Yet in 1992, "Bitches Ain't Shit," track 16, was unlisted, a hidden track. Guest rapper and studio fixture Kurupt questioned "what kind of album The Chronic would have been without the riots." Recording, he says, "was coming from the middle of it all." In any case, "Bitches Ain't Shit" was among "the most hard-hitting songs on The Chronic." In the album's 2001 reissue, this song joined the track list. Its audio console was advanced, yet its neighborhood had was suffering urban decay, and from late April to early May was beset by the L.A. Īlbum recording, across nine months in 1992, began in Calabasas, California, in Dre's house -which in late June sustained severe fire damage -but mainly occurred in the City of Los Angeles section Hollywood at the studio Galaxy Sound, owned by SOLAR Records' owner Dick Griffey. "Bitches Ain't Shit," while similarly musical, was "gruff" and "sinister" and yet comedic, a gonzo style. " Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" pervaded it, and was a 1994 Grammy nominee, while " Let Me Ride" won a Grammy. With key visual motifs in music videos, its sonic motifs, eerie yet elegant-with grooving bass lines and bassy thumps under catchy, melodic hooks and Snoop's relaxed, melodic raps-debuted gangsta rap on popular radio. In late 1993, Death Row Records' second album- Snoop Doggy Dogg's debut solo album Doggystyle -secured gangsta rap in mainstream, popular music. Knight excluded Griffey, and reportedly "Deep Cover" as album track was replaced by a newer song, "Bitches Ain't Shit." The Chronic Īssisted by Daz and by Warren G on drum programming and sampling soul and funk classics, Dre shaped a new sound, and new aura: gangsta funk, G-funk. Death Row gained Warner Music distribution via Interscope Records. But soon, outrage at " Cop Killer," heavy metal, by Ice T's band Body Count, repelled Sony, as "Deep Cover" had similar theme. In April 1992, SOLAR issued their first rap song, " Deep Cover," which hit drew Sony's interest in Death Row. Starting Death Row Records with their manager Suge Knight, they drew Dick Griffey, whose SOLAR Records had the office space, recording studio, and major distributor Sony Music. ĭre wanted to only produce, but his N.W.A. Freed from N.W.A's brash persona, Dre held creative control and preeminent industry cachet.
Despite scarce radio play outside the County of Los Angeles, and despite two, early departures over money-secondary record producer Arabian Prince in 1988, then primary rapper and ghostwriter Ice Cube in late 1989 -N.W.A advanced gangsta rap to platinum sales, but disbanded in 1991 once primary record producer Dr. Forming in early 1987, the group N.W.A recast gangsta rap into a grim, menacing presentation. In 1986, Ice T's song " 6 in the Mornin'," diverting from electro rap and "funk hop" some fanfare in the Los Angeles area's rap scene, was gangsta rap's inaugural anthem, reaching gold sales. The song proved controversial, due to prevalent themes of misogyny. The song's popularity was a major contribution to the success of The Chronic's sales. Though never a single, "Bitches Ain't Shit" was a huge underground hit. Dre's debut solo rap album, The Chronic, which was released in December 1992 as Death Row Records' first album. " Bitches Ain't Shit" is the final song of Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, and Jewell ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. This article may primarily relate to a different subject, or place undue weight on a particular aspect rather than the subject as a whole.