The Chronic

Was expecting more for such an iconic album

I know how important this album is to hip-hop. But it sounds way too aged now, and covers every cliché of the genre. I didn't realize how heavily Snoop was featured on this album, so that was a nice surprise. The sampling is often great. But it just doesn't stand the test of time in my opinion -- especially lyrically, where it is downright offensive. Got a good laugh at hearing "deez nuts" almost 25 years before I assumed it was popularized.

This is one of the albums that made me dislike West Coast Hip Hop for a long time. I just wasn't into the sound, the rapping style, or much of the content. Even though East Coast and Southern Hip Hop had a lot of similar content, it also mixed in other topics I found more appealing. Listening to it, now, I do like it more, as I have, for a while, started to appreciate West Coast Rap more. However, I still wouldn't choose to listen to this over many other Hip Hop/Rap albums.

Decent. I don't listen to much hip-hop, so found this okayish.

Lyrics did not age well even though they do flow pretty well. The beats were pretty sick.

Yeah, the beats are alright, and Snoop has flow, but damn if that ain't some misogynistic bullshit.

3.5/5

7/10

The 20$ sack pyramid is hilarious

Good album.

great production value. heavy parliament/funkadelic influences. this album was dr. dre’s official transition into a household name in the gangster rap community as a solo artist. having said all that, the album does fall prey into what many gangster rap albums do… an endless sea of “n-words”, use of the word “motherfucker” and its various iterations. perhaps most of all, constant mentions of “dre”, by either the artist himself or other fellow rappers throughout the album. it becomes tiresome, to be honest. other than that, solid effort, but these things do heavily detract from the overall product.

Honestly iconic sound just felt goofy for me to be listening to west coast 90s rap. Some skits and songs were forgettable but snoop dog carried and the beats are all great

I used to really like this album but it hasn’t aged particularly well.

Classic

Of the rap I’ve had so far, I musically enjoyed this one the most - although still have the same issues with the misogyny and immaturity.

Not my fav genre, kinda fun but just background noise for me

Some decent songs but too many skits. Dre seems a particularly bad offender for sex skits too

Some tracks ok but i find it is like a novelty record. Not a fan of the weird interludes with sex noises...

Dre hitting it out of the park with Snoop. Quite the sing along album. I know more about his success than I should. Saw the specials and movies etc. Dr. knows how to operate.

3.3 stars rounded down. The singles, "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')", "Let me ride", and "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" are the stand out tracks. Good beats, but full of repetitively cartoonish insults that veer from homophobia to homoerotic. Both this album and Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" are full of tracks with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg expounding on the many ways they will fuck their enemies first. But the later "Doggystyle" sounds calm and menacing while "The Chronic" sounds angry, worked up and hostile. I prefer the Snoop album where the rage is a bit more sublimated, and the tone a bit sillier.

Once again, hip hop is not my jam but I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The beats were fun. Wish I paid more attention to some of the lyrics but I find a lot of the dialogue super cheesy...

My man said the n word in the intro so many times I thought he was Mexican for a sec (until he pronounced ask like axe). Anyway first time listening to something by Dr. Dre, I honestly can't say I fucked with it too much (sorry MLK Jr), just not my type of music. It was well produced and I can understand its impact on hip-hop and especially gangster rap so I get why it's on the list, but I don't like this album too too much. That being said, some of the songs were a vibe and nothing really killed it so I still enjoyed. 3/5. Favourites: ending of Fuck Wit Dre Day (etc.) ending because it was funny, Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Bitches Ain't Shit.

relisten. great record, it was nice to revisit it. its not my favourite Dre album tho.

Snoop holding it down

I thought initially that I would like this a lot.... I was wrong I really did not like this album. Sounds very dated and most of the songs get muddled together. I can appreciate what this album did for rap but I don't see myself revisiting this album anytime soon

Okay.

There is no doubt that this is a landmark album that shifted the landscape of hip hop. I never really was super into it growing up, and revisiting it now I don't think my feelings have changed. There are some all-timer songs here, but also a lot of relatively uninteresting stuff mixed in.

good but not for me

lots of nuts

Pass, will listen on CD at some point

Oh shit! Ghostface followed by Dre!? East coast vs west coast!? Not that Wu-Tang ever really got mixed up in that BS. But you definitely have two styles going on between the two records. For my money, the stuff from the home of hip hop is preferable to west coast gangsta. Like NWA, this album landed better for me when I was a teenager. It doesn’t scratch the same itch as it maybe once did for me, and frankly I’m not sure how much of this I need in my life. And frankly, of all the things Dr. Dre is known for, I think rapping is the thing he is least good at. So give me Ghostface, Nas, or Biggie any day over this album. Still - important for the evolution of the genre. 3.5/5.

Seminal hip hop. A little over heavy on the ego, guns and felatio for my taste but paved the way for Snoop and G-funk.

Exactly what I expected.

Muy buenas bases y dos íconos del hip hop...y eso.

You know the 4-5 worthwhile songs on here by heart probably, everything else is caked with so much filler, that as an album this is wayyyy too bloated to actually be great. It's influence can't be understated and it gave us Snoop Doggy Dogg, but 2001 even though its also bloated has a greater ratio of hits to duds

No denying how influential this album was. The beats are dope. Snoop Dogg raps are on point. But the lyrics are really dated and Dre is far too hung up on Easy-E which is a shame. Still a decent album overall.

Light 7

this album is kinda funky, I dig it -I enjoyed listening to this, had no desire to skip or turn it off but don’t know when I’ll seek it out again -I imagine this is incredibly significant for black culture and a lot of things are beyond my comprehension -that one part was basically porn

u's a penguin-lookin mf . yeah. whatever th that means. deeezzz nuuuts 3.6/5

Crazy how many samples were taken from this. Ready to die by NBIG was a 4, this is a 3

Dr. Dre….

Favorite Tracks: Lyrical Gangbang Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang Fuck With Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)

A couple of nice ones, in the end it's just gangster rap

Its alright, but its not the optimal album of the genre. Just how many songs about looting can you put on one album?

Damn, that was suprisingly good. Approachable and entertaining. I got a lot out of it. Mostly swearing and the N word, but apart from that, oh, drugs, and aggression, but apart from that ....well, not much more.. Bitches..yeah, I got that as well..and that's it. That's all I got. 3 stars.

This really is one of the cornerstones of hip hop. I knew far more songs on here than I expected, which says everything about how influential this album has been. Musically, the production is superb. The beats are smooth, heavy and instantly recognisable. That G funk sound is laid back but powerful, and it still sounds great today. Nuthin’ but a G Thang in particular is a standout. It is effortlessly cool and easily the highlight for me. That said, some of the lyrics feel dated now and, in places, uncomfortable by today’s standards. While I can appreciate the cultural impact and context of the early nineties, certain themes and lines do not sit well decades later. Overall, I enjoyed it more than I expected. The production alone makes it worth hearing, even if parts of the content have not aged as well. Favourite song: Nuthin’ but a G Thang Least favourite: Some tracks feel lyrically dated Album artwork: Iconic and instantly recognisable, fitting for such an important record

Stand Outs Lyrical Gangbang The Roach

Great album, and the recording of actual instruments? Practically unheard of. Classic album.

The deep cuts on this one didn't really do much for me. I don't have a great perspective on what this album meant for hip hop on a greater level. It sounds pretty generic to me know which is maybe a testament to how influential it was at the time. The high pitched hook maker wore on me after a while. Having said that, the bangers on this are absolute bangers. 3.5, would not buy on vinyl.

The beats on this album are strong, and it is extremely influential on rap music. However the lyrics are lacking, Dre's rapping never did it for me, and I've always felt like Doggystyle and a host of other albums iterated and surpassed it over the years. It's worth a listen for the beats and the history, but I don't find myself wanting to play it again outside of a small number of tracks.

I thought this album was solid and a couple of the tracks have had multiple plays in the rotation over here. Not something I would listen to repetitively but definitely an album that set a standard of art to come from Dre.

ok but not massively my bag

I was already familiar with Nuthin But A G Thang, and turns out the rest of the album carries the same vibe. Not entirely my thing but I dig it well enough. WEST COAST!

Too much "language" for me

Didn’t make like much of this. A few classics.

Bueno

This album is a classic, with a couple of the most iconic 90s rap songs on it... but... when you actually sit and listen to it all the way through, it's got way more misses than hits.

Was excited to listen to this album for the first time in a long time. It wasn’t as good as I remember. There are some classics on there, but also some duds.

Not for me but recognize the importance. Loved the Snoop contributions.

This is the quintessential sound of any GTA game based in the west coast. Highlight for me is the clean sampling in the production, the beats were clearly made to blow out the low-end of boomboxes and car radios. This sound is totally made for cruising in a convertible

It’s a journey.

Decent but the next one is better.

not for me

Bloated, overlong, lyrics that were problematic at the time (never mind not aging well...), on the other hand, marks the birth of the G-funk era, and Nuthing but a G Thang is a song for the ages. 2001 is miles better tho.

Cool, aber Rap

klassieke west coast hiphop, met veel cameos van Snoop Dogg. Blijft niet mijn stijl, maar de beats en flows zijn goed.

It’s hard to set aside the lore and legend that comes with an album that changed the game. However, it’s easy to just be critical of a gangster-rap album for being a collection of contrived, mediocre rap about killing and fucking bitches. I understand it’s a reflection of culture and an incredibly important portrayal of LA life. Some of the beats are pretty tight, tho.

In 1992 I was listening to grunge. And probably 70s rock. I was in no way the demographic, target audience, or even considering 'gangster rap'. I like and appreciate rap, hip hop, the whole deal. I don't hold a connection to this album, though, because different times and places. I respect what it meant for the scene and genre, and the ground that it broke. It just doesn't resonate as strongly with me on a personal level.

This was game changing at the time. Lyrical content seems a little sophmoric now.

I like how silly it is but some of it is too much. The beats and lyrics are entertaining though

Solid effort but its not NWA. Ill take a pass on the snoop dog stuff

I don’t understand the appeal of this at all.

Not to be contrarian, this is an okay hip-hop album, but Gangsta rap is sorta overrated in my opinion. I think there's some progressive Early 90s era albums that are more deserving of a place on this list - A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul etc - but opinions are like bumholes, everyone's got one and they're probably full of shit most of the time!

Vibey but very repetitive.

It's not actually as good as I remember it being.

It was okay. Some good songs. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it.

A classic of rap, but this specific 90s style doesn't click with me very well

3/5

Classic West-Coast rap, everyone knows. The sound is great. Very layered. That said, the skits are for the most part best left in the past. Some of the lyrics can stay there, too. The biggest hits though are still great. Fav Tracks: The Day..., Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat Worst Skit: The Doctor's Office

I prefer my hip-hop more lyrical.

Honestly gave me a bit of a chuckle at times, I don't rly listen to this sort of music but I did dig the style.

pushender Hiphop, manchmal aber gerade deshalb auch nervig

3 Very very influential but unfortunately it's never properly stuck with me. Fave songs: Fuck Wit Dre Day, Deeez Nuuuts,

sadly didn’t listen, still dealing with mom stuff

2.75

Love the G-funk sound, it has a certain badass yet laidback feeling that just hits right. Although it’s a great sound, I don’t want to listen to it for an hour straight. Could have used a little variation. Also could have put Snoop on the album cover; I swear he has more bars on this record than Dre.

Disappointing considering I love so much of his other work,most of this albums is actually just fine at sone points it’s actually tedious.There’s one great song but The rest is just kind of bad.Snoop dogs Album is actually much better.

Good melodic rap!

"А эти смотри ублюдки-мазафакеры Под свой вонючий g-funk в них тыркают палками" Ну по музыке кайф, а по наполнению и смыслу - ну говно прямо. Я видать интеллигент.

It’s rough and raw with smooth beats. A classic west coast album.

Overrated album, but still good

This album is notable primarily for its music. It is a fantastic g-funk statement and features the classic synth that is associated with west coast gangsta rap. However, without Ice Cube, the lyrics lose much of the purpose. Gone is the biting social commentary in favor of causeless violence and juvenile posturing. Strangely enough, Dr. Dre isn't even the best rapper on this album. Snoop Dogg does much of the heavy lifting and his parts are the most memorable. Still, this album is a classic and the music alone justifies its inclusion on this list.

Don’t listen with kids about 😂

3.5/5

I love the funky style of rap the Dre was making back then. This album focuses a bit too much on "suck my nuts, I got a gun". Also I feel like Snoop raps as much or more than Dre on this one. The skits were terrible on this one.

2.5

If indo is Snoop’s drug of choice, a Glock is Dre’s.

Ja wel dik maar niet zo bijzonder vind ik. Vooral snoop dogg moker droog hier. Wel lekkere GTA San Andreas deuntjes

Bitches are shit, I have proof

Whooo, This was really out of my usual, but kinda enjoyed it briefly. Big black guys rapping is just powerful. But the songs were pretty non creative and entirely unrelatable for me.

Lot of variety, good flows and catchy songs. Not a fan of the genre but for 1992 I’m sure it blew everything else out of the water.

It's... okay. The songs drag on a little.

Nice beats and skills but not my favourite subject matter for lyrics

Ya 2-3 musiques bien mais le pb c'est que tt les musiques ont une instru qui fait tt le temps la même chose c'est redondant

I was disappointed in this. It’s held up as one of the all time greats but most of it is pretty lacklustre and the production doesn’t compare to what he did later. That being said, there was three great tracks on there, however not names I wish to write out or sing along to.

The beats are great. The vibes are good. The lyrical themes are, at this point, pretty tired. A classic for its time, very influential, and still very listenable but not very captivating.

Most of the beats are really catchy, but some I didn't really like. Lots of skits that are kind of weird but funny? I did not realize deez nuts was a thing 30+ years ago. Favorite(s): Let Me Ride, Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Lil' Ghetto Boy, Lyrical Gangbang, The Roach

Suburban white kid anthems

Iconic rap. I just don't love rap in general as much as Kyle haha

That's the first time I've appreciated a part of a rap album. What a change! "Nuthin' But A "G" Thang" has a nice vibe. The whole album is too long tho. And come on... those lyrics? Nah 3.5/5

Another classic. I prefer "forgot about dre" but this one is still worthy to be on this list.

To quote a Youtuber, "Did Dr. Dre have to spend the entirety of The Chronic telling Eazy-E to eat a dick?"

Jess and I listened to this album the last night of our time in New Orleans. We didn’t listen as closely as we might have, but I think it influenced the timbre of the evening in exactly the way one hopes.

Musically pretty great, but lyrically just the same old gangsta crap. Sorry but guns aren’t THAT cool.

Good. Misogynistic lyrics though. Good thing the artist have grown as people since then.

Good beats but tough to listen to lyrics

Great album, but not my style so moch. Great introduction to the genre!

Ajan räpin parhaasta päästä pikku yhden sormen synamelodioineen ja ei niin kantaaottavine sanoituksineen (ei painavaa).

Some classics, but suffers from same problem as most rap albums - SO LONG.

Favourite songs: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang, Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin'), Lil' Ghetto Boy, The Day The Niggaz Took Over, Let Me Ride, Deeez Nuuuts Least favourite songs: The Chronic - Intro, The $20 Sack Pyramid, The Doctor's Office (who needs a 1 minute skit about two people fucking?) 3/5

Beats and flows are good. Lyrics are distractingly violent and explicit.

The beats on this record are groovy and I can bop my head to this. Melodically it's cool too, but where this album falls short is its lyrical quality. It is very conceited and boastful.

An all time g funk classic. Production is beautiful and smooth. The tracks can get a bit samey in terms of beats. Dre is not a great rapper. The subject matter is a bit cringe at times. The skits are rubbish!

Frank does bossa nova. It's alright, might have to listen to it a few more times. A very subtle album. Good stuff. 3 / 5 stars.

Un dels grans referents del hip hop, i amb raó de ser-ho. Partint del gangsta rap que ja havia encumbrat amb la seva anterior banda NWA, Dr. Dre aglutina aquí géneres i veus per fer un compendi del hip hop en un sol disc. Variat, reivindicatiu, farcit d'influències i una de les bases sobre les quals es substenta el génere

Gangsta rap. It's alright.

Nuthin but a g thang Deeez nuts The day the naaaajj took over Mycket bra beat, mitt huvud gungade genom hela albumet, inte helt min typ av utfyllnad utöver beatet bara, en stark 2,7

Bästa låtar: The Roach, Deeez nuuts, nuthin but a ”g” thang

Dr Dre producerar som en gud. Inte riktigt min genre men massa feta övergångar och fet rapp. Favorit låtar: The Roach, Stranded on Deatj Row, Nothin but a G thang

20$ sack pyramid is amazing

Iconic album in the Hip Hop scene, I've known the big songs for years, but never took it in full. And to be honest, it's quite a jam, but all in all a bit too samey. Musically it's pretty great, and a lot of good features from Snoop Dogg. But I highly doubt I'd put this on in full compared to other albums in the future. 6 out of 10

There were some things I enjoyed about this album - the production, the rapping, and several of the songs (Stranded on Death Row, particularly). There were some things I did not enjoy about this album - the length, the skits. Overall, I can see why it's a classic and the influence it had, but it's not my favorite.

decent but 90% of the songs sound exactly the same to me 😭

Cat: Ugh it’s just so good. Dre shows why he’s a legend here. Masterful production and sampling and rapping. I knew all these songs without realizing I knew all these songs.

Only one skit with sex noises so it could have been a lot worse.

Of course the production is top tier, I mean its Dre, its gonna be. However, he has always been limited by his rapping and writing ability and it sadly means this album falls short of greatness.

I finally listened to Dr. Dre.

Is it bad that every time I listen to this, I just want to listen to Doggystyle? Snoop is just... so much more fun than Dre. Still, G-funk is always delicious, and I can respect a landmark album for what it is-- even if it's REALLY showing its age 30 years on, subject-wise. The Eazy-E disses just feel... weird, now. Nuthin' but a "G" 3.5/5.

Mon dieu que c'est thug. Je pensais jamais dire ça, mais c trop thug pour moi. Le beat, les paroles, tout est nice, sauf la voix de Dre (sorry dr). Les débuts de Snoop en plus. J'aurais voulu mettre 4, mais c'est un 3 pour moi.

So...there's a pretty uncomfortable amount of filler in this album for such a cornerstone piece of rap history, huh? It's still great, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't kinda disappointed. Favorite track: Fuck Wit Dre Day

Solid rap album but overall vibe wasn't my favorite. Standout is "Nuthin But a 'G' Thang"

Os caras gostam de falar palavrão hein. É uma experiência interessante, mas pro final eu só queria parar de ouvir. 6/10

пока не прочувствовала эту классику, надо будет продолжить

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

I'm white

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Decent album

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

I am NOT the target demographic for this album

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Soldið barn síns tíma.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

kannabis referenssi ...kronikka... vihreät propagada albumi... hassua että tohtori on omassa albumissaan paskin räppäri. vaikka vituttaa nuo arvostelut että miks ne mustat saa sanoa neekeri sanan😭😭ne ite sanoo miks mä en😭 niin tota joo ei tässä lyriikoilla ole mitään arvoa, oletuksena että biitit kannattaisi albumia ja joo on osittain hyviä mutta vähän pettymys kun rupesi tuo kalifornia syntikka saundi vähän tylsästyttämään... ei yhtään kultesque... +sketsit on yhä vieläkin perseestä stranded on death row

At times a bit crude, but not bad.

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

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

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

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

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

Highlight: Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang

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

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

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

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

Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not the album i thought, was ok...

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

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

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

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

Not on Spotify

Hip hop

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

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

Solid rap album. Deez nuts.

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

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

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

nice dr.

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

not my usual genre, but nice and clearly innovative.

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

Most songs are not available anymore

rude swear words

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

Hard choice, but a very strong 3

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

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

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

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

Je m'attendais à pire

ça traine en longueur t'as vu

Bueno

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

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

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

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

Not on Spotify, will listen later

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

time has blunted this one

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

Solid

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ljómandi

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

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

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

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

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

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

This was good, pretty straight forward in my opinion.

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

Pretty fine just not my taste

Idk

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

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

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

Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.

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

Ekki ég en merkilega gott

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

classic

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

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

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

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

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

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

2021.11.15

Good

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

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

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

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

021121 11:20 3

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

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

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

decent 90s rap album album

Buen disco, se me hace largo

Impressive album. Enjoyed it.

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

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

Beats hold up, lyrics not so much.

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

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.

Räppihommad toimis paljon paremmin jos siinä ois taustalla oikeesti hyvä biisi, nyt jää vaan uhoiluks.

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.