Wow Dr. Dre

[resistanze]

90s:
Illmatic, Chronic, Enter the Wu-Tang, OG Original Gangster, Death Certificate, Breaking Atoms, Cypress Hill, Ready to Die, We Can't Be Stopped, Doggystyle, Bow Down, Me Against the World, Low End Theory, Southernplayalistic, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, ATLiens, Slaughtahouse, Makaveli, Enta Da Stage, Let's Get Free

Add:

The Infamous, on Earth, Soul on Ice, OB4CL, Ironman, The Score, Sittin' on Chrome, Black on Both Sides, Hard to Earn, Moment of Truth, Daily Operation, Life After Death

And I think the 90s got it.

[baseline bum]

Damn, how did I forget Soul on Ice and The Infamous?

[baseline bum]

I also forgot Eazy Duz It, which negates all your additions, res.

[baseline bum]

e1's debut probably belongs in the 90s list too. Damn, I also forgot Ridin Dirty. I'm lucky timvp is busy with his kids as he'd normally crucify me for forgetting Ras Kass and UGK.

[baseline bum]

Critical Beatdown needs to be at the top of the 80s list, but the 90s can counter with
Dr. Octagon.

[baseline bum]

Return of the Boom Bap should be in the 90s list too. Nevertheless, the 80s are extremely top-heavy with Pain in Full, Straight Outta Compton, Eazy Duz It, Power, Critical Beatdown, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, It Takes a Nation of Millions, and Criminal Minded.

[CuckingFunt]

I think the moral of the story is that both the 80s and 90s curbstomp the aughts.

[resistanze]

Critical Beatdown needs to be at the top of the 80s list, but the 90s can counter with
Dr. Octagon.

lol @ me forgetting Dr. Octagon.

[Nick Manning]

While Dre has done tons of amazing work, you're going way too far there. You can't discount Ice-T, who was the first (and still best IMO) hardcore rapper on the West Coast. Too Short has been doing nasty sex rhymes since 82 and his first big hit (Dope Fiend Beat) preceded NWA's first (Boys in the Hood). Cube was also putting out albums before joining forces with Dre (though they sounded like the Beastie Boys, lol).

I don't think he went too far there, tbh. All those guys you mentioned were great and had a big influence on Dre, but he put West Coast rap on the map. The Chronic transcended everything, and brought gangster rap into white living rooms.

Dr. Dre may not be the best, or your favorite, but he's unquestionably the most pivotal figure in the popularity of West Coast rap ( , most rap in general).