Notes & Personnel Info |  | Snoop Dogg/Tha Eastsidaz: Snoop Dogg, Tray Deee, Goldie Loc. | | Additional personnel includes: Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Kurrupt, Battle Cat, Bad Azz, Jayo Felony, Rappin' 4-Tay, Nate Dogg, Warren G., CPO, Pinky, Suga Free, Bugsy Seigal, Butch Cassidy, Pretty Tony, Kokane, Kam (vocals); Doggy's Angels (various instruments). | | Producers include: Meech Wells, Battlecat, Jellyroll, L.T. Hutton, Warren G. | | Recorded at Doghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, California. | | Personnel: Kokane, Blaqthoven (vocals). | | Recording information: Dogghouse Studio; Doghouse Studio, Music Grinder, Skip Saylor Recording,; Music Grinder And Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, CA. | | Snoop Dogg has always been remarkably intuitive when it comes to selecting his business associates. After all, he has had the good fortune of being mentored by arguably the industry's best producer (Dr. Dre) and its shrewdest businessman (Master P). Now that Snoop's name has become synonymous with platinum plaques, the next logical step in his evolution was to do some mentoring of his own. Snoop's first entrepreneurial undertaking is the debut from fellow LBC mashers Tha Eastsidaz (Tray Dee and Goldie Loc). While the group's chemistry flourishes on the spirited lead single "G'd Up," Snoop often overshadows his prot?g?s by being predominantly featured on most of the LP's cuts. Also, the overwhelming abundance of guests (Dr. Dre, Xzibit, Kurupt, Warren G, and Nate Dogg) precludes the Eastsidaz from achieving any lasting unit cohesion, often making the duo seem like visitors on their own debut. ~ Matt Conaway | | Though Tha Eastsidaz are a debut rap group, the fact the Snoop Dogg is a member goes a long way to help make the group's introduction to the music industry a smooth affair. With the help of fellow Long Beach rapper Tray Deee and newcomer Goldie Loc, Tha Eastsidaz remain faithful to the West Coast-flavored G'd-up hip-hop that first put Snoop on the map. On SNOOP DOGG PRESENTS THA EASTSIDAZ, the three MCs trade verses of low-riding and (for lack of a better term) West-siding. Songs like "Be Thankful" and "Take It Back to '85" illustrate the trio's penchant for less typical subject matter and show impressive lyrical diversity. And guest appearances from some of the Left Coast's finest (i.e., Kurupt and Xzibit) make this effort a true reminder of what the West has in store. Throw it up. |
Engineer: Dave Aron; Tracy Brown |
Musical Guests | | Dr. Dre | | Kurupt | | Xzibit | | Jayo Felony | | Rappin' 4-Tay | | Warren G | | Nate Dogg | | George Clinton | | Meech Wells | | Def Jef | | Rapp'n 4 Tay | | Tha Locks | | Bugsy Seigal | | Sylk E Fyne | | Bad Azz | | Butch Cassidy | | Kam | | Kokane | | Pinky | | C.P.O. | | Pretty Tony | | Suga Free |
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| Alternative Press (5/00, p.86)
- 3 out of 5 - "...A must for fans of laid-back West Coast gangsta funk....the real draw here is of course the Dogg....he comes across with all the confidence due the stone-cold master of his subgenre."CMJ (2/14/00, p.24)
- "...vintage West coast G-funk straight with no chaser, complete with Funkadelicized grooves blunted verbs and cameos by Jayo Felony, Bad Azz, Nate Dogg, Xzibit, Kurupt and Warren G." The Source (3/00, pp.240-2)
- 4 mics out of 5 - "...demonstrates hygenic lyricism with simple but clever hooks from start to finish....an enjoyable, funked-out, G'd-up treat - plenty spiced with gangsta-isms for the millennium." |
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