The Chronic

The Chronic is the debut studio album by West-Coast Hip-Hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. It was Dr. Dre's first solo album after N.W.A. The Chronic peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 3x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with sales of 3 million copies in the United States, which led to Dr. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and regarded to be one of the most well-produced Hip-Hop albums of all time.

Dr. Dre (Andre Romelle Young, b. 1965) is a West-Coast rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment, Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and was the president of West-Coast Rap label Death Row Records in the 90s. Dr. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru in 1985 and later became a member of the Gangsta Rap group N.W.A.