It was initially titled The Chronic 2000 to imply being a sequel to his debut solo effort The Chronic but was re-titled 2001 after Death Row Records released an unrelated compilation album with the title Chronic 2000 : Still Smokin in May 1999 .
It was at first called The Chronic 2000 as a sequel to his first album The Chronic , but was changed to 2001 after Death Row released an unrelated album called Chronic 2000 : Still Smokin in 1999 .