2001 (Dr. Dre album)

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2001, sometimes referred to as Chronic 2001 or Dr. Dre 2001, is a 1999 hip hop album by famed rapper and producer Dr. Dre, featuring guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Hittman, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and others. Originally intended to be called The Chronic 2001 (the name was changed because of litigation with Dr. Dre's former label Death Row Records), the album is the long-awaited follow-up to Dr. Dre's classic 1992 album The Chronic. It brought the West Coast Hip-Hop scene back to the spotlight after years of obscurity, and further established the career of Eminem, who went on to eventually become one of the best-selling rappers of all time and one of the most critically-acclaimed artists of the late '90s and early 21st century. 2001 debuted at #2 on the Billboard Charts and was eventually certified 6x platinum by the RIAA.

The album was well-received by most critics, if not on quite the same level as Dre's revolutionary debut The Chronic. Some complained that several of the rappers who featured prominently on the album (such as Hittman and Ms. Roq) were not particularly talented and crowded out Dre himself. The same critics generally considered the album's production top-notch and innovative, though, and praised Snoop Dogg and particularly Eminem's contributions to the album.

Dre faced a couple of legal battles as a result of this album's content. George Lucas sued him over the use of the THX boom in the album's intro, and the London-based music publisher Minder Music Ltd. was awarded $1.5 million in a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against the rapper, claiming the bassline for "Let's Get High" was stolen from a 1980 tune called "Backstrokin'."

Most recently, 2001 has re-entered in the UK Top 40 R&B albums peaking at #21.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man except for "The Message," which is produced by Lord Finesse.

  1. "Lolo (Intro)" (Performed by Xzibit and Tray-Dee) - 0:40
  2. "The Watcher" (Mathers/Young) - 3:28
  3. "Fuck You" (featuring Devin a/k/a The Dude and Snoop Dogg) (Broadus/Copeland/Young) - 3:25
  4. "Still D.R.E." (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Bradford/Carter/Storch/Young) - 4:28
  5. "Big Ego's" (featuring Hittman) (Bradford/Bailey/Storch/Young) - 4:01
  6. "Xxplosive" (featuring Hittman, Kurupt, Nate Dogg and Six-Two) (Bailey/Brown/Longmiles/Hale/Young) - 3:35
  7. "What's the Difference" (featuring Eminem and Xzibit) (Bradford/Harris/Joyner/Mathers) - 4:04
  8. "Bar One" (Performed by Traci Nelson, Ms. Roq, and Eddie Griffin) - 0:51
  9. "Light Speed" (featuring Hittman) (Bailey/Young) - 2:41
  10. "Forgot about Dre" (featuring Eminem) (Bradford/Mathers/Young) - 3:42
  11. "The Next Episode" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg) (Bailey/Bradford/Broadus/Young) - 2:42
  12. "Let's Get High" (featuring Hittman, Kurupt and Ms. Roq) (Bailey/Brown/Mathers/Weaver/Young) - 2:27
  13. "Bitch Niggaz" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Hittman and Six-Two) (Bailey/Bradford/Broadus/Longmiles) - 4:14
  14. "The Car Bomb" (Performed by Mel-Man and Charis Henry) - 1:01
  15. "Murder Ink" (featuring Hittman and Ms. Roq) (Bailey/Weaver/Young) - 2:28
  16. "Ed-Ucation" (Performed by Eddie Griffin) - 1:32
  17. "Some L.A. Niggaz" (featuring Defari, Xzibit, Knoc-Turn'al, Time Bomb, King T, MC Ren and Kokane) (Bailey/Harbor/Holder/Joyner/McBride/Johnson/Young) - 4:25
  18. "Pause 4 Porno" (Performed by Jake Steed) - 1:33
  19. "Housewife" (featuring Kurupt and Hittman) (Bailey/Bradford/Brown/Curry/Young) - 4:03
  20. "Ackrite" (featuring Hittman) (Bailey/Bradford/Young) - 3:40
  21. "Bang Bang" (featuring Knoc-Turn'al and Hittman) (Bailey/Harbor/Mathers/Young) - 3:42
  22. "The Message" (featuring Mary J. Blige and Rell) (Produced by Lord Finesse) - 5:29

Personnel

  • Dr. Dre - Executive producer/Producer/Mixer/Performer
  • Mel-Man - Producer/Performer
  • Eminem - Performer
  • Snoop Dogg - Performer
  • Hittman - Performer
  • Xzibit - Performer
  • Kurupt - Performer
  • Ms. Roq - Performer
  • Devin a/k/a The Dude - Performer
  • Nate Dogg - Performer
  • Six-Two - Performer
  • MC Ren - Performer
  • Knoc-Turn'al - Performer
  • DeFari - Performer
  • Time Bomb - Performer
  • King T - Performer
  • Kokane - Performer
  • Mary J. Blige - Performer
  • Rell - Performer
  • Jake Steed - Performer
  • Eddie Griffin - Performer
  • Charis Henry - Performer
  • Traci Nelson - Performer
  • Larry Chatman - Production manager
  • Kirdis G. Tucker - Aftermath product manager
  • Charles "Big Chuck" Stanton - A&R director
  • Mike Lynn - A&R director
  • Damon "Bing" Chatman - Aftermath project coordinator
  • Michelle Thomas - Interscope product manager
  • Andrew Van Meter - Interscope production coordinator
  • Ekaterina Kenney - Interscope photo shoot coordinator
  • Richard "Segal" Huredia - Album/Mix engineer/Collage photographer
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner - Masterer
  • Paul Foley - Album editor
  • Charis Henry - Collage concept
  • Stan Musilik - Photographer
  • Donn Thompson - Photographer
  • Jason Clark - Art director/designer
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