March 20, 2025
R.O.A.D. Podcast – J.PERIOD: The DJ Storyteller
On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the fellas welcome Brooklyn-based mixtape DJ, remixer, and hip-hop producer J.Period (@jperiodbk), with guest h...
Saturday, December 19, 2015
The Samples Behind Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’
To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Dr. Dre’s debut solo album The Chronic, Power 106’s Vin Rican has returned with another episode of #WaxOnly. The series looks at the samples used in some of hip-hop’s most influential songs.
Released in 1992, The Chronic contained three classic singles: “Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang,” “F#ck wit Dre Day,” and “Let Me Ride,” all of which featured Snoop Dogg.
Watch above as Vinny goes through some of the most classic samples used on the album.
Related: Classic Samples Used by Hip-Hop’s Late Greats (Part 2)
