Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz

Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz
Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz
Studio album by Tha Eastsidaz
Released	February 1, 2000
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	West Coast hip-hop; gangsta rap; G-funk;
Length	72:36
Label	Dogghouse; TVT;
Producer	Big Snoop Dogg (exec.); Battlecat; L.T. Hutton; Meech Wells; Goldie Loc; Keith Clizark; Warren G; JellyRoll; Blaqthoven;
Tha Eastsidaz chronology
Snoop Dogg chronology
Singles from Tha Eastsidaz
	"G'd Up"; Released: December 7, 1999; "Got Beef"; Released: April 3, 2000;

Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Tha Eastsidaz. It was released on 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 executive producer was Snoop Dogg. The rapper's younger brother Bing Worthington, Jr. is also credited as an executive producer of the project.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
RapReviews	7/10^[4]
The Source	^[5]
USA Today	^[6]

The album overall received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Commercial performance

Tha Eastsidaz debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 100,000 copies in its first week.^[7] It was certificated Platinum on October 11, 2000.

Music videos

Despite only two songs being released as singles, Tha Eastsidaz did a total of six videos for songs off the album: "Dogghouse" featuring Rappin' 4-Tay & Twinz, "G'd Up" featuring Butch Cassidy (directed by Diane Martel), "Got Beef" featuring Jayo Felony & Sylk-E. Fine (directed by Chris Robinson), "Now We Lay 'Em Down" featuring Kokane, "Tha Eastsidaz", and "The Gangsta in Deee".

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro to Indo" (featuring Dr. Dre)	–	0:24
2.	"Now We Lay 'Em Down" (featuring Kokane)	Meech Wells	4:42
3.	"Tha Eastsidaz"	Meech Wells Def Jef	2:57
4.	"Dogghouse" (featuring Twinz and Rappin' 4-Tay)	Goldie Loc	4:23
5.	"Give It 2 'Em Dogg" (featuring Bugsy Siegel)	Goldie Loc Bugsy Siegel	3:29
6.	"Got Beef" (featuring Jayo Felony, Sylk-E. Fyne and Blaqthoven)	L.T. Hutton	4:11
7.	"Real Talk" (skit)	–	0:18
8.	"Balls of Steel" (Snoop Dogg solo)	Battlecat	3:11
9.	"Nigga 4 Life" (featuring Bad Azz)	Blaqthoven	4:10
10.	"G'd Up" (featuring Butch Cassidy)	Battlecat	4:33
11.	"Another Day" (featuring Butch Cassidy)	Jelly Roll	4:15
12.	"Tha Mac Ten Commandments" (skit)	–	0:46
13.	"Ghetto" (featuring Kokane, Kam and Nate Dogg)	Battlecat	4:39
14.	"Big Bang Theory" (featuring Xzibit, Kurupt, CPO and Pinky)	Warren G	4:28
15.	"Be Thankful" (featuring Kam, Pretty Tony and Warren G)	Battlecat	3:43
16.	"How You Livin'" (Snoop Dogg solo featuring Butch Cassidy)	Battlecat	2:38
17.	"Take It Back to '85" (Snoop Dogg solo featuring Kurupt and Butch Cassidy)	Soopafly	4:22
18.	"Tha G In Deee" (Big Tray Deee solo featuring Snoop Dogg)	Keith Clizark Meech Wells	3:18
19.	"Tha Mac Bible: Chapter 2:11 Verse 187" (skit)	–	1:02
20.	"Pussy Sells" (featuring Suga Free)	L.T. Hutton	4:15
21.	"LBC Thang" (featuring Butch Cassidy)	Battlecat	3:22
22.	"Life Goes On" (Snoop Dogg solo featuring Kokane)	Meech Wells	3:34
Total length:			1:12:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	27
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[9]	8
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[10]	32
US Billboard 200^[11]	8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[13]	153
US Billboard 200^[14]	124
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (Billboard)^[15]	47

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[16]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

References

^ Conaway, Matt. "Tha Eastsidaz / Snoop Dogg - Tha Eastsidaz". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ Seymour, Craig (February 4, 2000). "The Week: Music". Entertainment Weekly. No. 524. New York. p. 72.
^ Baker, Soren (January 30, 2000). "In Brief: Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz, "Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz"". Los Angeles Times. Calendar, p. 75. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 19, 2000). "Tha Eastsidaz :: Snoop Dogg presents Tha Eastsidaz :: TVT Records". RapReviews. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ Forte, Brandi (March 2000). "Record Report: Tha Eastsidaz – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". The Source. No. 126. New York. pp. 240, 242.
^ Jones, Steve (February 8, 2000). "Clever rap, classic pop and a Beethoven opera". USA Today. p. 06D.
^ Martens, Todd (August 9, 2001). "'NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Top Canadian Albums - Week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart top 40 | 20-02-2000 26-02-2000 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "Billboard 200 albums year end 2000". Billboard.
^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums year end 2000". Billboard.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Eastsidaz". Music Canada.
^ "American album certifications – Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". Recording Industry Association of America.

[US-1] Conaway, Matt. "Tha Eastsidaz / Snoop Dogg - Tha Eastsidaz". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[2] Seymour, Craig (February 4, 2000). "The Week: Music". Entertainment Weekly. No. 524. New York. p. 72.

[3] Baker, Soren (January 30, 2000). "In Brief: Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz, "Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz"". Los Angeles Times. Calendar, p. 75. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

[4] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (February 19, 2000). "Tha Eastsidaz :: Snoop Dogg presents Tha Eastsidaz :: TVT Records". RapReviews. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[5] Forte, Brandi (March 2000). "Record Report: Tha Eastsidaz – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". The Source. No. 126. New York. pp. 240, 242.

[6] Jones, Steve (February 8, 2000). "Clever rap, classic pop and a Beethoven opera". USA Today. p. 06D.

[7] Martens, Todd (August 9, 2001). "'NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[AUS-8] "Australiancharts.com – Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[CANAl-9] "Top Canadian Albums - Week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[10] "Official R&B Albums Chart top 40 | 20-02-2000 26-02-2000 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[11] "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[12] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[13] "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[14] "Billboard 200 albums year end 2000". Billboard.

[15] "Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums year end 2000". Billboard.

[CanadaSnoop_Doggy_DoggEastsidazalbumCertRef-16] "Canadian album certifications – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Eastsidaz". Music Canada.

[United_StatesSnoop_DoggSnoop_Dogg_Presents_Tha_EastsidazalbumCertRef-17] "American album certifications – Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Albums Singles Songs Guest appearances Awards and nominations Filmography
Studio albums	Doggystyle (1993) Tha Doggfather (1996) Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998) No Limit Top Dogg (1999) Tha Last Meal (2000) Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002) R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006) Ego Trippin' (2008) Malice n Wonderland (2009) More Malice Doggumentary (2011) Reincarnated (2013) Bush (2015) Coolaid (2016) Neva Left (2017) Bible of Love (2018) I Wanna Thank Me (2019) From tha Streets 2 tha Suites (2021) BODR (2022) Missionary (2024) Iz It a Crime? (2025)
Compilations	Dead Man Walkin' Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album Snoop Dogg Presents The Big Squeeze Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas In Tha Dogg House Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1 Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm
EPs	Dispicable Stoner's EP Make America Crip Again 220
Soundtracks	Murder Was the Case Bones Mac & Devin Go to High School (with Wiz Khalifa)
Mixtapes	Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Mixtape That's My Work, Volume 1 (with The Dogg Pound) That's My Work 2 That's My Work 3 That's My Work 4 (with The Eastsidaz) That's My Work 5 (with The Dogg Pound) LBC Movement presents Beach City
Collaborations	Tha Eastsidaz (with Tha Eastsidaz) Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way (with Tha Eastsidaz) The Hard Way (with 213) 7 Days of Funk (with Dâm-Funk) Cuzznz (with Daz Dillinger) Snoop Cube 40 $hort (with Ice Cube, E-40 & Too $hort)
Concert tours	Up in Smoke Tour Rock the Bells
Related articles	213 Tha Dogg Pound Tha Eastsidaz 7 Days of Funk Mount Westmore Doggy Style Records Leafs By Snoop Mary + Jane Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party Pleezbaleevit! One More Light World Tour Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Reincarnated (film) Merry Jane Doggyland
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Studio albums	Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz (2000) Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way (2001)
Mixtapes	That's My Work 4 (2014)
Singles	"G'd Up" "Got Beef" "Lay Low" "I Luv It"
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