Dr. Dre / The Chronic

Bitches Ain't Shit

Dr. Dre · The Chronic (1992)

Performed by Dr. Dre, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg

-12.7 LUFS
-0.4 True peak
1.4 Loudness range
15.0 Dynamic range
-11.7 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Hip-Hop · 1990s louder than 32% of 597 tracks (median -11.5 LUFS)

Rap · 1990s (secondary) louder than 34% of 504 tracks (median -11.6 LUFS)

Gangsta Rap · 1990s (secondary) louder than 17% 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 -12.7 -26 LUFS -16 LUFS -6 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Bernie Grundman (all tracks) louder than 31% of 67 tracks (median -10.7 LUFS)

Bernie Grundman × Hip-Hop louder than 24% of 45 tracks (median -10.6 LUFS)

-21 to -20 LUFS: 1 track-20 to -19 LUFS: 1 track-19 to -18 LUFS: 3 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 6 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 3 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 1 track-15 to -14 LUFS: 1 track-14 to -13 LUFS: 2 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 9 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 3 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 12 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 8 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 9 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 7 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 1 track -12.7 -21 LUFS -14 LUFS -6 LUFS

Studio cohort

Bernie Grundman Mastering (all tracks) louder than 18% of 164 tracks (median -10 LUFS)

8th loudest of 16 on this release

Metadata

Year
1992
Label
Interscope Records / Priority
Genres
Hip-Hop, Rap, Gangsta Rap
Catalog
INTSD-92233
UPC
6-06949-22332-8
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-09
Engine
mastering-to@5603b08
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