Today in Hip-Hop History: Dr. Dre Dropped His Debut Solo LP ‘The Chronic’ 31 Years Ago

On
this
date
in
1992,
Dr.
Dre
released
his
debut
solo
album

The
Chronic
on
his
own
Death
Row
Records
imprint,
which
was
distributed
by
Priority
Records.
This
album
introduced
the
world
to
the
Death
Row
experience,
G-Funk
infused
Hip
Hop
and
the
one
and
only
Snoop
Doggy
Dogg.

Recorded
in
Death
Row
Studios
in
L.A.,

The
Chronic
album
was
created
under
the
influence
of
some
of
the
most
powerful
marijuana
in
the
United
States
during
that
time,
hence,
the
title.
It
was
also
fueled
by
Dre’s
relentless
passion
to
show
his
former
crewmates
from
N.W.A.
that
he
could
make
it
on
his
own
as
well
as
prove
to
the
world
that
he
could
do
more
than
just
make
dope
beats.

Timeless
tracks
where
Dre
shined
on
the
lyrical
side
include
“Let
Me
Ride”,
“Nuthin’
But
A
“G”
Thang”
along
with
Snoop,
and
“The
Day
The
Niggaz
Took
Over”,
where
Daz,
Dre,
and
RBX
went
in
about
racial
tensions
during
the
1992
L.A.
riots.

Even
with
its
conceptual
perfection
and
trailblazing
sound,
which
left
an
open
market
for
artists
like
The
Dogg
Pound,
213,
and
Warren
G.,

The
Chronic
is
still
Dre’s
second
best-selling
album
behind

The
Chronic:
2001,
which
went
sextuple
platinum.

Salute
to
everyone
at
Death
Row
Records
who
contributed
to
this
gangsta
rap
classic!
Cali
love!!

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