The first time I saw Snoop Dogg perform was at a show that was part of the "Up In Smoke Tour" in the summer of 2000. He seemed to float around stage and sounded as good as his CDs despite being in such a big venue. That night, he shared the stage with the likes of Eminem and a slew of left coast heavyweights like N.W.A. and the West Side Connection. In his role as creative chairman for Priority Records, Snoop has brought the gang(stas) back together for a new series of Priority releases that kick off with The West Coast Blueprint. The 21-track compilation album spans from Eazy-E's 1988 hilariously alpha male icebreaker "Eazy-Duz-It," to 2010, where Snoop and The Hustle Boyz's reprise Ice Cube's "Check Yo Self" in the only "new" song on the disc. Other highlights include "No One Can Do It Better" by The D.O.C., Kid Frost's "La Raza," the Luniz' weed anthem, "I Got 5 On It" and "4 Tha Hustlas" by Ant Banks, Too Short, 2Pac and MC Breed.
