Chronic 2001 - Dr. Dre

"2001" is confusingly the title to Dr. Dre's 1999 album, which came as his second solo piece. It has him do all the production and a little rapping alongside some of his fellow West Coast-ers and other Gangsta Rap artists from around the US. 1. "Lolo" (Intro) 2. "The Watcher" This is a funky one which has Dre open things up as he tlaks us through what his life has become, in what has been a long streth even back nine years ago. We are told of his move out of 'the hood' to a more stable setting, to prevent himself to falling back into the system. **Four Stars** 3. "F**k ...  Read the complete review

"Haters say Dre fell off -- how nigga? My last album was 'The Chronic'" Couldn't have put it any better myself. So we haven't seen an album (or should I say a compilation) under his name in almost a decade -- in fact the closest we got was the rather lukewarm "Dr. Dre Presents The Aftermath". Needless to say some people will have written Dre off; but then again, people said the same thing after N.W.A. broke up right? That's what's great about Dr. Dre - he's always hungry and he LOVES being the spoiler. He relishes the role, and this album is living proof. Dr. Dre's protege Mel-Man splits ...  Read the complete review

Chronic 2001 : Produced by Dr Dre & Mel-Man I just bought this album today and this is got to be Dr Dre's finest album yet by far with tracks that go down well during a smoking session on a Friday/Saturday night on a good quality stacking system setup and the beatz just keep on coming... The album features artists like Eminem, Mary J Blige and Snoop Doggy Dogg... The price for the album i felt was extremly good value for money as the CD goe's well over the expected amount for a single CD album (22 Tracks!!) Unfortunatly some of the tracks had to be censored which i felt was very disappointing but i suppose the standards agency ...  Read the complete review

Being a huge NWA fan one must follow Dr Dre, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg. When I heard about the tour last year I searched everywhere to get some tickets. Unfortunately they were only showing in the US and I didn’t have the time or the money to go and see them. I did however make sure I bought the video, it was an 18 as I’d expected and bought it after work one day in my local Woolworth’s store. I knew I would like it even though I had never seen it before. The thing is with rap if you seriously like someone’s first album you will more than likely like their next album. When I got home I played the video. Firstly it had an intro showing the ...  Read the complete review

The man, the legend,..Dr. Dre. Andre Young, better known as Dr Dre is arguably up there with the best - ever. In the 1980's, 1983 I believe, Dre ("Straight outta Compton", naturally), formed the NWA. They were to change the face of music forever. Consisting of the hottest rappers around, the NWA, some would say are one of the most influential group of musicians ever. The Beatles? Nirvana? The Sex Pistols? The 'Stones? Yes, I would say the NWA are up there and equal to them all. Controversial, I know. But think about it. Did The Beatles REALLY have that much influence? Ok, well, YES they did - in the UK & Ireland. But in the ...  Read the complete review