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DR. DRE The Chronic IVC Edition hails from 2023 and is a SEALED 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition 2LP that is numbered and is pressed on Chronic Green Vinyl (small ding on one corner and no slipmat). 

30th Anniversary Reissue from Original Distribution Partner, Interscope Records

With its stylish, sonically detailed production, Dr. Dre's 1992 solo debut The Chronic transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap. Here, Dre established his patented G-funk sound: fat, blunted Parliament-Funkadelic beats, soulful backing vocals, and live instruments in the rolling basslines and whiny synths. What's impressive is that Dre crafts tighter singles than his inspiration George Clinton – he's just as effortlessly funky, and he has a better feel for a hook, a knack that improbably landed gangsta rap on the pop charts.

But none of The Chronic's legions of imitators were as rich in personality, and that's due in large part to Dre's monumental discovery, Snoop Dogg. Snoop livens up every track he touches, sometimes just by joining in the chorus. There was nothing in rap quite like Snoop's singsong, lazy drawl (as it's invariably described), and since Dre's true forte is the producer's chair, Snoop is the signature voice. He sounds utterly unaffected by anything, no matter how extreme, which sets the tone for the album's provocative content. The Rodney King riots are unequivocally celebrated, but the war wasn't just on the streets; Dre enlists his numerous guests in feuds with rivals and ex-bandmates.

Yet The Chronic is first and foremost a party album, rooted not only in '70s funk and soul, but also that era's blue party comedy, particularly Dolemite. Its comic song intros and skits became prerequisites for rap albums seeking to duplicate its cinematic flow; plus, Snoop and Dre's terrific chemistry ensures that even their foulest insults are cleverly turned. That framework makes The Chronic both unreal and all too real, a cartoon and a snapshot. No matter how controversial, it remains one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop albums of all time.

First released in December 1992, on Death Row Records/Interscope, The Chronic peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has spent 97 weeks on the chart since its release. The album also spawned three top 40 hits on the Hot 100, including top ten records with "Nuthin' But a ‘G' Thang" (No. 2) feat. Snoop Dogg, and "Fuck Wit Dre Day" (No. 8). The Chronic topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for eight weeks, while "Nuthin' But a ‘G' Thang" hit No. 1 for two weeks on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In June 2022, Rolling Stone placed The Chronic on its 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time List, boasting how the album "redefined the West Coast Hip Hop sound."

LP1

The Chronic (Intro)

Fuck Wit Dre Day (Any Everybody's Celebratin')

Let Me Ride

The Day The Niggaz Took Over

Nuthin' But A "G" Thang

Deeez Nuuuts

Lil' Ghetto Boy

LP2

A Nigga Witta Gun

Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat

The $20 Sack Pyramid

Lyrical Gangbang

High Powered

The Doctor's Office

Stranded On Death Row

The Roach (The Chronic Outro)

Bitches Ain't Shit