Dre’s production has been noted for founding and popularizing the G-funk sub-genre within gangsta rap. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and has sold over three million copies, which led to Dr. Upon its release, The Chronic received positive reviews from most music critics and earned considerable sales success. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career. Dre following his departure from hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute, and consequently features both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A-member Eazy-E. The album is named after a slang term for high-grade marijuana, and its cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.
The Chronic is the solo debut album of American hip-hop artist Dr. This one is still smooth even after 21 years since it’s original release.
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