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Power 106's VinRican Breaks Down Samples from Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" & Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" [YouTube Videos]

Sebastien Francois

by Sebastien Francois

Published December 21, 2015

For all you hip hop heads who need to know the samples behind classic rap songs, here's a treat. Power 106's production director VinRican hosts a YouTube segment titled Wax Only that demystifies some of the dopest beats of all time. The videos below feature the samples behind Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle. During the video, VinRican plays old school records prior to playing the Dre & Snoop songs that sampled them.

Power 106's VinRican Breaks Down Samples from Dr. Dre's The Chronic
Power 106's VinRican Breaks Down Samples from Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle

The Chronic and Doggystyle solidified Dr. Dre's status as one of the greatest producers in rap. Dre pioneered the G-funk sound by building off the music of George Clinton & Parliament, Leon Haywood, B.T. Express, Kool & The Gang, and others. Take a listen above to the old school hits that serve as the catalyst to some of our favorite rap songs.

Purchase The Chronic (Vinyl, CD) & Doggystyle (Vinyl, CD, MP3) on Amazon.

For more music from Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, visit their Zumic artist pages.

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Source: Power 106 Los Angeles - Where Hip Hop Lives! YouTube Channel

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