Snoop Doggy Dogg, who had a significant role on the album, was praised for his lyrics and flow, and it was mentioned that 'Coupled with his inventive rhymes, Snoop's distinctive style made him a superstar before he'd even released a recording of his own' and that his involvement was as important to the album's success as its production. By mixing these early influences with original live instrumentation, a distinctive genre known as G-funk was created. The beats were slower and mellower, samples from late 1970s and early 1980s funk music. Dre ushered in a new musical style and lyrics for hip hop.
In between are wide-open spaces that hold just a rhythm guitar, sparse keyboard chords.' Pareles observed that the songs 'were smoother and simpler than East Coast rap, and decisively expanded the hip-hop audience into the suburbs.' Until this point, mainstream hip hop had been primarily party music (for example, Beastie Boys) or angry and politically charged (for example, Public Enemy or X-Clan), and had consisted almost entirely of samples and breakbeats. Jon Pareles of The New York Times described the production, writing 'The bottom register is swampy synthesizer bass lines that openly emulate Parliament-Funkadelic the upper end is often a lone keyboard line, whistling or blipping incessantly. While it irrevocably altered the hip-hop landscape upon its release in 1992, The Chronic is equally notable for launching the career of Snoop Doggy Dogg, who appears on several key tracks, including 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang.' Snoop would go on to a notable career of his own, kicked off by his Dre-produced debut, Doggystyle, but his irresistible presence on The Chronic only underscores Dre's formidable skills as a producer - which would later play no small role the arrival and development of a young white rapper named Eminem.ĭeath Row Studios and Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles, California) Dre took gangsta rap's typically frenetic backing and slowed it down to George Clintonâesque R&B he smoothed it out by adding touches of lite jazz, and the G-Funk sound was born. After dropping his debut single, 'Deep Cover' (the title track from the same-named movie), he responded with his opus The Chronic. and producer of their most infamous recordings, Straight Outta Compton and Niggaz 4 Life, Dre split with Eazy E and began working on his own material, often with guests rapping.
Dre started off in the right place at the right time. Andre Young, may not be a great rapper, but the skillful producer put his mark on hip-hop with a string of classic albums culminating in this 'solo' debut.
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