Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz
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Tha Eastsidaz is the debut album by American rap group Tha Eastsidaz
. It was released February 1, 2000 on Dogghouse Records
and TVT Records
. The album was recorded at Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, California
.
Most of the songs were performed live on Hustler
's rap-porn compilation Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle
XXX DVD. The album was executive produced by Snoop Dogg.
Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, was a hip hop group of somewhat reforming the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was in the Tommy Boy Records' Ride:Music from the Dimension Motion Picture with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song...
. It was released February 1, 2000 on Dogghouse Records
Doggystyle Records
Doggy Style Records is a record label founded by Snoop Dogg in 1995.-History:...
and TVT Records
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
. The album was recorded at Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Most of the songs were performed live on Hustler
Hustler
Hustler is a monthly pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. It was first published in 1974 by Larry Flynt. It was a step forward from the Hustler Newsletter which was cheap advertising for his strip club businesses at the time. The magazine grew from a shaky start to...
's rap-porn compilation Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle is a mixed hardcore pornography and hip-hop music video featuring the music of rapper Snoop Dogg and presented by him. It was released in 2001. It was the first hardcore video ever listed on the Billboard music video sales chart...
XXX DVD. The album was executive produced by Snoop Dogg.
Track listing
- "Intro to Indo" (featuring Dr. DreDr. DreAndre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
) - "Now We Lay 'em Down" (featuring KokaneKokaneKokane, also known as Jerry B. Long, Jr. , is a rapper from Pomona, California best known for his co-appearances on Dr. Dre's album 2001 and the work on G-funk album Funk Upon A Rhyme and his backup work with Snoop Dogg in Tha Last Meal album, who signed him to Dogghouse Records, bringing a renewed...
)- Contains interpolation from FunkadelicFunkadelicFunkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
's "One Nation Under a Groove". - Produced by Meech WellsMeech WellsMeech Wells is a music producer from the United States. He works primarily on hip hop music, and has produced or co-produced for artists Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O'Neal...
- Contains interpolation from Funkadelic
- "Tha Eastsidaz"
- Samples "Nothing to Lose But the Blues" by Gwen McCraeGwen McCraeGwen McCrae is an American R&B singer, best known for her March, 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair".-Career:...
- Produced by Meech Wells and Def JefDef JefDef Jef is the stage name of Jeffrey Fortson , an American alternative hip hop musician and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA....
- Samples "Nothing to Lose But the Blues" by Gwen McCrae
- "Dogghouse" (featuring Tha LocsTwinzThe Twinz are a hip hop duo from Long Beach, California, consisting of twin brothers Deon "Trip Locc" Williams and Dewayne "Wayniac" Williams. After working with Warren G on his debut album Regulate...G Funk Era, the Twinz released their own debut album Conversation in 1995...
, Rappin' 4-TayRappin' 4-TayAnthony Forté , better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California.-Music career:...
)- Produced by Goldie LocGoldie LocKeiwan Deshawn Spillman better known by his stage name Goldie Loc is a rapper who was once a member of Tha Eastsidaz with Snoop Dogg and Tray Deee.-Discography:...
- Produced by Goldie Loc
- "Give It 2 'em Dogg" (featuring Bugsy Seigal)
- Produced by Goldie Loc and Bugsy Seigal
- "Got Beef" (featuring Jayo FelonyJayo FelonyJames Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label...
, Sylk-E. FyneSylk-E. FyneSylk-E. Fyne is a female rapper from South Central Los Angeles and former member of the unreleased group G.B.M. from Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. She started rapping while in high school and, after getting a college degree, recorded her 1998 debut, Raw Sylk, on RCA...
)- Produced by L. T. HuttonL. T. HuttonL.T. Hutton, born Lenton Terrell Hutton, Was born on January 6, 1974 in Chicago Illinois to Patrica and LT Hutton. He is an American record producer, Entrepreneur and currently owns his own movie company Program Pictures in conjunction with Morgan Creek Pictures. He has worked on several projects...
- Produced by L. T. Hutton
- "Real Talk"
- "Balls of Steel"
- Produced by DJ BattlecatBattlecat (producer)Kevin Gilliam, better know by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop producer from Long Beach, California.-Biography:He is well known for producing artists such as Snoop Dogg, The Game, Xzibit and Tha Eastsidaz along with a number of other West Coast rappers...
- Produced by DJ Battlecat
- "Nigga 4 Life" (featuring Bad Azz)
- Produced by Blaqthoven
- "G'd Up" (featuring Butch CassidyButch Cassidy (singer)Danny Elliott Means II or better known by his stage name, Butch Cassidy, is an R&B singer, cousin of the deceased rapper, Nate Dogg, who started to sing in the church choir with him...
)- Produced by DJ Battlecat
- "Another Day" (featuring Butch Cassidy)
- Produced by Jelly Roll
- "Tha Mac Ten Commandments"
- "Ghetto" (featuring Kokane, KamKam (rapper)Kam is an American political emcee known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s. Born in Los Angeles, he is considered an esteemed West Coast underground rapper. He is known for his Nation of Islam-influenced lyrics and membership, and affiliation with his cousin, fellow...
, Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
)- Produced by DJ Battlecat
- Samples Rick JamesRick JamesJames Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
' "Ghetto Life" from the album Street SongsStreet Songs (album)-Track listing:All tracks composed and arranged by Rick James; except where indicated# "Give It to Me Baby" # "Ghetto Life" # "Make Love to Me" # "Mr...
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- "Big Bang Theory" (featuring XzibitXzibitAlvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
, KuruptKuruptRicardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
, CPOCapital Punishment OrganizationCapital Punishment Organization, most commonly referred to as CPO, was a gangster rap group which consisted of rapper Lil' Nation , DJ Train and producer Young D. They released a single album in 1990, To Hell and Black, which included production from MC Ren of N.W.A. and distributed by Capitol...
, Pinky)- Produced by Warren GWarren GWarren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
- Produced by Warren G
- "Be Thankful" (featuring Kam, Pretty Tony, Warren G)
- Produced by DJ Battlecat
- Samples Stan GetzStan GetzStanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
's "Saudade Vem Correndo" from the album Jazz Samba Encore!. - Samples Tom Tom ClubTom Tom ClubTom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of Talking Heads.-Biography:...
's "Genius of LoveGenius of Love"Genius of Love" is a 1981 song by Tom Tom Club from their eponymous debut album.-Song:"Genius of Love" was Tom Tom Club's second single. Although the album had not been released in North America, over a hundred thousand copies of the single sold as imports from Island Records's UK, at which point...
" from the self-titled album Tom Tom ClubTom Tom Club (album)Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club's first album, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles "Wordy Rappinghood," which reached No. 7 in June 1981; "Genius of Love," which reached No. 65 in October of the same year; and "Under the Boardwalk," which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the...
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- "How You Livin'" (featuring Butch Cassidy)
- Produced by DJ Battlecat
- "Take It Back to '85" (featuring KuruptKuruptRicardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
, Butch Cassidy)- Produced by SoopaflySoopaflyPriest Joseph Brooks, better known by his stage name Soopafly, is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the DPGC.- Early life:The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach...
- Produced by Soopafly
- "Tha G in Deee"
- Produced by Meech Wells
- "Tha Mac Bible: Chapter 2:11 Verse 187"
- "Pussy Sells" (featuring Suga FreeSuga FreeDejuan Rice , better known by his stage name Suga Free, is an American rapper from Pomona, California.-Biography:Suga Free was born in Oakland and raised in Compton, later becoming based in Pomona, California....
)- Produced by L. T. Hutton
- "LBC Thang" (featuring Butch Cassidy)
- Produced by DJ Battlecat
- "Life Goes On" (featuring Kokane)
- Produced by Meech Wells
Chart history
| Title | Chart positions | Video Director | ||||||
| US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B / Hip-Hop | US Rap | U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Top 40 |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... Top 50 |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... Top 100 |
Radio & Records Radio & Records Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and... Airplay Airplay (song) Airplay is a term used in the radio broadcasting industry to state how frequently a song is being played on over-the-air radio stations. For example, a song which is being played several times every day would be classed as receiving a large amount of airplay... - Rhythmic |
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| "G'd up" | #47 | #19 | #2 | #35 | #13 | - | #26 | Diane Martel Diane Martel Diane Martel is a music video director and choreographer.-Choreographer:1989*Bloodhounds of Broadway 1991*"Shiny Happy People" - R.E.M... |
| "Got Beef" | #99 | #55 | #38 | - | - | #23 | - | Chris Robinson Chris Robinson (director) Chris Robinson is an American film director working mostly with music videos and commercials. He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like "Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay-Z, the grammy nominated... |
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| Billboard Hot 200 | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... Top 100 |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... Top 50 |
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| "Platinum (05.04.2000)" | #8 | #27 | #8 |