Dr Dre (1965) is a hip hop celebrity. He turned out to be a true pioneer in the late eighties, when he first combined p-funk with hip-hop with his band NWA (Niggers With An Attitude). In 1992 he co-founded Death Row Records, which became one of the most influential hip-hop labels of the 1990s. Dr Dre triumphed as producer of Snoop Doggy Dogg, Warren G, Blackstreet and 2 Pac before paving the way
… with his 1992 solo debut The Chronic. On The Chronic, now a classic and a worldwide million seller, he perfected gangsta rap; a rather aggressive rap style that propagated an a-moralistic and hedonistic lifestyle of street violence, drugs and sexism. The collector The Chronicle is an overview of Dr. Dre's Death Row period, a retrospective from 1992 to 1996. The Chronicle mainly contains the big hits of The Chronic (Nuthin 'But AG Thang, Let me Ride) and Snoop Doggy Doggs' Doggystyle (Gin & Juice, Natural Born Killaz, Murder Was The Case), the album with which Dre broke through as a producer. . In addition, the album contains a CD-ROM section with two video clips, photos, a screen saver and a poster. (BP)more
