It re-entered the charts in 2003, peaking on the UK Albums Top 75 at number 61 and on the Ireland Albums Top 75 at number 30. Closing out the year of 2000, the album was number 5 on the Billboard Top Albums and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It peaked at number 11 on the New Zealand album chart. The record was mildly successful in Europe, reaching number 4 in the United Kingdom, number 7 in Ireland, number 15 in France, number 17 in the Netherlands and number 26 in Norway. The album was successful in Canada, where it reached number 2 on the charts. It also entered at number one on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 516,000 copies. When he wants to work, they work.) He'll program a beat, then ask the musicians to play along when Dre hears something he likes, he isolates the player and tells him how to refine the sound.' Music Production Dre employs, stating 'Every Dre track begins the same way, with Dre behind a drum machine in a room full of trusted musicians. So I'd be on the keyboards, and Mike was on the bass guitar, and Dre was on the drum machine.' Josh Tyrangiel of Time has described the recording process which Dr. He threw me into the mix, and I sort of tapped on a new flavor with my whole piano sound and the strings and orchestration. He needed a fuel injection, and Dre utilized me as the nitrous oxide. Dre used his collaborators during recording sessions: 'At the time, I saw Dr. Co-producer Scott Storch talked of how Dr. No matter how you look at it… “2001” is an undeniable classic.The album's production expanded on that of The Chronic, with new, sparse beats and reduced use of samples which were prominent on his debut album. But keep in mind that a lot changed from 1992 to 1999, so it’s unfair to compare the two albums. Then again, if you ask me, the lyrics featured on “The Chronic” are better than the lyrics featured on “2001”. If you ask me (this may upset some people) but the production on “2001” is a little bit better than the production featured on Dre’s 1992 classic “The Chronic”. So if it wasn’t for “2001” a lot of music that has dropped since 1999 may have never existed. Don’t forget that this album was responsible for re-establishing Dr. I’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.ĬONCLUSION: There is no doubt in my mind that “2001” 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.
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