2001 (Dr. Dre album) it's got a soul beat, but it's done with those heavy Dre drums. Listen to 'This Can't Be Life,' a track I did for Jay-Z's "" album, and then listen to 'Xxplosive'. It's a direct bite." Credits adapted from liner notes. All songs produced by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man, except "The Message" produced by Lord Finesse. Notes Sample credits 2001 (Dr. Dre album) 2001 (sometimes referred to as The Chronic 2001, Chronic 2001 or The Chronic 2) is the second studio album by American rapper and producer Dr. Dre. It was released on November 16, 1999, by Interscope Records as
Dr. Dre song "Backstrokin'" in his song "Let's Get High" from the "2001" album; Dr. Dre was ordered to pay $1.5 million to the band in 2003. French jazz musician Jacques Loussier sued Aftermath for $10 million in March 2002, claiming that the Dr. Dre-produced Eminem track "Kill You" plagiarized his composition "Pulsion". The online music file-sharing company Napster also settled a lawsuit with him and metal band Metallica in the summer of 2001, agreeing to block access to certain files that artists do not want to have shared on the network. Following the success of "2001", Dr. Dre focused on producing