With its crooked, crooked West Coast beat and the glorious TGIF chorus thrown on top of it, lead single "Cali Iz Active" came on the scene and ruled every beatbox that knew what was up.
But just like the cover artwork to the album Cali Iz Active, the wicked title cut misrepresents what is really a reunion of the original Dogg Pound duo, Daz Dillinger and Kurupt, with only a couple of appearances by executive producer Snoop Dogg.
One listen through this heat-carrying album and it doesn't matter much, since the long-estranged Daz and Kurupt are lyrically inspired here, have lost none of their chemistry, and their choices for producers and guest stars are either smart or risky.
Falling into the latter category is Diddy's appearance on "It's Craccin All Night," a surprisingly successful track that figures into the handful of highlights.
"Sittin on 23z" kicks its way into this category thanks to a monstrous beat by Swizz Beatz that shakes the foundations.
The cuts with David Banner and Paul Wall do a good job of blending Southern and West Coast attitudes, but the West Coast heads are going to appreciate the Ice Cube, Nate Dogg, and Lady of Rage guest shots the most, since they brilliantly recall a time when G-funk ruled all.
While it's a track or two too long, Cali Iz Active is arguably the strongest album from the crew and a West Coast fiend's dream come true.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali Iz Active | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Kushn N' PushnL.T. Moe | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Sittin on 23zKasseem Dean | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Stop Lyin | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | It's Craccin All Night | Tha Dogg Pound, Diddy | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Slow Your Roll | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Heavyweights | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Keepin It Gangsta | Tha Dogg Pound, The Lady of Rage | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Hard on a HoeN. Hale | Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, RBX | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | It's All HoodO'Shea Jackson | Tha Dogg Pound, Ice Cube | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Faknass Hoes | Tha Dogg Pound, David Banner | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | Don't Sweat ItN. Hale | Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg, RBX | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Make Dat Pussy Pop | Tha Dogg Pound, Paul Wall | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | Thrown Up Da C | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 15 | Face 2 Face | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 16 | She Likes Dat | Tha Dogg Pound | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 68 mins | 157 MB | |||||
| 68 mins | 448 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Aaron | Mixing |
| 2 | David Banner | Audio Production, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Battlecat | Audio Production |
| 4 | Leslie Brathwaite | Mixing |
| 5 | Oliver Brown | Vocals |
| 6 | Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford | Audio Production |
| 7 | Kasseem Dean | Composer |
| 8 | Diddy | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Tha Dogg Pound | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Nate Dogg | Primary Artist |
| 11 | John Frye | Mixing |
| 12 | N. Hale | Composer |
| 13 | Ice Cube | Primary Artist |
| 14 | J-Dubs | Audio Production |
| 15 | O'Shea Jackson | Composer |
| 16 | Rich Keller | Mixing |
| 17 | The Lady of Rage | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Ryan Leslie | Audio Production, Producer |
| 19 | L.T. Moe | Audio Production, Composer, Producer |
| 20 | Tracy Lee Nelson | Vocals |
| 21 | 1500 | Audio Production |
| 22 | Jazzy Phae | Audio Production |
| 23 | RBX | Primary Artist |
| 24 | Rick Rock | Audio Production, Mixing, Producer |
| 25 | Soopafly | Mixing, Producer |
| 26 | Soopathy | Audio Production |
| 27 | Swizz Beatz | Audio Production, Producer |
| 28 | Paul Wall | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |