was impressed today by how “samey” the production feels across this record. And, of course, the lyrics don’t hold up at all thirty-something years later.
Ahead of its time as evidenced by the incredible beats and a DEEZ NUTZ joke in ‘92!!! Likes: Fuck Wit Dre Day; Let Me Ride; Nuthin But A G Thang; Deeez Nuuutz; Lil Ghetto Boy
Not one for me this. Why does so much hip hop have to be filled with anger hate and violence?
4/5. Listening to this album after all the recent stuff about Dre “embracing AI to make music” feels a bit depressing, because albums like the Chronic make you remember that he actually used to make good art (though granted he’s been past his prime for far longer than those dumb AI claims.) The Chronic stands as one of the definitive west coast hip-hop and G-funk records of the 90’s and in my opinion it still holds up really well today despite some of the usual misogyny and homophobia that plague a lot of older rap records. And it’s loaded with great tracks whether that be iconic tracks like “Nuthin’ but a G Thang” or deeper cuts like “The Roach” which directly interpolates Parliament's “P-funk.” Of course you can’t talk about this album without also mentioning Snoop Dogg who appears on the majority of tracks and gives some really good verses (unfortunately Snoop is also a depressing shadow of his former self these days.) I do tend to be more of an east-coast fan when it comes to 90’s rap, but the Chronic is an absolute classic.
Crap, always has been. Some nice beats, though.
I was very excited to see this album in the rotation, but it did not grab me really. The sexist bs did not help and neither did the skits.
Lots of fun samples but overall not memorable to me
69
I’m definitely more of an East Coast rap guy, but I really enjoyed this one at first. The production is fantastic, and hearing the beginnings of the Death Row era and the sound that would define so much West Coast hip-hop was fascinating. Some of the lyrics definitely haven’t aged well, but I can appreciate the album as an somebody who hasn't lived that life, and as a snapshot of its time. “Lil’ Ghetto Boy” was another standout. Hearing Donny Hathaway’s voice from twenty years earlier addressing issues that were still relevant in 1992 was powerful. Sadly, more than thirty years later, much of it is still relevant today. My biggest problem was the length. I was loving the album early on and thinking four stars, but eventually the similar sound and subject matter started wearing me down. By “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat,” I could feel myself checking out. Historically important, brilliantly produced, and absolutely worth hearing. I just think it could have been a tighter album.
Inimitable. Just as formidable as a producer as he is as an MC. The numerous, excellent guest spots on the album are as much a testament to Dre's influence on the genre as anything. All-around excellent. Some parts don't age well (see: 'Bitches Ain't Shit') but musically, everything tracks. Very little produced today holds a candle to this.
first album i already listened to :)
This is rightfully recognized as a classic. That said. I do not think I am the target audience for this album
fire
Klassikko ja toimii vieläkin
Räppihommad toimis paljon paremmin jos siinä ois taustalla oikeesti hyvä biisi, nyt jää vaan uhoiluks.
Epäsuoraa jatkumoo sille komptonille. Vähän väsyttävää juttua ajoittain, niin ei pysty täysii antaan.
Ihan hauskaa settiä. Myöhemmin tais sitten tulla ne isoimmat styget, mutta kyllä tämänkin ihan mielellään tykitteli läpi.
This is a tough one to rate. There's clearly a certain nostalgia as this is one of those albums that was synonym for classic rap album when we were kids and started to listen to rap. I think the biggest thing this album has is it's sound and vibe. Lyrics are clearly the weakest part but it kind of plays into the vibe somehow. Probably would have given this higher if I didn't listen to it again. This album hasn't aged well outside the vibe, beats and nostalgia
As far as I've heard, gangster rap is just misogyny and homophobia. I was hoping that this would prove me wrong, but sadly not.
Yo Dre, got something to say Surprised to see, same age as me Your lyrics are trite, your rhymes are shite Crass misogyny, just ain't for me Guns and gold, soon got old Sure Compton was rough, now I've had enough Gangsta rap, load of old crap
It's an interesting time capsule and it has good moments, but it's not really my thing.
the lyrics are something…
Like a 3.5. Entertaining and well-made.
Everybody burning spliffs in the early 90s had this disc at the ready.
Not really my genre. That being said, I enjoyed this. Will I spend more time with this and others like it. Probably not...life is short and this list (and others like it) are long. 4 "duly imnpressed" stars.
Seminal gansta rap album. Memorable beats, outrageous lyrics.
Dr. Dre is a good songwriter and promoter for his friends; Eminem is the main name he launches into the world of rap. This album with the Snoop Dogg is amazing! Are impressed me positive. My favorite song is: ˝Nuthin'But A ˝G˝ Thang˝ My rating for this album is 3.70.
I just don’t think this one is for me.
Absolutely insane album. The very best of classic hip-hop really. Not the most amazing songs, but absolutely influential and massively important. Really enjoyed this one, very nearly a perfect album.
for an album by Dre it really felt like snoop was there a lot
There are undeniable classics on this album but I am tired of the misogyny and the attitude in general. Maybe one needs to turn of the brain to enjoy this. I cannot thoroughly.
I had always been partial to Above The Law, but in retrospect I have to admit that Dre nailed that sound even better.
Definitely iconic; but not one of my all time favorites. Maybe one of those records whose influence is better than the actual album itself? The production, while iconic, gets a bit repetitive. Snoop carries a lot of the songs here too. But all that said, there are still some absolutley legendary tracks on here (Let Me Ride, Nothin' But A G Thang, Lil' Ghetto Boy), and you can't ignore the mark this record made. I'm wishing there were half stars here; this feels better than a 3 but not quite a 4.
All time classic. Ain't Nothing but a G Thang is one of the best rap songs of all time.
Not really into gangsta rap and all the misogynistic and immature lyrics. This record is full of them. However, there are a few standouts that prevent this album from an all out reckoning from god, conservatives, the intelligentsia. Would I recommend, no but there is some nostalgia that is there and people seem to coming back to for some reason.
Already listened to it a thousand times. Rap doesn't get any better.
Pur classique du rap, je m'attendais pas au son ou on entends ken derrière
Not aged well! Beats are outstanding, the whole west coast sound up till today would not been possible without this record. Skits are weak, lyrics are neither cover topics as NWA did nor have interesting rhyme structure. Dre is not a good rapper, Snoop peaked later (and never as top tier) So what is the right rating here? Historically you could argue for a 5, based on my taste it is only a 3 and I have no real reason to get back to this on full album length
Too repetitive for me
Don’t understand gangster rap. Not music to me. Clearly others disagree, but I remain happy in my ignorance about this genre. 1
One of my favorite albums of all time because you know white dude
Sorry, I am not a Rap fan. I really tried, but could not listen to most of this album.
Love it!
This is a tough one. The hits are amazing eve after all these years. I was not expecting to like the other songs as much but they were good too. But still not maybe not amazing. 4.5 if I could but I'll go 5.
Like many of the reviews said, a lot of this album was saved by Snoop. There were a few good tunes on here, but how many times can they talk about penis? It's pretty sus. Also, considering I literally just listened to De La Soul two albums ago, hearing this hip-hop album was not nearly as fun.
way to much profanity and n words distracting from the tunes
Again. I know he is considered good. And i do like Snoops vibe. However, it really isn't my thing. I feel yucky listening to the n slur over and over as well. But my son and I got a kick out of me driving while listening to this, bopping my head in my crochet sweater and birkenstocks. 2.5
IUgh....repetitive...foul language...racist slurs....just don't get how this can be called music.....ugh...it felt like it was forever listening to this album just because it was so bad. Most songs were way too long. Give me a break, "The $20 Sack Pyramid" and "The Doctor's Office" what the heck were those selections all about? Terrible album!
Сложно осилить весь длинный хронометраж альбома из за его сильной перегруженности довольно однотипными приемами. При нормальной динамики нет ни одного трека который смог бы развиться до интересного и запоминающегося
Antes de escuchar el album era color cafe con leche, ahora soy la bolita de Chocolino.
Twenty five years later, I finally know where that school mate of mine got his bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay.
JL : 2, Let Me Ride
Como yo el inglés asi de primeras no lo entiendo y me falta el contexto cultural de hace 34? años, puedo juzgar solo musicalmente. Y no está mal, igual un poquito pesado pero entiendo la influciencia que tuvo y cómo crea un sonido.
Listening to this is like listening to Wagner's Ring cycle. I can see how it's good and I can get that a lot of people will love it, but I just don't get it. It's like I feel there's something there behind a door that I can't quite unlock. So yeah. I don't doubt that it's food. But......
Как по мне, средний альбом. Нет каких-то мегахитов. Снупдога слышно чаще чем Дре. Обычный рэп про жизнь нигеров в Комптоне
I think for the time this was a great record, listening now the sampling and production did not age as well as other contemporary albums imo, I think Ice Cubes 2 albums after NWA have aged much better production wise and have remained more fresh and accessible. I do think as well Dre is quite outshined on this record by Snoop Dogg in rapping ability. The content too while quite conscious in some areas is also quite braggart in others and is not my favourite. I do think it’s funny that the first 2 song are Eazy E disses
Eitt af þessum töff röppum. Nokkuð hár þristur en tími ekki fjarkanum.
This is a influential album for two reasons. The first is that it pioneers G-funk which is defined as "gangsta rap lyrics with lush, melodic 1970s P-Funk samples, whining synthesizers, deep bass, and smooth R&B vocal hooks." The other is that it introduces Snoop Dog who is great. I recognize a couple songs, The Day The Niggas Took Over and Ain't Nuthin But A "G" Thang. But at the end of the day I can't relate to Gangsta rap with the same old themes.
Back in my hip hop days, Dre was never at the top of my list. Even now, I can appreciate that this album has some good, catchy production and beats. On the flip side, most hip hop just doesn’t have the same effect on me anymore, and lyrics like the ones on this album don’t hit as hard as they used to, they just fall flat for me now.
3/5 Dre produces some great beats.
Det ligger en 10/10 all time hip hop classic imellom skivas 16 spor. Starten er legendarisk. Fuck wit Dre Day, Let Me Ride,* Nuthin' but a G Thang er tre av de sterkeste examplarene innen G-Funk. Det er lyden av San Andreas. Lil Ghetto Boy og Deeeez Nuts fortjener også å løftes med navn. Dessverre har skiva to av de dårligste skitsa jeg noensinne har hørt og andre halvdel bytter i stor grad ut G-Funk med G Rap. Og dette kan vel med rette kalles et Dre OG Snoop album? Snoop bærer nok vekt til å fortjene full credit. *Da vi hørte Parliament's Mothership Connection for et drøyt år siden gikk det for meg, for å si det sånn.
Første gang jeg hører hele albumet, og nå er jeg ganske sikker på at jeg er east coast.
whoever found the settings on the synths mustve known they came across gold highlights: intro let me ride the day the n****z took over nuthin' but a g thang the roach bitches aint shit
no no no no. The lyrics are full of misogyny and homophobia.
Interesting. I don't really think rap is my thing. Edit: wait this actually rocks, love the flow
I always thought there were just too many skits on this album.
I decided to read some reviews before writing this. I wondered what folks had to say about the content. Yeah it doesn't age well in the current culture. That said.... I think if you were a younger driving age person this was in your car when it came out. It was everywhere. We all had tapes cause the moms didn't like this album. It would lead us all to killing and smoking weed. They say write what you know. I'd feel bad for these cats but decades later and they all are rich. They lived it and it shows. Someone marketed it and it shows. Still though as nostalgia bombs go I enjoyed this shit out of this. I knew the lyrics, I remembered where I was listening to this the first time. It took me back. Historically speaking this is one of the tenants of hip-hop. So much came out of this it's amazing to trace out. It's amazing to delve into that side of it.
This was good, even if it was a little long. The skits suck as usual with this genre. 3.0/5.0: Good
gfunk is so smooth its hard to hate. obviously thats due in large part to george clinton and parliament/funkadelic which provided the basis for so much of this album. as for the songs themselves, they are fine. they left a good bit to be desired but other than the skits i didnt hate this.
Rap's equivalent of cock rock. All machismo and misogyny in service of nothing more than settling scores with other rappers and labels. Unlike the best examples of the era, it's got nothing of substance to say about politics or society. Everything about this is adolescent nonsense, terribly dated and frankly embarrassing.
What leontia said.
A pretty filthy hip-hop album, there are some great hits in here. This is more like a snoop and dr dre album, with several other artists appearing as well. I did not love how many random skits are included, but the music was good.
This album succeeds in executing a difficult and rare combination of comedy and genuinely good music. The samples and beats are all quite enjoyable and suite the vibe of each song, whether it be jovial and upbeat or slower and threatening. The commentary between songs was surprisingly not annoying and added some fun context to the album and its creation's circumstances. This is an impressive showing for a debut album and it exemplifies Dre's talent as a music maker, producer, and hardcore diss-er.
love. but i knew most of them already so wasn't a shock.
Decent beats paired with lyrics that don't really have much to say. Misogyny is unsurprisingly present due to the era this was made in. The featured rappers are pretty great, with Snoop being an obvious repeat standout. "The $20 Sack Pyramid" is easily one of the funniest skits I've ever heard on an album. Favorite Track: Let Me Ride
08/07/2026 Interesting that this is just as much a Snoop record as it is a Dre record. Musically great, lyrically not all that interesting. Favorite Track: Nothin’ But a G Thang
It's the gold standard. It's what hip hop is supposed to sound like, not the mewling vocoded fluff polluting the scene today.
Alright, let's get this part out of the way. The Chronic has not aged perfectly. The lyrics on here are downright offensive at times and said lyrics can be repetitive. I understand the negative response that some on this website have had towards this album. However, The Chronic is also, without a doubt, one of the most influential hip-hop albums ever made, if not the single most influential of all time. The things that The Chronic introduced to the hip-hop landscape and pop culture at large are immense. For starters, the album's sound! This album is widely cited as marking the birth of g-funk, and it's great. Dr. Dre's production on this album is killer. So many songs on here just hit you with some all time beats. The intro to the album is rather striking, and songs like "Fuck Wit Dre Day" and "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" have endured the test of time as stone-cold hip-hop classics. This album defined west coast hip-hop for a time. But it's not just Dr. Dre who gets to shine here. Yes, his production is excellent and his own rap verses are solid, but it's on this album where Death Row Records started to make a name for itself and its biggest stars, with the biggest winner on The Chronic being none other than Snoop Doggy Dogg. While Doggystyle in '93 was technically his debut album, The Chronic was the album to introduce him to the world, so you can add that to the influence point counter. The features from other Death Row artists like RBX and Jewell are always welcome as well. What other parts of this album are influential? Well, one of the songs here is often cited as being the first popular use of the phrase "deez nuts." That's cool! I will say that, despite claiming that the lyrics here can be repetitive, there actually is a bit more variety than there was on an album like Doggystyle. Sure, a lot of the songs here are just about how cool Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are, but there are moments on songs like "Lil' Ghetto Boy" that call to mind the politics of N.W.A, and I feel like the album has just enough variety in its songs for the album to feel more worthwhile of a listen than some of its contemporaries. It's not perfect, but The Chronic is absolutely a must-listen album for its sheer influence alone, though the good songs are very welcome and justify the listen even further. Good album. Low 4/5.
Not his best but still a classic
Not 2001 but still classic
Not very meaningful too me, but no denying that This album’s reputation precedes it. The concept album interludes Connect a story that resonates to this day I think…
This is just about peak rap for me
Not conventionally beautiful. Manages to be surprisingly subtle at points despite the flamboyantly direct motif. Undeniable brilliance. Definitely took the genre forwards from NWA. People have built careers on pastiches of this.
Just getting the string of influential, genre defining hip hop/rap records this week, aren't I? I also need to revisit this one. Not the best week for album listening. Overall, it's as chill as chill can be. Effortlessly cool. Snoop is so effing charismatic. I get why liberal mothers everywhere love him as much as they do.
Сара 5 Марко 5
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Very Good - An wonderful sound. The bass is so fat and the grooves are so lazy. Let Me Ride is great. Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang is one of the biggest tracks for good reason, it’s a hip hop masterpiece. Deeez Nuuuts is a great groove as well, the refrain towards the end is brilliant. A Nigga Witta Gun has a great bassline and the intro is cool. I think some of the interludes hold this album back a bit as when they just let the beats play it is top quality.
I liked this more than I would have imagined, since I've gotten some fairly bad 90s gangsta rap albums already. Would be a better album without the skits though.
eh
Only rap album I’ve owned. Teenage me in the ‘90s would give this a 5, and even though it’s still one of my favorite rap albums I put it at a solid 4 now. The combination of Dre and Snoop is great, but as I’ve gotten older I prefer something a bit more lyrically complex with less questionable themes.
First listen Saved 0/16
Not my type of music but good for what it is.
Solid beats but too much motherfucking dick bitch shit.
An album that is firmly Not For Me but I can understand why it made the list and the concrete impact Dr. Dre has had on music and popular culture.
Don't think this has held up all that well: the beats still sound inventive and fresh, and the interplay between Snoop and Dre's personalities still conjures a certain magic, but it's hard to get wholly past the repetitive (and pretty juvenile) lyrical content.
Musically this album is excellent. I’m never quite sure what to think about west coast hip hop lyrics from this time period. They are certainly violent, sexist, and self aggrandizing which doesn’t do it for me. OTOH it m not the target audience. I’m grading this one mostly on the music which is killer.
Very famous album I have never listened to before. Beautifully produced, great bass, at times fantastic sampling. Some of the songs are beautiful (Lil Ghetto Boy; Stranded On Death Row; High Powered, at points). When the vocals are set deep in the bed, so that they are one more among a number of interweaving instrumental lines, the whole thing works very, very well. When the voices are isolated, so we really hear what they have to say ... oh, for heaven's sake ... this stuff worked to some extent at the time because being shocking and transgressive always has a kind of power artistically. But the violence, misogyny, and constant use of expletives was of dubious value at the time, and has aged very poorly. [The Roach: beautiful music, but dominated by a worthless vocal. Drop that shit in the mix, DJ!] What was clear at the time has only become clearer: this album is one of the supreme achievements in a style that was above everything else a grand display of enormous talents, misallocated. Closing with Bitches Ain't Shit just brings it all home, confirming / reinforcing the mix of strengths and egregious flaws. [bong sounds] What a mothafuckin waste. [gunfire effects] To quote a hilarious review on the Generator of the Waterboys' Fisherman's Blues: By the final ten tracks you're begging for it to be over.
I know I owned this CD back in the day, but little on here felt familiar, aside from the big hits. Not a surprise as attempting to listen to it now, 30 years on, proved difficult. So I guess I didn't really like it much back then, and I still don't. Repetitive, tiresome, and filled with hatred toward women. I suppose the sampling and some of the wordplay is amusing. I would never willingly listen to this again.
I sincerely don't recommend playing a drinking game where you take a shot every time you hear 'nigga', 'motherfucka' or 'bitch'. You won't even last the intro. Gangster rap kinda bores me, if I'm honest. For an art form that is supposed to be all about the flow and lyrics, they fall back on a few hackneyed phrases all too often. And Dre and his mates are no exception.
Did not age well. 3 hip hop albums in a row. Come on, man
The beats and production are perfection. This album is a classic for a reason - Dr Dre created a movement with his sound. In saying that, I prefer “2001”. The Chronic was just the album to punch the hole for better music to pour through. Better collabs incoming.
Not the worst rap ever but not the best either. Not sure i would ever see any rap warranting the term 'best'... I digress. This is the usual nasty stuff. Really struggling to reference what's going on with this musically due to the horrible lyrics. May warrant slightly more than a 1 based on actual music having some merit.
I’ve said before that I much prefer East Coast rap over West Coast rap, and this is another album demonstrative of my opinion. I understand that this album was incredibly influential to the G-funk genre, which was hugely impactful in the ’90s. I don’t dislike G-funk, in fact, I think there are a few great tracks here, with typical clean synths, deep basslines, and a slow tempo. However, where this album loses points is in its lyrics. Compared to Dre’s work with N.W.A., I feel that this album lacks a true message. Of course, Straight Outta Compton suffered from the same issues of misogyny and homophobia present here, but at least the end to those means was an overall and justified message of frustration from Black youth towards the white establishment. As well as that, Straight Outta Compton is consistently musically compelling. Here, however, that message is lacking, and instead these outdated and abhorrent values are too often on full display.
lyrical content is... questionable at best. there are very few instances where i will tolerate dick(only!)-centered themes and this ain't it. instrumental is ok and sometimes serves as good second plan and groovy music, but certainly not the best hip hop has to offer.
Seth - 2.8/5 Logan - 3/5
kinda low
This was better than I expected, and actually there’s lots of good stuff in here. There’s a good variety of different approaches, the songs have layers to them, and the mixes and production are great. Some of the samples and instruments fit really well (eg. the flute on Lil’ Ghetto Boy) and there’s some real grooves too. The content is mostly awful and it’s misogynistic as fuck. 3.5 rounded down.
gotta admit i have a hard time getting past the misogyny here #woke! but the instrumentals are very good
I do enjoy rap and hip hop music from time to time. mainly Eminem, Public Enemy and beastie Boys. This album didn't really work for me due to it being mostly about drugs, gang violence and misogyny. I guess I prefer my rap music to have some form of tongue-in-cheek humour, or is straight up socio-politically charged, or at least has some substance in the lyrics. Eminem works because a lot of his lyrics have either some form of satire, criticises politics, the music industry and the media, or at least tells a personal story about rags to riches. Public enemy's fear of a black planet works because of its comments on racism and social injustices. I would like to give NWA's FTP album a listen though.
Feels like a product of its time, but the influence on west coast hip-hop for decades to come is obvious from the first track. I don’t know that I feel it’s excellent on its own, but its influence is undeniable
Great album, my dad introduced me to older hip hop/rap genre. Goated
I liked the production, the instrumentals, and I enjoyed Dr. Dre's and Snoop Dogg's voices. 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was the only song I'd listen to again. However, I found the lyrics too aggressive and misogynistic for my taste, so it's not an album I'd come back to.
8/10 Like the other gangsta rap albums of the time, a lot of the lyrics are reprehensible, but the music is undeniably good
Good, but falls short of being great
Classic of the gangsta rap genre. Not my absolute favorite, but there’s still some banger tracks on here, and the production is top-notch. This feels like THE album that informed how rap sounded in the mid to late 90s.
Me gusto el álbum, pero no e lo que suelo escuchar. El ritmo estaba muy bueno
Interesting at first but hard to vibe with overall. The casual misogyny is not my speed.
On the set, this tape is a straight-up smash. If you ain't banging this out da mothafuckin' trunk, you're a straight busta. Shit. Dre completely flipped the whole West Coast script. Everybody on da block is losing they shit. The bass on "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" slaps so hard it’s rattling the windows on my mama house, but it still smooth enough to dip down Crenshaw. Sheee-it. That G-Funk wave is whack. He took dem old-school funk samples like Parliament an' shit, and made it rugged for the yoofs. Snoop Dogg is the shit, for real. His flow is out-of-bounds dope, it feel like he just kicking it on the porch, yo. Damn.
Far more musical than expected and started to enjoy it the longer it went on.
Yes, the production value is great…yes, the creation of G-funk would influence pop music for a decade if not more and yes, the content is just a bunch of 12 yr olds making dick jokes. Snoop has never been my taste, it’s to long and man the lyrics are brutal 30 years later…but the production…sigh, fine
Haven't really enjoyed rap as a genre for a while now. The album is unnecessarily profane which also is a bit of a put off
Huge album when it came out but I found it unoriginal and juvenile. Leaf the whole industry astray for years. I'm more of an East Coast head I guess.
I've been wondering for some time if/when we'd get any Dr. Dre, so it's nice to finally have my question answered, and with a classic album. Overall, I think I'm more of a fan of his role producing other people's music, but it's fun to hear the original g-funk soundtrack in full and to appreciate how Dr. Dre helped open up the range of mainstream hip-hop sounds, not to mention steering away from heavy sampling and backbeats. And thankfully there are still some decent tracks here that aren't just straight up fights with former NWA team members, ridiculous skits, glorified gang violence or outsized misogyny, like "Let me ride", the big hit "Nuthin' but a 'G' thang", and the Donny-Hathaway-inspired "Lil' ghetto boy" (and the first two have fun videos featuring ridiculously young-looking Dre and Snoop Dogg and various cameos), with a nod to the monster-beat-Led-Zeppelin-backed "Lyrical gangbang" (too bad the lyrics don't match the power of that amazing and ubiquitous beat) and the fun Parliament riff "The roach".
really hasn't aged well and I can see the arguments for giving it a 1 or a 5. I'm taking the whitest way out and taking the average.
I finally understood the simple reason why I don't get hip hop. When I listen to music, I am typically mostly interested in... well, music. I tend to listen to the lyrics in a second time (if at all) and, however amazing they might be, if the music sucks, I am not going to bother with that stuff anymore... (If I want to delve in beautiful words, I read a book or go to the theater, you know?) I guess this attitude is a blessing in the specific case of this album: I trust the other commenters that it contains lots of awful lyrics but most of them just didn't reach my ears (besides the unavoidable load of Ns and MFs). On the other hand, music and production are indeed way cooler than the average hip hop stuff I heard because of this project... so why not giving it 3 stars?
no de mis favoritos del género
Innovater, send me some free beats.
I still believe this is the best rap album of all time.
An excellent album by the Dr. With 2 favorites guesting Snoop n Jewei.
(Decent 7/10) A classic record no doubt, with plenty of hits and that classic G-Funk vibe that's synonymous with summertime and west coast culture.
Oke ik vind de intro bloed irritant. Maar ik geef niet op. Meestal kan ik 90s hiphop best hebben. 2e nummer is bv al een stuk beter. Yooo nothing but a G thang is wel een bekende zeg. Takes me back.. Zat dit in Underground 2? Heeft wel die vibe iig. Mooi man. Ja eerlijk, voor iemand die echt geen hiphop fan is, vond ik dit album echt prima te behappen, zelfs leuk bij momenten. Daarom ga ik dit gewoon een 4 geven. Als ik dit al tof vind, dan moet dit voor een hiphop fan toch gwn goed zijn?
Rap/hip-hop ain't my scene and it won't ever be, I'm afraid. But Jaysus, that motherfuckin' General Practitioner Dre can motherfuckin' produce a motherfuckin' record, know what I'm motherfuckin' sayin'? Just so long as you don't pay any motherfuckin' attention to the motherfuckin' words that are the motherfuckin' lyrics.
JEEEEEEEEESUS
I've never listened to this album before, but enjoyed it.
More a great production showcase than a great album, The Chronic starts strong and delivers several great songs on the first half before sliding into directionlessness and forgetability in the back half. Also, the comedy skits on here may genuinely be some of the worst and least funny in rap history and that's saying something since I'm not sure I've ever heard one actually be funny. Frankly, I'd rather just listen to the big hits (Nuthin but a G Thang, Fuck Wit Dre) and one or two of the album deep cuts (The Day the N****z Took Over) and skip basically everything else on this album.
A lot of early hip hop seems genteel and mild by comparison to today's music, but not 'The Chronic'. This still hits as hard as ever, in large part due to the bone rattling production that you can feel reverberating in your chest. It's hard, abrasive and confronting, pretty extraordinary considering it is 35 years old! But it just goes to show you - you should always leave the skits on the floor of the editing bay...
Potężny homoerotyczny album. Dre -stick to producing!
This is going to be the first 5/5 star album on my list. I just ordered this on vinyl, and on my scale, that makes it an instant 5/5. Legendary album from front to back. The record label disses on this album are the cherry on top!
Dr. Dre – The Chronic (1992) After multiple separate sessions, this LP proved to be an absolute masterpiece and a cinematical, great body of work. Regarding the production, calling it one of the best-produced albums ever is completely reasonable, clearly demonstrating why it created an entirely new wave of the G-Funk sound. The sampling is remarkably crisp, brilliantly pulling from Parliament-Funkadelic which coincidentally I got earlier during this challenge. "Let Me Ride" was my absolute favorite track, while "Lil' Ghetto Boy" served as my major sleeper pick (noting how Biggie later interpolated it on "Things Done Changed"). Then, of course, there's "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," a track I knew from GTA: San Andreas that brought back so many fun times and great memories during the session. The lyrics and delivery across the board were exceptionally crisp, with both Snoop and Dre killing it alongside the other performers. A truly great record packed with incredible joints. A flawless 5/5.
Vraiment cool snoop dog et hard et j’adore la 3e toune
How do I dislike thee? Let me count the ways… 1. It seemed to revolve around the same topics on repeat: - The size of his dick - Gangs and the violence they will perpetrate - Statements about how great he is - Bitches and their qualities His approach to these topics offered no insight or commentary; no use of his platform to further a cause; just vacuous statements. 2. The production itself was uninspiring, with very few memorable beats, samples or hooks. 3. Since there is no melodic aspect to the vocals in this genre of music, you need to either excel in the lyrics or the production. This excels in neither. 4. And almost inevitably Snoop Dogg appears to talk about himself and repeatedly spell his name, like it is something he has just learnt to do, and he is really proud of himself, so he has to do it again and again. 5. This was influential in the very worst possible way, moving away from hip-hop as way of representing an underrepresented voice, towards a vehicle that promoted excess, misogyny and violence.
I get that this a cornerstone in west coast hip hop but I have serious issues with it, particularly the extent to which it perpetuates misogyny like it isn’t an issue. None of the lyrics are particularly clever, and the content is so focussed on smoking weed like it’s a defining lifestyle choice to the detriment of little other social commentary. The samples and beats, whilst iconic in their own way do very little for me (that high pitched synth peppered throughout does my head in). The skits are horrible. As an album, it’s very vibes based and this does not do it for me at all.
I almost didn't make it through this because the whole album uses that fucking keyboard that sounds like the air being released slowly from a balloon.
Changed the game. Set the tone for West Coast hip hop and music in general for years to come. Launched one of the biggest rappers in history to boot.
I will never get tired of the G-Funk synth. That little whistle sound could become a part of every single rap album for the next 20 years and I would love it every time. I also love whatever the hell "never let me slip, 'cause if I slip, then I'm slippin'" is supposed to convey and I will be saying that line constantly now. I also also love how this album randomly decides to become completely unserious at random times, like the incredibly ahead-of-its-time deez nuts joke towards the start of the album and the random explosion in High Powered. It's all so much fun and has a lot of true classics thrown in there, along with a lot of incredible deeper cuts like Lyrical Gangbang and Lil' Ghetto Boy. Definitely one of the best rap albums of the 90s.
Rap is still decidedly not my cup of tea, but there’s no doubt in my mind that 90s rap is 1000x better than today’s rap. I didn’t hate this, but I also have no desire to listen to it again in the future. In that aspect, it’s a 2/5 for me, though I’m sure rap fans find this to be a pinnacle of the genre.
The beats are so good on this album. Love it.
i know its kind of a cliche but it rly is shocking the degree to which most of this production literally could have been released yesterday. the world built out of luxurious parliament fragments and those bright sine waves is one of a kind even having been the blueprint for a billion other records...its just so complete as a vivid constructed space in which exaggerated performance fits like a glove. its not rly Gritty in the way NWA pioneered, it steps back a couple layers for maximum Mythological Purposes. the skits are predictably annoying but even they flesh out this larger than life world in their own way...and they rly dont dilute the effect of my jaw hitting the floor every time a new beat starts up. big enough to hold up dre's somewhat over-inflated legend all by itself. feminism is OFF the chronic is ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was THE defining album of the 90s, and the foundation for rap, hip hop and culture for the 20 years. Dre launched Snoop, Eminem, and Beats by Dre off the success of The Chronic, and no other album of my lifetime has even come close to having that kind of cultural influence.
Tää meni taustamusana. Tämä genre ei vieläkään avaudu mulle. Harmi.
Classic then, classic now
I’d somehow reached my sixties without ever sitting down with The Chronic. That almost felt perverse. It’s one of those records whose reputation precedes it to such an extent that you start hearing the mythology before you hear the music. What struck me first wasn’t the gangsta rap. It was the luxury. This is an extraordinarily beautiful-sounding album. Dre doesn’t just make beats; he builds environments. The mixes are immaculate, the grooves unhurried, the sense of space remarkable. Even thirty years on, it sounds uncannily modern. His real instrument isn’t the microphone. It’s the mixing desk. But the more I listened, the more I realised there was a tension running through the record that I’d never really heard discussed. Beneath all that velvet is a constant shimmer of unease. Angular, high-register bass lines keep antagonising the ear. Harmonies refuse to settle completely. The grooves constantly invite you to relax, while tiny musical irritants quietly ensure you never quite do. That feels like Dre’s real genius. Listening over the course of a day also changed the way I thought about G-funk itself. I’ve always lazily filed it under “Parliament with rap”, but that doesn’t really explain what’s happening here. P-Funk always felt like a commune to me: anarchic, inclusive, forever inventing another character and inviting them aboard the Mothership. The Chronic borrows much of that musical language, but puts it to a completely different purpose. It’s the loose language of the commune with the approach of a warlord. Or, if you prefer: P-Funk is a commune. G-funk is a corporation. The grooves remain expansive, but the social imagination contracts. Again and again the songs return to territory, hierarchy, loyalty, reputation and power. Dre has appropriated P-Funk’s communal vocabulary for a fiefdom. That’s not a criticism so much as the album’s defining artistic move. It explains why tracks like “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat” sound simultaneously welcoming and forbidding. Snoop Dogg turns out to be the masterstroke. Dre is the architect. Snoop is the Lord of Misrule. Every time Dre risks becoming monumental, Snoop wanders in, permanently amused, spilling syllables across the beat with an ease that somehow reminded me of Ringo Starr’s drumming: apparently careless, actually exquisitely controlled. The album also reminded me how broad Dre’s ears are. Parliament is obviously central, but Led Zeppelin, early electro, Buffalo Gals, dancehall and soul all quietly drift through the record. Underneath G-funk is someone with an enormous record collection. Where I struggled was with the lyrical imagination. It’s not the violence that bothered me. It’s the repetition. By the second half I’d understood the code. Territory. Reputation. Weed. Women. Repeat. Lil’ Ghetto Boy briefly hints at a deeper emotional register and, because of that, makes the surrounding material feel even narrower. That’s ultimately where I landed. The musical imagination is vastly larger than the social imagination. Dre creates one of the richest sonic landscapes in popular music, but populates it with a surprisingly limited range of ideas and people. The production keeps discovering new territory long after the lyrics have settled into familiar routines. I completely understand why The Chronic changed hip-hop. It deserved to. I just came away admiring it more than loving it.
I would replay these songs standalone but as an album in full I unfortunately sturuggled. 6/10
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 is impossible to fault from a production standpoint. Dr. Dre’s G-funk sound is smooth, distinctive, and hugely influential, and it’s easy to hear why the album became a hip-hop classic. Where it loses me is in its lyrical content. The production often keeps me listening, but the themes don’t do much for me and make it difficult to connect with the album as a whole. I was also surprised by how much of the spotlight is taken by Snoop Dogg. He delivers excellent performances, but at times it feels as though 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 is as much his showcase as it is Dr. Dre’s. I completely understand the album’s reputation and influence. Even so, while I admire its production, it never fully clicks with me as a complete listening experience.
There is no denying the enormous influence this album had on hip hop and popular music in general. Not a fan of the misogyny, but the sampling and the flow of the rap is top-notch.
Dated
I can understand why this was somewhat ground-breaking, with the G-funk sound and lots of talented rappers.
The Chronic Dr. Dre 1992 Genres: Hip Hop Styles: Boom Bap, Gangsta, Hardcore Hip Hop, G Funk 1. The Chronic (Intro) (★☆☆☆☆) - Contexto: Introducción sonora donde Dre presenta el ambiente del disco mediante samples, humor y referencias al consumo de marihuana. Funciona como declaración de intenciones. 2. Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') (★★⯨☆☆) - Contexto: Uno de los diss tracks más famosos del rap. Dre y Snoop atacan principalmente a Eazy-E tras la ruptura con N.W.A., mezclando burlas, amenazas y celebración de su nueva etapa. 3. Let Me Ride (★★⯨☆☆) - Contexto: Un recorrido relajado por la vida cotidiana en Los Ángeles, la fama, el respeto en el barrio y la cultura lowrider. Ganó un Grammy. 4. The Day the Niggaz Took Over (★★★⯨☆) - Contexto: Inspirada por los disturbios de Los Ángeles de 1992. Describe el caos, la violencia y la tensión racial desde la perspectiva de quienes vivían esos acontecimientos. 5. Nuthin' But a "G" Thang (★★★★★) - Contexto: Himno absoluto del G-funk. Habla de disfrutar la vida, conducir por California, fumar marihuana, ligar y representar la cultura de la Costa Oeste sin grandes conflictos. -Fav -Comentario: Esta la escuché tanto que ya "me gusta", sea por el GTA o lo que fuere que la pusiera como soundtrack. 6. Deeez Nuuuts (★★☆☆☆) - Contexto: Comienza como una escena humorística y luego deriva en un tema de bravuconería, sexo, violencia y demostración de superioridad entre raperos. 7. Lil' Ghetto Boy (★★⯨☆☆) - Contexto: La canción más reflexiva del álbum. Narra cómo un niño crece rodeado de pobreza, violencia, delincuencia y falta de oportunidades, mostrando el ciclo social del barrio. 8. A Nigga Witta Gun (★★⯨☆☆) - Contexto: Retrato de alguien armado que vive permanentemente preparado para responder a la violencia. Refleja la paranoia y la supervivencia en la calle. 9. Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Relato de represalias entre pandillas y venganzas callejeras donde la violencia aparece como una consecuencia inevitable del entorno. 10. The $20 Sack Pyramid (Skit) (⯨☆☆☆☆) - Contexto: Sketch humorístico sobre la venta y consumo de marihuana que sirve para mantener el tono relajado y cinematográfico del álbum. 11. Lyrical Gangbang (★★☆☆☆) - Contexto: Exhibición colectiva de habilidades entre varios MCs del entorno de Death Row. Predomina la competencia lírica y la actitud desafiante. 12. High Powered (★★☆☆☆) - Contexto: Canción agresiva centrada en el poder, la intimidación y la reputación dentro del mundo del rap y de la calle. 13. The Doctor's Office (Skit) (⯨☆☆☆☆) - Contexto: Interludio humorístico de contenido sexual que continúa el estilo irreverente del álbum. 14. Stranded on Death Row (★★★☆☆) - Contexto: Reunión de varios raperos narrando historias de crimen, violencia y supervivencia bajo la identidad de Death Row Records. 15. The Roach (The Chronic Outro) (★⯨☆☆☆) - Contexto: Outro relajado que simboliza el final de la experiencia del disco, manteniendo la temática de la marihuana y la camaradería. 16. Bitches Ain't Shit (★★☆☆☆) - Contexto: Cierre extremadamente polémico por su fuerte misoginia. Es una canción provocadora que refleja una parte de la cultura gangsta de la época y sigue siendo uno de los aspectos más criticados del álbum. -TOTAL = ★★⯨☆☆ (2,25) -Debería ser 2 estrellas, pero la verdad no me gustó, no conecté, las instrumentales no eran una genialidad, sin importar si fue innovador y lo que sea... para mí es un 1.
Tha muthafuckin' 25 dollar sack pyramid
sounds like they had a good time in the stu
Just great, more misogyny… But putting that aside, the production and the sound on this is great. It still holds up today unlike some early rap that was clunky. Good album for a certain mood. Close to a 4, but not quite consistent enough on quality.
Not a big fan of rap - liked some of the beats but that is about it. 2 stars for me
Insane production weighed down by the misogynistic legacy of hip-hop that all albums of this era wear as a scarlet A across their chest. Can’t fault the cultural importance and general quality though, and I’m not expecting Dre to have a time machine. I can only judge it as an artefact of it’s time and to fully remove it from that context would be misguided.
Dr Dre was never the best rapper, but he more than makes up for it with some of the best beats of the era. It's no surprise that this record defined an entire sound in hip hop that many tried (and often failed) to imitate.
Begåvat. För att vara rap riktigt intressant. En stark tvåa
It was pretty good, but as a WASP I definitely felt "this music was definitely not intended for me"!
Some of this content hadn’t aged well, but generally, it still holds up all these years later.
4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dr-dre/the-chronic/ Hip-hop classic for a reason, and that reason is mainly the beats and the general vibe of the album. Lyrically, for as much as I really paid attention to it, it's not very strong. But it's so hella groooooovyyyyy.
3.91 / 5 stars for The Chronic. Yeah, this is a solid album, and usually is ranked as one of the best rap albums of all time. For good reason too. most of the raps and skits are good on it. I love the Parliament sampling and throwbacks, although I have to say that Digital Underground was the first rap group I heard sampling heavy from Parliament. It's all good, this is well worth your time.
Well the one thing the generator has taught me is that I don't like gansta rap
Album #210 Dr. Dre: The Chronic One of the first rap songs I ever heard was Bitches Ain’t Shit; it was introduced to me by a friend who just couldn’t stop singing it, as he thought it was so hysterical, so I went home and sought it out myself, and what can I say, I thought it was great. That being said, we were both 7 years old, and I can’t speak for my friend, but I think I was over-joking about women only being good for sucking dick by 11. That really sums up the album for me. I’m not elitist when it comes to music, but I really can’t see how self-respecting grown men put shit like this on and feel that it represents them. When you’ve got fools like the NFR podcast going around talking about this album’s lyricism like it’s fucking Blonde on Blonde, I guess I was expecting it to be half decent. But no, you literally have Snoop Dogg singing a ‘deez nuts’ prank call over a gospel and flute; I mean, how the fuck is this not a joke? Ok, so definitely don’t fuck with Dre, especially if you’re Eazy E, or else he’ll fucking kill you, man. He’ll do it; he’s from the streets and dangerous. Snoop will help too because he also loves seeing bodies hit the floor, but oh yeah, that murder trial was a load of bullshit, and they set him up. I think that was all covered in the first song, boys; probably didn’t need to elaborate for another hour. I came away from Doggystyle enjoying it for what it was, and acknowledging the camp of it all, but The Chronic seems to me like they are actually trying to be taken seriously as artists, while simultaneously also being feared, and they fail in both respects horribly. I actually liked Dre as a producer from what I’ve heard from him, but by the tenth track I started to see that his beats were incredibly repetitive and one-note. I really didn’t expect to dislike this album as much as I did, but honestly, outside of being stoned out of your mind, to the point that you can forget you’re an adult with a functioning brain, this album is pretty turgid. At least Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang is a fun track, which prevents it from being a complete flop. Sidenote, but I don’t think an album skit has ever made anyone laugh, and I can’t fathom why they are so popular in hip hop, especially when their albums tend to be bloated already. Best Songs: Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang, Let Me Ride, Fuck Wit Dre Day Worst Song: The $20 Sack Pyramid Score out of 10: 3
I wish I had an hour and 6 minutes of my life to know if Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg smoke weed, kill people, and/or fuck women. I really wished they expressed these actions in 4-5 minutes songs with little beat change. How’s this a classic?
Honestly, I am not that into rap music. Some of the rap suggestions we’ve gotten, I can see why they are interesting, musically experimental, or relevant to some part of music history. But this one seemed mean-spirited and self-referential to the point that I didn’t know what they were talking about. Not to mention they each track sounded the same. It’s also so misogynistic(I guess as a given), that I can’t even tolerate much more.
Unapologetic and full of energy! Like most rap albums of the 90s, I’d happily ditch the skits—especially the ones drenched in coitus. The lyrics are as juvenile as they come: fine in small doses, but they wear thin after a few tracks. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg come across like those obnoxious back-of-the-classroom delinquents who flip tables, refuse to do their schoolwork, and live to piss off the teacher. It’s no wonder Luke had such a visceral reaction to this album. This is what we deserve for giving Q-Tip such a low rating!
Total rejection of the pursuit of enlightenment. I don't want to live in a world where redemption is scoffed at. At the risk of sounding disrespectful or old or even racist—this question is genuine—what would you do if your twelve-year-old son came home from school one day and said, "I've been really digging this album called The Chronic"?
Great rap music production but it’s not mine
transitions into songs were cool, all songs had a great pulse and flow and i liked the drum grooves in each song 6.9/10
Not really that interesting if you’ve heard the N word before
Eh.
Not something I would usually listen to, but it was pretty good
Funny thing getting this album today. Within a few weeks of it coming out back in the day I bought it on cd. The cd itself had a huge marijuana leaf on it. I knew my parents would not approve and I had to hide it all kinds of ways. Nowadays I’m torn on it. The sound of it is still great to me. The lyrics are 😬 a lot. It’s still a 4 ⭐️ though just because its importance cannot be ignored. And it gave us Snoop.
Een stijl die ik dankzij het pionierswerk van dit album al zo vaak gehoord heb, dat het ondertussen niet meer speciaal klinkt en dat is jammer.
A classic of it's time but it aged SO poorly. Like dude please stop talking about your dick. I'd rather listen to just Snoop, which is more than half this album anyway! Idk I enjoyed it because I love classic rap but the lyrics are just SO bad.
iconic! one of the GOAT of the music.
Album #113: The Chronic - Dr. Dre (DNF) Genre (W): West coast hip hop, gangsta rap, G-funk Singles: Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang, Dre Day, Let Me Ride I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: I had to DNF this album. The production and beats were good, but the lyrics ruined the entire album for me, even for the songs I found somewhat enjoyable, I despised the lyricism. Lots of misogyny, violence, and graphic sexual stuff. Disgusting. Favorite songs: DNF.
I liked this more than Straight Outta Compton (sorry)
Not as good as expected
Misogynistic but of it’s time. Musically a 4
Violent lyrics didn't age well particularly given what we know about the real life violence committed by Dr Dre but the beats still bump and this is still a classic
5 stars for GTA San Andreas pure vibes, 4 because I’m not into this phase for a long time. And even then 2001 was my favourite, but ig this was more gangster style
Awful
I can't lie I love a song about an artist's beef with their record company. The switch between songs was really good. Unfortunately I am a woman and some of these lyrics were a little? interesting.
Not my thing at all. If I talked that way, I would have all kinds of problems. That’s the wonderful thing about music…it opens the window for self expression that may not have any other method for self expression. I didn’t listen to all of the cuts…made about halfway through.
Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? 🤔 Would buy on Vinyl? 🤔
At one level, this is an incredibly funky, well produced collection of beats that recalls 70s R&B at its heyday. On an other level, it's unlistenable juvenilia mixing misogyny, guns, and thuggishness. The latter wins out for me.
This gets a nostalgia bump for me. And it was pioneering. There was nothing that sounded quite like this when it came out.
On listening to this, it's clear how interwoven this album is into my memories of the 1990s. Is it a good album? I dunno. I think so. Giving it a conflicted 4.
Part of the early 90s hip hop I slept through as I became too indie for my own good. I know the hits and I'm fine with listening to Dre and Snoop take turns. It oozes west coast rap in production and verse. With that said, I probably missed my window to fully appreciate this.
Still not my thing.
3/5 - Personal enjoyment rating is much lower than a 3, but I know this belongs on the list, so a 3 it is.
Incredible listen. Never sat down to actively listen to Dr Dre, and this was the perfect introductory album for me. Everything from the big name features, to the immaculate transitions between songs made this a great experience. My only reason for not giving it a 5 is that I found the transitionary tracks like $20 Pyramid and Doctors office to be abrasive. This might also be what ppl love/this isn’t even the music so it shouldn’t hold that much weight. But that was my experience with it. Would definitely revisit and grateful I know this collection now.
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Nuthin' But A "G" Thing, Deeez Nuuuts, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat, Bitches Ain't Shit Some real OG west coast classics on this album. Also, the irreverent DEEEZ NUUUTS gag, which is a mainstay joke in my friends group, and sometimes at work too. Deeez Nuuuts staying power alone warrants this album being on the list. The rest is gravy. Tangentially related: if you like Bitches Ain't Shit, do yourself a favor and listen to the Ben Folds version.