Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way

Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way is the second studio album by American rap group Tha Eastsidaz, released on July 30, 2001. The album features the single "I Luv It" and includes the song "Crip Hop" which was also featured in the film, Baby Boy and the corresponding soundtrack.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]
Vibe	^[4]
RapReviews	(7.0/10)^[5]

The album overall received positives reviews from music critics.

Commercial performance

Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.^[6] The album stayed on the chart for nine consecutive weeks.^[7] The album peaked at number 15 the previous week on the Canada Top 50 Albums chart for four weeks in a row. It was certificated gold on March 11, 2002

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	–	1:19
2.	"I Luv It" (featuring Kokane and Sir Dogg)	Battlecat	5:00
3.	"Eastside Ridaz" (featuring Nate Dogg, Soopafly and Latoya Williams)	Hi-Tek	4:20
4.	"Crip Hop" (featuring Latoya Williams)	Battlecat	5:17
5.	"I Don't Know" (featuring Suga Free, Soopafly and Latoya Williams)	Battlecat	4:09
6.	"Welcome 2 tha House" (featuring tha Angels and Nate Dogg)	Battlecat	3:51
7.	"Friends" (featuring Kokane)	The Alchemist	2:58
8.	"Gang Bang 4 Real" (featuring Bad Azz)	Fredwreck	4:51
9.	"I Pledge Allegiance" (featuring Soopafly and Kokane)	Fredwreck	3:48
10.	"Now Is the Time" (featuring Kokane)	Keith Clizark, Meech Wells	3:46
11.	"Cool" (featuring Nate Dogg and Butch Cassidy)	Hi-Tek	5:14
12.	"Dogghouse In Your Mouth" (featuring Suga Free, Soopafly, RBX, Kurupt, Ruff Dog, King Lou, Mixmaster Spade)	Battlecat	7:10
13.	"Connected" (featuring Mobb Deep and Kokane)	The Alchemist	4:21
14.	"Mac Bible Chapter 2:11 Verse 20–21" (featuring Mac Minister)	Fredwreck	1:42
15.	"Break a Bitch Til I Die"	Jelly Roll	4:09
16.	"Sticky Fingers" (featuring Kokane and Rick Rock)	Rick Rock	3:14
17.	"There Comes a Time" (featuring Daddy V)	Jelly Roll	4:28
18.	"Late Night" (featuring Kokane)	Meech Wells	2:58
19.	"So Low" (featuring Lil' Mo)	Quazedelic, Meech Wells	3:33
20.	"Everywhere I Go" (featuring Kokane)	Swizz Beatz	4:35
Total length:			1:19:58

Samples

I Luv It

"Mr. Groove" by One Way.

Crip Hop

"Square Biz" by Teena Marie.

Friends

"At Long Last" by Moment of Truth. Composers Norman Bergen and Reid Whitelaw.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	2
US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[11]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold	839,000^[12]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Entertainment Weekly review
^ Los Angeles Times review
^ Vibe review
^ RapReviews review
^ Martens, Todd (2001-08-09). "'NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
^ Sales report in Entertainment Weekly
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Week of August 18, 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of August 18, 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Billboard Awards for Tha Eastsidaz / Snoop Dogg". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Snoop Dogg presents Tha Eastsidaz – Duces N' Trayz...the Old Fashioned Way". Music Canada.
^ "NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
^ "American album certifications – Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". Recording Industry Association of America.

Chart Data

External links

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] Entertainment Weekly review

[3] Los Angeles Times review

[4] Vibe review

[5] RapReviews review

[6] Martens, Todd (2001-08-09). "'NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-24.

[7] Sales report in Entertainment Weekly

[8] "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Week of August 18, 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[9] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of August 18, 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[US-10] "Billboard Awards for Tha Eastsidaz / Snoop Dogg". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[CanadaSnoop_Dogg_presents_Tha_EastsidazDuces_N'_Trayz...the_Old_Fashioned_WayalbumCertRef-11] "Canadian album certifications – Snoop Dogg presents Tha Eastsidaz – Duces N' Trayz...the Old Fashioned Way". Music Canada.

[Sales-12] "NOW' Holds 'N Sync To 1 Week At No. 1". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)

[United_StatesSnoop_DoggSnoop_Dogg_Presents_Tha_EastsidazalbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz". Recording Industry Association of America.

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