This came out in 2000 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Snoop may be a Dogg, but he’s no dummy.
The Eastsidaz are the first band on the rapper’s new label, so rather than let the duo — Tray Deee and Goldie Loc — go it alone, the boss dogg wisely horns his way in and takes over as alpha wolf, thereby upping the odds of more ink and more sales. Good thing he did — without him, this disc would have little bark and less bite. Tray and Goldie are your basic hip-hop yin-yang — one has a blustery, Busta Rhymes yelp, the other a silky, soulful croon. They seem to prefer smoother, flowing old-school vibes over Snoop’s pumping G-funk — the opening track, which basically rewrites Funkadelic’s One Nation Under A Groove, is a prime example. Snoop’s narcoleptic slur saves the day whenever he shows up, but as soon as he leaves, so does your interest. Tray and Goldie are capable enough, but these young pups still can’t run with the old Dogg.
