Cali Iz Active
Cali Iz Active | ||||||||||||
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Studio album by Tha Dogg Pound | ||||||||||||
Released | June 27, 2006 | |||||||||||
Recorded | 2005-2006 | |||||||||||
Genre | West Coast hip hop, Gangsta Rap | |||||||||||
Length | 69:00 | |||||||||||
Label | Doggystyle/Koch | |||||||||||
Producer | Snoop Dogg (exec.), Battlecat, L.T. Moe, Swizz Beatz, J-Dub, Soopafly, Ryan Leslie, Rick Rock, David Banner, 1500 or Nothin', Bangladesh, Jazze Pha | |||||||||||
Tha Dogg Pound chronology | ||||||||||||
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | (B-) 2006 |
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HipHopDX.com | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
RapReviews.com | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
USA Today | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
XXL | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cali Iz Active is the fourth studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound and is also the name of the album's title track and lead single. It was released through Koch and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle Records on June 27, 2006.
Besides Daz and Kurupt, the album also features Tha Dogg Pound family (Snoop Dogg, Soopafly, Nate Dogg, RBX, and Lady of Rage). Also appearing are David Banner, Ice Cube, Paul Wall and producers Battlecat, Fredwreck, Swizz Beatz and Jazze Pha.
Snoop Dogg has already used the Royal Cash sample in one of his earlier unreleased recordings with DJ Glaze of Foesum. It was titled "True To The Game" and DJ Glaze included it in his mixtape The Lost Tapez[1][2][3]
Contents
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cali Iz Active" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Battlecat | 4:44 |
2. | "Kushn N' Pushn" | L.T. Moe | 4:08 |
3. | "Sittin on 23'z" | Swizz Beatz | 3:45 |
4. | "Stop Lyin'" | Battlecat | 4:19 |
5. | "It's Craccin All Night" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Diddy) | Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker | 5:28 |
6. | "Slow Your Roll" | Soopafly | 4:04 |
7. | "Heavyweights" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Ryan Leslie | 3:57 |
8. | "Keep It Gangsta" (featuring The Lady of Rage) | Soopafly | 5:02 |
9. | "Hard On A Hoe" (featuring Nate Dogg, RBX & Snoop Dogg) | Rick Rock | 4:00 |
10. | "It's All Hood" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube & Traci Nelson) | Battlecat | 4:53 |
11. | "Faknass Hoes" (featuring David Banner) | David Banner | 4:14 |
12. | "Don't Sweat It" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & RBX) | Swiff D, 1500 or Nothin' | 3:53 |
13. | "Make Dat Pussy Pop" (featuring Paul Wall) | Bangladesh | 4:04 |
14. | "Thrown Up Da C" | Soopafly | 4:11 |
15. | "Face 2 Face" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Battlecat | 4:23 |
16. | "She Likes Dat" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Jazze Pha | 3:48 |
Album chart performance
Charts (2006) | peak
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US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] |
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US Billboard 200[5] | 28 |
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[6] | 4 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 5 |
Download
Cali Iz Active video footage from DubCNN includes backstage, filming, MTV interview
Personnel
- Dave Aaron - Mixing
- David Banner - Primary Artist, Producer
- Diddy - Primary Artist
- Snoop Dogg - Primary Artist
- Braddon Williams - Engineer
- Leslie Braithwaite - Mixing
- Oliver Brown - Vocals
- Tha Dogg Pound - Primary Artist
- Nate Dogg - Primary Artist
- John Frye - Mixing
- Ice Cube - Primary Artist
- Rich Keller - Mixing
- The Lady Of Rage - Primary Artist
- Ryan Leslie - Producer
- L.T. Moe - Composer, Producer
- Tracy Lee Nelson - Vocals
- RBX - Primary Artist
- Rick Rock - Mixing, Producer
- Soopafly - Mixing, Producer
- Swizz Beatz - Producer
- Paul Wall - Primary Artist
Technical credits
BATTLECAT Computer, DAW, recording hardware
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FREDWRECK Computer, DAW, recording hardware
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References
- ↑ CD Baby: FOESUM: The Lost Tapez
- ↑ dubcnn.com // Snoop Dogg Interview Part 4 (January 2007) // West Coast News Network //
- ↑ Foesum.com - The Official Foesum Website
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Tha Dogg Pound – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Tha Dogg Pound.
- ↑ "Tha Dogg Pound – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for Tha Dogg Pound.
- ↑ "Tha Dogg Pound – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Tha Dogg Pound.
- ↑ An interview with Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound — Tha Dogg Pound on Cali iz Active
External links
- Pages with broken file links
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- Tha Dogg Pound albums
- 2006 albums
- Albums produced by Bangladesh (record producer)
- Albums produced by Battlecat (producer)
- Albums produced by David Banner
- Albums produced by Jazze Pha
- Albums produced by Ryan Leslie
- Albums produced by Soopafly
- Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
- E1 Music albums
- English-language albums
- Gangsta rap albums