He escaped the gang violence of Los Angeles to become a pioneering hip-hop artist and producer, then sold Beats Electronics ...

Americans built more than 900 prisons between 1980 and 2004, but the story of mass incarceration is also about what disappeared in those years. As crime rose and politicians fearmongered, prison ...

These are the best albums by 11 legendary 2000s rock bands. What was so interesting about 2000s rock was how many different styles of it there were. The nu-metal and post-grunge subgenres technically ...

Dr. Dre’s iconic debut solo album, “The Chronic” was released 33 years ago today, Dec. 15th, 1992. It was Dre’s first solo project after leaving N.W.A. The album was the kickoff for legendary hip-hop ...

On this date in 1992, Dr Dre delivered one of the most important albums in the history of rap music with the release of his debut solo project The Chronic on his Death Row Records imprint through ...

Long before streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, tech-savvy music lovers downloaded their favorite songs from the internet. Kazaa, LimeWire, FrostWire, and more peer-to-peer streaming ...

When the Detroit-based rapper Eminem released his major label debut album, The Slim Shady LP, in 1999, he became a star overnight. With brash lyrics, vivid imagery, and the backing of famed producer ...

There were over 35 hard rock and metal albums that went No. 1 in the 2000s. We don't see hard rock and metal top the Billboard 200 very often anymore. As of May 2025, Ghost's Skeleta is only the ...

Snoop Dogg released his highly anticipated album Missionary on Dec. 13, but he can't take all the credit for the name. Snoop spoke with Complex about the original name of the album and how Dre played ...

In the 2000s, hip-hop became a household genre. Everyone was either listening to hip-hop, dancing to it, and, or making it. This decade brought new artists, the catchiest tracks, and all the spice of ...

When Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg ask you to fly from Hong Kong to Los Angeles with less than 24 hours' notice to interview them—you say yes. Well, first, you hyperventilate in the streets of Hong Kong, ...

Grammy-winning producer Dr. Dre has been by Snoop Dogg’s side since the start of the rapper’s career more than three decades ago, with Snoop’s 1993 debut album Doggystyle instantly putting him on the ...