Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz

Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz is the eponymous debut studio 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.

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 Presents: Tha Eastsidaz (2000) Duces 'n Trayz (2001)
Snoop Dogg chronology
No Limit Top Dogg (1999) Snoop Dogg Presents: Tha Eastsidaz (2000) Dead Man Walkin' (2000)
Singles from Tha Eastsidaz
"G'd Up" Released: December 7, 1999 "Got Beef" Released: April 3, 2000

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. The rapper's younger brother Bing Worthington, Jr. is 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

• Music.com
• Top40 charts

References

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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 (2001-08-09). "'NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
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11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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