Snoop's first foray into breaking new talent turned out to be pretty good. In 2000, while Dre was still riding off the success of 2001 and Snoop was experiencing a return to critical acclaim with Top Dogg, the time was prime for new talent from the west to emerge. There's ample filler here, but the single "G'd Up" was one of the best west coast rap records to come out in years. It's why DJ Battlecat's name should be up there with Dre and Quik. Xzibit steals the show on "The Big Bang Theory" and "Take it Back to '85" seemingly captures that era perfectly. Tray Deee and Goldie Loc are good rappers, but Snoop, in addition to the album's heavy guest load, make it difficult for the two of them to stand out on the 22-cut album. Nevertheless, the album sold a million and Tha Eastsidaz became stars in the midst of a west coast revival.
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