The Chronic - Dr. Dre

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by: Vincent Francis (HOUSTON, TEXAS, US)
on: Monday, 10-May-2010

If you are into rap/hiphop this CD is essential for tour collection. Dr. Dre was masterful putting this together. His sampling of Parliament Funkadelic tracks gave this the edge it needed to be succesful. This also shows what type of rapper Snoop Dog would evolve into. His lyrics were in top form ands his talent level was at the top of his game. Great CD.

by: d16a6 si (United States)
on: Sunday, 29-November-2009

I got this album over the summer between 6th and 7th grade when I was 12 years old in 1993. Being a white kid from the suburbs in Maryland, I have to admit that my honor roll student virgin ears were kind of shocked by the level of profanity and violence portrayed in this album the first time I heard it. It completely blew me away, it was so awesome though, the smooth beats the lyrics, everything. I listened to the album straight through again and again on my headphones (definitely didnt want my parents hearing this) in my room for years to come. The production on this album is second to none as far as west coast hip-hop. The old NWA albums are classics too, but production wise this is Dr. Dre at his zenith in my opinion. The beats are so much more multilayered and refined. Im almost 28 years old now and I still love this album. Even a lot of my friends that didnt even like rap at the time love this. Ill never forget the first time I listened to this and then again and again and again. The line up of rappers on this is top notch for sure. Young Snoop Dogg, RBX, the lady of Rage its just so fu&^^&in awesome I cant express it in words. Stranded on Death row is probably my favorite track, but they are all good, no reason to skip any. I have listened to this so many times over the course of my life through all kinds of stuff and various states of sobriety that it has become a part of my being. I look back at this and realize that my seemingly awkward and culturally inappropriate obsession with gangster rap as a young kid was not just a rebellious phase like so many had thought, but an evolving genuine love and appreciation of real multi dimensional art that remains with me to this day. I credit this album as a contributing factor in my ability to question authority and think critically as an adult. Kids these days have no concept of how high quality hip-hop used to be in the early 90s. This is the L.A. equivalent of Blackmoons Enta da Stage quality wise. Id give it 500 stars if I could. Im probably just beating a dead horse here anyway; most people reading these were probably around back then and already have this. This album is proof that back in the day it was actually possible for a rap album to be commercially successful and still have an insane amount of artistic value. A few tracks on here got heavy airplay for years. These days I turn on the urban radio stations and Im just like yuck, what the hell is this? If I could only own one west coast rap album I would choose this without any hesitation whatsoever. Ill still be listening to this when Im 80 years old if I live that long.

by: boneS 24 (United States)
on: Saturday, 6-June-2009

When The Chronic comes to mind a lot of people think One of the greatest rap albums of all time. I have to agree because this is one of the CDs that I listen to the most. My 3 favorite tracks are: Nuthin But a G Thang Deeez Nuuuts and Dre Day
Nuthin But a G Thang is a straight up classic where Snoop tears up the track at such an early stage in his career
Deeez Nuuuts has got to be my favorite beat Dr. Dre produced and Nate Dogg singing here is a perfect fit to the song
Everyone knows that Dre Day is a diss song towards Eazy-E but its still a great song where again Snoop Doggy Dogg (as he was known back then) steals the show
If you like rap I really recommend this album because no hip hop collection is complete without it

by: Thug Nasty (United States)
on: Thursday, 28-May-2009

The CD came in great condition, but a little slower than expected. Good transaction. I would buy from them again.

by: Derek Deron Patterson (Florida)
on: Thursday, 7-May-2009

This cd is such a classic but not because of the lyricism which only helps the outcome of the product but its about the beats. Dr. Dre is a producer not a lyricist so if your rating this on Dr Dres rhymin abilites then your missin the whole objective of this album. This album is showcasing Dr Dres production skills. He is such a genius behind the boards and his masterful intertwining of live instrumentation is just refreshing. Hate him or love him Dr. Dres Chronic will always be a defining moment in hip hop for eternity. No need to pick favs cause with this classic u just pop it in and ride out from beginning to end.