2001（有時被稱為 The Chronic 2001、Chronic 2001、或 The Chronic 2），是美國說唱歌手兼製作人德瑞醫生（DrDre）的第二張錄音室專輯。它於 1999 年 11 月 16 日由新視鏡唱片發行，作為他 1992 年首張專輯 The Chronic 的後續專輯。唱片主要由德瑞醫生、MelMan 及 Lord Finesse 製作，另外還有幾位客串演出的美國嘻哈歌手如 The DOC、Hittman、史努比狗狗、Kurupt、艾勒比、Eminem 和已故的奈特道格。2001 表現出 DrDre 繼第一張專輯 The Chronic 出版之後聲音的擴張，並且包含了暴力、濫交、吸毒、街頭幫派、性別和犯罪等匪幫說唱主題。 這張專輯在美國 公告牌二百強專輯榜 排行榜上排在第 2 位，第一週銷售了 516000 張。它在排行榜上產生了三張單曲，並被 RIAA 認證為 6 白金。截至 2015 年 8 月，這張專輯在美國已售出 7800000 份。2001 收到評論家普遍肯定的評論，其中許多人讚揚這張專輯，與此同時有些人認為歌詞令人反感。 名稱 Chronic 2000 是新視鏡唱片的 Dr Dre 最初考慮作為他第二張專輯的名稱，但是歌手 Suge Knight 率先採用了這個名稱並且用在他的專輯上，迫使 Dr Dre 將名稱改為《2001》。 背景 在接受《紐約時報》採訪時，Dr Dre 談到了他錄製專輯的動機，在外人對他的製作和說唱能力產生疑慮之後，這個現象來自他自從 The Chronic（1992）以來就沒有發行過獨唱錄音室專輯的事實。他不得不再次向粉絲和媒體證明自己。他表示： 這張專輯打算作為混音帶發行；透過插曲和轉盤效果將曲目串聯起來，但後來改為像電影一樣形式製作。Dr Dre 說：你聽到的一切都在計劃中。這是一部電影，但有著不同的情況。所以你會得到積累、感動的時刻與積極的時刻。你甚至會 Pause for Porno。它擁有電影所有的一切。 談到他沒有為夜總會或電臺播放錄製專輯，並且他計劃專輯只是為了娛樂節目的滑稽表演，他評論說：我不想發出任何資訊或任何與此唱片有關的東西。我只是基本上做了硬核嘻哈，並嘗試新增一些黑色幽默在這裡。媒體很多時候都會採取這種做法，並在所有娛樂活動都是第一時間嘗試將其變成其他內容。你不應該太認真。 錄製 專輯中標明 Dr Dre 撰寫的一些歌詞，被注意到是由幾位代筆人撰寫。傳言是一位參與代撰的人。Soren Baker October 29 2002 Royce Da 59Isnt Eminems Shadow MTV Accessed July 22 2007 他被指出寫的是最後一首曲目The Message，Selina Thompson Royce Da 59 Interview The Situation Accessed June 12 2008 但是他的正式名稱或化名並沒有出現在專輯文案中。 originally named The Way I Be Pimpin was later retouched as Xxplosive this version has Dr Dre rapping penned verses by Royce and featured Royces vocals on the chorus Royce wrote several tracks such as The Throne Is Mine and Stay in Your Place which were later cut from the final track list The tracks have been leaked later on several mixtapes including PretoxDr Dre Pretox CD 1 DatPiffcom Accessed May 12 2008 The albums production expanded on that of The Chronic with new sparse beats and reduced use of samples which were prominent on his debut album Coproducer Scott Storch talked of how Dr Dre used his collaborators during recording sessions At the time I saw Dr Dre desperately needed something He needed a fuel injection and Dre utilized me as the nitrous oxide He threw me into the mix and I sort of tapped on a new flavor with my whole piano sound and the strings and orchestration So Id be on the keyboards and Mike Elizondo was on the bass guitar and Dre was on the drum machineScott Storchs Outrageous Fortune Rolling Stone June 29 2006 Accessed May 25 2008 Josh Tyrangiel of 時代雜誌 has described the recording process which Dr Dre employs stating Every Dre track begins the same way with Dre behind a drum machine in a room full of trusted musicians They carry beepers When he wants to work they work Hell program a beat then ask the musicians to play along when Dre hears something he likes he isolates the player and tells him how to refine the soundJosh Tyrangiel September 15 2001 In the Doctors House Time Accessed May 25 2008 Music Production The album primarily featured coproduction between Dr Dre and MelMan and was generally well received by critics AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that Dr Dre had expanded on the Gfunk beats on his previous album The Chronic and stated Hes pushed himself hard finding new variations in the formula by adding ominous strings soulful vocals and reggae resulting in fairly interesting recontextualizations and went on to say Sonically this is firstrate straightup gangsta Entertainment Weeklys Tom Sinclair depicted the album as Chilly keyboard motifs gliding across gutpunching bass lines strings and synths swooping in and out of the mix naggingly familiar guitar licks providing visceral punctuation NME described the production as patented tectonic funk beats and mournful atmospherics PopMatters praised the production stating that the hiphop rhythms are catchy sometimes in your face sometimes subtle but always a fine backdrop for the power of Dres voice Jon Pareles of The New York Times mentioned that the beats were lean and immaculate each one a pithy combination of beat rap melody and strategic silencesJon Pareles November 14 1999 Music Still Tough Still Authentic Still Relevant The New York Times Accessed May 25 2008 The album marked the beginning of Dr Dres collaboration with keyboardist Scott Storch who had previously worked with The Roots and is credited as a cowriter on several of 2001s tracks including the hit single Still DRE Storch would later go on to become a successful producer in his own right and has been credited as a coproducer with Dr Dre on some of his productions sinceJason Birchmeier Scott Storch Biography Allmusic Accessed May 24 2008 Lyrics The lyrics on the album received criticism and created some controversy They include many themes associated with gangsta rap such as violence promiscuity street gangs driveby shootings crime and drug usage Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the only subject matter on the album was violence drugs pussy bitches dope guns and gangsters and that these themes have become repetitive and unchanged in the last ten years Critics noted that Dr Dre had differed from his effort to cleanup his act which he tried to establish with his 1996 single Been There Done That from Dr Dre PresentsThe AftermathJon Pareles November 14 1999 The Street Talk He Says Is a Bum Rap The New York Times Accessed May 25 2008 NME mentioned that the album was full of pigheaded punkdicked bitchdissing along with requisite dollops of hoslapping violence marijuanaaddled bravado and penissucking wish fulfilment Massey noted that the lyrics were overly explicit but praised his delivery and flow His rhymes are quick his delivery laid back yet full of punch The rhymes involve Dr Dres return to the forefront of hip hop which is conveyed in the singles Still DRE and Forgot About Dre Many critics cited the last track The Message a song dedicated to Dr Dres deceased brother as what the album could have been without the excessively explicit lyrics with Massey calling it downright beautiful and a classic of modern rap Singles Three singles were released from the album Still DRE Forgot About Dre and The Next Episode Other tracks Fuck You Lets Get High Whats the Difference and Xxplosive were not officially released as singles but received some radio airplay which resulted in them charting in the Hot RBHipHop Singles Tracks2001 Billboard Singles AllMusic Accessed May 24 2008 Still DRE was released as the lead single in October 1999 It peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 number 32 on the Hot RBHipHop Singles Tracks and reached number 11 on the Hot Rap Singles It reached number six on the UK single charts in March 2000UK Top 40 Hit Database everyHitcom Accessed May 24 2008 Note User must define search parameters ie Dr Dre The song was nominated at the 2000 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group but lost to The Roots and Erykah Badus You Got Me Forgot About Dre was released as the second single in 2000 and like the previous single it was a hit on multiple charts It reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 number 14 on the Hot RBHipHop Singles Tracks and number 3 on the Rhythmic Top 40 It reached number seven on the UK single charts in June 2000 The accompanying music video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video in 2000 The song won Dr Dre and Eminem Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2001 Grammy AwardsGrammy Searchable database Grammy Accessed May 24 2008 Note User must define search parameters ie Dr Dre The Next Episode was released as the third and final single in 2000 It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 number 11 on the Hot RBHipHop Singles Tracks and number 2 on the Rhythmic Top 40 It peaked at number three on UK single charts in February 2001 It was nominated at the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group but the award went to another single from the same album to Dr Dre and Eminem for Forgot About Dre Commercial performance The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 with firstweek sales of 516000 copiesColumnist Korn Is Cream Of New Chart Crop Billboard Retrieved on May 12 2010 It also entered at number one on Billboards Top RBHipHop Albums chartRBHipHop Albums Week of December 04 1999 Billboard Retrieved on May 12 2010 The album was successful in Canada where it reached number 2 on the charts The record was mildly successful in Europe reaching number 4 in the United Kingdom number 7 in Ireland number 15 in France number 17 in the Netherlands and number 26 in Norway It peaked at number 11 on the New Zealand album chart Closing out the year of 2000 the album was number 5 on the Billboard Top Albums and number one on the Billboard Top RBHipHop Albums chartThe Billboard 200 2000 Billboard Accessed May 25 2008Top RBHipHop Albums 2000 Billboard Accessed May 25 2008 It reentered the charts in 2003 peaking on the UK Albums Top 75 at number 61 and on the Ireland Albums Top 75 at number 30Dr Dre 2001 Music Charts aCharts Accessed May 25 2008 The album was certified six times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA on November 21 2000RIAA Searchable database 2001 Recording Industry Association of America Accessed May 25 2008 It is Dr Dres best selling album as his previous album The Chronic was certified three times platinumRIAA Searchable database The Chronic Recording Industry Association of America Accessed May 25 2008 As of August 2015 the album has sold 7800000 copies in the United States Critical reception 2001 received generally positive reviews from critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated 2001 isnt as consistent or striking as Slim Shady but the music is always brimming with character Entertainment Weeklys Tom Sinclair praised the production calling it uncharacteristically sparse sound from Dr Dre and that it was as addictive as it was back when over 3 million record buyers got hooked on The Chronic and Snoop Doggs Dreproduced Doggystyle and went on to commend Dr Dre stating If any rap producer deserves the titlecomposer its he NME mentioned that Dr Dre didnt expand the genre but it was powerful enough in parts but not clever enough to give Will Smith the fear PopMatters writer Chris Massey declared that Musically 2001 is about as close to brilliant as any one gangsta rap album might possibly getChris Massey Dr Dre 2001 PopMatters Accessed May 21 2008 Christopher John Farley of Time stated that The beats are fresh and involving and Dres collaborations with Eminem and Snoop Dogg have ferocity and witChristopher John Farley November 29 1999 Music Dr Dre 2001 Time Subscription only Accessed May 21 2008 Although he was ambivalent towards the albums subject matter and guest rappers Greg Tate of Spin was pleasantly surprised by the most memorable MCing on this album com ing from Dre himself Eminem notwithstanding and stated Whatever ones opinion of the sexual politics and gun lust of Dres canon his ongoing commitment to formal excellence and sonic innovation in this art form may one day earn him a place next to George Clinton if not Stevie Wonder Duke Ellington or Miles Davis In a negative review Robert Christgau from The Village Voice found Dr Dres lyrics distastefully misogynistic writing its a New Millennium but hes Still SLIME For an hour with time out for some memorable Eminem tracks Dre degrades women every way he can think of all of which involve his dick Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot said Dr Dres production boasted unique elements but the endless gangsta babble with its casual misogyny and flippant violence sounded flagrantly trite AllMusics Erlewine spoke of how the number of guest rappers affected the album and questioned his reasons for collaborating with pedestrian rappers He claimed that the album suffers considerably as a result of these collaborations Erlewine criticized the lyrics which he said were repetitive and full of gangsta clichés Sinclair mentioned similar views of the lyrics calling them filthy but noted none of this should diminish Dres achievement NME spoke of how the lyrics were too explicit stating As the graphic grooves stretch out littered with gunfire bombings and copters over Compton and the bitchbeating baton is handed from KnockTurnal to Kurupt 2001 reaches gangstarap parodylevel with too many tracks coming off like pornoWu outtakes Massey referred to the lyrics as a caricature of an ethos rather than a reflection of any true prevailing beliefs In 2006 Hip Hop Connection ranked 2001 number 10 on its list of the 100 Best Albums 19952005 in hip hopStaff 100 Best Album 19952005 Hip Hop Connection Issue number 198 March 2006 Accessed August 14 2009 20090816 In a 2007s issue XXL gave the album a retrospective rating of XXL their maximum score In Rolling Stones The Immortals The Greatest Artists of All Time where Dr Dre was listed at number 54 Kanye West talked of how the track Xxplosive inspired him Xxplosive off 2001 thats where I got my entire sound fromif you listen to the track its got a soul beat but its done with those heavy Dre drums Listen to This Cant Be Life a track I did for JayZs Dynasty album and then listen to Xxplosive Its a direct biteKanye West April 7 2005 The Immortals The Greatest Artists of All Time Rolling Stone Accessed May 21 2008 曲目列表 名單改編自唱片套上的說明文字 Dr Dre 2001 Aftermath EntertainmentInterscope Records 0694904862 所有歌曲由 Dr Dre 和 MelMan 製作，除了《The Message》由 Lord Finesse 製作。 備註 〈The Watcher〉包含了 Eminem 和 KnocTurnal 的額外的聲樂部份 〈Whats the Difference〉包含了 Phish 的額外的聲樂部份 〈The Next Episode〉包含了 Kurupt 和 Nate Dogg 的額外的聲樂部份 〈Some LA Niggaz〉包含了 Hittman 的客串聲樂部份 〈The Message〉包含了 Tommy Chong 隱藏的聲樂部分 旋律參考 The Chronic 2001 Credits RapBasementcom Retrieved on October 9 2010Dr Dres SampleBased Music WhoSampledcom Retrieved on January 9 2011 〈Lolo Intro〉包含了 James A Moorer 演唱的《Deep Note》之片段 〈Big Egos〉參考了 John Barry 和 Love Dont Live Here Anymore 以及 Rose Royce 演唱的 Theme from The Persuaders 。 〈Xxplosive〉參考了 Isaac Hayes 演唱的 Bumpys Lament 並且插入了 Snoop Dogg 演唱的 Aint No Fun If the Homies Cant Have None。 〈Whats the Difference〉包含 Charles Aznavour 演唱的《Parce Que Tu Crois》之片段。 〈Bar One Skit〉包含 Cannonball Adderley 演唱的《Poundin》之片段。 〈Light Speed〉參考了 Boogie Down Productions 演唱的 Im Still 1 。 〈Forgot About Dre〉參考了 No Doubt 演唱的 The Climb。 〈The Next Episode〉包含了 David Axelrod 演唱的 The Edge 之中可替換元素。 〈Lets Get High〉參考了 The Fatback Band 和 High 演唱的 Backstrokin。 〈Bitch Niggaz〉參考了 Audio Two 演唱的 Top Billin。 〈The Car Bomb Skit〉包含 Sun 演唱的《Time Is Passing》之片段。 〈Murder Ink〉包含 John Carpenter 演唱的《Halloween Theme》及 Ini Kamoze 演唱的《Here Comes the Hotstepper》之片段。 〈EdUcation Skit〉參考了 Franck Pourcel 演唱的 Diamonds Are Forever。 〈Housewife〉插入了 Dr Dre 演唱的 Bitches Aint Shit。 製作人員 Dr Dre 執行製片人，演唱，製作人，混音師 MelMan 表演者，製片人，貝斯 Lord Finesse 製片人 Eminem 表演者，聲樂部份，撰寫人 Snoop Dogg 表演者，聲樂部份 Hittman 演唱，撰寫人 Xzibit 演唱 Kurupt 演唱，聲樂部份 Ms Roq 演唱 Devin the Dude 演唱，聲樂部份 Nate Dogg 演唱 SixTwo 演唱 Royce da 59 撰寫人 MC Ren 聲樂部份 Tommy Chong 聲樂部份 Knocturnal 演唱，聲樂部份 Defari 演唱 Time Bomb 演唱 King Tee 演唱 Kokane 演唱 Mary J Blige 演唱 Rell 演唱 Jake Steed 演唱 Eddie Griffin 演唱 Charis Henry 彙總概念，演唱 The DOC 作家，聲樂部份 Ian Sanchez 演唱 Colin Wolfe 貝斯 Mike Elizondo 貝斯 Preston Crumo 貝斯 Sean Cruse 吉他 Camara Kambon 鍵盤 Scott Storch 鍵盤 Jason Hann 打擊樂器 Taku Hirano 打擊樂器 DJ Pen 刮擦樂器 Larry Chatman 生產經理 Kirdis G Tucker 善後產品經理 Charles Big Chuck Stanton A＆R 總監 Mike Lynn A＆R 總監 Damon Bing Chatman 善後專案協調員 Michelle Thomas 新視鏡唱片產品經理 Andrew Van Meter 新視鏡唱片製作協調員 Ekaterina Kenney 新視鏡唱片攝影協調員 Richard Segal Huredia 彙總攝影師，工程師 Brian Big Bass Gardner 母帶處理 Paul Foley 專輯編輯 Stan Musilik 攝影師 Donn Thompson 攝影師 Jason Clark 藝術總監，設計師 JayZ 撰寫人 排行榜 周榜 年 榜單 排名 1999 荷蘭專輯榜 17 1999 英國專輯榜 4 1999 美國 Billboard 200 2001 Billboard Albums Allmusic Accessed March 10 2011 2 1999 美國 Billboard 藍調 嘻哈專輯榜單 1 2000 比利時專輯榜 佛蘭德斯 13 2000 比利時專輯榜 瓦隆 36 2000 加拿大專輯榜 2 2000 法國專輯榜 15 2000 紐西蘭專輯榜 Dr Dre 2001 NewZealandCharts Accessed March 10 2011 11 2000 挪威專輯榜 26 2001 愛爾蘭專輯榜 7 2011 url title2001 Dr Dre dateMarch 19 2011 workBillboard accessdateMarch 10 2011 archiveurlhttpswebarchiveorgweb20110330060213http7b7bbillboardurlbyname7cartistdr 32 2015 澳大利亞專輯榜 26 2015 瑞士專輯榜 36 年終榜 榜單 2000 排名 美國 Billboard 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