2001 (Dr. Dre album) The album primarily featured co-production between Dr. Dre and Mel-Man and was generally well received by critics. AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that Dr. Dre had expanded on the G-funk beats on his previous album, "The Chronic", and stated, "He's pushed himself hard, finding new variations in the formula by adding ominous strings, soulful vocals, and reggae, resulting in fairly interesting recontextualizations" and went on to say, "Sonically, this is first-rate, straight-up gangsta." "Entertainment Weekly"s Tom Sinclair depicted the album as "Chilly keyboard motifs gliding across gut-punching bass lines, strings and synths swooping in and out of the mix,
2001 (Dr. Dre album) the public decide which one they preferred" After the release of "Chronic 2000", they announced that Dr. Dre's album would now be named "Chronic 2001". Shortly after, Interscope began a big budget promotional campaign for "Chronic 2001". At this point, Priority decided not to honor the original agreement and threatened to sue Dre if the "Chronic" trademark were to be used in any capacity. Dre eventually decided to release the album as simply "2001". In an interview with "The New York Times", Dr. Dre spoke about his motivation to record the album and how he felt that he had to