Albums · Skopia

Every record chosen by hand and annotated for why it matters.
Browse all 542 records or filter by genre, artist, and year.

4 records

The Chronic

1992

Dre had session players replay the funk records rather than sample them, which sidestepped clearance and made everything sound warmer and slower.

★ 8.8

1993

Snoop was on trial for murder while promoting it. It was the first debut album in history to enter the chart at number one.

★ 8.3

1999

Dre hired live musicians instead of sampling, and had Jay-Z write the words to Still D.R.E. for him. Eminem turns up throughout.

★ 7.7

1994

The hit is built on a Michael McDonald song from 1982. Warren G is Dr. Dre's stepbrother and got nowhere near his budget.

★ 4.3