2001 is the second studio album by Dr. Dre. It was released on November 16, 1999, by Interscope Records as the follow-up to his 1992 debut album The Chronic. The record was produced primarily by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man, as well as Lord Finesse, and features several guest contributions from fellow rappers such as The D.O.C., Hittman, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Xzibit, Eminem, and Nate Dogg. 2001 exhibits an expansion on Dre’s debut G-funk sound and contains gangsta rap themes such as violence, promiscuity, drug use, street gangs, sex and crime.
The album debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 550,000 copies in its first week. It produced 3 singles that attained chart success and has been certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA; as of August 2015 the album has sold 7,800,000 copies in the United States. Urban Legends/UMe will release the vinyl of 2001 in 2LP 180 gram black vinyl for both the Explicit and Instrumental versions.
Track List:
A1. Lolo (Intro) 0:40
A2. The Watcher 3:28
A3. Fuck You 3:25
A4. Still D.R.E. 4:28
A5. Big Ego's 4:01
B1. Xxplosive 3:35
B2. What's The Difference 4:04
B3. Bar One 0:51
B4. Light Speed 2:30
B5. Forgot About Dre 3:54
B6. The Next Episode 2:42
C1. Let's Get High 2:27
C2. Bitch Niggaz 4:14
C3. The Car Bomb 1:01
C4. Murder Ink 2:28
C5. Ed-Ucation 1:32
C6. Some L.A. Niggaz 4:25
C7. Pause 4 Porno 1:33
D1. Housewife 4:03
D2. Ackrite 3:40
D3. Bang Bang 3:42
D4. The Message 5:11
Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Country: Europe
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Gangsta
Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, UMe