02/02/2026
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On this day, 26 years ago, Tha Eastsidaz dropped their classic self-titled debut album on Dogghouse Records & TVT Records
Snoop Dogg Presents THA EASTSIDAZ
The album was recorded at Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, California.
Production by Big Snoop Dogg (exec.), Battlecat, L.T. Hutton, Meech Wells, Goldie Loc, Keith Clizark, Warren G, JellyRoll & Blaqthoven
appearances by Rappin' 4-Tay, Kokane, Twinz, Xzibit, Jayo Felony, Sylk-E Fyne, Buggy Siegel, Bad A*z, Kam, Warren G, Butch Cassidy, CPO Boss Hogg, Kurupt, Pretty Tony, Suga Free & Nate Dogg
Tha Eastsidaz debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums & number 8 on the Billboard 200, selling 100,000 copies in its first week.
It was certificated Platinum on October 11, 2000.
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".
Most of the songs were performed live on Hustler's rap-porn compilation Snoop Dogg's Do******le ### 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.