The Chronic

The Chronic
Studio album by Dr. Dre
Released	15 December 1992
Recorded	June 1992
Studio	Death Row Studios and Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles, California)
Genre(s)	Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, G-funk
Length	62:52
Label	Death Row, Interscope, Priority
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre, Suge Knight (exec.)

Dr. Dre chronology
Next	2001 (1999)

The Chronic is the debut solo album by American hip hop musician Dr. Dre, released in 1992 on Death Row Records. 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 album is named after a slang term for high-grade marijuana, and its cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It was recorded by Dr. Dre following his departure from gangsta rap 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. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.

Upon its release, The Chronic received positive reviews from most music critics and earned considerable sales success. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and had been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ith sales of over three million copies in the United States, which led to Dr. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. Dr. Dre's production has been noted for founding and popularising the G-funk subgenre within gangsta rap. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s, and is regarded by many fans to be one of the most well-produced hip hop albums of all time.

Legacy

Rolling Stone ranked The Chronic at #37 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2020.

Track listing

All songs produced by Dr. Dre.

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Time
1.	"The Chronic (Intro)"	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg	Broadus, Wolfe, Young	1:57
2.	"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')"	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, RBX, Jewell	Broadus, Wolfe, Young	4:52
3.	"Let Me Ride"	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg	Broadus, Collins	4:21
4.	"The Day the Niggaz Took Over"	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, RBX, Dat Nigga Daz	Arnaud, Broadus, Collins, Young	4:33
5.	"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg	Broadus	3:58
6.	"Deeez Nuuuts"	Dr. Dre, Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, Nate Dogg	Arnaud, Broadus, Hale, Wolfe, Young	5:06
7.	"Lil' Ghetto Boy"	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz	Broadus, Curry	5:27
8.	"A Nigga Witta Gun"	Dr. Dre	Broadus, Curry	3:53
9.	"Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat"	Dr. Dre, RBX, Snoop Dogg, BJ	Broadus, Young	3:48
10.	"The $20 Sack Pyramid (Skit)"	-	Broadus, Curry, Young	2:53
11.	"Lyrical Gangbang"	The Lady of Rage, Kurupt, RBX	Allen, Broadus, Brown, Collins, Curry, Young,	4:04
12.	"High Powered"	Dr. Dre, The Lady of Rage, RBX, Dat Nigga Daz	Collins, Wolfe, Young	2:44
13.	"The Doctor's Office"	-	Allen, Caples, Lewis, Young	1:04
14.	"Stranded on Death Row"	Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg	Allen, Broadus, Brown, Collins	4:47
15.	"The Roach (The Chronic Outro)"	RBX, Emmage, Ruben, Dat Nigga Daz, The Lady of Rage, Jewell	Allen, Arnaud, Collins	4:36
16.	"Bitches Ain't Shit"	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Jewell	Arnaud, Broadus, Brown, Curry, Wolfe, Young	4:48

Notes

• Keyboards performed by Dr. Dre, Colin Wolfe and Justin Reinhardt.
• Bass guitar and bass keyboard performed by Colin Wolfe.
• Guitar performed by Eric (The Drunk) Borders and Chris Clairmont.
• Flute and sax performed by Katisse Buckingham.
• Track 15 features drums performed by Cheron Moore.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	265,000
United States (RIAA)	6x Platinum	6,000,000