The Chronic

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Description: D D Amazon.com essential recording 1989's Straight Outta Compton, by Dre's previous outfit N.W.A., may have shined the public spotlight on the genre, but The Chronic legitimized it. That is not to say that Snoop Doggy Dogg (The Chronic marks his debut) and Dre's raps are for everyone; the subject matter is the sex, drugs, violence, and politics of South Central Los Angeles, and the phrasing is explicit, to say the least. But The Chronic's real genius is the music. By breeding hip-hop, jazz (studio instrumentation includes saxophones and flutes), funk, and soul (sampled artists include Parliament, Donny Hathaway, and Isaac Hayes ... (more)

Manufacturer: Priority Records
Release date: 15 December 1992
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0049925061123 UPC: 049925061123

Tags: Rap (2), 1992 (1)

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