The Chronic was created in the aftermath of the L.A. And that’s why the Moog is so predominant on The Chronic. I was thinking of Bernie Worrell when I was doing those kind of sounds. Take “Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’),” for instance. Just get really deep and go out there with it. At the same time we were like, ‘We need to do some P-Funk-sounding shit.’ We wanted to make a real Parliament- Funkadelic album. pushed him to do it: ‘Yo, Dre, you need to do your own thang!’ But I remember one day, Dre and I had a big discussion about the sound of the album.

Musician Colin Wolfe, who worked with Dre on The Chronic and during the N.W.A days, talked about the inspiration for the album: Snoop Dogg claimed that the term originated after he misheard his dealer explain that what they were smoking was hydro ponic, which he explained on his GGN show. The album’s cover was created in the style of the artwork for Zig-Zag rolling papers and the term “chronic” is used for high-grade marijuana.

Dre released his debut solo album The Chronic on Decemthrough Death Row Records with distribution from Priority Records. After leaving Ruthless Records and releasing the single “Deep Cover” with his protégé Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr.

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