The Chronic is the debut solo studio album of legendary hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992 on his former label, Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California. The album was named after a slang term for high-grade marijuana. The album cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers.The Chronic was recorded by Dr. Dre following his departure from N.W.A and Ruthless Records over a financial dispute, and consequently featured both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A group member, Eazy-E.

Featuring Dr. Dre discovered artist such as Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt , and Nate Dogg, The Chronic remains one of the most influencial West Coast Albums of all time.The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and has sold over three million copies, which led to Dr. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993.Dr. Dre's production has been noted for founding and popularizing the G-funk sub-genre within gangsta rap. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and regarded by many fans and peers to be the most well-produced hip hop album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 137 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

• Released December 15, 1992
• Recorded June 1992
• Death Row Studios(Los Angeles, California)
• Bernie Grundman Mastering(Hollywood, California)
  
• Genre West Coast hip hop, g-funk
• Length 62:52
• Label Death Row, Interscope
• Producer Dr. Dre, Suge Knight (exec.)

1 "The Chronic" (Intro) Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg
2 "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg,      Jewell, RBX
3 "Let Me Ride" Dr. Dre, Jewell, Ruben background vocals by Snoop Doggy Dogg
4 "The Day the Niggaz Took Over" Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz, RBX, Snoop Doggy Dog
 5 "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg
6 "Deeez Nuuuts" Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G
7 "Lil' Ghetto Boy" Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz
8 "A Nigga Witta Gun" Dr. Dre background vocals by Snoop Doggy Dogg  3:52
9 "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" Dr. Drebackground vocals by RBX, Snoop Doggy Dogg
10 "The $20 Sack Pyramid" (skit) Big Tittie Nickie, The D.O.C., Samara, Snoop Doggy Dogg
11 "Lyrical Gangbang" Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX
12 "High Powered" Dr. Dre, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Dat Nigga Daz 2:44
13 "The Doctor's Office" (skit) Jewell, The Lady of Rage 1:04
14 "Stranded on Death Row" Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, RBX, Snoop Doggy Dogg
15 "The Roach" (The Chronic Outro) RBX, Dat Nigga Daz, Emmage, Jewell, the Lady of Rage
16  "Bitches Ain't Shit" Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Jewell, The Lady of Rage