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,
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa It's On (D̵r̵.̵ ̵D̵r̵e̵) 187 Killa is the second EP by rapper Eazy-E released in 1993, as a response to Dr. Dre's "The Chronic". The EP was certified 2x Multi-Platinum in 1994 by the RIAA. It is Eazy-E's most successful release, peaking at #5 on the "Billboard" 200 and #1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, while selling 110,600 copies in its first week. This is the last completed work Eazy made before he died in 1995. The EP contained the Dr. Dre diss track "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". Eazy-E released music videos for "Any Last Werdz"