Tha Eastsidaz (album)

Tha Eastsidaz
Studio album by Tha Eastsidaz
Released February 1, 2000
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre
Length 72:36
Label
Producer
Tha Eastsidaz chronology
Tha Eastsidaz
(2000)
Duces 'n Trayz
(2001)
Singles from Tha Eastsidaz
  1. "G'd Up"
    Released: December 7, 1999
  2. "Got Beef"
    Released: April 3, 2000

Tha Eastsidaz is the eponymous debut studio album by American Gangsta 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
RapReviews[4]
The Source[5]
USA Today[6]

The album overall received positives 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.

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(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"  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'" (featuring Butch Cassidy)Battlecat 2:38
17. "Take It Back to '85" (featuring Kurupt and Butch Cassidy)Soopafly 4:22
18. "Tha G In Deee"  Keith Clizark, Meech Wells 3:18
19. "Tha Mac Bible: Chapter 2:11 Verse 187" (skit)&ndash 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"  Meech Wells 3:34
Total length:
1:12:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 27
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] 8
scope="row" New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 15
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[10] 32
US Billboard 200[11] 8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 5
US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

External links

References

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