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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Zeus on August 19, 2009, 05:46:57 PM
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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619045/20090819/dr_dre.jhtml
Dr. Dre's The Chronic To Get Expanded Re-Release
The Chronic Re-Lit will be in stores September 1, with seven bonus tracks and a DVD.
By Gil Kaufman
One of the most iconic rap albums of all time, Dr. Dre's 1992 solo debut, The Chronic, will be re-released on September 1. The digitally remastered version of the multiplatinum gangsta rap landmark, with such hits as "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang" and "Let Me Ride," will feature all 16 original songs and seven new tracks uncovered in the Death Row Records vaults, according to the label's new CEO.
"There's a couple of crown jewels on Death Row, one is The Chronic, the other is the entire Tupac collection and Snoop's camp, but Dre was the first artist released on Death Row and, in my view, the greatest hip-hop producer ever," said Lara Lavi, CEO of the Canadian company WIDEawake Entertainment, which purchased the storied California gangsta rap label's catalog in a bankruptcy auction last year for $18 million. "I think he's a genius, so we decided to honor Dr. Dre, honor the authentic O.G., and put out a digitally remastered album back to the original sound Dre intended."
Among the additional songs on an accompanying DVD are "Poor Young Dave," (featuring Snoop), "Slippin in the West" (featuring CPO and Kurupt), "Smoke Enough Bud" (featuring Jewell and Snoop), "Foo Nay Mic" (featuring CPO), "Dog Collar" (featuring Snoop, Lady V, KV, Big Pimpin, 6'9", Twin and Badass), "Touchdown" (featuring Snoop and Threat) and "Would You Ride" (featuring Kurupt, Amber, Tyrone, Daz and Snoop).
The bonus disc will also contain a 30-minute interview with Dre from 1997. In the interview, never before seen in its entirety, he discusses hip-hop and the music business. The album will also feature liner notes from one of Dre's longtime colleagues, filmmaker and producer Quincy Jones III.
Lavi said that part of the impetus behind the first effort from the re-launched label was a desire to update The Chronic after years of subpar versions of the album released as the label's catalog got handed around to various distributors, some of whom she said used poor-quality MP3s as source material. A companion DVD will feature a collection of the official videos released from the album and alternate versions, as well as a trailer for an upcoming movie titled "Saigon, CA," cut to some of the songs from The Chronic.
"It's about first-generation Vietnamese kids in Southern California during the Death Row era who are all listening to Death Row and are involved in black-market activity," Lavi explained.
In addition to the extras on the Chronic disc, she said there will also be a link to the new Death Row Web site, where six more songs from the vault will be available as well as information on a remix contest that will result in a promo-only vinyl album that will be serviced to club DJs.
Lavi said Dre has not been involved in any of the plans for the Chronic reissue, which she promised will be the first of four releases from the new Death Row this year. Among the other projects is a four-CD box set of previously released and some unreleased master recordings due out around Thanksgiving that will feature songs from late TLC member Left Eye, Danny Boy, Crooked I, the Outlawz and Tupac, as well as a Snoop collection called The Lost Sessions Volume 1," (October 13) and That was Then, This is Now, a compilation of old material and new songs from Danny Boy.
"Lots of fans of urban music are frustrated now with the Auto-Tuning and the predictable beats," Lavi said. "We think there's a thirst for the authentic O.G., the sound that made hip-hop great."
A spokesperson for Dr. Dre could not be reached at press time.
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I think the DB will be the best release. 8)
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We think there's a thirst for the authentic O.G., the sound that made hip-hop great
and that from a white woman from canada lol
but its great to hear there is comin more from the vaults
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That was Then, This is Now is the dogg pound album and not danny boy no??
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"It's about first-generation Vietnamese kids in Southern California during the Death Row era who are all listening to Death Row and are involved in black-market activity," Lavi explained.
Lol.. there's just so many things I find funny about that... ::)
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Damn, cant wait to hear this shit :o 8)
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
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We think there's a thirst for the authentic O.G., the sound that made hip-hop great
and that from a white woman from canada lol
but its great to hear there is comin more from the vaults
A canadian female in charge of distributing popular DR songs to the masses? blasphemy lol, just like a well known 2pac bootleger from that country.
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
might not sound any different but those 7 bonus tracks look :o
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
might not sound any different but those 7 bonus tracks look :o
could be worth buying alone for those tracks
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
might not sound any different but those 7 bonus tracks look :o
could be worth buying alone for those tracks
for sure ill buying it just for those tracks
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a trailer for an upcoming movie titled "Saigon, CA," cut to some of the songs from The Chronic.
"It's about first-generation Vietnamese kids in Southern California during the Death Row era who are all listening to Death Row and are involved in black-market activity," Lavi explained.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1381107/
Saigon, CA (2010)
Director:
Mark Tran
Writers:
Jeong Yeob Kim (screenplay)
Jeong Yeob Kim (story)
Release Date:
2010 (USA)
Genre:
Crime | Drama
Tagline:
Tinh Tien Tu Toi (Love Money Prison Crime)
Plot:
Westminster, CA. 1994. Based on a true story, SAIGON, CA follows two Vietnamese brothers who battle each other as they embark on a violent crime spree through California's Orange County area, stealing computer chips for a Hong Kong gang (the infamous Triads), as they both fall in love with the same Amerasian woman. SAIGON, CA is a potent mix of tortured relationships, violence and religion among California's Vietnamese lost generation.
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"Lots of fans of urban music are frustrated now with the Auto-Tuning and the predictable beats," Lavi said. "We think there's a thirst for the authentic O.G., the sound that made hip-hop great."
I'm glad she notices this on how people are sick to death of the auto tune shit
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I like this women a lot. I'd fuck her just for making some real statements. She's probably old and fat but every now and then you got to make exceptions.
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We think there's a thirst for the authentic O.G., the sound that made hip-hop great
and that from a white woman from canada lol
but its great to hear there is comin more from the vaults
A canadian female in charge of distributing popular DR songs to the masses? blasphemy lol, just like a well known 2pac bootleger from that country.
Yes, but Litt is a Paki. She was living that Thug Life, all day every day..can't knock her hustle.
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I like this women a lot. I'd fuck her just for making some real statements. She's probably old and fat but every now and then you got to make exceptions.
hahah that was funny. I think I would fuck her too just to get some DR tracks.
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gurjeet is a great woman.
with 5 kids with 5 dads
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
Trust me, if you've had the OG Chronic and you listen to it back2back against the newer ones then you can hear the difference. Some of the basses are "flat" or turned down, some of the synths are too light. it's kinda hard 2 explain it if u don't kno wat im talkin about.
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Damn, cant wait to hear this shit :o 8)
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Shame Dre doesnt get down with the project & allows some of the finished left overs (i can understand unfinished ones being left off) to come out.
Its a shame Dre only releases what he considers his best. Im sure some of the stuff in his vaults would be awesome
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"Slippin in the West" (featuring CPO and Kurupt)
shiiiiiiiiiiiiit 8)
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
Trust me, if you've had the OG Chronic and you listen to it back2back against the newer ones then you can hear the difference. Some of the basses are "flat" or turned down, some of the synths are too light. it's kinda hard 2 explain it if u don't kno wat im talkin about.
that's whassup, +1
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Finally get to hear CDQ of Smoke Enough Bud!!. Such a classic track with Dre production.
Also I wonder if they are going to release Murder Was The Case OST again with the unreleased tracks like I Don't Bang No More. That one track would be enough for me to purchase it again.
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
Trust me, if you've had the OG Chronic and you listen to it back2back against the newer ones then you can hear the difference. Some of the basses are "flat" or turned down, some of the synths are too light. it's kinda hard 2 explain it if u don't kno wat im talkin about.
Mind posting a track from the OG release, and 1 from the remastered?
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
Trust me, if you've had the OG Chronic and you listen to it back2back against the newer ones then you can hear the difference. Some of the basses are "flat" or turned down, some of the synths are too light. it's kinda hard 2 explain it if u don't kno wat im talkin about.
I don't haev a copy of the OG chronic, I got the remastered Death Row version, so how will this be better then that?
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We think there's a thirst for the authentic O.G., the sound that made hip-hop great
and that from a white woman from canada lol
but its great to hear there is comin more from the vaults
A canadian female in charge of distributing popular DR songs to the masses? blasphemy lol
Death Row's legacy wil be raped and exploited just like Amaru did with Pac.
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We think there's a thirst for the authentic O.G., the sound that made hip-hop great
and that from a white woman from canada lol
but its great to hear there is comin more from the vaults
A canadian female in charge of distributing popular DR songs to the masses? blasphemy lol
Death Row's legacy wil be raped and exploited just like Amaru did with Pac.
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Suge wasnt doing that with Nu Mixx Klazzics and Dead Man Walkin?
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Suge ended Death Row. It was dead. It's not like he was giving it mouth to mouth trying to bring it back.
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Suge wasnt doing that with Nu Mixx Klazzics and Dead Man Walkin?
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I couldn't care less who owns the company and distribution, as long as they're putting out the OG's and not fucking up the music
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how is this issue of chronic going to sound better then the last mastered release from death row ?
Trust me, if you've had the OG Chronic and you listen to it back2back against the newer ones then you can hear the difference. Some of the basses are "flat" or turned down, some of the synths are too light. it's kinda hard 2 explain it if u don't kno wat im talkin about.
I don't haev a copy of the OG chronic, I got the remastered Death Row version, so how will this be better then that?
the original had the best mix. it just sounds dated now with all this HD standardizing. the re-releases just didn't have that bang in it and it was kinda sloppy. Listen to "blueberry" off of tha doggfather. the original shits on the tha other mixes.
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IMO all four discs should be unreleased stuff. No need to include some of the stuff that's regularly released ("Gin and Juice", "What's my name", "Afro Puffs", etc.)
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4 discs should definitely include some B-Rezell, Danny Boy, Jewell, Crooked I, LBC Crew.
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death row just fucking go away already how many fucking times are they going to re release these albums itS OVER LET IT GO STOP MILKING THIS SHIT
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I think the DB will be the best release. 8)
lol, the snoop album will be of course
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They need to stop playin and drop that Mc Hammer Too Tight song with Pac!
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Suge wasnt doing that with Nu Mixx Klazzics and Dead Man Walkin?
No.
When he was the CEO the label actually existed and that's all that matters to me.
Fuck Wideawake. Fuck Amaru.
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none of y'all muthafuckaz even know what you're talkin about. WideAwake is gonna do DR the justice it deserves, obviously I'd rather have the entire DR catalog (to myself) or some1 like Scarface runnin' shit but fuckit. I'm still trying to figure where all of this W.A is gonna destroy DR. They brought the shit for 18mil in February and the firtst release is on September 1st. wtf?? Get the wedgie Suge and Dre gave u from outcha asshole. Just chill, W.A. know what tha fuck is really good (atleast that's how they make me feel as a fan). There's 4 albums coming out this year (i think 1 is a 4 box set) so yeah, brawt in Feb. 09 releasing albums Sept, Oct, Nov, and probably Dec and most likely some more in the Winter and Spring of 2010 of all/most st8 original material, yeah i can fuck wit em. Relax, u bitches is worser than a kid on christmas eve... chill dude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VktC4vkBjlk
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damn i can't wait 4 this shit
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"It's about first-generation Vietnamese kids in Southern California during the Death Row era who are all listening to Death Row and are involved in black-market activity," Lavi explained.
Lol.. there's just so many things I find funny about that... ::)
you search a link for afros puff of lady of rage?
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I think the DB will be the best release. 8)
lol, the snoop album will be of course
Nah, trust me despite that wack ass Welcome To Death Row song. Danny has song bangers in the vaults.
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Suge wasnt doing that with Nu Mixx Klazzics and Dead Man Walkin?
No.
When he was the CEO the label actually existed and that's all that matters to me.
Fuck Wideawake. Fuck Amaru.
Ah your a Suge Knight stan, gotcha
Fuck Suge
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Damn....a 'private auction'....Snoop and them should have tried to purchase the masters (that is if they didn't try already).
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Damn....a 'private auction'....Snoop and them should have tried to purchase the masters (that is if they didn't try already).
I wouldn't be surprised if W.A. and all tha old DR Family all put their resources together behind the scenes to make this work. Including fronting money before and after the deal
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Suge wasnt doing that with Nu Mixx Klazzics and Dead Man Walkin?
No.
When he was the CEO the label actually existed and that's all that matters to me.
Fuck Wideawake. Fuck Amaru.
Well, the last couple of years he was more or less doing the same thing Wide Awake is, only with less unreleased material coming out. I think most people have sort of come to deal with the fact that Death Row is gone. I'm not interested in Death Row as a label. I'm interested in the music. I look at it like I do movies. If a movie studio goes out of business and another one buys their back catalog and releases new special edition DVD's, do I really care if it's not the original people doing it? Fuck no. I care about the material and how it is presented. I wouldn't want to see them fuck with it and alter or remix it too much but Death Row did plenty of that when Suge was in charge so it's not like it's the end of the fucking world.
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^^ so true
+1
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Damn, cant wait to hear this shit :o 8)
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Suge wasnt doing that with Nu Mixx Klazzics and Dead Man Walkin?
No.
When he was the CEO the label actually existed and that's all that matters to me.
Fuck Wideawake. Fuck Amaru.
LMAO @ you bring Suge's bitch
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none of y'all muthafuckaz even know what you're talkin about. WideAwake is gonna do DR the justice it deserves, obviously I'd rather have the entire DR catalog (to myself) or some1 like Scarface runnin' shit but fuckit. I'm still trying to figure where all of this W.A is gonna destroy DR. They brought the shit for 18mil in February and the firtst release is on September 1st. wtf?? Get the wedgie Suge and Dre gave u from outcha asshole. Just chill, W.A. know what tha fuck is really good (atleast that's how they make me feel as a fan). There's 4 albums coming out this year (i think 1 is a 4 box set) so yeah, brawt in Feb. 09 releasing albums Sept, Oct, Nov, and probably Dec and most likely some more in the Winter and Spring of 2010 of all/most st8 original material, yeah i can fuck wit em. Relax, u bitches is worser than a kid on christmas eve... chill dude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VktC4vkBjlk
Agreed! People are being all immature that are saying fuck Wide Awake and they have no reason to. They gave us 3 unreleased songs to download and put out that 3 track single. They're giving us 7 more on The Chronic, making almost an albums worth of unreleased material. That's pretty good so far, way more than Suge ever did for us fans in this decade. Give them a chance at least people, if they follow through and back up all their talk, we'll be getting almost all the tracks we wanted. The only thing stopping them will be situations with Dre & Pac's music where there are some legal issues.