For the 20th anniversary of "The Chronic", L.A. Weekly.com has gained exclusive access to excerpts from an upcoming book which tells behind the scenes stories behind the making of Dr. Dre's West Coast Hip Hop masterpiece. This online article features words from numerous participants of the recording process which was omitted from a 2001 documentary abou Death Row Records. Here are their details behind this new information which has been brought forth about the making of Dre's 1992 classic:

"A 2001 documentary from Santa Monica-based production company Xenon Pictures, Welcome to Death Row: The Rise and Fall of Death Row Records, tells the story of Knight's infamous imprint, as well as the rise of Snoop and Tupac Shakur. Its producers -- Jeff Scheftel, Leigh Savidge and Steve Housden -- gained unprecedented access to Harris while he was behind bars. They also spoke with some 100 other figures associated with the label, from publicists and drug dealers to Chronic performers.
Xenon gathered far more material than it could use for the film, and plans to publish much of the rest in a 2013 book: Welcome to Death Row: An Oral History of Death Row Records. With the company's blessing, we've excerpted some of that material below, focusing on The Chronic and its immediate aftermath."


Enjoy the interview "The Making Of The Chronic" here at L.A Weekly.com and prepare for the book "Welcome To Death Row" to be published soon.