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ヒップホップ・レーベル、デス・ロウの名盤を紙ジャケで復刻。今作は、ドクター・ドレーが92年にリリースしたデビュー・アルバム。{Gファンク}はここから生まれた。
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1989's
Straight Outta Compton, by Dre's previous outfit N.W.A., may have shined the public spotlight on the genre, but
The Chronic legitimized it. That is not to say that Snoop Doggy Dogg (
The Chronic marks his debut) and Dre's raps are for everyone; the subject matter is the sex, drugs, violence, and politics of South Central Los Angeles, and the phrasing is explicit, to say the least. But
The Chronic's real genius is the music. By breeding hip-hop, jazz (studio instrumentation includes saxophones and flutes), funk, and soul (sampled artists include Parliament, Donny Hathaway, and Isaac Hayes), Dre creates downright intoxicating grooves. If you can't feel
The Chronic pulsating through your veins, maybe your heart's not pumping.
--Bill Crandall