The Chronic

The lyrics are misogynist but the beats are great

3.5

3.5

*The Chronic* Belive it or not I decided to listen to the album again just to be more percice in my criticism. First of all I like the way this album starts off. Honestly there is a certain playfulness to the delivery... Especially Snoop. I could done without the Deez Nuts skit with a joke I commonly attribute to Andrew Dice Clay and I can't stand his comedy. Starting with "Lil Ghetto Boy" it gets more closer to the gangster rap I really have a hard time with. Hyper violent hyper hateful...with out dissing the art it fills me with hate and I don't like feeling that. Maybe it's supposed to end I can respect it for that but as a form of entertainment it is nothing I enjoy experiencing. "$20 sack Pyramid" and "The Doctors office" I'm sorry but those skits just sucks! The only highlight I have for the latter ⅔ of the albums is "The Roach" which brings back the laid back grove of the first third that I did like. I can't stand the closing ultra misogynistic track, and as popular that one seems to be with the Gen Xers... I don't get it... It's just downright disparaging in my ears. I'm again very conflicted on where to rate this. Mainly because I can do without listening to this album again. A few songs from five tracks and "The Roach" I do like, but that's about it. I do recognize its place on this list, but if I'm going to be real about my feelings. (5.25) ★★½

The production is really good. 4 stars

Despite generally being a hip-hop fan, I've never been that high on this album or the west coast g-funk sound in general. I think Dre is a pretty good producer, though he's far from my favorite. But I don't think the rapping here is very good. Snoop is a lot better than anyone else when he's on. The lyrics are generally kind of terrible. "Nuthin' But a G Thang" is the highlight here, and there's a few other decent cuts ("Lyrical Gangbang" stands out as a good deep cut), but I think this is a super overrated album as far as 90s hip-hop goes. 3 stars.

Cool, civil, top-drawer stuff from Dre and Snoop. Beats are pristine throughout. Flow is mighty fine and feisty. Not every track is a knockout but it starts and ends strongly with Nuthin But A G Thang being the ultimate peak. Overall, very high 4.

Was this a Dre album or a Snoop album? It felt at times much more like a Snoop album, given the amount of verses he has through the album. Things I liked: That weird synth sound that NWA and this album share. G-funk is definitely a time and a place, and it's kind of funny to look back at all these hardcore gangsta rappers and see where they are now, looking at you Ice Cube. Fun, solid beat, a bit dated lyrically.

Maybe it’s just me not generally being a fan of hip hop but I wasn’t really feeling this album. Maybe I’m spoiled, maybe I’m picky, I can totally understand someone liking this album. Especially when it was fresh at the time of release. But this just ain’t for me. The beats were cool, but something about listening to the entire album just felt exhausting

Misogynistic Gangsta' Rap. The vocabulary doesn't offend me, it's just pointless. There is some social/political commentary, but most of it is just wannabe gangster dudes holding their thangs. No thank you - nothing to appreciate or respect on here.

Classic hip hop

Hasn’t aged well, if it was ever current it is now a weird historical snapshot

I listened this in my early 20s, being non native english speaker , did not understand all the lyrics... But I liked the beats. I guess is a relic of that time, even if as some comments says the lyrics might be cancelled today, it os worth a listen specially if you are in your early 20s...

I'm a sucker for the G funk synth sound. Laid back, flowing, SMOOTH, easy listening gangsta rap does do it for me. Can feel the buzz of the bass through my headphones. Negatives - not particularly interested in the lyrics. I dig the occasional comedic stanza but otherwise only so many times I need to hear that Mr Dre isn't to be messed with. Also a couple of dud tracks, particularly the second half of the album. Definitely starts strong and fades off. Love the sound of Snoop on these early records. Favourite tracks - The Day the N**** Took Over followed by Nuthin But a G Thang back to back, abrasive then smooth. Perfect. 8 /10

The skits are dreadful. The first couple of tracks are garbage but it picked up after that and overall was a decent listen. The drug and guns schtick is dull now (wasn’t it always?)

Hyperbole rather than transgression is the name of the game on Dr. Dre's The Chronic, a record that's as dated as it is timeless. Nope, it's not the misogyny that's dated, it's D.R.E.'s beef w/ Eazy-E, easily the least creative, the least interesting, and the most regrettable in hip-hop history: 'PS fuck Mr. Roarke and Tattoo / A.K.A. Jerry and Eazy'; 'Or thought I was sleazy / Or thought I was a mark / 'cause I used to hang w/ Eazy.' Lyrically, altho it features legendary verses from Snoop, RBX, and Dre himself, most of it is typical gangsterism. But the beats literally never miss. Inaugurating G-funk, Dre also establishes the logic of layering in hip-hop production. In many ways, it's the first rap record, and maybe the last, to be 'engineered.'

4.7/this album is actually so fun and i can't believe it came out in 92. it is a golden standard of west coast hip hop. compton is just different, man

snoop did his thing

-Not my favorite combo of songs -I like hiphop and stuff but this really isn't my style or forte -Can appreciate some aspects -I acknowledge that it's iconic, I just can't get behind it

I appreciate this album introduced a new sub-genre of hip-hop that, for whatever else you might think, sounds great. However Snoop really carries this album and it is not my opinion that Dr. Dre is a great rapper. It is a very long album and by the end I was really ready for it to be over.

Controversial take, I don’t love this album. I definitely don’t hate it, it’s got some great tracks. But people act like it’s a no skip album which I don’t agree with. The album’s greatest strength, I’d say, is the beats. I don’t know if it’s live instruments or very clean samples, either way the instrumentals are my favorite aspect to the album and I think that’s the biggest reason this album is so successful. Genuinely the beats are so original and creative to the point where you can hear their influence in current rap music. My biggest gripe with the album is that the whole second half of the album I’m does nothing for me and feels like filler. Ultimately I enjoyed half of the album I just wish it was shorter.

Nope!

Fantastic album! Love nearly every track.

3/10 Man I hate gangsta rap. Jeez, it's so aggressive and vile and nasty. It means nothing to me so it is painful. I can't give it 1 star because occasionally I enjoy something musically about it, but come on...

The flow is great, the backing beats are great. Snoops presence is strong in this one to the point that it’s essentially a Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre album. The only thing that I really have to complain about is that every song is about the same shit. A very one track minded album where every song has to be about being hard, their nuts, or how hard their nuts are in some other dudes mouth or something I don’t know. I wasn’t ready for the skit where Snoop turned into sexually aggressive Michael Jackson. 6/10

Für mich ist diese Mischung aus Hip Hop und Rap nichts. 1/5

Not my type of music. I did not like this album

You’re a penguin looking mfer

oh to be young again drinking Turners Tea and chewin' on candy cigarettes.

I’ve listened a bunch and it’s good but in its entirety feels like a task. Also losing points for heavily paling in comparison to 2001

A fun rap album

bitches ≠ shit

There’s a lot of obvious talent here. Love hearing early Snoop earn his reputation — his delivery is unmatched. But all the energy and talent is, to me, wasted on the anger of young men directed at the system that oppresses them (richly deserved) and the woman they treat like trash (not deserved). After a while, the anger and misogyny get boring without some deeper analysis. There are some catchy and well crafted hits but much of this material hasn’t aged well, to my ears. It’s a 3. I would love to hear how these guys would do this album today — how much deeper would the analysis be with the perspective of time & experience?

La vrd no se de rap solo me gustan los beats y adquirir ma actitud dura e impenetrable que me transmiten sus voces graves

I came in with low-ish expectations on this one, never the biggest fan of old west coast hip hop. I was really pleasantly surprised. I always thought of Dre as a guy who was only a rapper sort of out of necessity, never particularly good at it but more skilled as a producer. But I think it was his skill as a producer that really shines here. Everything on this album is a pretty tight composition. The tracks go a lot harder than I would have expected as an NWA follow up. Its aggressive but infinitely catchy. I listened to it semi-properly while driving through the city which was a good vibe. This is *good* driving music. Some stand-outs on the album for me are Lyrical Gangbang, High Powered, $20 Sack Pyramid, Rat-tat-tat-tat.

I recognize this is a well known and famous album and artist but it’s not for me

Gets tedious fast.

Has anything in rap music aged as badly as the skit? Luckily not many in those album but still annoying. Also I found this album did not hold up as well as his next big album 2001.

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.

this is not for me.. or women in general I think

I would’ve eaten way more apples if i knew this was the Dr 😭😭😭 What’s his PhD in? Making music that aged poorly and compensating for self-confidence issues by talking about how big his penis is in every song? Fuck you and your shitty headphones

Interesting stuff, still sounds pretty subversive despite being more than 30 years old (!!!) which is cool. Some of the beats have aged well while others with that crazy loud G-funk blaring fire alarm synth can get quite annoying. If I found the rapping engaging at all I would probably rate this a 3 but as it stands I can't say I enjoyed it THAT much though more than I expected to Fav song: Lyrical Gangbang (Great drums)

Technically adept, and must have sounded great in 1992. But now as then I find the performance of hypermasculinity boring and depressing.

REALLY solid! too many skits and odd parts to be a 5 but without those it would absolutely hit a 5

ikoninen hip hop setti, paljon sämplätty tätä albumia ja oli paljon muita klassikoita. hot stuff. paikoin meni kuitenkin oman maun ulkopuolle

not a fan of the themes of this genre of rap. snoop always has the same flow. but it does hit though.

I am pleasantly surprised that I actually enjoyed this album, considering I don’t like rap. I do NOT wanna go to the doctor’s office though.

I get why Dre is really just a producer cause the production in the album fucks so much, unfortunately the verses largely aren’t my favorite

This is typically not the genre. I listen to, but it was a really good album. I understand why people love this out so much you get to hear Dr. Dre away that don’t usually hear him and realize how much of a lyricist he really is.

This album is extremely influential and important. It's also not my thing, and frankly I find the lyrics annoying.

Although not my cup of tea, the production is really good. Love the Parliament groove to the whole thing mixed in with a relaxed lyrical vibe that shows a ton of ingenuity and uniqueness.

people can't stop talking about their dicks

By the end of the album, I found myself beginning to question if this gentleman was even a doctor!

Important, hugely influential, created an entire sound, often emulated, never bettered. It's hard to overstate The Chronic's significance in the history of hip hop and the rise of the West Coast and G-Funk in general. 8/10 fav songs : Let Me Ride & Nuthin' but a G Thang

#19 Best Albums Ever... seriously. Sorry, not for me. I don't want to put a fork through my eardrums but I do want to click next next next.

I like the grooves, the synthesizer sounds, the vocal delivery (especially Snoop's), but I just can't get into the lyrics. Undisputedly an influential album. Also my favorite gangster rap album to garden to so far.

Enjoyed it despite the filthy language...and I throw f bombs around all the time.

Pretty good stuff.

This is literally hook after hook and beat after beating of non-stop, classic and gangster hip-hop the verses to suffer a little as Trey, is not the greatest lyricist, but nevertheless, this album is phenomenal, and yeah, there's no filler, which begs the question, where all these modern rappers came up with. The idea of filling their records full of talking And voicemails and dumb people saying, dumb s***, because it's not on this album

Not my style of music

Take a shot every time they say something your grandma would get mad at

Not my jam.

Did not like at all.

can see why it's a classic. very boppable. solid 4

The beats and production were good, but rap isn’t my thing.

I'd already heard some of this as a consequence of having been alive in 1993 but I'd never heard the full thing. I was too young for it then and I'm too old for it now. Snoop mentions being 18 in one song, so I can totally see how you'd go nuts for this if you were like 14 or 15 when it dropped. The early 80s P-funk samples would sound like your childhood and you'd be in the market for something loud and transgressive

I love it. Brings me such good memories. I like how it sounds, I like that it became "the" sound for this era and location of rap. No doubt that Dre is a genius.

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It's Dre. It's Snoop. It changed rap. Its a five.

Classic

Not my style, but I do enjoy his enthusiasm.

Fun and funny but some of the skits were gross. Liked public enemy and Kendrick better but this was also v good

Of all the 90s hip hop I dont like, this is one I do. Some of the better Snoop moments. The skits are annoying, as one would expect from this time.

This is definitely not made for me, but there is no other album that goes this hard. It probably good that I get this album halfway through this list, because any other albums around this era is so dated in comparison, but this hasn't aged at all. It is violent and sexist and gross, but it also feels real in a way that nothing else really does. All the other albums of this era on this list feel like they use that to prove they are hard. This feels like just a part of the story. well except the doctor's office. that was gratuitous. Its a great album.

I would consider it a 5-star album if it didn't have those annoying and terribly aged skits between songs. The production is flawless, the samples are amazing, the rhymes are memorable, and the party is endless.

Not the best of Dre of Snoop. Doesn’t really age well either. Ah well

I chronically listen to this masterpiece! Stone cold BALLIN’!

Some of it is good, some of it is Dre, all of it is too long

its decent rap

HELL. YES.

I’ve never been transported back to the 90s so easily. 2001 is better though

No skip album (after you skip The Doctor’s Office). This album deserves its high rating solely for being likely the first to use deez nuts on record. Beyond that, however, is an absolutely west coast classic with some of Dre’s best beats and some great verses by Dre, Snoop, and the rest of Death Row.

Ah, Gangster Rap. First full album of it I heard. The beats are catchy, the slang is understandable, and the voices are deep and smooth, and the pain they convey is real. I had an appreciation for it from the movie "Straight Outta Compton", and the rest of the album doesn't disappoint.

Good, lots of slurs though.

Timeless beats on here but listening in 2025 I don't have the patience for all of the adolescent diss track stuff that preoccupies the whole beginning of the album

Another rap album, and I'm already tired of writing reviews about them. A lot of details in these albums get lost if you're not able to catch the lyrics on the fly. And I can't catch the lyrics on the fly: 1. Because I'm bad at listening in a foreign tongue 2. Because I listen to them while working 3. Because I don't fucking care about all this "I'm the real motherfucker and I'll bring you down" stuff. So, reviewing rap albums is a tough exercise for me, and for many non-English speakers. Rants aside, this one was good. Or at least it was not as bad as others that I've come across on this list. Did I hate it? No. Will I get back? Maybe, when I'm feeling too much like a white-collar worker and want to be a gangsta for a day. By the way, "Straight Outta Compton" is still my favorite non-Spanish rap album so far.

This is exactly the reason that I don't listen to (c)rap.

Nope

sucks nigga

Yes!!! The best. Great start to a movement.

Groovy album with funky baselines. The dre/snoop dog combo is fun to listen to. They just both flow along in a smooth west coast style. Love the backing vocals on many tracks. Lyrically there are many songs that didnt age well.

3/5

Not being a big rap fan this album was just okay for me. Definitely a highly polished and engineering production. I liked the rhythm and beats better than the rap style and lyrics. Interesting to see Jewell featured on it.

I‘m a casual hip hop listener. I know Beastie Boys pretty well. But never knew the difference between east and west coast. First I was put off by the narrowness of the lyrics. Diss tracks, d*cks, n*ggers and all kinds of violence. Then I learned that this album basically invented west coast rap. Ok I let it slip then. Musically it’s super approachable even on first listen. I like the summer party laid back beach style. Reminds me of Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. The beats are great. The days the n took over is such a killer groove. Every song is produced interestingly. Great samples. I dig the occasional flutes. But no real standout track and in the end I‘m left somehow without anything substantial. So: I like but won’t listen to it again.

try not to say the n-word every 20 seconds challenge: failed

Not a bad album for my long run today. A steady beat throughout (which ended up dragging in the middle tracks). Some great tracks (Let me Ride, Nothing But a G Thing). I like the Dre/snoop tracks basically and the rest are alright.

As one Chicago critic wrote “superficial, unrefined entertainment, …. Dre combines street potency with thuggish stupidity in equal measure." Couldn’t say it any better. Hard pass.

4 stars. Even more vulgar than I remember. Album changed the game. Always holds up due to nostalgia reasons. Kinda comical at points. Best: Nothin' But A G Thang Worst: Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat

Franchement c’est sympa, pas mon préféré mais on sent qu’on y arrive bientôt et il y a quelques sons très très cools

J'aime bien mais celui là reste mid finalement

Pre-listen: I know this but name, never actually listened to this though, I know like one or two songs, very excited to check this out. Listening: Classic, love the variety of beats, skits were funny I can see why dre worked so well with Eminem. I think the strength of this album is when dre focuses on the beat and let's the feature carry the track lyrically. That being said my favorite track was lyrical gangbang which is just dre.

Clearly not the target audience for this, and I'm not knowledgeable enough about gangster rap to know it's place in history. Still, I can appreciate the artistry and skill and from a purely auditory standpoint it is fun to listen to (maybe not for a full hour though).

3.69

Iconic but falls off second half

Enjoyed the first few songs - brought me back to the early 90s.

Dre just isn’t a rapper. Awful skits. Aged poorly. But Dre’s such a good producer that this still has moments that make it vital.

Litt kult, litt alfa.

This isn't one of my favourite hip-hop albums. In fact, it sometimes sounds a bit like the stuff NWA put out as filler towards the end of a couple of their later albums. There's just a little too many mentions of bitches and dicks for my liking. At the same time, this was the album that introduced Snoop Dogg to the world, and a new direction in west coast hip-hop that can't be ignored.

Not my genre. I can appreciate the historical importance of this album but not my type of music.

I'd heard a couple of these songs before, but the majority of this was new to me. Rap is not really my genre at all, but Dr. Dre isn't considered rap royalty for nothing. This album was great. The music was surprisingly crisp and well-written, the comedy sketches were genuinely funny and the rapping of course was incredibly on-point and enjoyable. I listened to it twice -- five stars.

Not really my genre

Got Anita Baker booming

This still sounds absolutely massive. Absolutely genius production and arrangement. The lyrics are of their time and uncomfortable to listen to which is a shame because it will have prevented so many people listening to it and experiencing it.

395/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

Cool, smooth, funky. Groundbreaking and sing-alongable. "Adapt to this but you need no adapter. This is just the first chapter."

Dope

I had always heard that Dr. Dre was a pinnacle figure in early rap but really wasn't too familiar with his music. I appreciated what felt like a missing pieces of the puzzle and hearing how this album helped establish a found that would become iconic and make room for so many other massive rappers - that much is evident. With this context I appreciate this album but really didn't love the overall sound

I think I just going to copy my review of Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg from a few days ago because it’s still applicable here: I really dig the beats and overall production on this album, but once again, I just can’t stand the rapping or the lyrics. It’s just standard gangsta rap cliches; drugs, bitches, mfers, n***as, and blatant misogyny. Maybe I’m just grumpy because I’m on a string of bad albums and this is the fourth hip-hop album I’ve had in a week. Ok, the flute solo on Lil Ghetto Boy was pretty sweet. Fucking hell, I almost shut it off during the Doctor’s Office.

A true masterpiece.

I typically really dont like gangsta rap, I can't help but feel it really degraded the genre in the 90s. But, I have to admit this album sounds good. Lyrical style leaves a lot to be desired, but the beats and the funkiness are great.

I'm never a big fan of the talking/sketch tracks, but the music is great - powerful lyrics and solid beats.

Pretty good album, but automatic points off for Dre being instrumental in bringing in Eminem.

The production on this was straight up groundbreaking when this was released. Dre's G-Funk style was developing with NWA but it's perfected here. This album (re)defined left coast hip-hop for the '90s and still holds up as a great listen.

The doctor seems to be slightly obsessed by the size of his dick. That says it all really. The version of P Funk is, obviously, the best thing on here, but doesn’t hold a candle to the original from Morhership Connection (an album I discovered from this list). To suggest, as Wikipedia does, that this version “samples” that is taking the piss a bit to be honest. It’s a less good cover. The best thing about the original is that it doesn’t mention anyone’s dick.

Good rap album, just very annoying that it was so loud sometimes and so quiet other times

Great little hooks and melodies. Lyrics are a bit problematic… some who says music saved their life from becoming a gangster then glorifies gangster life through music?!

Not good. Too much of Snoop spelling his name; I'm glad he can, we all can and he doesn't need to prove he can. Several stupid skits or things that could be classified as skits, like pretty much every rap album I've heard. I'll never return to this and wish I never heard it to begin with. 1/5

Just ok

did not go through it all, not for me

Let Me Ride // TDTNTO // Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang // Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat //

Old

Lots of iconic beats and melodies on this one. Rap is not usually my jam but I must give some credit where it is due (but the blatant misogyny is so tiresome and blah).

The bars and beats were excellent! Truly an influential CA hip hop record. I will forever be a proponent that bad skits affect a hip hop record’s enjoyment for me.

I like the instrumentals. The lyrics are just not the greatest.

Brilliant but not as good as 2001

2/5

It's one of the greatest rap albums of all time.

This is actually the album that I use to compare all other rap albums. This is perfection in the hip hop world. Choice cut: Let Me Ride

classic hip album! couple of saves; could see myself listening to this occasionally

A real DeezzzNutzzz manifesto.

I was a huge fan of gangsta rap originator Eazy E when I was a kid. The themes and stories put forth by these rappers seemed like cautionary tales, journal entries, and descriptions of autobiographical trauma. But that's also a pretty generous reading. It was also misogynistic, violent, and deeply anti-social. And it was 100% designed to shock in that way. I dunno how it didn't leave more of a negative impact on me when I was 12, but so it goes. What started as a gritty, raw, and anti-social genre with 80s gangsta rap by the 90s had also become a commercialized cash cow. There was lots of stacks to be made off music about murder and pimping. Despite Dre's pedigree as a genuine originator of the genre, this shit—at least lyrically—felt problematic to me back then, and remains problematic to me now. My issue with it is this: aside from finding a lot of themes explored in gangsta rap as repellant in all its violence and misogyny; it was also broadly received by a lot of the fandom as a thing to laud and aspire toward. ThIs resulted in an entire generation of kids who wanted to live that urban struggle experience sometimes more than vicariously. Realness politics abounded. Aside from fans who wanted to live the G life for real, it also spawned an entire generation of poser "studio gangster" performers and poser fuckhead fans, who glorified the thug life resulting from redlined urban destitution, senseless criminal violence, sexism, and murder as somehow cool. I had to sell a lot of these posers cassettes and CDs of this stuff working at Tower Records in Sacramento in the 90s. And they were annoying as hell. (This whole critique also applies to Scandinavian black metal and goregrind dorks). Anyhow, if I step back and just relax, yes, at the end of the day it was all entertainment. Not to be taken all that seriously. I don't need to feel like I've suddenly turned into my parents about all this. But I also lived in a place and time that was so heavily influenced by the aggressive machismo and the thug-life wannabe idolatry in gangsta rap that I found myself walking into dangerous situations pretty regularly in public spaces without any provocation. I was chased, saw friends get beat, and had friends actually die. I don't blame the art for this, necessarily, but rather the way it was interpreted and glorified and cosplayed by the idiot fandom. So, The Chronic....Undeniably an important record and cultural artifact. Lots of bangers throughout. The production slaps and some of the bars are quite impressive. For me, however, it's all too loaded and I can't look away form the negativity and toxicity this all seems to celebrate. And Dre made millions off it. If you give it a deep listen the music is compelling, yes, but the lyrics are incredibly off-putting. Despite being a classic it's really aged like milk. PS: I dunno if this was one of the first records with a lot of skits, but I know this: skits on hip-hop records were an exceedingly tiresome trend that I absolutely hated from the first one. So dumb. You weren't Rudy Ray Moore, so i dunno why you even tried.

really horrible

Made me miss smoking fat zoots, like waking up and rolling straight smelly wad into a yuge scoobert doobert and firing that shit up, just piffing on that reefer all day and doing nothing but playing games and beating my shit. Favourites - The Chronic (Intro), Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Deeez Nuuuts, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat, Bitches Ain't Shit

Yes I know what I’ll do on my rap album - start a track with a 40 second phone prank and later dedicate an entire track to the sound of me smashing someone’s back doors in, that’ll get the homies hyped! Very strong well produced gangster rap album that clearly influences so many rappers to come (for better or worse - mostly worse). Not Dre’s best work on the whole, but it’s an album that showcases his undeniable ability as a producer as well as a rapper - I only wish we had more of his rapping on the album as his voice and flow are far superior to most of the featured artists he chooses to include. The Chronic (Intro) (N/A) Fuck Wit’ Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’) (8/10) Let Me Ride (8/10) The Day the Niggaz Took Over (7/10) Nothin’ But a ‘G’ Thang (10/10) Deeez Nuuuts (8/10) Lil’ Ghetto Boy (7/10) A Nigga Witta Gun (7/10) Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat (7/10) The $20 Sack Pyramid (N/A) Lyrical Gangbang (8/10) High Powered (7/10) The Doctor’s Office (N/A) Stranded On Death Row (7/10) The Roach (The Chronic Outro) (8/10) Bitches Ain’t Shit (8/10) 7.7/10

in my all time top ten

This should have an rating option of less than one. Can't stand this self absorbed macho sexist violence worshipping stuff.

** Rap crap

Never heard it all the way through before, it was very good.

Good rhythms...awful words

3.75 No denying it's I impact on hip hop. Just doesn't age well overall.

More tired hiphop braggadocio.

Dre heralds the death of introspective rap with an album that ages like milk.

Good flow and beats but the lyrics are not it. I really dislike how most rap from the 90s is misogynistic and/or homophobic.

Good, but not for me.

Just what I wanted today - another hip hop album full of misogyny, homophobia, glorification of violence, shitty electronic beats, and music stolen from other artists. I get that this is sort of a cultural cornerstone but that doesn't make it good. I think that makes the whole situation unfortunate. There are much better ways to promote African Americans and the amazing culture they share. We don't need Dr. Dre to tell everyone it's cool to assault women and kill people. I have to wonder if this music actually originated from an intention of just shock value. 0/5 but that's not an option.

Like I probably said in a past Eminem review, I like Dr Dre’s production at this time. Everything is smooth and cool and well put together. I like this a lot better than Eminem too, because I don’t have to listen to Eminem’s voice. Overall, a classic that more or less missed me decades ago and will miss me again. I enjoyed it, but probably won’t ever go back.

Fine

Abysmal

There are good songs and some that I’d probably skip next time. But the tunes, influence, and snoop carry this to one of the top hip hop albums I’ve heard. Regarding the lyrics, yeah they’re pretty offensive to listen to at times, but i think that’s just how art is sometimes, it’s meant to be challenging.

Not my taste at all

Crass, vulgar, and infantile. Hip Hop deserves better lyrics. Nevertheless, the beats are sick and the flow of Dre and Snoop is tight.

An album that sounds like a call of duty lobby.

I enjoyed (tolerated?) this a bit more than the the rap album we had yesterday. Offensive? Nah, it all seems rather silly to me.

Another album that makes me reminisce about my misspent youth, cruising round the hood on my bmx with an uzi in my hand whilst getting me some west coast classics

Well this takes me back again, everybody was lovin tge chronic in school.

Seminal beats, but the world has moved on

Whilst swearing is funny, calling women hoes all the time is not. Beats are peak Dre, but the lyrics are more dated than Neil Young's politics.

"Ya know what I'm sayin'?" After an hour of this, sure I know what you're saying... and you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Amazing, perhaps even better than 2001

It’s a classic and I respect that, but it’s not my style

I do enjoy the 90s west coast rap beat/flow but that on its own isn’t enough. Interesting to hear quite a bit of Snoop on this album and actually hearing him knock out some decent bars is a novelty having grown up on his mainstream days. But it’s not for me and some of the standard gangster rap stuff is just very regrettable on account of being both boring and vulgar. Call me a Victorian prude.

I wont repeat my normal reasoning on this genre. Usual Cock / Cocain bingo amongst other select penis words. No thank you.

I accidentally misread and listened to Chronic 2001 first so I've just had a Dre fest. I was half expecting to write a mature review about the racial slurs and rampant misogyny, but I listened to this album and enjoyed all of it. Was it a semi ironic enjoyment? Yes... But it had me bouncing and made me smile. I think 90's Dre captures the best of the genre and is the moment American hip-hop peaked. This first album still has some of the sounds of the rap music of the late 80's but it has already become a more intricate, polished production. Turn it up, light a spliff, and pretend you aren't a bald white guy who lives in the South of England works in IT.

Super Dope

When the opening song actively drives me away, I can't appreciate the rest of it.

Probably my favorite album from the period-genre. Fantastic samples, mixing and production.

While I admittedly don’t listen to a lot of rap music I did actually buy Dr Dre’s 2001 back when I started listening to Eminem and I really liked it so there was high hopes for this one. Unfortunately while I liked a few tracks, overall this wasn’t for me. There wasn’t anything that was really bad, it’s just that even the tracks I liked weren’t anything spectacular. Top Track - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat

1001 deleted my notes for this album, so I'll just give it a short recap. Might come back to this and add more to this review. This was a very impressive and good listen, despite me not being that big into hip-hop or gangsta rap. Genuinely enjoyed most of the tracks on this album, including "Let Me Ride" and "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" just to name. I give this a 4/5. Not perfect, but pretty close. Definitely will be coming back to this one. 4.25/5

LEGEND

Classic Hip Hop.

BEEEYOTCH! Lot of babies whining about this album in the reviews. This is a CLASSIC I don't care. This album is what California sounds like in my head. It's got plenty of bangers and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are both in their prime here. It's just too good. Favorite track: Let Me Ride 4.5/5

Bonafide classic, especially for the younguns. All highschoolers should be bumping this. Negative reviews always seem to be the most popular when it comes to rap. Wowser boomer opinions rise to the top.

Yet another Hip-Hop / Rap album - why so many in this list? It just doesn't appeal to me.

Sweary, N-words, H-words, B-words abound Tainted classic

Cool one

One of the soundtracks of high school. This album crossed demographics, everyone listened to it.

Listened awhile ago on a previous attempt at an album challenge. Just can't get behind it, boring lyrics

This album has been sat in my in tray for nearly a month, like a tricky administrative form I don't quite have the mental stamina to work my way through. I think I can appreciate the beats here. The sounds, the rhythms. Let Me Ride is a great example of this. Or Stranded on Death Row. There is intricacy and feeling, and a lot of work has been put in to this. This album also helps open up for me a lot of 1990s culture and understand a bit more the music I was seeing but not really listening to as I grew up. But so many of the songs sort of blend into each other in a giant cacophony of rap noise. The skits are terrible. And the moral footprint is dubious. Fundamentally, do I ever want to hear any part of this album ever again? The answer is no, and so I can't give this album any higher than the lowest score possible.

Puh... Gangsta Rapper

Yeah I do not enjoy this

A real 50/50 of an album. You can tell the progression from early hip hop to this is significant - the beats are heavy, the earpiercing g-funk synths worm their way into your brain. A whole generation of wannabe suburban rappers were born from this posturing. And yet. Overwhelmingly, the rapping is Not Good. Snoop is so far ahead of everyone else on the record - including Dre - that it's not even funny. I know complaining about misogyny in rap is a waste of time, but there's not even any inventive humour in it. Compare with Eminem or Odd Future, and it's just so teenage. An important album, but one that's definitely been superceded.

Like time traveling

Ooh this is so funky, I like it! I can definitely hear moments that clearly influenced Kendrick Lamar in The intro song. This album takes you on a ride, very entertaining from the features, to the samples and instrumentation. Lil Ghetto Boy is a highlight; The flute solo at the end steals the show for me. I've also never really listened to Snoop Dogg before so this was an interesting listen.

Tired, dad needs treatment. Went to bed early

Dr. Dre was the worst part of the album! Funky, every other artist killed it. Fun listen.

Not sure how many times the N word needs to be said over the course of this record. No need. Again, it’s gangsta wrap that I find cringe. There are some good beats in the songs, but no real melodic songs. Although that’s to be expected.

Als ik moest kiezen tussen "Doggystyle" en "The Chronic", valt mijn keuze op de eerste, maar desalniettemin ... classic!

Entiendo que sea un album muy influyente en el género pero la verdad no me da tantísimas ganas de escucharlo como pensaba. Definitivamente la primera mitad es mejor y tiene temazos como Let Me Ride, y la que va después que prefiero no mencionar, pero en la segunda mitad hay mucho tema que no me cambia mucho. Puede ser que tenga que escucharlo más, porque los beats son una locura la verdad y hay varios temazos. Pero bueno. Aparte es un poquitín misógino de más

AWFUL

I already listened to this album many times, but it’s perfect!

fun! iconic!

So many classic tracks, a pleasure to revisit

Hard as fuck

Not as good as I expected, basically saying the same thing every single track. Nothing particularly sophisticated. Wouldn’t listen to it again

blah blah blah misogyny misogyny misogyny. well take your fucking hands off the west coast hip hop scene and go give bikini kill 5 stars. and you are also unwilling to give them a 5 cause they sound terrible. and the only thing you know is to give these dated hip hop albums a 1. shite politics. and also i know its not the best rap album lyric or beat wise, but without this im pretty sure that west coast hip-hop won't be in its current state, we won't have "gangsta paradise", and the one really bad thing about this not existing is that kendrick would not be in his current state as well since due to g-funk influencing many of his works, and TPAB will never exist (which all you african americans and progressive white americans and asian americans and indiginous people and latina/latino/latinx/hispanic and people of every ethnicity with good musical taste love but i could never get it due to its american-ness and me being a china-born asian), and? the beef won't happen and that's really less interesting. *mic drop* 4/5

I really love the G Funk sound of the west coast rap scene that Dre pioneered... But I don't like his rap style as much as Ice Cube or Easy E.

solid album, hip hop classic

I don't like when art is used to spread hate towards anyone. I've listened to this when I was younger, and less able to challenge certain views. But yeah, with older ears, the only enjoyable part of this album are the beats. The lyrics are trash, and haven't aged well at all.

Some sick beats and instrumentals but eventually ended up sounding like a one hour long song.

Whilst this album is iconic and incredibly influential, i personally don't enjoy it all that much. Gang violence, drugs, poor treatment of women and police brutality were all a reality for the people on this album but i don't feel those things were portrayed in a way that's remained as fulfilling as it once would have been. In my opinion this album is more about bragging over beats rather than painting a picture of life in Compton for young African American men. Compare this album to 'Ready to Die' by Biggie Smalls and then differences in terms of instrumental variety and lyrical depth are night and day. Most tracks feel the same, continuing for 4 minutes with little development, there are a few standouts though. Fav tracks - The Chronic (intro) - The Day The Fellas Took Over - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat - Lyrical Gangbang (gross name though) - The Roach (The Chronic Outro) 3/10

Probably THE most influential rap album ever made. I mean, the genre it created was copied so many times by practically everybody that the genre died of overexposure, yet kept inklings in most songs made after its death. Also the first appearence of Snoop Dogg, who is on every song for good reason. He's always got the best lines, delivery, charisma, and voice. An endlessly copied rapper before his own album, which was also endlessly copied. Production is great as well

Dre - Chronic - Review so there’s stuff on this I like, such as all of Snoop Dogg’s rapping, and clearly the hit is a great song- Nothin but a G thing, but it just isn’t my thing. The anger especially against women just makes me a little sad. I understand that this is a protest album and I can’t say I blame anyone in the culture from South Central for writing and rapping about this stuff. It’s just doesn’t appeal to me though well, I liked 50 Cent pretty well. I’m gonna have to give this album a 2.

I’ve had multiple insights into the messaging behind this album, my main one being that I'm missing context on gang politics that I think would have given this extra depth. I wrote the second half of this sentence halfway through track 1 but at 2/3 through the album I think it’s even more pertinent . There are a number of real-world issues addressed in this album that are greatly overshadowed by the message to perpetuate gang violence. Totally appreciate that this message is a commentary on survival as a black man in the US. It’s born of desperation, and the threats and disses in the album are attacks with words rather than bullets but it’s an attack nonetheless. It’s hard to see the anti-racial activism addressed in the album as anything more than ironic. Isn’t until track 5 that we hear genuine artistry There’s a stark juxtaposition between certain instrumental elements throughout the album. An example of this is the keyboard solo from 3mins on 'Fuck Wit Dre Day' and the flute accompaniment on Lil’ Ghetto Boy. Overall it’s a bit of a mix, I don’t vibe with the violent and sexist messaging in the album, I don’t understand why it’s become mainstream. It’s an interesting insight, delving into a precursor to more modern genres but it disheartens me slightly that modern artists don’t have the perspective to steer towards a more positive change in messaging.

Wasn't really my thing.

Listened to this out a long run. Fairly enjoyed it, particularly the first half. The misogyny is wild, but it’s of its time. Can’t believe it was released the year I was born, because the production still sounds spot on. I can imagine it being huge when it was first released. Overall good, but wouldn’t listen again.

A work of its time, for better or for worse. The representative misogyny doesn't carry well to today, but if you want to call it fiction and an ode to the reality of life in South Central, it's lyrical and rich. This stands above its peers for its popularization of G-funk and put Dre atop the pedestal of producers, at least for a little while. Without this album, we never get the Snoop-Martha Stewart friendship either, so thank you for that Andre.

Not for me back in the day and it’s only got worse since then. Just sounds toxic.

Language, Timothy

Sure, it's a bit too long, and yes, some of the material maybe hasn't aged the best. I could certainly do without the doctor's office skit in particular. But man, this album sounds so good. Awesome production by Dre, and quite a few extremely memorable songs. "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" is probably going to be on repeat for me this week. 4/5

man this shit is hard. this album is 1000% top 10 hip hop ever, maybe even 5. I might be blowing it out of proportion but that doesn't change the fact that this album is amazing. the lyrics are meh cause its gangsta rap and it means nothing but the production is just top tier. I mean its Dre I expect no less. His flow is also tuff as hell on some of these songs. great stuff all around, real hot shit

Remember when Snoop was scary?

Dr. Dre’s debut. Classic early 90s hip hop. One of most influential rap albums. Kind of bores me, misogyny is a turn off. Same goes for the homophobia.

De plaat die van gangster rap een sexy genre maakte. Ik ben niet weg van dergelijke West Coast G-Funk, maar ''The Chronic'' is wel echt een sterke mix aan graphic storytelling, levendige featurings, en gelikte beats. Moet wel zeggen dat de focus op de Parliament/Funkadelic-sound wel iets vaker mocht switchen naar iets verrassends zoals in de grimey 'The Day The N***** Took Over'. Hoe lekker de productie ook is, het wordt op een gegeven moment een beetje cliché. Een sublieme eerste helft van het album wordt bijgestaan door een rommelig slot, maar desalniettemin één van mijn favoriete West Coast albums. 7,5/10 Highlights: The Day The N***** Took Over Nuthin' But A ''G''Thang Lil' Ghetto Boy

Ik heb het hele album in een gestolen wagen door LA gereden en met cheat-codes geprobeerd de top van één of andere berg te bereiken maar ik ging elke keer voortijdig dood vanwege roekeloosheid. Dre is wel een sicke producer. 6,5/10 Highlights Nuthin' But A G Thang

Yea pretty fun. The hits are nostalgic and the little weeee weeee he has going on through the album is a groundbreaking little ear worm. But it the boasting bravado and violence of it all grates on you after a while. Snoop stands out from the jump though. A total star even though now hes saturated. Also, Dre is not a good dude. There's a lot of hate for the Kanye stuff on here. And rightly so. But dre should be scrutinized as well and gets of clean by too many

Fun as hell, a weird combination of motifs that somehow works? Great drums too, id steal them as well if i were kanye.

Grew up in this album. So bloody good

Sunny bike ride perfection, minus 1 star for derogatory

Gosto dos arranjos e baixo. É um ótimo disco de hip Hop. CVJ Night Elf.

The Chronic is the prime example of everything that I hate about rap music. It’s just a monotonous slog of the most typical gangster rap to exist; nothing but rapping about sex and your dick. There’s not really a message, outside of maybe The Day The N****s Took Over (obviously about the LA Riots given the year this was released), but even then it feels shallow as fuck. Honestly, Rage Against the Machine did it better with Killing In The Name of, and a good chunk of that song is literally repeating “Fuck You, I won’t do what you tell me”. Outside of that, nothing but rapping about violence and sex and whatever without really a point. To be honest, it’s not really the lyrical content that gets to me, it’s just not anything special given it’s reputation. Outside of pretty being Snoop Dogg’s platform to his own success, what the fuck about this album makes it iconic? The production’s nice, I guess, but what else? The amount of circle-jerking to Death Row? The terrible skits? (I was going to be a little generous with this album, but after The $20 Sack Pyramid, my generosity took a holiday) I figured maybe a one star might be too harsh and thought at least a two, but then I realized… I don’t want to listen to anything from this album again. There are no songs that I can take that I really enjoyed. Maybe Little Ghetto Boy, and I remember hearing Nuthin’ But A “G”Thang, but like, I’m not crazy for them. There’s much better rap out there that made as much as an impact that are miles better than this. Hopefully some that don’t use the n word like a crutch. Favorite track I guess: Lil’ Ghetto Boy Other hits I guess: Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang

I was hoping this would be quality entertainment; instead it’s just an immaculately produced mixtape that’s almost a Snoop album more than anything Dre ever did. I dunno, there’s just little to nothing here, not even for content but just for being boring as shit. Probably better when you’re high, maybe.

my favorite snoop dogg album

I was definitely grooving to the beat of this. Dre can make great tracks. He can also pick the talent, as is evident by great contributions by Snoop, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, and Nate Dogg on this, and will become increasing clear when he signs Eminem. Lyrically, though, he's pretty stale. He's got a few good bars, but it's just "I'm cool, right?" I have sex, I do drugs, I do crimes. It's not providing insight or feeling into those aspects, it's just making sure you know he's checking the rap boxes. It's not until the last song that I get the feeling that Dre actually has any feelings for the actual subject. And it's the best performance by Dre the rapper. A not so quick aside: these skits are absolute trash. Raunchy humor is fine, but this isn't that. It's not a joke. It's just, again, I have sex. Also, no other man should have sex. Just Dr. Dre. The only sex allowed is with Dr. Dre. That's the only "joke." This might be the most disappointing album so far. I like when Dre produces for Eminem, I like a lot of Snoop, and I was going to say Nate Dogg deserved more support, but a quick Wikipedia search made it pretty clear why he didn't have the output you'd expect. It's got great production, but Dre doesn't actually have anything to say. He definitely belongs in the booth.

This is not at all for me. Homophobic and misogynistic. I liked it musically but not at all lyrically. I didn’t “get” it then and I don’t now. Gangsta rap was not the rap I liked.

Есть неплохие песни, но в целом не самый мой любимый альбом

the music isnt good enough to grant the misogyny (there are albums where it almost is)

I am not a fan of swaggering, misogyny, or glorifying violence. Three songs on the album did not include those noxious themes. They were okay to hear, but musically forgettable and I wouldn’t ever listen to them again.

On one hand, a really accomplished album production and rapping wise, like this album sounds SO good with so many iconic lines and songs, but on the other hand it is held back by the fact that as a 90s album it isn't really the best when it comes to filler skits, the rampant sexism (I take the violence over hearing "The Doctor's Office" ever again), or simply that it feels 10 or 15 mins too long, if you crop anything past "Lyrical Gangbang" and made "Stranded on Death Row" the closer, I think I'd be into this album way more, but as it stands, it's best songs are great but not enough to make me forget the worst ones.

My husband and I listened to this together as he loves this album. Being from the CD era, this album drops off in the second half, but the first half was okay to my non-rap fan ears.

What an iconic 90s rap album. I really love the sound, even if there's no chance in hell I could rap along to 95% of the lyrics. I'd forgotten that rap albums used to be about 80% rap music and 20% comedy skits and low key love that, wish I'd see that more these days. Lots of the music does tend to blend together and sounds get repetitive. It's easy to forget how limited some of the tools were at the time and what they had to work with compared to what's available now. This album has some of the most iconic songs and sounds of the genre and even though I don't listen to rap regularly, I am glad I got to experience this album again after so long.

First side is 5*, some of the best hip-hop I've listened to. B-side was a bit of a letdown, 3* max. Shame, it was going so well. 4* overall. Listened to at Chateau d'Eau in Paris, a "dive bar" to beat them all. Simple but effective. BYO music, food and cheap beer provided. Good place to catch up on the WhatsApps. Anyway, I digress.

3.3 2x

There are some great songs, and they are some rubbish ones too. 3.5 stars

This was a fun listen. Wouldn’t necessarily come back to listen or add any songs. 3/5

This will always be the sound of the dorms to me.

True classic West Coast album that perfects the G-Funk sound and doesn't miss a beat, even including the skits.

Streit

A classic hip-hop record, Dr. Dre's production is the obvious standout, pushing G-Funk to new heights. This aspect of the album is top-tier: fat basslines, sharp drums and Parliament-Funkadelic samples work perfectly to add some funk to the tracks. Rap-wise, Snoop Dogg plays a major part, and he's in top form here. Dr. Dre, while not particularly remarkable as a rapper, delivers good verses with proper flow that fit the music perfectly. Content-wise, this is Gangsta Rap at its prime. While not particularly deep, it does capture an image of their life and struggles: the beef with Ruthless Records, the violence they're immersed in, and occasional mentions of the L.A. riots. Of course, being '90s Hip-Hop, not all of the lyrics have aged well, as the glorification of gun violence and misogyny were a significant feature of the lyrical content. "Bitches Ain't Shit" is the most obvious culprit for the latter, being both a controversial closer and an excessive, almost 5-minute track of degrading women one way or another. It's been discussed a lot over time, and while I think there are more complex takes on the topic (See bell hooks "Sexism and Misogyny: Who Takes the Rap?"), it doesn't take away from this track being a textbook example of misogyny in rap. It's difficult to pick favourite songs, because it has some classic tracks. "Nuthin but a G Thang" is probably one of the best hip-hop songs in history. Aside from that, I loved "Let Me Ride", especially because of the production and the sample. The "$20 Sack Pyramid" is a great skit. The sex skit, on the other hand, is completely unnecessary. Overall, it's a great album. It's a classic that pushes hip hop into a new direction, perfectly encapsulating all that G-Funk and Gangsta Rap represent.

It’s a classic for sure and Dr. Dre is a genius, but I’ve never actually enjoyed this album as much as others seem to.

Честно говоря, довольно средненькой рэп-альбом. Не особо чем-то зацепило, но биты кайфовые и качает приятно. Не хватило какой-то задумки (а может, я просто её не понял). Приятные треки есть, но большого интереса у меня не вызвало.

One of Dre’s and the genre’s best

Minus the misogyny of the day, this is a certified keeper. He burst on the scene with his own take on grooves and simple vocal rhythm. So much greatness in this one. The collaborations were amazing. The word play is there, the story telling is in your face, not as strong as NWA, but it’s there.

I don't usually listen to much rap but I thought this was a pretty good album. I liked Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang the most.

Pretty good. 4/5

Very cool Dr. Dre

Some incredible production and compositions on this album. Defined the sound of west coast hip hop. Album does feel a little bloated and the skits didn't really land for me so not quite a 5/5 but was a fun listen.

Fun, enjoyable 7/10

The production, flows, and beats are all sick as hell. A lot of cool samples (p funk!) and it's cool to trace the influence lineage from a funk album in the 70's all the way to someone like Kendrick Lamar in 2025. In almost all regards this album holds up extremely well, but the lyrics are immature, unsubstantive, and feel tired in 2025 IMO. I'm glad this inspired artists who would go on to combine all of the above with more lyrical substance.

Niezłe. Kilka kawałków do zapisania, chociaż mniej niż się spodziewałem. Jednak cała płyta solidna i w dobrym klimacie.

Hell yeah finally the good shit, perfect album for it’s time and place.

Incredible

Pretty freaking sweet dude

Hip hop classic. Almost feels like a Snoop album at times.

5/5

beats better than expected. surely some (or plenty?) of misogyny, if i had to take a guess, but didn't pay any attention to the lyrics.

Il vero nigga rap. Il dottore non ne sbaglia una

Another one from the gangsta rap genre, with all the customary ick, but at least it has the pervasive presence of Snoop as a bright spot.

4/10…90er Hip Hop

The music is very good, the lyrics pretty standard and tiresome, no innovation between n and b and mf. If anyone would stretch beyond diss would be a revelation.

Instantly transported me to SoCal in the 90s. What a time and place to be alive.

Just not my thing and I know it is not meant to be my thing.

This music isn't written for me. While I appreciate it as a debut record with his departure from NWA and for possibly moving rap forward, there is nothing for me in terms of relatable content.

Overrated

one of the best rap albums ever, no skips

This is definitely better than the noise rock album that I rated a 2 (I should go back and make that a 1), but I wouldn’t listen to this whole album again. It’s really cool to listen and learn for historical context, but hip-hop in general isn’t my favorite I guess

Da shizznatttt

Amazing production throughout, with . And really cant deny the influence and importance. But saying 'mother fucker' a lot isn't the most impressive lyrical performance. Nor are songs focused on Dre's dick or his glock. Some outright homophobia and misogyny too.

Enjoyed it more than expected

Dr goes solo, & the rest is history. Snoop there too, hip hop from an era when it stood out - aggressive, raw snarling with a language that was offensive & like nothing else really before it. Like it or loathe it, this sound was groundbreaking.

Sick -1 for the sometimes annoying skits

Beats: 5/5 Lyrics: 2/5

It’s a classic, and has some forever bangers. But there are better era defining albums from this genre.

Take me out is by far my favorite. Several good bangers on here, but hadn't heard them all before. Overall a pretty solid album. Honestly just a great album overall, could listen to it multiple times for sure.

Fav: Fuck Wit Dre Day Notes: Nostalgia runs high with this one. Relistening, this seems a bit too long and as a kid I didn't realize how much he was sampling from P-Funk. Main songs still hold up for me.

Best not to overthink this one. Obviously belongs on the list, listening back to all the things in here that were such a big part of the cultural reckonings in the early 90s.

I mean there's a couple great songs, and I appreciate the production value, but it felt a little repetitive. I don't think I'll be listening to this very often, especially with the kids around.

Here's a hot take: an instrumental version of The Chronic would be just as influential and probably more enjoyable to listen to. Dr. Dre is the only rapper who actively gets hidden on his own albums, and he's right to do it.

The beats hold up, the lyrics do not

One of the best produced albums I’ve heard. I can’t believe this is from 1992. Although I can’t relate to it, I have a soft spot for this style of hip hop. Great workout album.

infinitamente mais chato do que eu achei q fosse ser

bem interessante que ele num usa muito sample e os beats são super clean. mas achei mei cansativo. é bacana, mas num eh pra todo dia não...

I honestly though I would like this more than I actually did, knowing that I'm a fan of hip-hop and how influential this album is. The beats are great and there's a lot of great artists featuring in this album, each one giving the record some personality. But at the end, this didn't resonate with me.

Hip-hop, 30eme album => 1/5

1. chronic - 1.5 2. day - 2.5 3. ride - 2 4. niggaz - 1.5 5. thang - 3.5 6. nuttz - 1.5 7. boy - 1 8. gun - 0 9. rat - 1.5 10. pyramid - 0 11. bang - 1 12. high - 0 13. office - 0 14. death - 1 15. rouu - 1 16. bitchez - 1.5

8/10 has some bangers, but i didn't really fuck with all the songs.

The hits are mega, a LOT of questionable lyrics.

Dre back in the spotlight dragging Snoop Dog with him on some tracks. Classic for a bit.

trying really hard to think about reasons for 1 or 2 stars. guess it's not compleeeetely annoying, so 2 stars...

Fun album. Reminds me of high school. I played a lot of GTA listening to this.

Dr. Dre's production work is genius, repeating motiafs, his synth riffs and nods to songs of the past and the future. Father of G-funk, this album is a perfect example of the genre and gave fresh distiction between East coast and west coast hip hop. Fav stand out track is DEEZZ NUUUUTZ, when I worked at Buddy Guys, Buddy would talk about blues songs and records that contained skits and dirty verisons of popular songs. It was called Bawdy Blues or Dirt Blues. This track seems like they are keeping this tradition alive. Also this song is totally Murder is the case that they gave me. https://open.spotify.com/track/1z9EbieFSoVLz7A3Q2DCiu?si=4e7046ac5df44293 5 stars because I listened to this about 5 times and it sets a great vibe each time.