It's August 28, 2025, 09:36:24 AM
good thread...i'll go with Doggystyle but the Chronic was the more influential album by a mile
Doggystyle, no doubt. Besides the RBX features I barely listen to the Chronic anymore. The beats did not have that much lasting value for me.
Easy, The Chronic. Where as you say the second side of the Chronic is boring, remember that the second side is straight Gangsta Rap, with Funk samples, not like Doggystyle which is Funk with a Gangsta Rap twist. The Chronic laid the blueprint for a great album, and in Dr. Dre's way, he experimented with many sounds, and tried to put together a classic album. Doggystyle basically took whatever made The Chronic sell 3 million copied then, and made it to a whole CD. It's not like The Chronic, where you can tell the difference, Doggystyle songs where what people craved after The Chronic, and Dr. Dre delievering, which was more G-Funk beats, and Snoop's smooth flow over it and the Immates in the background. But The Chronic to me, 'cause it had a wider range of sound.