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A Chronic Tribute to Dr. Dre [PA]

Various Artists
1 disc

1. Deep Cover (187) - Layzie Bone/Caz
2. Keep Their Heads Ringin' - Freddie Foxxx/Roxanne
3. Forgot About Dre - Rogue
4. Let Me Ride - Neek/V-12/Neek
5. F**k Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') - G.S. Advance/Tragedy Khadafi
6. Nuthin' But a "G" Thang - I.G.T.
7. Xxplosive - A-Dubb/Klee/Nature/V-12/Klee
8. B**ch Please II - Billy Coleslaw/J-Black/Silla Sha/Triple Seven/Triple 7/Killa Sha/J-Black/03
9. Still D.R.E. - Position/Nipsey Hussle/Sloan/Nipsy Hustle/Sloan
10. Let's Get High - Mac Motion/Ginare Womack/Princez/J-Black/Nature/Shiest Bubz/J-Black
11. What's the Difference - Position/Yukmouth/Caz
12. Natural Born Killaz - MF Grimm/Poison Pen
13. B**ches Ain't Sh** - Ginare Womack/Mike Delorean/Lord Black/Unkasa/Shiest Bubz/Un Kasa
14. California Love - Dave Grave/Muzamil Outlaw/Nitty Gritty/Muszamil/Dave Grave
15. F**k You - Nature/Nutt-So/V-12/Big Skye/Big Syke
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 1667
Credits

Producer
Engineer
Tributee: Dr. Dre.
Recording information: Hit List, L.I.C; Studio 24 L.I.C.
A rarity in the hip-hop world is the cover song. Perhaps this is because samples, allusions, and "borrowed" bars are commonplace, and so actually re-doing a track, line by line, isn't necessary; perhaps it's because a rapper's rhymes are the most important thing about him; for whatever reason, it doesn't happen very frequently. All of this makes A Chronic Tribute to Dr. Dre, which features versions of famous Dre songs by not-so-famous-to-practically-unknown rappers (MF Doom, Tragedy Khadafi, Freddy Foxxx, and Layzie Bone are the biggest of all the names), an uncommon kind of album. The beats, however -- what Dre is best known for -- are all the same, but while the MCs themselves recite their lines correctly, they don't do anything to add to the tracks. It's also strange to hear them trying to pretend to be Dre, or 2Pac or Eminem for that matter, too ("California Love" and "Bitch Please II" are both here). Yes, the big numbers ("Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang," "Keep Their Heads Ringing," "Still D.R.E.") are all included, but there's really no reason to pick A Chronic Tribute up. At least get something by the real MC. ~ Marisa Brown