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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 5050457660024 Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics Label: Death Row Manufacturer: Death Row Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Death Row Release Date: January 01, 1992 Studio: Death Row Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: 1989's Straight Outta Compton, by Dre's previous outfit N.W.A., may have shined the public spotlight on the genre, but The Chronic legitimized it. That is not to say that Snoop Doggy Dogg (The Chronic marks his debut) and Dre's raps are for everyone; the subject matter is the sex, drugs, violence, and politics of South Central Los Angeles, and the phrasing is explicit, to say the least. But The Chronic's real genius is the music. By breeding hip-hop, jazz (studio instrumentation includes saxophones and flutes), funk, and soul (sampled artists include Parliament, Donny Hathaway, and Isaac Hayes), Dre creates downright intoxicating grooves. If you can't feel The Chronic pulsating through your veins, maybe your heart's not pumping. --Bill Crandall Amazon.com: 1989's Straight Outta Compton, by Dre's previous outfit N.W.A., may have shined the public spotlight on the genre, but The Chronic legitimized it. That is not to say that Snoop Doggy Dogg (The Chronic marks his debut) and Dre's raps are for everyone; the subject matter is the sex, drugs, violence, and politics of South Central Los Angeles, and the phrasing is explicit, to say the least. But The Chronic's real genius is the music. By breeding hip-hop, jazz (studio instrumentation includes saxophones and flutes), funk, and soul (sampled artists include Parliament, Donny Hathaway, and Isaac Hayes), Dre creates downright intoxicating grooves. If you can't feel The Chronic pulsating through your veins, maybe your heart's not pumping. --Bill Crandall Album Description: Japanese reissue packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Details TBA. Death Row. 2004. Album Details: Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - there are some classic tracks, but this is super overrateddon't get me wrong, there is some AWESOME stuff on here, but there's a bunch of trash on here too. this is one of those things that so many people like that others might feel afraid to say they're not super into it. "let me ride" still has, no questions asked, the best hip hop beat ever made. Rating:  - Dr. Dre - "The Chronic" (5 stars )After the crumble of legendary gangsta rap group N.W.A., Dr. Dre signed with Death Row Records to release one of the greatest masterpieces in west coast hip-hop "The Chronic", which was the beginning of the amazing G-Funk era. You'd be a fool not to call this a classic. Dr. Dre's only raps on about half of the albums, and when he does rap his rhymes are written by Snoop or D.O.C., but even though his rhymes are ghost-written, his flow makes up for it. This album is also considered the ... Read More Rating:  - ClassicThis album is a classic. Dr.Dre was at his best back in the day. "Let's Ride" is a classic joint off this album. This c.d. is a must have. I got this c.d. in my c.d. case in my car. You could pretty much play the whole c.d. without skipping from track to track. Rating: - A classic must have rap albulm that put the West Coast's star more prominent on the rap stage.The Chronic A quitnesential rap albulm that is a must for anyone who is a fan of the genre. This albulm put the West Coast rap game on the map with a big asterick/star. This began the lock down the West Coast had on rap music in the early 90s and introduced us to Snoop Doggy Dogg who's flow was instreumental in the popularity and the sucess of the Dre's albulm, along with RBX who had a solid supporting role and all the other artists who collaborated on the albulm and then later went on ... Read More Rating: - Stands the test of timeI was in high school some 15 years ago when this album was released, and it brought me from somewhat of a hip hip fan to a major fan, to the point that hip hop accounts for about 80 percent of the CDs I buy today. Dre is, in my opinion, the most important person in hip hop history. He was the mastermind behind NWA, which revolutionized the genre in the 1980s. Then he produced this gem, followed it up by overseeing Snoop's classic "Doggystyle," and has since been instrumental in bringing ... Read More |
