![]() Despite his charisma, Snoop was never a great rapper and Dr Dre isn't a rapper at all (the DOC would surely have featured more but for his tragic vocal accident). It's hard to overstate The Chronic's significance in the history of hip hop and the rise of the West Coast.īut - looking back - there are no classic verses on this album. Hugely influential, created an entire sound, often emulated, never bettered, there are some incredible beats here - Let Me Ride, Nuthin' but a G Thang, Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat - and plenty of mood and novel innovations. But I have too much history with The Chronic to not put it in my top tier. If I were hearing this for the first time today, probably four stars due to the filler tracks. In the 90s, this was definitely a five star album. Songs I like even though they aren’t the cream of the crop: Lil’ Ghetto Boy, Lyrical G******g, and The Roach (The Chronic Outro). I still like that one just as much as 30 years ago. The skits were also enjoyable, especially The $20 Sack Pyramid. Where was AppleMusic with the live streaming lyrics? I listened to this over and over again on my Koss stereo writing down the lyrics a couple of words at a time until I had the whole thing. Nuthin’ But A G Thang is the best of them all. ![]() The beats sound a bit outdated, but fresh enough to still get by. F**k Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’), Let Me Ride, and Nuthin’ But A G Thang are the standouts. For instance, I don’t recognize Lil’ Ghetto Boy, A N**** With A Gun, nor Stranded on Death Row.īut oh my are there some great tracks here. ![]() However after listening again today, I realize that I used to skip a bunch of tracks. I listened to this album many times as a youngster and thoroughly enjoyed it. ![]()
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