Chronic is sometimes playfully referred to as chron-don, formed by the process of rhyming reduplication (cf. Such marijuana is frequently referred to as that chronic (smoking some of that chronic), the demonstrative pronoun serving to intensify the perceived quality of the drug. Several prominent hip-hop artists have also used the term chronic in their music, including The Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube, Chance the Rapper, and Earl Sweatshirt.Īmong cannabis consumers, chronic can be used as slang for marijuana itself, but many users reserve the term for particularly potent strains of the plant (e.g., smoke some chronic or smoke the chronic). The term chronic is referenced throughout his body of work. Dre released a follow up album called 2001, commonly referred to as The Chronic 2001. Dre’s album title and use of chronic on it popularized the term among hip-hop artists and fans, and then onto youth and cannabis culture more generally. Regardless of its particular origins, Dr. While we hesitate to doubt Snoop Dogg, chronic as cannabis slang may have originally described extremely potent marijuana based on the medical sense of the word as “severe” or “extreme.” It’s worth, noting, though that chronic has been slang for a “habitual drug user” since the late 1940s, viz. But that doesn't make this album any worse. I feel that people who say this started G-Funk didn't listen to Niggaz4Life by NWA, which had a lot of the beginings of this production style by Dre. While I pesonally prefer Doggystyle this is still a great record. Dre’s “Deeez Nuuuts” from his The Chronic album: “It’s back on the track / With big money, big nuts, and a big fat chronic sack.” Dre The Chronic Play album More actions Listeners 545K Scrobbles 7.8M Join others and track this album Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last. This album is a classic, its The Chronic. But, we got so motherfcukkin’ high, niggaas said, ‘hydrochronic.’ And that’s when we started calling it chronic.'” Chronic as a slang term for very strong marijuana does originate around this time, with Green’s Dictionary of Slang first citing lyrics from Dr. As Snoop described it to actor Seth Rogen on his GGN internet show: “White boy came he had some shit called hydroponic. Dre developed the malapropism chronic after smoking hydroponic marijuana for the first time. In cannabis cultivation, hydroponic refers to the process of growing marijuana using irrigation systems. According to rapper Snoop Dogg, who made frequent appearances on the album, chronic was initially a misunderstanding of the word hydroponic. The album’s artwork is a nod to Zig-Zag rolling papers, a brand well-known for its association with cannabis use. It was titled The Chronic, a reference to marijuana. Dre released his first solo album in late 1992. Following a successful stint with hip-hop group N.W.A, Dr.
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