After years (and years) of teasing an album called Detox вЂ“ rapвЂ™s equivalent of Chinese Democracy вЂ“ Dr. Though it was only DreвЂ™s second studio album, for 16 years, it felt like it would also be his final one.

2 on the US Billboard 200 and remains one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time. After 2001 hit, Eminem went on to become the best-selling rapper of all time.ДЇollowing DreвЂ™s debut, 2001 entered the charts at No. A few months later, вЂњThe Real Slim ShadyвЂќ would feel like a spiritual sequel.

вЂњForgot About DreвЂќ not only showcased EmвЂ™s killer verses, hooks, and the stylistic flair he brought to the song, it served as a corrective to any of those who dared take DreвЂ™s musical clout for granted. Eminem had released The Slim Shady LP at the top of the year, and, despite DreвЂ™s involvement on that album, their best-known collaborationswere yet to come. 2001 was integral to EminemвЂ™s ascension and despite that memorable вЂњWhatвЂ™s The DifferenceвЂќ appearance, itвЂ™s вЂњForgot About DreвЂќ that most remember as the albumвЂ™s defining track. Perhaps the most impressive thing about this track is the fact that XzibitвЂ™s going toe-to-toe with the other guy who would skyrocket to stardom after 2001вЂ™s releaseвЂ¦ Marshall Mathers.ДЄs influential as Dre was for NWA and his own albums, heвЂ™s now just as famous for launching EminemвЂ™s career. Xzibit appears on three 2001 songs: first on the opener вЂњLolo,вЂќ featuring DreвЂ™s whole posse, and then on вЂњWhatвЂ™s the Difference,вЂќ one of the albumвЂ™s standout moments. The following year he would release Restless, the best-selling album of his career, and would continue a successful musical run before achieving massive crossover success when he became a household name as the host of MTVвЂ™s Pimp My Ride. Nate Dogg wasnвЂ™t the only star whoвЂ™d follow in SnoopвЂ™s tracks, helping to cement DreвЂ™s reputation as a kingmaker. In the years to follow, heвЂ™d deliver some of the most memorable hooks in hip-hop, before his untimely passing in 2011. Nate Dogg, too, has featured vocals all over 2001, en route to developing a reputation as one of the most respected crooners in the game. Kurupt is back for a few more verses and Hittman is all over the album. We should also thank Dre for introducing a whole generation of kids to the symphonic genius of the late David Axelrod, through his brilliant sampling of AxelrodвЂ™s вЂњThe Edge.вЂќ 2001 is a similarly collaboration-heavy album Snoop Dogg, now a superstar, is only on four songs this time around, but the reduced quantity is hardly noticeable because two of those songs are вЂњStill DREвЂќ and вЂњThe Next Episode,вЂќ two of the most definitive songs not only in DreвЂ™s catalog but in the entire canon of West Coast hip-hop. The Chronic also features some of the most iconic songs of the decade вЂ“ singles that are still in constant rotation on California radio, and on airwaves all over the world.Д«ut for all The Chronic achieved, it also laid the groundwork for DreвЂ™s stunning follow-up. Daz Dillinger and Kurupt also appear on a handful of tracks, and they would go on to assist on SnoopвЂ™s Doggystyle before releasing their own debut albums. ItвЂ™s billed as a solo album, but with Snoop on nearly every track, The Chronic feels like a collaborative album. Dre already had one culture-shifting album under his belt: The Chronic had not only cemented him as one of the most legendary hip-hop producers of all time, but it had also turned Snoop Dogg into a star.

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