2002 [Explicit Lyrics]

Tha Dogg Pound | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: D-3 Entertainment
• ASIN: B00005LVZO
• In-Print Editions: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,967 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Roll Wit Us

3. Just Doggin'

4. Smoke

5. Gangsta Rap

6. 10 Til Midnight

7. Living Tha Gangsta Life

8. Don't Stop

9. Change the Game [Remix]

10. Crip Wit Up

11. What Cha About

12. Your Gyrlfriend 2

13. Feels Good

14. Way Too Often

15. It'z All About That Money

16. Every Single Day

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Newest Dogg Pound album is not as "New" as you might think!, August 13, 2003

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Crazy Jim (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2002 (Audio CD)

Leave it to Death Row to cash in on the appeal of their former artists in the biggest way possible. Such is certainly the case with this "sequel" to the platinum-plus mega-hit debut LP from Tha Dogg Pound. For those who don't know, Daz and Kurupt have long since left Death Row and all that remains is some masters of a handful of old tracks.

The duo of Daz & Kurupt who first entered the game under the production of Dr. Dre and learned their lyrical craft from Snoop Dogg are without doubt, one of the best and most underrated duos in rap. This release is NOT a legitimate studio follow-up to their first album, "Dogg Food", but more or less a compliation of old and previously-released tracks featuring members of the DPG family. Their actual follow-up, "Dillinger & Young Gotti", avaliable on DPG Recordz, is much more polished and features a few of the same tracks such as "We Livin' Gangsta Life" and "Crip Wit Us". This album not only jacks tracks already released on Daz's albums but also borrows the recent DJ Clue remix of "Change The Game" with Jay-Z. If that's not enough their lead-off single, "Just Doggin" is actually a five-year-old song that was already released in 1996 on the "Sunset Park" soundtrack. This is a new version, which is billed as being "produced by Dr. Dre" in many advertisements but Big Hutch is credited as the producer in the linear notes. It's irrelevant as the new "Doggin" is far from the bangin' track that was originally put out in the early Death Row days.

The album does feature some exclusive material however as we get a never-before-heard collaboration with Tupac though it's dated. He makes reference to murdering the Notorious B.I.G. on there (Both rappers have been deceased sincd 1997). We also get a cool Kurupt collaboration with unknown female rapper, SKG, called "10 Till Midnite". Big Hutch's dope beat and the fantastic chorus make this one an excellent addition to an otherwise average album. The leader of Tha Pound, Snoop also shows up for a few tracks like "Smoke" and "Every Single Day" but that doesn't stop his old label from putting a less-than-flattering commentary about him being a "snitch" on the intro to "Livin' Gangsta Life".

This so-called "new" Dogg Pound album is very poorly put together. A lot of the tracks are recorded from all different periods and it's obvious. A new Tupac track was a nice touch but packaging all this old material together with a lot of stuff that has already been released on other albums makes for a very average LP. Only worth the purchase if you're a real die-hard Dogg Pound fan or a very strong Death Row supporter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars QUALITY ALBUM, March 19, 2005

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_ (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2002 (Audio CD)

This is basically a bootleg CD, put out by Death Row while Tha Dogg Pound was officially off of the label. It is tracks that had been previously recorded in the Death Row vault and Suge Knight put this album out to anger Daz and Kurupt and also make a little cash off of them. Overall, since it is official Dogg Pound made music (other than a lot of the beats), it is still a good CD. The only flaw is if you own a lot of Dogg Pound related music (Daz Dillinger, Soopafly CD's) you will hear some recycled tracks that are on other CD's. 5-6 tracks are on other albums, but other than that, it is worth the money and a good majority of the tracks are bangin'. A must have if a D.P.G. fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this record!, August 18, 2001

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D. Blackmon "Son of Smog" (Ontario, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2002 (Audio CD)

Don't hate on this record. It is quite possibly the best hip hop album of 2001. Daz and Kurupt doing their thing. Tight production throughout. Absolutely bangin. Almost every track on this album is on hit. This is classic Death Row. Probably one of the most mature albums they have released.

The question remains. Is this album better than Kurupt's new album "Space Boogey: A smoke oddesy" or the DPG album "DPG - Dillinger and Young Gotti?" And I am afraid the answer is yes. This is unapologetic gangster rap. Once can only wonder whether the chorus changes from the DPG album to the Dogg Pound Album on the songs "Livin the Gangster Life" and "Crip with Me" to "Livin Gangster Like" and "Dip With Me" were due to copyright restrictions.

Buy this album and the Kurupt album "Space Boogey: A Smoked Oddesy" if you are a fan of West Coast Gangster Rap. If you are not a fan, both albums are a great introduction.