Concrete Roots

Compilation album by Dr. Dre

Released

September 20, 1994

Genre

Rap

Length

57:09

Label

Triple X / Hitman Music

Producer

Dr. Dre, DJ Flash(also exec.)

Dr. Dre chronology

The Chronic
(1992)

Concrete Roots
(1994)

Back 'N The Day
(1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Concrete Roots is a 1994 album featuring Dr. Dre. The album was conceived, compiled and produced by West Coast Hip Hop pioneer Lee "DJ Flash" Johnson. It sold over 250,000 copies during its first week of release. Debuting at #14 on Billboard ^[2] R&B / Hip Hop Charts, and at #24 on Billboard Top 100, Concrete Roots remained on Billboard's Top 100 for eight consecutive weeks.

#	Title	Featured guest(s)	Time
1	"Concrete Roots Intro"		5:43
2	"The Formula"	The D.O.C	4:10
3	"Mo' Juice"	Cli-N-Tel	4:10
4	"It's Funky Enough"	The D.O.C	4.28
5	"Dre's Beat Remix"	Cli-N-Tel	0:49
6	"Surgery II"	Cli-N-Tel	4:28
7	"Paid For It"		0:26
8	"No More Lies"	Michel'le	3:42
9	"Another "G" Thang"	Leon Haywood	5:42
10	"The Planet"	Cli-N-Tel	5:06
11	"Dre's Beat"	Cli-N-Tel	3:30
12	"Must Be The Music"	The World Class Wreckin' Cru	5:02
13	"The Grand Finale"	The D.O.C & N.W.A	4:38
14	"N-Tervu"		0:42
15	"Concrete Roots (Radio Reprise)"	Cli-N-Tel	4:11

Sales

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	43
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	17

Credits

Peter Heur - Executive Producer
DJ Flash - Executive Producer
The World Class Wreckin' Cru - Performer
Dr. Dre - Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Producer, Main Performer, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Dean Naleway - Executive Producer
Yvette Clark Art - Direction, Design
William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman - Keyboards
DJ Yella - Programming, Producer
Cli-N-Tel - Producer
Stan Jones - Guitar
Ice Cube - Vocals
Mo' Juice - Executive Producer
N.W.A - Vocals
Leon Haywood - Performer
Victor Brooks - Remixing
Lonzo - Associate Producer, Executive Producer, Remixing
Derrell Black - Vocals
Wreckin' Cru - Executive Producer
Eazy-E - Vocals
Billy Jam Liner - Notes
MC Ren - Vocals
Monalisa Young - Vocals (Background)

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Billboard Charts Billboard.com Retrieved 01-24-2016

Official Website, Billboard Magazine, Los Angeles, CA

External links

Dre2001.com

Dr. Dre

Discography Production discography

Studio albums	The Chronic 2001 Compton

Cancelled studio albums	Heltah Skeltah (with Ice Cube) Break up to Makeup (with Snoop Dogg) The Planets Detox

Compilation albums	Concrete Roots First Round Knock Out Back 'n the Day Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath Chronicle: Best of the Works Chronicles: Death Row Classics

Singles	"Deep Cover" "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Fuck wit Dre Day" "Let Me Ride" "Natural Born Killaz" "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" "Been There, Done That" "Zoom" "Still D.R.E." "Forgot About Dre" "The Next Episode" "The Watcher" "Bad Intentions" "The Wash" "Kush" "I Need a Doctor"

Featured singles	"U Better Recognize" "California Love" "No Diggity" "Ghetto Fabulous" "Guilty Conscience" "Hello" "Just Be a Man About It" "The Knoc" "Symphony in X Major" "Encore" "Crack a Bottle" "Old Time's Sake" "Hell Breaks Loose" "The Recipe" "New Day" "Stronger"

Other songs	"Bitches Ain't Shit" "Fuck You" "Xxplosive" "Let's Get High" "Put It on Me" "Under Pressure" "3 Kings"

Related articles	Death Row Records Aftermath Entertainment G-funk The Wash N.W.A World Class Wreckin' Cru Beats Electronics Detox

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