Daz RRGB album was a killer... last great Death Row album 💿

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

I remember buying it the day it came out as well. This was before I had the internet in '99. I would buy the Source every month and check for what was coming out, this was around the time that No Limit was dominating the charts. But I was still riding with Death Row and even purchased Chronic 2000 which came out the following year. But RR&GB was the last great Death Row studio album like you stated.

Exactly what I thought 

And I have the same story.  I would check the shelves every month for the Source and if it was somebody on the cover I was a fan of I would buy the issue.  Interestingly enough, headz like you will remember that Snoop actually snagged the Source Cover the same month Daz was dropping and both Snoop had a feature in the magazine (for leaving Death row) and Daz had a feature for dropping RRGB.  (I lost this classic issue some years back on a plane ride).   So Daz actually dissed Snoop in that Source issue calling him "Hollywood".  Snoop had dropped a banger with Kurupt for the Caught Up soundtrack "Ride On" and was in between Death Row and No Limit at the time--stranded.  And Daz made a heroic effort to deliver the album he did at that time.  I thought "In California", great single could be enough to bring back the West and bring back Death Row when he delivered with a great album.  The album came in at #6 the first week and then didn't really make no noise commercially after that. 

There was some excitement about a month or so later in April when Snoop signed with No Limit.  Went to a midnight sale at blockbuster music (ya'll remember those?) when the album dropped in July 98'.  That was a cool scene to see so many fans lined up (in Kansas City) to pick up Snoop's album at midnight.  I put the album in and kept flipping through for a banger and got to the last track and realized it was dog shit.

[Sccit]

Exactly what I thought 

And I have the same story.  I would check the shelves every month for the Source and if it was somebody on the cover I was a fan of I would buy the issue.  Interestingly enough, headz like you will remember that Snoop actually snagged the Source Cover the same month Daz was dropping and both Snoop had a feature in the magazine (for leaving Death row) and Daz had a feature for dropping RRGB.  (I lost this classic issue some years back on a plane ride).   So Daz actually dissed Snoop in that Source issue calling him "Hollywood".  Snoop had dropped a banger with Kurupt for the Caught Up soundtrack "Ride On" and was in between Death Row and No Limit at the time--stranded.  And Daz made a heroic effort to deliver the album he did at that time.  I thought "In California", great single could be enough to bring back the West and bring back Death Row when he delivered with a great album.  The album came in at #6 the first week and then didn't really make no noise commercially after that. 

There was some excitement about a month or so later in April when Snoop signed with No Limit.  Went to a midnight sale at blockbuster music (ya'll remember those?) when the album dropped in July 98'.  That was a cool scene to see so many fans lined up (in Kansas City) to pick up Snoop's album at midnight.  I put the album in and kept flipping through for a banger and got to the last track and realized it was dog shit.

blockbuster music was the shit

[nateandmiles]

This album was trash. Sounded totally different to what I was expecting (classic G-Funk).

I dunno about his best solo, but I liked Dazamataz. And looking forward to NY, LA or whatever it's gonna be called with Capone.

Wasnt trash but it did sound different case in point compare; do what i feel vs our daily bread
I rest my case..
Now dazmataz is his best work post dogg food.

[HighEyeCue]

Wasnt trash but it did sound different case in point compare; do what i feel vs our daily bread
I rest my case..
Now dazmataz is his best work post dogg food.

Dazamataz was very underrated

[Sccit]

^^ coulda been classic if narrowed down 2 one disc

[V2DHeart]

It was a solid album. Gold - Platinum is reasonable for it IMO. It just lacked that 'superstar' presence, and Daz wasn't somebody who was going to be the front runner of the label. I think Suge was right in making him head producer and having him as a feature rapper only. Kurupt's albums were the same. Combined, and with the right structure behind them, they could churn out another Dogg Food.

I enjoy the album, think it's solid, with a rarity that I can play it from start to finish, but it's not one of my top favourites, and I know it won't resonate with a larger commercial fan base

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

It was a solid album. Gold - Platinum is reasonable for it IMO. It just lacked that 'superstar' presence, and Daz wasn't somebody who was going to be the front runner of the label. I think Suge was right in making him head producer and having him as a feature rapper only. Kurupt's albums were the same. Combined, and with the right structure behind them, they could churn out another Dogg Food.

I enjoy the album, think it's solid, with a rarity that I can play it from start to finish, but it's not one of my top favourites, and I know it won't resonate with a larger commercial fan base

Yeah he didn't have the star quality to make an impression on mainstream fans.  In fact, the reason Dogg Food did what it did at 2 million was because they road the coattails of Snoop's star power to reach a larger audience.