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Apr 3, 2021 · The award-winning producer and mogul recently explained why he decided to name it as such, alleging that Suge Knight and Death Row Records had stolen his original album name. by Johnell...
Sep 14, 2021 · The case was also affected by a previous lawsuit Dre made against Death Row Records in 2011, which he actually won (via Billboard). In this suit, federal judge Christina Snyder ruled that the label didn't have the rights to digitally distribute Dre's debut album, "The Chronic", nor to feature Dre's music on any other albums.
Nov 18, 2022 · So, Dre called the album 2001 because the name 2000 was already a working title for a Death Row album, the label with whom he had had a fallout. You can listen to the lead single of 2001 in the video below. In this article, we find out why Dr Dre decided to name his 1999 album '2001' even though it was two years in the future at the time.
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In 1992, Young released his first single, the title track to the film Deep Cover, a collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg, whom he met through Warren G. Dr. Dre's debut solo album was The Chronic, released under Death Row Records with Suge Knight as executive producer.
Knight became aware of the title of Dr. Dre's album when notification for the trademark use was required by his label, Aftermath Records. When Aftermath heard that Priority and Death Row planned to use the same name for their album, Dre sought legal action.
- 1998–1999
- November 16, 1999
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.
Jan 6, 2021 · His first major success came with the rap group N.W.A. and he later co-founded Death Row Records in 1991. In 1992, his first solo album, The Chronic, became a huge hit. Dre started up Aftermath ...
