''Tha Eastsidaz'' is the

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ous debut studio album by American Gangsta rap group

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. It was released on February 1, 2000, on

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and

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. The album was recorded at Dogghouse Studio, Music Grinder & Skip Saylor Recording,

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. 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

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. It was certificated Platinum on October 11, 2000.

Music Videos

Despite only 2 songs being released as singles, Tha Eastsidaz did a total of 6 videos altogether off the album: "Dogghouse" f/Rappin' 4-Tay & Twinz; " G'd Up" f/Butch Cassidy (directed by

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); " Got Beef" f/Jayo Felony & Sylk-E. Fine (directed by

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); "Now We Lay 'Em Down" f/Kokane; "Tha Eastsidaz" & "The Gangsta In Deee"

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

External links

Music.com

Top40 charts

References

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