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Today in Hip Hop History: Dr. Dre Releases His 2nd Studio Album ‘Chronic 2001’ 16 Years Ago

Kiah Fields | November 16, 2015

On this day in 1999, legendary super-producerDr. Dre put out Chronic 2001, his last album before a 16 year hiatus. Containing some of the most known tracks in rap, Chronic 2001 has been extremely successful over the years. As of July 2013 the album has been certified septuple platinum, selling 7,664,000 copies in the United […]

R.I.P Nate Dogg: Hip Hop’s Biggest Vacancy

Brirezy | March 15, 2015

Four years ago today, Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale died, tragically, after complications from a stroke. Since his earliest days, alongside Snoop Dogg and Warren G, Nate Dogg was a rarity on his own. With such a unpredictable passing, he left behind a huge body of work that included some of the biggest rap hooks that […]