Seven Things I Learned About Dr. Dre While Listening To The Chronic

I checked out this PrefixMag article about Dr. Dre's long awaited Detox album, and it got me thinking about his now 16-year old classic. As we all know, Dr. Dre's The Chronic is one of the most acclaimed, influential, and respected rap albums of all-time. It's hits were inescapable. It's imitators innumerable. And to this day, Dre can still refer to it's greatness and not come off the least bit cocky or have his statement called into question.

So I listened to the album again, and for no particular reason (boredom), came up with seven major things that someone who had been living in a rock can learn about Dr. Dre if using The Chronic as a reference:

1) Dr. Dre is not very fond of this Easy E character or his associates.

2) People should be especially careful not to upset Dr. Dre or Death Row Records in any way, shape, or form.

3) Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre seem to have some sort of obsession with oral and anal sex, and would like to perform these acts with/have these acts performed on them by Easy E and other people who have upset them in the past.

4) It is both like this AND like that. Though it is unclear what "it" refers to exactly and what specifically "this" and "that" are.

5) People admire Dr. Dre. Men like to be associated with him and women desire him sexually.

6) On a related note: Dr. Dre is an incredible lover, but is careful not to fall in love with the women with whom he has relations.

7) Dr. Dre habitually enjoys marijuana.

In short: The Chronic is possibly the only album in existence that could get away with being this damn misogynistic, violent, and lyrically repetitive and still be nothing short of classic. Oh, and if "The Chronic (Intro)" isn't the most memorable rap monologue in existence then I can't imagine what is.



"The Chronic (Intro)"