Dr. Dre / 2001

Big Ego's

Dr. Dre · 2001 (1999)

Performed by Dr. Dre, Hittman

-8.0 LUFS
1.1 True peak
7.6 Loudness range
11.7 Dynamic range
-5.2 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Hip-Hop · 1990s louder than 97% of 597 tracks (median -11.5 LUFS)

Rap · 1990s (secondary) louder than 97% of 504 tracks (median -11.6 LUFS)

Gangsta Rap · 1990s (secondary) louder than 91% of 88 tracks (median -10.3 LUFS)

-26 to -25 LUFS: 1 track-25 to -24 LUFS: 0 tracks-24 to -23 LUFS: 1 track-23 to -22 LUFS: 0 tracks-22 to -21 LUFS: 2 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 3 tracks-20 to -19 LUFS: 3 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 7 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 8 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 17 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 26 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 46 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 52 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 77 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 106 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 106 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 86 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 39 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 14 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 3 tracks -8.0 -26 LUFS -16 LUFS -6 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Brian Gardner (all tracks) louder than 91% of 115 tracks (median -9.9 LUFS)

Brian Gardner × Hip-Hop louder than 86% of 66 tracks (median -9.1 LUFS)

-21 to -20 LUFS: 1 track-20 to -19 LUFS: 0 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 0 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 0 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 0 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 2 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 5 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 5 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 13 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 27 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 27 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 22 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 10 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 2 tracks -8.0 -21 LUFS -14 LUFS -6 LUFS

Studio cohort

Bernie Grundman Mastering (all tracks) louder than 89% of 164 tracks (median -10 LUFS)

8th loudest of 22 on this release

Metadata

Year
1999
Label
Interscope Records / Aftermath Entertainment
Genres
Hip-Hop, Rap, Gangsta Rap
Catalog
069490486-2
UPC
6-06949-04862-4
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-09
Engine
mastering-to@5603b08
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