The Chronic
— Tom Breihan, Sterogum (via kottke.org):
Dr. Dre’s 1992 solo debut The Chronic is arguably the most important rap album in history — the record that turned hardcore rap into blockbuster entertainment, showed the uncompromising street music could sell in numbers that nobody had ever predicted, and introduced a vast cast of characters, the young Snoop Doggy Dogg chief among them.
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The Chronic returns to streaming services today, and this is supposedly a celebration for the album’s 30th anniversary, which actually happened back in December.
Small detail: Spotify shows 2023 as the release year for The Chronic. Shows how much they care about music.