Dr. Dre - 2001 (20th Anniversary)

On his sophomore solo album, 2001, Dr. Dre was back for the throne with a new generation of talent and a record that would define an era and remains one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time.

How to follow the phenomenally-successful The Chronic album must have caused Dr. Dre more than a few sleepless nights. Five years on, for 2001 he's gathered a plethora of prime, new rap talent around him, including his prodigy-of-the-moment, Eminem, and Xzibit (who duet on boombastic anthem "What's The Difference?"); and is reunited with former compadres Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and MC Ren. 

Dr. Dre recounted his thoughts as he entered the year 2001. "The 90s were just like, hip-hop was a contact sport," he said. "All of a sudden, I'm on my own again and I have to go find new artists and new musicians to work with. Fortunately for me, I had done it once before when I separated myself from Eazy-E, Jerry Heller, Ruthless, and what have you. So I know what starting over feels like. But the second time, I had Jimmy Iovine."

20th Anniversary 2LP vinyl edition produced by Interscope Records in 2019.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Lolo Intro
2. The Watcher
3. Fuck You
4. Still D.R.E.*
5. Big Ego's 
6. Xxplosive
7. What's The Difference
8. Bar One
9. Light Speed
10. Forgot About Dre
11. The Next Episode
12. Let's Get High
13. Bitch Niggaz
14. The Car Bomb
15. Murder Ink
16. Ed-ucation
17. Some L.A. Niggaz
18. Pause 4 Porno
19. Housewife
20. Ackrite
21. Bang Bang
22. The Message