THE CHRONIC

The Chronic is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.

The Chronic was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he departed the West Coast hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute. It includes insults towards Ruthless Records and its owner, former N.W.A member and assembler Eazy-E. It features many appearances by then-emerging American rapper Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for boosting his solo career. The album's title derives from a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. In 2023, to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the album was reissued by Dr. Dre's current label Aftermath Entertainment, Death Row Records, and Interscope Records.The Chronic reached number three on the Billboard 200 and has been certified triple platinum with sales of three million copies in the United States, making Dre one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. The Chronic spent eight months in the Billboard Top 10. The album's three singles became top ten Billboard singles. "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Rap Singles and Hot R&B Singles charts.

Tracklist

1 The Chronic (Intro)
2 Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')
3 Let Me Ride
4 The Day The Niggaz Took Over
5 Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
6 Deeez Nuuuts
7 Lil' Ghetto Boy
8 A Nigga Witta Gun
9 Rat-tat-tat-tat
10 The $20 Sack Pyramid
11 Lyrical Gangbang
12 High Powered
13 The Doctor's Office
14 Stranded On Death Row
15 The Roach (The Chronic Outro)
16 Bitches Ain't Shit