''The Chronic'' has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and regarded by many fans and peers to be the most well-produced hip hop album of all time. Dre's production has been noted for founding and popularizing the G-funk sub-genre within gangsta rap. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. The album peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 and has sold over three million copies, which led to Dr. Upon release, ''The Chronic'' received generally positive reviews from music critics and earned considerable sales success. Dre following his departure from N.W.A and Ruthless Records over a financial dispute, and consequently featured both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A group member, Eazy-E. The album cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. The album was named after a slang term for high-grade marijuana. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California. Dre, released Decemon his former own label, Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. ''The Chronic'' is the debut album of American hip hop producer and rapper Dr.
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