Thanks to his fusion of 70s soul samples and funky productions, Dre helped to usher in the era of melodic rap: вЂњLet Me RideвЂќ rode all the way to No.34 on the Billboard charts and nabbed Dre a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance during the 1994 Grammy Awards. With his skillful use of ParliamentвЂ™s live rendition of the вЂњSwing Down Sweet ChariotвЂќ refrain, featuring the soulful vocals of Glen Goins, Dre created a sonic backdrop that showcased his sophisticated technical genius.

The ChronicвЂ™s third and final single, вЂњLet Me Ride,вЂќ is a prime example of DreвЂ™s production mastery. Accompanied again by Snoop Dogg, the video for the track featured a fake Eazy-E and poured more fuel on the fire as the former friends became bitter enemies, вЂњF_k Wit Dre DayвЂќ raced up the chart, peaking at No.8. The scathing diss track вЂњF_k Wit Dre Day (And EverybodyвЂ™s CelebratinвЂ™)вЂќ is a ruthless (pun definitely intended) assault on Eazy-E, with jabs at Tim Dog and 2 Live CrewвЂ™s Luther вЂњLuke SkyywalkerвЂќ Campbell for good measure. Dre is at the doorвЂќ вЂ“ Dre asserted his place in the hip-hop landscape with a bona fide classic that reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100. With one of the most recognizable opening bars in hip-hop history вЂ“ вЂњOne, two, three and to the four/Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Sampling Leon HaywoodвЂ™s вЂI Wanna Do Something Freaky To YouвЂ™ and featuring a superstar in the making, Snoop Doggy Dogg(as he was known then), вЂNuthinвЂ™ But A вЂњGвЂќ ThangвЂ™ was the perfect introduction to Dre the solo artist. Unlike his contemporaries on the East Coast who sampled disco and jazz records, DreвЂ™s brand of hip-hop relied upon the influences of George ClintonвЂ™s Parliament-Funkadelic collective вЂ“ aka P-Funk.Дre signaled that something new was on hip-hopвЂ™s horizon with The ChronicвЂ™s first single, вЂNuthinвЂ™ But A вЂњGвЂќ ThangвЂ™. Dre was transformed from great beatmaker into a composer par excellence, orchestrating the length and breadth of the project and becoming hip-hopвЂ™s answer to Quincy Jones.Дeploying a funk- and sample-infused strain of hip-hop, The Chronic introduced to the world the G-Funk sound and galvanized the West Coast hip-hop style that would completely dominate the genre. Named after a slang term for top-of-the-line cannabis and sporting a tribute to Zig-Zag rolling papers on its cover, The Chronic caused a seismic shift in the music industry.

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