Dr. Dre · 1992 · 1990s · Entry 252 of 272
The Chronic
G-funk's founding document. Parliament samples slowed down, Snoop introduced to the world, and Dre at the top of his producer's chair. The record that shifted hip-hop's center of gravity to LA.
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