The Chronic (CD)


Dr. Dre

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Amoeba Review

Joanna Ricco 05/26/2010

As the solo debut for N.W.A.’s second most notorious member (Easy E is still king), 1992’s The Chronic saw Dr. Dre merge his lethargic, hardcore delivery style with funk and soul. The result, of course, was the ushering of gangsta rap into mainstream consciousness. All previously held taboos on popular white radio received new perceptions from that day on. Several mega-hits appeared like a puff of smoke off The Chronic—songs that placed Tipper Gore on her soapbox forever more like “Let Me Ride,” “Dre Day” and “Fuck Wit Dre Day.” Despite the menacing lyrics that pepper a track like “Let Me Ride,” come on—dude’s just celebrating the fact that he made it through another day (and what’s wrong with being grateful? Quit hatin’). While written with a certain element of misanthropy, “Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang” proved the definitive gangsta rap song. Snoop Dogg’s unflappable demeanor and delivery is so laid-back, so casual in the face of misogyny, drugs and swirling police lights, that not only did those things become absurdly normal, but the party still follows the song a generation later.



Track Listing



Disc 1 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
The Chronic (Intro)
Dr. Dre 01:57
2.
Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')
Dr. Dre 04:52
3.
Let Me Ride
Dr. Dre 04:21
4.
The Day the Niggaz Took Over
Dr. Dre 04:33
5.
Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
Dr. Dre 03:58
6.
Deeez Nuuuts
Dr. Dre 05:06
7.
Lil' Ghetto Boy
Dr. Dre 05:29
8.
A Nigga Witta Gun
Dr. Dre 03:52
9.
Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
Dr. Dre 03:48
10.
The $20 Sack Pyramid
Dr. Dre 02:53
11.
Lyrical Gangbang
Dr. Dre 04:04
12.
High Powered
Dr. Dre 02:44
13.
The Doctor's Office
Dr. Dre 01:04
14.
Stranded on Death Row
Dr. Dre 04:47
15.
The Roach (The Chronic Outro)
Dr. Dre 04:36
16.
Bitches Ain't Shit [Unlisted Track]
Dr. Dre 04:47

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