The Chronic
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The Chronic is Dr. Dre’s landmark 1992 debut solo album that helped define West Coast G-funk and elevate gangsta rap into the mainstream.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Chronic canonical | 5 |
| The Chronic (Dr. Dre album) | 1 |
| The Chronic (via Death Row Records) | 1 |
| The Chronic 2001 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Dr. Dre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance (for "Let Me Ride")
|
| certification | RIAA 3× Platinum ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard 200 number 3
ⓘ
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDepicts | stylized portrait of Dr. Dre in a frame resembling Zig-Zag rolling papers logo ⓘ |
| criticalRecognition | listed in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Suge Knight ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
Daz Dillinger
ⓘ
Kurupt ⓘ Lady of Rage ⓘ Nate Dogg ⓘ RBX ⓘ Snoop Dogg ⓘ The D.O.C. ⓘ Warren G ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2001 ⓘ |
| follows | N.W.A – Efil4zaggin ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
G-funk
ⓘ
West Coast hip hop ⓘ gangsta rap ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dre Day
ⓘ
Let Me Ride ⓘ Lil’ Ghetto Boy ⓘ Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang ⓘ The Roach (The Chronic Outro) ⓘ |
| influenced |
West Coast G-funk sound
ⓘ
mainstream acceptance of gangsta rap ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
gang culture
ⓘ
marijuana use ⓘ street life in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Rap Album ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defining early 1990s West Coast hip hop sound
ⓘ
launching Snoop Dogg’s mainstream career ⓘ |
| performer | Dr. Dre ⓘ |
| producer | Dr. Dre ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Death Row Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Death Row Studios
Solar Records studios ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1992 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Death Row Records
ⓘ
Interscope Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1992-12-15 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Chronic 2001
this entity surface form:
The Chronic (Dr. Dre album)
this entity surface form:
The Chronic (via Death Row Records)