"The Chronic" is the solo debut album of American hip hop artist Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992, on his own record label Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. The album is named after a slang term for high-grade marijuana, and its cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It was recorded by Dr. Dre following his departure from hip hop group N.W.A in April of 1991 and its label Ruthless Records over Read more on Last.fm.
Undeniable classic. There was no such thing as the G Funk sound before this album. With Dre behind the boards & Snoop penning the lyrics, nothing was close to touching this at the time. I watched The Mack for the first time last year (a shame, I know) and loved the scene Dre sampled for the album. It still rides today. Timeless music.