The Chronic
Studio album by Dr. Dre
Released	December 15, 1992
Recorded	June 1992 at Death Row Studios; Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering; Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios
Genre	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, g-funk
Length	62:52
Label	Death Row (1992, 2007 edition) Interscope Records (1992) Priority Records (1992 distribution) Koch Records (2007 edition)
Producer	Dr. Dre
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (Album Pick) link Entertainment Weekly (A+) The Source link XXL Magazine link
Dr. Dre chronology
The Chronic (1992) 2001 (1999)
Back cover

The Chronic is the highly influential debut album from American rap producer Dr. Dre, released in 1992. It is noted for popularizing gangster rap and West Coast hip hop. Its peak position was #3 on the Billboard Charts and went on to sell 4 million copies with chart-breaking hits. The album was named after a slang term for premium grade cannabis. The album cover itself is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (945x945, 73 KB) Dr. Dres 1992 debut album The Chronic. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... For the New York radio and television presenter, see Doctor Dre. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... 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History

Having split from N.W.A., Dr. Dre's first solo album established him as one of the biggest rap stars of his era. The Chronic brought the genre now known as G-funk to the mainstream — a genre defined by slow bass beats and melodic synthesizers, topped by P-Funk samples, female vocals, and a laconic, laid-back lyrical delivery referred to as a "lazy drawl". The Chronic featured both subliminal and direct insults to Ruthless Records and its owner, Dr. Dre's former N.W.A. group mate Eazy-E. This article is about the hip-hop group. ... G-funk, an abbreviation of Gangsta-funk, is a type of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. ... P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... A Laconic phrase is a very concise or terse statement, named after Laconia (a. ... Ruthless Records was formed by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller in 1987. ... Eazy-E (Eric Wright) (September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995) was an African-American rapper, record producer, and record executive who initially rose to fame as a member of the group N.W.A.. Born in Compton, California, Eazy-E dropped out of Compton High School while in tenth grade...

The album is also credited with launching the careers of several prominent West Coast hip hop artists, including Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Warren G, Dr. Dre's half-brother, — all of whom went on to pursue successful commercial careers. The Chronic is widely regarded as the album that re-defined West Coast rap ^[1], demonstrated gangsta rap's commercial potential as a multi-platinum commodity, and established G-funk as the most popular sound in hip hop music for several years after its release, with Dr. Dre himself producing several major albums that drew heavily on his production style.^[2][3] Furthermore, the album's success established Death Row Records as a dominant force in 1990s hip-hop.^[2] West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... Daz Dillinger (born Delmar Arnaud on May 25, 1973 in Long Beach, California), is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his work with Death Row Records at the height of West Coast raps popularity. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nathaniel Dawayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), commonly known by stage name Nate Dogg, is an American hip hop artist born in Long Beach, California. ... Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970 in Long Beach, California) better known as Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. ... For the Ice T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Death Row Records is a record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight, and was once home to some of raps biggest names, including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt and Daz Dillinger). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

The album has been re-released twice, first as a remastered CD, then as a remastered DualDisc. The remastered CD was released in an "edited" version which scrambles most profanity and the most explicit drug content backwards. On the original version, most drug references are left uncensored and all violence is completely uncensored. An alternate edited version of "Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" can be found on Dr. Dre's The Chronicles: Greatest Hits album. This album fixes some of the slippage of the original remastered edit. On the remastered disc, the editing will commonly leave in some profanity and then censor it other times. "Ass" and "bitch" are commonly censored sometimes, but not others. DualDisc is a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5. ... Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybodys Celebratin) (released as Dre Day) is a hip-hop single by Dr. Dre, with a guest appearance by Snoop Dogg, from the 1992 album The Chronic on Death Row Records. ...

The Chronic was included in VIBE's "100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century Vibe", ranked #137 in Rolling Stone's list of "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and was also listed in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the '90s". Furthermore, the album ranked #8 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s", and in 2005 it was ranked #35 in the "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005" list by the same magazine. It was even ranked #6 in VIBE's "Top 10 Rap Albums of All Time". The album was also retroactively given a score of 5 mics from The Source magazine, making it a classic album (it received 4.5 mics in its original review). In 1998, the album was selected as one of "The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums". On the Billboard Music Charts (North America) album lists, The Chronic hit #1 R&B/Hip-hop and #3 Pop. Also, some critics claim that The Chronic is the best produced hip-hop album of all time. For other uses, see Vibe. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time is the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ...

The singles "Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" and "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" are in best-selling video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos. Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybodys Celebratin) (released as Dre Day) is a hip-hop single by Dr. Dre, with a guest appearance by Snoop Dogg, from the 1992 album The Chronic on Death Row Records. ... Nuthin but a G Thang is a 1993 hit song by American gangsta rapper Dr. Dre, from his debut solo album, The Chronic. ... Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... Radio Los Santos is a rap and hip-hop network. ...

Track listing

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Credits

• Dr. Dre - Vocals, Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming, Mixing
• Lady of Rage - Vocals
• Bushwick Bill (credited as "Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir") - Vocals
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Performer
• Warren G - Vocals
• The D.O.C. - Cowriter
• RBX - Vocals
• Nate Dogg - Vocals
• Dat Nigga Daz - Performer, Drum Programming
• Kurupt - Vocals
• MF Grimm - Ghostwriter
• Katisse Buckingham - Flute, Saxophone
• Emmage - Vocals
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• Greg Royal - Mixing
• Colin Wolfe - Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Keyboard Bass
• Daniel Jordan - Photography
• Cheron Moore - Drums
• Eric Borders - Guitar
• Chris Clairmont - Guitar
• Justin Reinhardt - Keyboards
• Chris "The Glove" Taylor - Mixing, Mixing Assistant
• Suge Knight - Executive Producer
• Willie Will - Mixing, Mixing Assistant
• Kimberly Holt - Artwork, Art Direction, Design
• Kimberly Brown - Project Coordinator
• BJ "Tha Mocking Bird" - Performer
• Matthew McDaniels - Provided L.A Riot scenes
• John McClain - A&R Director
• Noor - Vocals

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Chart and singles history

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Album

Singles

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References

1. ^ All Music Guide
2. ^ ^{a b} CNET MP3.com
3. ^ Digital Dream Door