![]() ![]() Snoop Doggy Dogg is the star, but newcomers Kurupt, Rage, RBX and That Nigga Daz also explode in fury alongside Dre and a lineup of soul stirrers and reggae chatterers. On The Chronic, he’s conducting a hip-hop orchestra and stepping with a band of youngstas. So what if history demonstrates that Dre wasn’t “down from day one”? His album is a hip-hop masterwork full of big beats and little surprises like funky-worm keyboards and buried Perry Mason dialogue.Īlthough Dre’s been making more trouble than music lately (the pummeling of a female video host, an assault in L.A., a brawl in New Orleans, other mayhem the menacing single “Deep Cover” was his only output last year), the sonic architect - now charging that Eazy-E and N.W.A manager Jerry Heller robbed him - hasn’t lost his stride in the studio. ![]() He also proclaimed on the track “Express Yourself,” “I never smoke weed or sess.” Now a solo star on his own label, the producer-maestro has titled his debut set after the West Coast slang for high-octane marijuana. While serving time with Eazy-E, MC Ren, Ice Cube and DJ Yella, Dre created progressively more confident and slammin’ soundscapes. But before joining N.W.A, this “nigga 4 life” was a love-song-singing, lace-shirt-and-eyeliner-wearing member of the World Class Wreckin’ Cru. This is dedicated to the Niggaz that was down from day one,” begins Dr.
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