Dre has released 66 live albums and several compilation and other albums, including nine albums with the group N.W.A. The Chronic helped redefine West Coast hip-hop and catapulted G-funk into the mainstream, fusing high-pitched synthesizer melodies, thunderous bass grooves and ‘70s funk samples with Dre’s braggadocious delivery. The album also served as a launchpad for several other West Coast rap stars, including Warren G and Nate Dogg. Last month, the Library of Congress added The Chronic to its National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. Dre Album Sales Statistics Year Reported Global Sales Studio Albums The Chronic 1992 7,500,000 2001 1999 9,325,000 Compton : A Soundtrack by Dr. Aside from the three albums The Chronic, 2001 and Compton, Dr. The album spawned two Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100: “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” and “F**k Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’),” both featuring ascendant superstar Snoop Dogg, whose 1993 debut album Doggystyle was produced by Dre and released on Death Row. 3 on the Billboard 200 and earning a triple platinum certification from the RIAA. It was a commercial smash, peaking at No. 15, 1992 through Dre’s own Death Row Records, The Chronic marked the rapper’s first release following his departure from N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. Rolling Stone notes that Dre was allegedly looking for over $676,000 in unpaid mechanical royalties, over $1.2 million for unpaid artist and producer royalties, as well as nearly $1.2 million in digital sales.Originally released on Dec. Nearly two decades later, Dre filed a lawsuit against his former label alleging that they owed him over $3 million in unpaid royalties.Īccording to Radar Online, legal documents alluded that Dre believed there to be a "discrepancy in the payments he received" from Death Row Records and that they'd yet to "honor a bonus" from records sold while the label was in bankruptcy (via TMZ). Wealthy Gorilla ranked him as the third richest rapper in 2021, always neck-in-neck with Sean Combs (885 million), Jay Z (1 billion), and Kanye West (3.2 billion). 2000 Eminem The Real Slim Shady The Marshall Mathers LP 11,450,000. The album only trails Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP (11 million), Eminem’s.
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2002 Eminem Lose Yourself 8 Mile 15,860,000. Dre’s 2001 is the fifth largest selling album in the U.S. The singles, Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang reached number 2 and Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’) peaked at 8, but they were also. Dres net worth is reportedly about 820 million. Instead, it includes weighted sales of the song’s physical single, download, ringtone and streaming as well as its share among sales of all albums on which it is featured. album sales wasnt din gd Ws the d that he ld u g see Yall better listen up lsl All u. During his time at Death Row Records, Dre saw immense success with the release of his debut solo album "The Chronic," as well as the rise of Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur (via Hip Hop DX).ĭre parted ways with the label in 1996, following alleged tension regarding the "creative direction" of the company between the rapper and Knight according to the Los Angeles Times. When Dre dropped The Chronic on December 15, 1992, Whitney Houston also released the soundtrack for The Bodyguard, which went on to become one of the best selling albums of all time. The royalty rate bumped to 20 percent with sales over a million units, and additionally, Dre. Dre ( real name Andre Romelle Young) sued Death Row Records (via Rolling Stone) –- a label he co-founded in 1992 with Suge Knight (via the Los Angeles Times). Dre lost his royalties on the album to go to Interscope.