Chronic 2001 songs full#
After a full decade of this, it takes real effort to get outraged at this stuff, so chances are, you'll shut out the words and groove along since, sonically, this is first-rate, straight-up gangsta. Song after song, there's a never-ending litany of violence, drugs, pussy, bitches, dope, guns, and gangsters. Scratch that, it's über-gangsta, blown up so large that it feels like a parody. Nine years later he released the acclaimed Chronic 2001 now under the Interscope label, the album includes smash hits such as ' The Next Episode', 'Still D.R.E.', 'Forgot About. That's the major problem with 2001: lyrically and thematically, it's nothing but gangsta clichés. The only difference is, there's pleasure in hearing Snoop's style, while the rest sound staid. Out of all the other rappers on 2001, only Snoop and Eminem - Dre's two great protégés - have character and while Eminem's jokiness still is unpredictable, Snoop sounds nearly as tired as the second-rate rappers. The gap between The Chronic: 2001 and Compton (15 years, 8 months) is more than twice as long as the then-interminable gap between The Chronic and The Chronic: 2001 (6 years, 11 months). If only the same could be said about the rappers! Why does a producer as original as Dre work with such pedestrian rappers? Perhaps it's to ensure his control over the project, or to mask his own shortcomings as an MC, but the album suffers considerably as a result. Padded out to 22 tracks, 2001 isn't as consistent or striking as Slim Shady, but the music is always brimming with character. He's pushed himself hard, finding new variations in the formula by adding ominous strings, soulful vocals, and reggae, resulting in fairly interesting recontextualizations. It suggested that 2001 wouldn't simply be recycled Chronic, and, musically speaking, that's more or less true.
Dre was anything but passé, thereby raising expectations for 2001, the long-anticipated sequel to The Chronic.
No matter how you look at it… “2001” is an undeniable classic.The Slim Shady LP announced not only Eminem's arrival, but it established that his producer Dr. But keep in mind that a lot changed from 1992 to 1999, so it’s unfair to compare the two albums. Dre dropped off his seminal debut The Chronic in 1992.Largely considered one of the best Hip Hop albums ever recorded, the LP featured guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Lady of Rage, Warren G. Then again, if you ask me, the lyrics featured on “The Chronic” are better than the lyrics featured on “2001”. If you ask me (this may upset some people) but the production on “2001” is a little bit better than the production featured on Dre’s 1992 classic “The Chronic”. So if it wasn’t for “2001” a lot of music that has dropped since 1999 may have never existed. Don’t forget that this album was responsible for re-establishing Dr. I’m waiting to see if the same will happen this year when Dr. This album is what pushed West Coast Hip-Hop back to the top in the year 2000. This is a personal favorite of mine.ĬONCLUSION: There is no doubt in my mind that “2001” is a Hip-Hop classic. Blige sounds outstanding on the hook (along with Roc-A-Fella crooner Rell). This track sounds NOTHING like any of the other tracks on this album.
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