Dres second string

It took just seven years to Dr. Dre brought out a sequel to his excellent solo debut from the era of G-Funk. The successor of "The Chronic" sounds more mature and leaves the G-funk sound, Dr. Dre with several others introduced. This album is in my opinion even a tad better than the highly acclaimed predecessor, because the tracks vary more and are more varied. Great features are also represented. "2001" (and not, as often falsely claiming "The Chronic 2001" - this was the way only the originally planned title, which, however, had to be discarded because Suge Knight had to protect that name) is in my eyes just a classic like the G radio air-predecessor, but at a different sound level. It remains to say that no track is really bad, but all have a certain quality that has quite subsided by Dre lately. A very great album with strong beats and the matching texts by good MCs like Eminem, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg or (which unfortunately never-launched) Hittman. Highly recommended ...

The tracklist:

01 Lolo (Intro) - Dre moves forward in a 64, ingenious
02. The Watcher - Enziger track without feature, quick beat with Dre in top form at the Mic
03. F *** You - vulgar, but worth listening to
04. Still DRE - classic, written by Jay-Z, as a guest is Snoop doing, was the lead single from the album. Wonderful
05. Big Ego's - Further Kracher
06. Xxplosive - Without Dre, but with a very good beat
07. What's The Difference - One of the strongest tracks on the album, fantastic in every way
08. Bar One - Nice introduction to ...
09. Lightspeed - ... for the short and good track, which has an unusual Beat
10. Forgot About Dre - incidentals with critics, super
11. The Next Episode - Great (and short) number
12. Lt's Get High - also very good
13. B **** N ***** - Good
14. The Car Bomb - Another Skit
15. Murder Ink - hectic, but good
16th Ed-ucation - Good
17. Some LA N ***** - With many features from the West Coast, super
18. Pause 4 Porn - Skit ...
19 Housewife - Toll
20. Ackrite - Nice number
21 Bang Bang - Great
22 The Message - Wonderful completion of this album (the only track that has not been produced by Dr. Dre & Mel-Man, Lord Finesse is the beat)

Overall, all 22 tracks are, so that no track seems really weak on a very high level. The countless features, all of which are sher quality, emphasize the quality of "2001". Dr. Dre was able to revolutionize the sound of rap for the second time and this record was on the sound level point away for many artists. With Drs third and last album "Detox", which was announced in mid-2008, the Doctor will retire and try the bar, which he "2001" quite high sat with to beat, which is expected to reach a sher difficult undertaking.

Conclusion:
A brilliant album from Dr. Dre and in my eyes a real classic. The 5 Mics from the "source" can only confirm this status ...

Strong buy recommendation for an excellent rap album. What Dr. Dre & Mel-Man have put here on their feet, is likely to be one of the best rap albums or producer!