(Heller, who died in 2016, disputed these claims.) Desperately wanting to start a new label, he enlisted the help of Suge Knight, a former UNLV defensive end and the bodyguard of Dre’s confidant the D.O.C. But he wanted out, badly: His royalty payouts were too low, and he felt N.W.A founder Eazy-E and manager Jerry Heller were taking advantage of him. Seven of the eight albums he’d produced for Ruthless Records between 19 had gone platinum, including his group N.W.A’s most recent opus, Efil4zaggin, which hit no. Dre found himself at a crossroads in 1992. Dre, Rolling Stone, 1993īorn Andre Romelle Young in Compton, California, Dr.
If I had to go back home living with my mom, that wasn’t going to happen.” -Dr. I didn’t receive one fuckin’ quarter in the year of ’92, because Ruthless spent the year trying to figure out ways not to pay me so that I’d come back on my hands and knees. I just knew that I was hearing something unlike anything I had heard before. But at the time, I didn’t know any of that. The Chronic also sparked debates over misogyny and homophobia in rap music and served as the first step in Dre’s attempts to rewrite a troubling personal history that includes several high-profile incidents of violence against women. It made the former N.W.A producer a household name and a larger-than-life myth while launching the stratospheric career of a lanky, unknown MC named Snoop Dogg. The Chronic, which is finally available on all major music streaming platforms as of Monday (4/20, of course), was the rap album that conquered the suburbs and codified the dominant sound of an entire coast. Listen to the best of Dre Dre on Apple Music and Spotify.It would seem no one told me that “Dre Day” becomes “Fuck Wit Dre Day” when you don’t have to worry about FCC violations. Upon release, The Chronic reached No.3 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified triple platinum, with Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. This recognition is given to records that are said to be worthy of preservation due to their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance. It wasn’t until Apple Music launched the following year in 2015 that The Chronic was available digitally to stream for the first time.Įarlier this year, the National Recording Registry announced that The Chronic will be archived in the Library of Congress. When Dre launched Beats Music in 2014, The Chronic was not among its available titles. A 2011 lawsuit put the album back into the rapper/producer/mogul’s hands, with Dre retaining 100 percent of the proceeds of any online sales of his music and control over The Chronic’s distribution
Along with cementing Dre’s post-NWA career, it also launched the careers of his fellow West Coast crew including Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Lady of Rage, DOC, RBX, and others.ĭespite its popularity, The Chronic has been unavailable on streaming services, with Dre’s decision to keep the record offline.
Fuelled by the classic singles including ‘Nothin’ But a G Thang’, ‘Let Me Ride’ and ‘F_k With Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)’, The Chronic remains a benchmark of 90s West Coast rap.
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