When Aftermath found out that Priority and Death Row planned to use the same name for their album, Dre sought legal action. Dre's album since notification of the trademark use was required by his label Aftermath Records. Knight was tipped off about the name of Dr. Death Row owned the trademark for The Chronic as did Interscope Records who previously distributed Death Row. However, this version of the album was scrapped after Dre's departure from Death Row Records.ДЄfter the creation of Aftermath Entertainment, the album was initially titled Chronic 2000 until Priority Records, who had become Death Row Records' new distributor decided, in conjunction with Death Row's founder and then-CEO Suge Knight, to call their compilation album Chronic 2000. Dre along with the Tupac single ' California Love', which wasn't included on his album All Eyez on Me for this reason. It was to include various new songs by Dr.

In 1995, the original successor to The Chronic was to be titled 'The Chronic II: A New World Odor (Poppa's Got A Brand New Funk)'.

2001 received generally positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the music although some found the lyrics objectionable. It produced 3 singles that attained chart success and has been certified 6Г— Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA) and as of August 2015 the album has sold 7,800,000 copies in the United States.

Billboard 200 chart, selling 516,000 copies in its first week. The album debuted at number 2 on the U.S. rappers such as Hittman, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Xzibit, Eminem, and Nate Dogg.Дў001 exhibits an expansion on Dre's debut G-funk sound and contains gangsta rap themes such as violence, crime, promiscuity, sex, drug use, and street gangs. Dre and Mel-Man, as well as Lord Finesse, and features several guest contributions from fellow U.S. It was released on November 16, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records as the follow-up to his 1992 debut album, The Chronic. No matter how you look at itвЂ¦ вЂњ2001вЂќ is an undeniable classic.2001 (also referred to as The Chronic 2001 or The Chronic II) is the second studio album by rapper and hip hop producer Dr. But keep in mind that a lot changed from 1992 to 1999, so itвЂ™s unfair to compare the two albums. Then again, if you ask me, the lyrics featured on вЂњThe ChronicвЂќ are better than the lyrics featured on вЂњ2001вЂќ. If you ask me (this may upset some people) but the production on вЂњ2001вЂќ is a little bit better than the production featured on DreвЂ™s 1992 classic вЂњThe ChronicвЂќ. So if it wasnвЂ™t for вЂњ2001вЂќ a lot of music that has dropped since 1999 may have never existed. DonвЂ™t forget that this album was responsible for re-establishing Dr. IвЂ™m waiting to see if the same will happen this year when Dr. This album is what pushed West Coast Hip-Hop back to the top in the year 2000. This is a personal favorite of mine.Д¬ONCLUSION: There is no doubt in my mind that вЂњ2001вЂќ is a Hip-Hop classic. Blige sounds outstanding on the hook (along with Roc-A-Fella crooner Rell). This track sounds NOTHING like any of the other tracks on this album.

Chronic 2001 songs