The Chronic
The Chronic is the debut solo album from American
gangsta rapper Dr. Dre. Having split from
Ice Cube and
Eazy-E, Dre's first solo album established him as the biggest
hip hop artist in the US, and one of the biggest stars of his era.
The Chronic established a sound known as
G-funk, slow
George Clinton-influenced bass beats, that quickly moved into the mainstream. This album also jumpstarted the career of
Snoop Doggy Dogg, who appears on several tracks.
On the Billboard Music Charts (North America) album lists, The Chronic hit #1 R&B/Hip hop and #3 Pop.
Track listing
- "The Chronic (Intro)" performed by Doctor Dre/Snoop Dogg - 1:57
- "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's..." performed by Doctor Dre/Snoop Dogg/RBX/Jewell - 4:52
- "Let Me Ride" performed by Doctor Dre/Ruben/Jewell - 4:21
- "The Day the Niggaz Took Over" performed by Doctor Dre/RBX/Snoop Dogg - 4:33
- "Nuthin' but a ?G? Thang" performed by Doctor Dre/Snoop Dogg - 3:58
- "Deeez Nuuuts" performed by Doctor Dre/That Nigga Daz/Snoop Dogg - 5:06
- "Lil' Ghetto Boy" performed by Doctor Dre/Snoop Dogg/That Nigga Daz - 5:29
- "A Nigga Witta Gun" performed by Doctor Dre/Snoop Dogg - 3:52
- "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" performed by Doctor Dre/Snoop Dogg/RBX - 3:48
- "The $20 Sack Pyramid" performed by Doctor Dre/Big Tittie Nickie/D.O.C./Samara - 2:53
- "Lyrical Gangbang" performed by Doctor Dre/Rage/Kurupt/RBX - 4:04
- "High Powered" performed by Doctor Dre/RBX/That Nigga Daz/Rage - 2:44
- "The Doctor's Office" performed by Doctor Dre/Jewell/Rage - 1:04
- "Stranded on Death Row" performed by Doctor Dre/Bushwick Bill/Kurupt/RBX - 4:47
- "The Roach" performed by Doctor Dre/RBX/That Nigga Daz/Rage/Ruben - 4:36
- "Bitches Ain't Shit" performed by Doctor Dre/Snoop Dogg/That Nigga Daz - 4:47
Personnel
- Rage - Vocals
- Bushwick Bill - Vocals
- Dr. Dre - Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming, Mixing
- Snoop Dogg - Performer
- Warren G - Vocals
- Katisse Buckingham - Flute, Saxophone
- Emmage - Vocals
- Bernie Grundman - Mastering
- Greg Royal - Mixing
- Colin Wolfe - Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Keyboard Bass
- Daniel Jordon - Photography
- Cheron Moore - Drums
- RBX - Vocals
- Eric Borders - Guitar
- Chris Clairmont - Guitar
- Justin Reinhardt - Keyboards
- Nate Dogg - Vocals
- Chris "The Glove" Taylor - Mixing, Mixing Assistant
- Suge Knight - Executive Producer
- Willie Will - Mixing, Mixing Assistant
- Kimberly Holt - Artwork, Art Direction, Design
- Daz - Performer
- Kurupt - Vocals
- Kimberly Brown - Project Coordinator
- BJ "Tha Mocking Bird" - Performer
Charting singles
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles
1993 Dre Day The Billboard Hot 100 No. 8
1993 Let Me Ride The Billboard Hot 100 No. 34
1993 Nuthin But A "G" Thang The Billboard Hot 100 No. 2
1993 Dre Day Hot Rap Singles No. 13
1993 Nuthin But A "G" Thang Hot Rap Singles No. 1
1993 Dre Day Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 6
1993 Let Me Ride Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 34
1993 Nuthin But A "G" Thang Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 1
1993 Dre Day Rhythmic Top 40 No. 6
1993 Let Me Ride Rhythmic Top 40 No. 21
1993 Nuthin But A "G" Thang Rhythmic Top 40 No. 2
1993 Dre Day Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 29
1993 Let Me Ride Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 45
1993 Nuthin But A "G" Thang Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 22
1993 Dre Day Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 1
1993 Nuthin But A "G" Thang Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 3
1993 Let Me Ride Hot Rap Singles No. 3
