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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox Album | <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums-->
| Name = Cali Iz Active
| Name = Cali Iz Active
| Type = [[Album]]
| Type = [[Album]]
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| Cover = dogg_pound_cover.jpg
| Cover = dogg_pound_cover.jpg
| Released = [[June 27]], [[2006]]
| Released = [[June 27]], [[2006]]
| Recorded = [[2005]] - [[2006]]
| Recorded = 2005-2006
| Genre = [[West Coast hip hop]]
| Genre = [[West Coast hip hop]]<br>[[Gangsta rap]]
| Length = 68:52
| Length = 68:52
| Label = [[Koch Records|Koch]]/[[Doggystyle Records|Doggystyle]]
| Label = [[Doggystyle Records|Doggystyle]]/[[Koch Records|Koch]]
| Producer = [[David Banner]]<br>Ryan Leslie<br>L.T. Moe<br>Rick Rock<br>[[Soopafly]]<br>[[Swizz Beatz]]<br>[[Jazze Pha]]<br>[[Battlecat (producer)|Battlecat]],
| Producer = [[David Banner]]<br>Ryan Leslie<br>L.T. Moe<br>Rick Rock<br>[[Soopafly]]<br>[[Swizz Beatz]]<br>[[Jazze Pha]]<br>[[Battlecat (producer)|Battlecat]],
| Reviews = *[[All Music Guide]] {{Rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xq98b5x4csqs link]
| Reviews = *[[All Music Guide]] {{Rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xq98b5x4csqs link]
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| Artist = Snoop Dogg
| Artist = Snoop Dogg
| Background = lightsteelblue
| Background = lightsteelblue
|Last album = ''[[Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album]]''<br />(2005)
|Last album = ''[[Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album]]''<br>(2005)
| This album = '''''Cali Iz Active'''''<br />(2006)
| This album = '''''Cali Iz Active'''''<br>(2006)
| Next album = ''[[The Blue Carpet Treatment]]''<br />(2006)
| Next album = ''[[Tha Blue Carpet Treatment]]''<br>(2006)
}}
}}
| Last album = ''[[Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez]]''<br />(2005)
| Last album = ''[[Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez]]''<br>(2005)
| This album = '''''Cali Iz Active'''''<br />(2006)
| This album = '''''Cali Iz Active'''''<br>(2006)
| Next album = ''[[Dogg Chit]]''<br />(2007)
| Next album = ''[[Dogg Chit]]''<br>(2007)
}}
}}


'''''Cali Iz Active''''' is an album by [[Tha Dogg Pound]] and is also the name of the album's [[title track]] and lead single. It was released through [[Koch Records|Koch]] and [[Snoop Dogg]]'s [[Doggystyle Records]] on [[June 27]], [[2006]]. It was leaked on the internet on [[June 19]], [[2006]].
'''''Cali Iz Active''''' is an album by [[Tha Dogg Pound]] and is also the name of the album's [[title track]] and lead single. It was released through [[Koch Records|Koch]] and [[Snoop Dogg]]'s [[Doggystyle Records]] on [[June 27]], [[2006]]. It was leaked on the internet on [[June 19]], [[2006]].


== The album ==
==The album==
The album debuted at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200]] charts, selling just over 30,000 records, but it was fair enough to reach number one on the Top Independent albums chart and 4th on Hot Rap albums. Besides [[Daz Dillinger|Daz]] and [[Kurupt]] rhyming, the album also features Tha Dogg Pound family (Snoop Dogg, [[RBX]], [[Soopafly]], [[Nate Dogg]], and [[Bad Azz]]). Also appearing are [[David Banner]], [[Ice Cube]], [[Paul Wall]] and producers [[Battlecat (producer)|Battlecat]], [[Fredwreck]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Jazze Pha]] and Sean ’[[P. Diddy]]’ Combs.
The album debuted at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200]] charts, selling just over 30,000 records, but it was fair enough to reach number one on the Top Independent albums chart and 4th on Hot Rap albums. Besides [[Daz Dillinger|Daz]] and [[Kurupt]] rhyming, the album also features Tha Dogg Pound family (Snoop Dogg, [[RBX]], [[Soopafly]], [[Nate Dogg]], and [[Bad Azz]]). Also appearing are [[David Banner]], [[Ice Cube]], [[Paul Wall]] and producers [[Battlecat (producer)|Battlecat]], [[Fredwreck]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Jazze Pha]] and Sean ’[[P. Diddy]]’ Combs.


Revision as of 19:58, 4 May 2007

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Cali Iz Active is an album by 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. It was leaked on the internet on June 19, 2006.

The album

The album debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling just over 30,000 records, but it was fair enough to reach number one on the Top Independent albums chart and 4th on Hot Rap albums. Besides Daz and Kurupt rhyming, the album also features Tha Dogg Pound family (Snoop Dogg, RBX, Soopafly, Nate Dogg, and Bad Azz). Also appearing are David Banner, Ice Cube, Paul Wall and producers Battlecat, Fredwreck, Swizz Beatz, Jazze Pha and Sean ’P. Diddy’ Combs.

Track listing

  1. "Cali Iz Active"
  2. "Kushn N' Pushn"
  3. "Sittin on 23z"
  4. "Stop Lyin"
    • (Produced by Battlecat)
  5. "It's Craccin All Night" Featuring Diddy)
    • (Produced by J-dubs)
  6. "Slow Your Roll"
  7. "Heavyweights"
  8. "Keep It Gangsta" Featuring Lady of Rage)
    • (Prouduced by Soopafly)
  9. "Hard on a Hoe" Featuring RBX
    • (Produced by Rick Rock)
  10. "It's All Hood" Featuring Ice Cube
    • (Produced by Battlecat)
  11. "Faknass Hoes" Featuring David Banner
    • (Produced by David Banner)
  12. "Don't Sweat It" Featuring Nate Dogg & RBX
    • (Produced by 1500)
  13. "Make Dat Pussy Pop" Featuring Paul Wall
    • (Produced by Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford)
  14. "Thrown Up Da C"
    • (Produced by Soopafly)
  15. "Face 2 Face"
    • (Produced by Battlecat)
  16. "She Likes Dat"

Trivia

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[2][3][4]

The single

"Cali Iz Active"
Song
B-side"Sittin on 23z" 3:45

On April 22, 2006 Snoop Dogg and his Dogg Pound cohorts, Daz Dillinger and Kurupt, took a trip to Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California to film the video with director Damon Johnson for their latest single, "Cali Iz Active". Ice Cube, WC, DJ Quik, Tyrese Gibson, Too $hort, Xzibit, Warren G, Strong Arm Steady, Daddy V, Yo-Yo, JT the Bigga Figga, B-Real, MC Eiht producer Jelly Roll and Dilated Peoples were all present. Even newcomers like Bishop Lamont, Glasses Malone, and J Wells rallied behind DPG. There is also a special exclusive guest appearance by Ronald Isley.

The song was performed live in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS with guests Dave Foley, Regis Philbin, Tha Dogg Pound, Snoop Dogg, John Landis.[5]

It samples "Radioactive" by Royal Cash [1]

File:Westwest.jpg
West Coast hip hop unites for the "Cali Iz Active" music video


Album chart performance

US Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top Rap Albums Top Independent Albums
#28 #5 #4 #1
US Billboard 200 trajectory
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Position
28[6]
69[7]
106[8]
143[9]
170[10]
OUT (28 US rap) [11]
OUT (39 US rap) [11]
Sales 30,822 [6] 13,163[7] 9,039[8] 5,833[9] 4,875[10] 4,045 [11] 3,164 [11]
Total 30,822 [6] 43,985 [7] 53,024 [8] 58,857 [9] 63,732[10] 67,777 [11] 70,941 [11]
Canada Top 50 R&B album trajectory [12]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position
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32
36
50
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Cali Iz Active video footage from DubCNN includes backstage, filming, MTV interview

Technical credits

[13]

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2006/05/15/top-dogg
  2. ^ http://cdbaby.com/cd/foesum4
  3. ^ http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/snoopdogg07/part4/
  4. ^ http://www.foesum.com/default2.htm
  5. ^ http://www.thoughtworthy.com/product.cgim?partner=TWM&tab=APPEARANCES&product_id=3278#navbar
  6. ^ a b c http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=157
  7. ^ a b c http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=161
  8. ^ a b c http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=165
  9. ^ a b c http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=170
  10. ^ a b c http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=176
  11. ^ a b c d e f http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37688
  12. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/RANDB.html
  13. ^ http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_year_dog/
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