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Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz (2000)

Where the lyrics of Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz take you, and where it was really made.

Most songs on this debut album were first performed live on a Hustler rap-porn compilation DVD, Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle XXX.

Key places

Dogghouse Studio, Hollywood (2000)

Recording site The Music Grinder (Hollywood) — The album was recorded at Dogghouse Studio in Hollywood, California, alongside Music Grinder and Skip Saylor Recording. The point is placed at Hollywood city center. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Tha Eastsidaz
• Released February 1, 2000, on Dogghouse Records and TVT Records
• Snoop Dogg is credited as executive producer
• The rapper's younger brother, Bing Worthington, Jr., is also credited as an executive producer of the project
• Recorded at Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, California

Background

• Most of the songs were performed live on Hustler's rap-porn compilation Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle XXX DVD
• The live performances were released on video before the album appeared
• The project placed the group's songs in front of the video audience before the record was out
• The album is credited to a group that Snoop Dogg presented under his own name

Recording

• The album was recorded at three named studios in Hollywood, California
• The studios named in the credits are Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder, and Skip Saylor Recording
• Dogghouse Studio appears first in the recording credit
• Dogghouse Records is the label that released the album alongside TVT Records

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, known professionally as Snoop Dogg.
• American rapper, singer, record producer, record executive, songwriter and actor; a key figure in West Coast hip-hop who helped define G-funk and gangsta rap.
• Known for a signature drawled delivery and melodic flow; lyrics often address recreational drug use and gun violence.
• Rose to prominence in 1992 through collaborations with Dr. Dre on "Deep Cover" and The Chronic.
• Debut album Doggystyle (1993), produced by Dr. Dre, debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 806,000 copies sold in its first week; certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.
• Signed with Master P's No Limit Records in 1998; albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, No Limit Top Dogg and Tha Last Meal followed.
• R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) produced "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), his first Billboard Hot 100 number one.
• Adopted the alias Snoop Lion for reggae album Reincarnated (2013); later albums include Bush (2015) and gospel album Bible of Love (2018).
• Acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group in 2022.
• Has sold over 35 million records worldwide; co-headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022.
• Also active as an actor, business figure and coach on The Voice.

Reception

At release

• The album overall received generally positive reviews from music critics
• The reception covered the album as a whole rather than single tracks
• Critics responded to the group's debut as a complete record

Reappraisal

• Only two songs were released as singles
• Six music videos were made for songs from the album
• The videos were made for songs such as Dogghouse, G'd Up, Got Beef, Now We Lay 'Em Down, Tha Eastsidaz, and The Gangsta in Deee

Records

• Debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200
• Sold 100,000 copies in its first week
• Certified Platinum on October 11, 2000

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Most songs were performed live on Hustler's rap-porn compilation Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle XXX DVD
• The rapper's younger brother, Bing Worthington, Jr., received an executive producer credit on the project
• Only two songs were released as singles, yet six videos were made for songs off the album
• The album debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 and sold 100,000 copies in its first week

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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