Though it was only DreРІР‚в„ўs second studio album, for 16 years, it felt like it would also be his final one. 2 on the US Billboard 200 and remains one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time. After 2001 hit, Eminem went on to become the best-selling rapper of all time.Р”Р‡ollowing DreРІР‚в„ўs debut, 2001 entered the charts at No. A few months later, РІР‚СљThe Real Slim ShadyРІР‚Сњ would feel like a spiritual sequel. РІР‚СљForgot About DreРІР‚Сњ not only showcased EmРІР‚в„ўs killer verses, hooks, and the stylistic flair he brought to the song, it served as a corrective to any of those who dared take DreРІР‚в„ўs musical clout for granted. Eminem had released The Slim Shady LP at the top of the year, and, despite DreРІР‚в„ўs involvement on that album, their best-known collaborationswere yet to come.

2001 was integral to EminemРІР‚в„ўs ascension and despite that memorable РІР‚СљWhatРІР‚в„ўs The DifferenceРІР‚Сњ appearance, itРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљForgot About DreРІР‚Сњ that most remember as the albumРІР‚в„ўs defining track. Perhaps the most impressive thing about this track is the fact that XzibitРІР‚в„ўs going toe-to-toe with the other guy who would skyrocket to stardom after 2001РІР‚в„ўs releaseРІР‚В¦ Marshall Mathers.Р”Р„s influential as Dre was for NWA and his own albums, heРІР‚в„ўs now just as famous for launching EminemРІР‚в„ўs career. Xzibit appears on three 2001 songs: first on the opener РІР‚СљLolo,РІР‚Сњ featuring DreРІР‚в„ўs whole posse, and then on РІР‚СљWhatРІР‚в„ўs the Difference,РІР‚Сњ one of the albumРІР‚в„ўs standout moments.

The following year he would release Restless, the best-selling album of his career, and would continue a successful musical run before achieving massive crossover success when he became a household name as the host of MTVРІР‚в„ўs Pimp My Ride. Nate Dogg wasnРІР‚в„ўt the only star whoРІР‚в„ўd follow in SnoopРІР‚в„ўs tracks, helping to cement DreРІР‚в„ўs reputation as a kingmaker. In the years to follow, heРІР‚в„ўd deliver some of the most memorable hooks in hip-hop, before his untimely passing in 2011. Nate Dogg, too, has featured vocals all over 2001, en route to developing a reputation as one of the most respected crooners in the game. Kurupt is back for a few more verses and Hittman is all over the album. We should also thank Dre for introducing a whole generation of kids to the symphonic genius of the late David Axelrod, through his brilliant sampling of AxelrodРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљThe Edge.РІР‚Сњ

2001 is a similarly collaboration-heavy album Snoop Dogg, now a superstar, is only on four songs this time around, but the reduced quantity is hardly noticeable because two of those songs are РІР‚СљStill DREРІР‚Сњ and РІР‚СљThe Next Episode,РІР‚Сњ two of the most definitive songs not only in DreРІР‚в„ўs catalog but in the entire canon of West Coast hip-hop. The Chronic also features some of the most iconic songs of the decade РІР‚вЂњ singles that are still in constant rotation on California radio, and on airwaves all over the world.Р”В«ut for all The Chronic achieved, it also laid the groundwork for DreРІР‚в„ўs stunning follow-up. Daz Dillinger and Kurupt also appear on a handful of tracks, and they would go on to assist on SnoopРІР‚в„ўs Doggystyle before releasing their own debut albums. ItРІР‚в„ўs billed as a solo album, but with Snoop on nearly every track, The Chronic feels like a collaborative album. Dre already had one culture-shifting album under his belt: The Chronic had not only cemented him as one of the most legendary hip-hop producers of all time, but it had also turned Snoop Dogg into a star.

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