2002 (Tha Dogg Pound album)

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Death Row Presents... Tha Dogg Pound 2002
Tha dogg pound - 2002 a.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 2001
Recorded1995–1999
Genre
Length1:10:13
Label
Producer
Tha Dogg Pound chronology
Dillinger & Young Gotti
(2001)
Death Row Presents... Tha Dogg Pound 2002
(2001)
The Last of Tha Pound
(2004)
Singles from 2002
  1. "Just Doggin'"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C− [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews6.5/10 [4]
XXL M (2/5) [5]

Death Row Presents... Tha Dogg Pound 2002 is the first compilation album by American West Coast hip hop group Tha Dogg Pound. [1] It was released on July 31, 2001 by Death Row Records and D3 Entertainment.

Contents

It comprises unreleased material recorded by Tha Dogg Pound while they were signed on to Death Row Records, [6] remixed and updated by the then-head producer Cold 187um. [7] Tha Dogg Pound were signed to Daz Dillinger's D.P.G. Recordz and released their own album that year called Dillinger & Young Gotti under DPG alias. The album title is meant to imply it is a sequel or response of sorts to Dr. Dre's 2001 . [8] The album cover has pictures of Daz and Kurupt from the Death Row family picture.

The album's lead single, "Just Doggin'", peaked at number 99 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  1:50
2."Roll Wit Us"
5:11
3."Just Doggin'" (featuring Nate Dogg)
Cold 187um4:45
4."Smoke" (featuring Snoop Dogg & The Relativez)
  • Cold 187um
  • Darren Vegas
4:48
5."Gangsta Rap" (featuring Crooked I)
Fredwreck 4:32
6."10 Til Midnight" (featuring SKG)
  • Brown
  • Knight, Jr.
  • Cold 187um
  • Darren Vegas
5:49
7."Living Tha Gangsta Life" (featuring Xzibit)
Daz Dillinger 3:45
8."Don't Stop" (featuring 2Pac)
Daz Dillinger4:03
9."Change the Game (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek) Rick Rock 4:53
10."Crip Wit Us"
  • Brown
  • Arnaud
Daz Dillinger3:52
11."What Cha About"
  • Brown
  • Knight, Jr.
  • Cold 187um
  • Darren Vegas
4:34
12."Your Gyrlfriend" (featuring Mac Shawn & Soopafly)Daz Dillinger3:59
13."Feels Good"
Daz Dillinger4:46
14."Way Too Often" (featuring Soopafly)
  • Brown
  • Brooks
Soopafly 4:15
15."It'z All About That Money"ArnaudDaz Dillinger4:00
16."Every Single Day" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • Brown
  • Arnaud
  • Broadus
Daz Dillinger5:10
Total length:1:10:13

Charts

Chart performance for Death Row Presents... Tha Dogg Pound 2002
Chart (2001)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 78

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