The Chronic

~ Release by Dr. Dre (see all versions of this release, 30 available)

Tracklist

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1The Chronic (intro)
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
bass guitar:
Colin Wolfe
additional vocals:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
samples:
Colour Me Funky by Parliament, Funky Worm by Ohio Players, I Gotta Say What Up!!! (explicit) by Ice Cube and Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond)
recording of:
The Chronic (intro)
lyricist:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Colin Wolfe
1:58
2Fuck Wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton), RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
performer:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
Fuck Wit Dre Day (and Everybody’s Celebratin’)
lyricist:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Colin Wolfe
4.54:52
3Let Me Ride
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton) and Ruben Cruz (singer Ruben Cruz of P.B.L., aka R.C.)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Let Me Ride (album version)
lyricist:
RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
is based on:
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
4:21
4The Day the Niggaz Took Over
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
samples:
Love’s Gonna Get’cha (Material Love) by Boogie Down Productions
recording of:
The Day the Niggaz Took Over
writer:
Toni C., Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
34:33
5Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Greg “Gregski” Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Chris “The Glove” Taylor (US DJ & hip-hop producer)
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992)
samples:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You by Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer)
music videos:
Nuthin’ but a "G" Thang by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) feat. Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 45) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 419)
recording of:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
is based on:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
3.73:58
6Deeez Nuuuts
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Warren G
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Deeez Nuuuts
lyricist:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Colin Wolfe
5:06
7Lil' Ghetto Boy
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
performer:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
Lil’ Ghetto Boy
lyricist:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
5:29
8A Nigga Witta Gun
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
A Nigga Witta Gun
lyricist:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
3:53
9Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
drums (drum set) programming:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
BJ (additional vocals on "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" by Dr. Dre), RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Rat‐Tat‐Tat‐Tat
lyricist:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
3:49
10The $20 Sack Pyramid
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Big Tittie Nickie, The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Samara (Appears on "The Chronic" by Dr. Dre) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
The $20 Sack Pyramid
lyricist:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
2:53
11Lyrical Gangbang
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Kurupt (US rapper), The Lady of Rage and RBX (US rapper)
recording of:
Lyrical Gangbang
lyricist:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Kurupt (US rapper), The Lady of Rage, RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
34:05
12High Powered
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), The Lady of Rage and RBX (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
High Powered
lyricist:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), RBX (US rapper) and Colin Wolfe
2:44
13The Doctor's Office
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton) and The Lady of Rage
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
The Doctor’s Office
lyricist:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton), The Lady of Rage and Kevin Lewis (House music keyboardist, songwriter)
1:04
14Stranded on Death Row
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Bushwick Bill, Kurupt (US rapper), The Lady of Rage, RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
Stranded on Death Row
lyricist:
Kurupt (US rapper), The Lady of Rage, RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
44:47
15The Roach (The Chronic Outro)
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Emmage, Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton), The Lady of Rage, RBX (US rapper) and Ruben Cruz (singer Ruben Cruz of P.B.L., aka R.C.)
samples:
P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) by Parliament
recording of:
The Roach (The Chronic Outro)
lyricist:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), The Lady of Rage and RBX (US rapper)
4:37
16Bitches Ain't Shit
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Kurupt (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Bitches Ain’t Shit
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Ricardo Brown (Kurupt, US rapper), Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T) and Colin Wolfe
44:48