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- The album's title derives from a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers.
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Sep 14, 2021 · The Real Reason Dr. Dre Sued Death Row Records. In 2014, rapper and record producer Dr. Dre ( real name Andre Romelle Young) sued Death Row Records (via Rolling Stone) –- a label he co-founded in 1992 with Suge Knight (via the Los Angeles Times ). During his time at Death Row Records, Dre saw immense success with the release of his debut solo ...
- Dr. Dre Named His Album ‘2001’ After Suge Knight Stole The Name ‘2000’
- He Felt Like He Had to Make ‘2001’ Because People Were Saying He Was Washed Up
- It Was Important For Him to Change Up His Sound
Dr. Dre recently spoke about the meaning behind 2001’s name during an interview with Lil Wayne on his Young Money Radio podcast. According to him, he initially planned on naming the album 2000, but the name was stolen before he could. “I think at that time, I wanted to call the album The Chronic 2000, right?” Dre said. “And my previous partners fro...
Dr. Dre spoke in more detail about 2001 in a 1999 interview with Rolling Stone, where he stated that the album was created to silence everyone who’d said his career was over. “There’s only a couple of songs where I’m defensive. I’m just responding to the shit I was hearing. People were saying that I didn’t have it anymore and that I hadn’t made a g...
A large part of Dr. Dre’s motivation to create 2001 came from his desire to reinvent himself and create a new sound. “Well, I definitely wanted a different sound. I wanted people to feel the same vibe they did when they heard the first one, but with some 2001 futuristic sh*t going on. I got the drums much cleaner on this one, and the way I have eve...
Jun 3, 2020 · Dr. Dre can admit one of his biggest relationships in music was more of a business than being part of a family.. During the course of their conversation on episode six of Young Money Radio on ...
The album's title derives from a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is an homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. In 2023, to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the album was reissued by Dr. Dre's current label Aftermath Entertainment, Death Row Records, and Interscope Records.
Apr 10, 2019 · Amid financial disputes and tired of labels ripping off black writers and performers, Dr. Dre and his partner, The D.O.C., decided to break out of the cycle of exploitation. Enter rap music mogul ...
Released: May 27, 2000 [4] "The Watcher". Released: February 27, 2001 (France only) 2001 (also referred to as The Chronic 2001 or The Chronic II) is the second studio album by American rapper and hip hop producer Dr. Dre. It was released on November 16, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records as the follow-up to his 1992 debut ...
Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre (The Chronic), Snoop Dogg (Doggystyle, Tha Doggfather), Tha Dogg Pound (), and 2Pac (All Eyez on Me, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory), during the 1990s.
