2001 (album)

2001
Studio album by Dr. Dre
Publication (s)	November 15, 1999
Label (s)	Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records
Format (s)	CD , LP
Genre (s)	G-funk , gangsta rap , hip-hop
Title (number)	22nd
running time	67:49
production	Dr. Dre ( executive producer ) Mel-Man Lord finesse
Studio (s)	Larrabee West Studios Encore Dre's crib A&M Recordings Record One Skip Saylor's Can-Am Studios Sierra Sonics Studios Larrabee North Studios D&D recording
chronology The Chronic (1992) 2001 Compton (2015)
Single releases October 13, 1999 Still DRE January 29, 2000 Forgot About Dre July 3, 2000 The Next Episode February 27, 2001 The watcher

2001 is the second solo album by the American rapper Dr. Dre . It was released on November 15, 1999 via Aftermath Entertainment , a sub-label of Interscope Records . Similar to its predecessor The Chronic , the album was quickly referred to as a classic. 2001 appeared in four versions: as uncensored and censored CD, as a record and as an instrumental version.

designation

Originally the album should be called 2000 with reference to the upcoming millennium change . Dr. Dre wanted to suggest how modern and far ahead of its time his music was. However, Suge Knight secured the title for a compilation by Dr. Dre on his Death Row Records label , where Dr. Dre was previously under contract.

Music genre

Musically, the album by Dr. Dr's production style, which is characterized by plenty of electronic synthesizer sounds and is a consistent further development of the G-Funk he developed . However, the album also contains songs in which the percussion can be heard a bit more clearly and heavily and the electronics are not as dominant.

production

All songs on the album were written by Dr. Dre produced in collaboration with Mel-Man . Only the beat of The Message produced by Lord Finesse is an exception. Samples from different songs by other artists were used for the beats.

Cover design

The album cover is black. At the top left of the picture, Dr. Dre , at the bottom right you can see a leaf of the hemp plant and the title 2001 , also in green.

Guest Posts

As with its predecessor , a large number of other well-known artists are represented on the album. It includes guest appearances by Xzibit , Tray Deee, Devin the Dude , Snoop Dogg , Hittman , Kurupt , Nate Dogg , Six-Two, Eminem , Traci Nelson, Ms. Roq, Eddie Griffin, Mel-Man, Charis Henry, Defari , Knoc -Turn'Al, Time Bomb, King T , MC Ren , Kokane , Jake Steed, Mary J. Blige and Rell. No song on the album is a solo track, instead Dr. Dre himself couldn't be heard on the songs Xxplosive , Murder Ink , Some LA Niggaz and Ackrite .

Track list

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Lolo (intro)	Xzibit and Tray Deee	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	0:41
2	The watcher	Eminem and Knoc-Turn'Al	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	3:26
3	Fuck you	Devin the Dude and Snoop Dogg	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	3:25
4th	Still DRE	Snoop Dogg	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	4:30
5	Big Ego's	Hittman	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	3:57
6th	Xxplosive	Hittman, Kurupt , Nate Dogg and Six-Two	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	3:35
7th	What's the difference	Eminem and Xzibit	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	4:04
8th	Bar One (Skit)	Traci Nelson, Ms. Roq, and Eddie Griffin	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	0:51
9	Light speed	Hittman	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	2:40
10	Forgot About Dre	Eminem	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	3:42
11	The Next Episode	Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Nate Dogg	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	2:41
12	Let's get high	Hittman, Kurupt and Ms. Roq	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	2:27
13	Bitch niggaz	Snoop Dogg, Hittman and Six-Two	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	4:13
14th	The Car Bomb (Skit)	Mel-Man and Charis Henry	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	1:00
15th	Murder Ink	Hittman and Ms. Roq	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	2:28
16	Ed-Ucation (Skit)	Eddie Griffin	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	1:32
17th	Some LA niggaz	Defari , Xzibit, Knoc-Turn'Al, Time Bomb, King T , MC Ren and Kokane	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	4:25
18th	Break 4 Porn (Skit)	Jake Steed	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	1:32
19th	Housewife	Kurupt and Hittman	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	4:02
20th	Ackrite	Hittman	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	3:39
21st	Bang bang	Knoc-Turn'Al	Dr. Dre and Mel-Man	3:42
22nd	The message	Mary J. Blige and Rell	Lord finesse	5:29

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

2001   DE 20th 11/29/1999 (49 weeks)   CH 36 12/19/1999 (69 weeks)   UK 4th March 25, 2000 (107 weeks)   US 2 04/12/1999 (164 weeks)

Singles

Still DRE   UK 6th March 25, 2000 (13 weeks)   US 93 11/27/1999 (5 weeks) Forgot About Dre   DE 41 03/06/2000 (9 weeks)   CH 37 05.03.2000 (16 weeks)   UK 7th 06/10/2000 (17 weeks)   US 25th 01/22/2000 (20 weeks) The Next Episode   DE 34 07/17/2000 (16 weeks)   AT 56 03/15/2013 (1 week)   CH 34 07/16/2000 (19 weeks)   UK 3 02/03/2001 (27 weeks)   US 23 May 27, 2000 (20 weeks)

2001 rose to number 33 in the German album charts in the 48th calendar week of 1999 and occupied positions 45 in the following weeks; 44 and 41. In the 7th calendar week 2000 it reached the highest position 20. Overall, the album stayed in the German Top 100 for 49 weeks with interruptions. In the USA in 2001, it entered the charts at number 2 and was in the top for 164 weeks 200 represented. In the German annual charts for 2000, the sound carrier was ranked 45th.

The songs Still DRE (US # 93, 5 weeks), Forgot About Dre (DE # 41, 9 weeks), The Next Episode (DE # 34, 16 weeks) and The Watcher were selected as single releases .

Sales figures and awards

2001 , with over 9.3 million copies sold worldwide, is Dr. Dre . In the USA alone it was sold over six million times and was therefore awarded six times platinum . In Germany, it received a gold record for more than 150,000 copies sold .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(10,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(150,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	(1,200,000)
All in all	6 × gold 21 × platinum	8,660,000

At the Grammy Awards in 2001 , the album was in the category Best Rap Album nominated, but lost The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem . In contrast, the song Forgot About Dre received an award in the category Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group .

reception

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de
laut.de (2015)
Juice
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews.com

The online magazine laut.de rated it three out of a possible five points when it was published in 2001 . In 2015 it received five out of five possible points in the milestones section : Reviewer Stefan Johannesberg writes that the album “laid the foundation for the G-Funk sound of the noughties and set standards for beats and production.” Dr. Dre broke the chains of gangsta rap with the classic "finally." The single Still DRE in particular is "timeless" and has one of the "best beats of all time."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sample list In: dr-dre.com
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AT CH UK US 
3. ↑ Chart tracking 2001 at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ US album charts
5. ↑ DE: Annual charts # 45
6. ↑ US single charts
7. ↑ DE-Singlecharts ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Worldwide album sales on statisticbrain.com, 23 August 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
9. ↑ USA: 6x platinum
10. ↑ DE: Gold
11. ↑ Award in Australia
12. ^ Award in Belgium
13. ^ Award in Denmark
14. ↑ Award in Germany
15. ↑ Award in Europe
16. ^ Award in France
17. ↑ Award in Canada
18. ↑ Award in New Zealand
19. ↑ Award in Switzerland
20. ↑ Distinction in the United States
21. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom
22. ↑ Rating: laut.de
23. ↑ Rating: laut.de (milestones)
24. ↑ Rating: Juice
25. ↑ Dr. Dre: Album Guide. Rolling Stone , archived from the original on July 24, 2014 ; accessed on January 6, 2017 (English). 
26. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
27. ↑ Review: rapreviews.com
28. ↑ laut.de: Milestones - Review of the album (5/5)