Claim: Snoop Dogg commented on the "reality" of his lyrics in The Chronic (Dr. Dre's debut studio album released on December 15, 1992); the "reality" being him growing up poor, and having served six months in the Wayside County jail outside of Los Angeles for cocaine possession,
Evidence: Snoop Dogg later commented on the "reality" of his lyrics, stating "My raps are incidents where either I saw it happen to one of my close homies or I know about it from just being in the ghetto. I can't rap about something I don't know. You'll never hear me rapping about no bachelor's degree. It's only what I know and that's that street life. It's all everyday life, reality." Growing up poor, often surrounded by violence, and having served six months in the Wayside County jail outside of Los Angeles (for cocaine possession) gave Snoop Dogg experiences upon which he draws." It was released on December 15, 1992, by his own record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Dre's solo debut studio album The Chronic (1992), released under Death Row Records, made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993.