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Dr. Dre's The Chronic: Where Are They Now? - The Chronic was a turning point. One of the best and most influential albums ever made, it changed music forever when it dropped 20 years ago on Dec. 15, 1992, introducing G-funk, shattering sales records and birthing several new stars — Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, and of course, Dr. Dre himself. And although Dre's face adorns the classic cover, it was truly a group effort, with a rotating crew of guest rappers, ghost-writers and co-producers giving their all. Many of them went on to have their own amazing careers; others weren't so lucky. Here, two decades later, we catch up with the team of heavy hitters that made The Chronic a classic. —Alex Gale  (Photo: Death Row Records)

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Snoop Dogg - Snoop introduced himself to the world on The Chronic, and he hasn't looked back since. He's become one of the best-selling, best-known rappers in the universe, with 12 albums under his belt, millions of records sold, several movie and TV roles and fat endorsement checks rolling in. After a mind-opening trip to Jamaica, he recently reincarnated himself as a reggae artist, Snoop Lion, and he's preparing to drop his first album under his new nom de plume, Reincarnated, next year.    (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Lady of Rage - Lady of Rage rocked rough and stuff with murderous verses on "Lyrical Gangbang" and "Stranded on Death Row." She had a hit a few years later with "Afro Puffs," but her career never reached the potential she showed on The Chronic. She returned to the spotlight with a scene-stealing appearance at The Cypher at the BET Hip Hop Awards last year. She's currently working on a new album with DJ Premier. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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Warren G - Warren G, Dr. Dre's step-brother and an old homie and band mate of Snoop was immortalized with his role in the hilarious skit that debuted everyone's favorite early-'90s slang term, "Deeez Nuuuts," on the track of the same name. He also reportedly co-produced some tracks on the album. He gained solo stardom two years later with his and Nate Dogg's smash duet "Regulate," which boosted his debut album, Regulate...G-Funk Era, to triple-platinum. He's released six albums since then, though none reached anywhere near that level of success. He recently produced Young Jeezy's Ne-Yo- featuring hit "Leave You Alone" and is currently working on a sequel to his debut LP and a collaborative EP with Nate Dogg.  (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Warren G - Warren G, Dr. Dre's step-brother and an old homie and band mate of Snoop was immortalized with his role in the hilarious skit that debuted everyone's favorite early-'90s slang term, "Deeez Nuuuts," on the track of the same name. He also reportedly co-produced some tracks on the album. He gained solo stardom two years later with his and Nate Dogg's smash duet "Regulate," which boosted his debut album, Regulate...G-Funk Era, to triple-platinum. He's released six albums since then, though none reached anywhere near that level of success. He recently produced Young Jeezy's Ne-Yo- featuring hit "Leave You Alone" and is currently working on a sequel to his debut LP and a collaborative EP with Nate Dogg.  (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Daz Dillinger - Daz debuted with verses on "The Day the Niggaz Took Over," "Deeez Nuuuts" and "B---hes Ain't S--t," and he also reportedly co-produced many of the album's tracks. During the recording of the LP, he met Kurupt, and the two later formed Tha Dogg Pound, who released their double-platinum debut, Dogg Food, in 1995. Though they've continued to release albums (2010's 100 Wayz, most recently), Daz is even busier as a solo artist. He's dropped an album a year since 2002, including this year's Witit Witit. (Photo: daz dillinger/Facebook)

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Kurupt - Kurupt established himself as the most lyrical rapper on Death Row with his razor-sharp verses on "Lyrical Gangbang," "Stranded on Death Row" and "B---hes Ain't S--t," and he maintained that rep as one half of Tha Dogg Pound in the years to follow. He's stayed active in the new millennium through both solo albums and Dogg Pound albums, and is currently working on material for The HRSMN, his supergroup with Ras Kass, Can-I-Bus and Killah Priest.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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RBX - RBX's animated verses on "The Day the N---az Took Over," "Lyrical Gangbang," "Stranded on Death Row," "The Roach" and, most notably, "High-Powered" ("I drop bombs like Hiroshima" is still one of the most quoted lines on The Chronic) provided some of the album's dramatic moments. He also ghost-wrote some of Dre's verses, including "Let Me Ride." RBX's career was stalled by beef with Death Row — he publicly accused Dre and Suge of shady business — and his 1995 debut The RBX Files flopped. But he's kept writing and recording through the years, appearing on "Remember Me" from Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000. His last album was 2011's X3: Calm Before the Storm.  (Photo: Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage)

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Jewell - Jewell, an R&B singer signed to Death Row, sings the hook on "Let Me Ride" and takes over on the sung outros of "F--k wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebrating)" and "B---hes Ain't S--t." She went on to sing on many more Death Row classics, including Snoop's "Gin & Juice" and Tupac's "Thug Passion." She stayed active through the early 2000s with vocal work for Redman, Daz, and other rappers. (Photo: Death Row Records)

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The D.O.C. - Even after a near-fatal accident reduced his voice to a raspy whipster, derailing his promising solo career, The D.O.C. made an impact as the pen behind many Dre's verses on The Chronic. He also appears on the skit "The $20 Sack Pyramid." In 2011, The D.O.C. was reportedly preparing to get surgery to restore his voice and prepping to release his fourth solo album, but he's been out of the news ever since. (Photo: Death Row Records)

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Suge Knight - Death Row CEO Suge Knight executive-produced the album along with Dr. Dre. He quickly became one of hip hop's most famous — and feared — executives, particularly during rap's deadly bi-coastal feud, but saw his status steadily decline after Dre left the label and Tupac was murdered. In the past several years, he's faced an avalanche of personal problems, both financial (bankruptcy, an auction to pay off his debts) and legal (he's currently on probation for driving with a suspended license). Suge is reportedly working on a documentary about his life through his new company, Black Kapital.  (Photo: REUTERS /STEVE MARCUS /LANDOV)

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Bushwick Bill - Bushwick Bill, one third of legendary Houston group the Geto Boys, talks smack on the intro and outro to "Stranded on Death Row." After making headlines for the wrong reasons in 2010, when an arrest for drug possession almost led to his deportation to Jamaica, Bill seems to be back on the right track — he reunited with his former band mates on stage for the first time in years at the Gathering of the Juggalos festival earlier this year. The trio is planning more gigs for later this year and 2013.   (Photo: Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)

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Dr. Dre - N.W.A made Dr. Dre a star, but The Chronic made him a legend. Though his work pace slowed considerably after this album, almost everything he's done in the two decades since has only added to his stellar track record: dropping his sophomore LP, The Chronic 2001, selling his Beats by Dre headphone company for $300 million and launching the careers of Snoop, Eminem, 50 Cent, Game and Kendrick Lamar. He's presently working on his third album, Detox, rap's holy grail. But even if Detox never hits the streets, and even if it fails to live up the sky-high expectations, The Chronic has forever enshrined Dre's name in the hip hop history books. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)