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The Hard Way
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 2004
Recorded2002-2004
Studio
  • DSR Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Battery Studios (New York City)
  • Larrabee Studios East (Los Angeles)
  • Planet Studio (Los Angeles)
  • The G-Spot (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length71:59
Label
Producer
  • Quaze
  • B Sharp
  • Josef
  • Terrace Martin
  • Marlon Williams
  • Michael Angelo
  • J-Hen
213 chronology
St. Ides EP
(1994)		The Hard Way
(2004)		Live in Las Vegas
(2009)
Singles from The Hard Way
  1. 'So Fly'
    Released: July 6, 2004
  2. 'Groupie Luv'
    Released: 2004

The Hard Way is the only studio album from American hip hop trio 213, which consisted of Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg. It was released on August 17, 2004 under Doggystyle Records, G-Funk Entertainment, Dogg Foundation, TVT Records.

The Hard Way isn't quite as strong as you'd expect from such a marquee trio, but if you're looking for a collection of pleasant made-for-summer tunes, 213 is the area code to dial. --Oliver Wang. See all Editorial Reviews. Product Description. The best things in life are indeed worth waiting for. More than a decade in the making, 213 (the super group of hip-hop icons Snoop Dogg,. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2004 CD release of The Hard Way on Discogs.

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Background[edit]

The reunion of the group first appeared as 213 in Warren G's The Return of the Regulator in the track 'Yo' Sassy Ways'. In 2003, Snoop Dogg, released his series of mixtapes, from which the second compilation Welcome to tha chuuch, Vol. 2 included the first version of 'So Fly', which is a parody of the then chart-running hit single by Monica, So Gone. Missy Elliott, a co-producer of the song (with Spike & Jamahl), got to hear the tape and was very impressed by it. She agreed with Snoop to cede the right of the sample for the upcoming 213 project in exchange for their rapping on Tamia's 'Can't Go for That' remix. In the end it came out to be the first unofficial radio single of The Hard Way.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
HipHopDX[4]
RapReviews(5.5/10)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Stylus(6/10)[7]
Vibe[8]

The Hard Way received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic especially praised Warren G for 'rapping tougher and more gangsta than usual.'[1] For HipHopDX, K.B. Tindal described the album as containing '[c]risp beats, sharp hooks, and straight lyrics.'[4] Rating the album three out of four stars, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called 213 an 'excellent G-funk-era-revival supergroup.'[6]

Grading the album with a C-plus, Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly compared the group to the 2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers, because the album 'boasts marquee talent but doesn’t quite deliver the championship trophy.'[3] Matt Barone of RapReviews scored the album 5.5 out of 10 points for 'overly generic left coast production and uninspired verses.'[5] Scott McKeating of Stylus rated the album six points out of 10, in part due to lackluster lyrics: 'Snoop and Nate seem to have a problem going longer than a few bars without dropping some lines about 'dirty ass hoes.'[7] Rondell Conway of Vibe rated the album with 2.5 out of five due to 213 offering what he called 'obsolete subject matter' despite 'nostalgically offer[ing] its signature G-funk sound.'[8]

Commercial performance[edit]

The Hard Way debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling 95,000 copies in its first week.[9] The album debuted at top on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[10]

'So Fly' was released on July 6, 2004 at first single from the album. The song reached at number 2 on US BillboardBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

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The official debut retail single was 'Groupie Luv', which was also accompanied by a promo video. It was directed by Chris Robinson and was filmed in Snoop Dogg's own house (see also Still a G Thang). It is also the video debut for dancer Criscilla Crossland. 'Groupie Luv' topped at number 26 on BillboardHot 100 Airplay.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1.'Intro'Fredwreck1:49
2.'Twist Yo' Body'Hi-Tek3:28
3.'Absolutely'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
Quazedelic4:00
4.'Keep It Gangsta'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
B Sharp4:36
5.'Run On Up'Tha Chill3:33
6.'Groupie Luv'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
DJ Pooh3:52
7.'Lonely Girl'Nottz4:04
8.'Another Summer' (featuring Latoya Williams)
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
West4:12
9.'213 tha Gangsta Clicc'Laimberg3:52
10.'Gotta Find a Way'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • Donald Smith
  • Keith Henderson
  • LaFayette Evans
3:25
11.'Ups & Downs' (featuring Boki)
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • A Edwards
  • Gilliam
  • Johnson
3:53
12.'Joysticc'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • Marlon Williams
4:48
13.'Rick James' (Interlude)
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • Nassar
Fredwreck0:36
14.'Mary Jane'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • Gabriel Jackson
  • Michael Small
  • Harris
Quazedelic3:48
15.'MLK'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • Frederick Tyrone Crum
  • Gilliam
  • Ralph Aikens
  • Robert Neal, Jr.
  • Roger Parker
B Sharp3:44
16.'Lil Girl'Michael Angelo3:19
17.'My Dirty Ho'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • Justin Henderson
  • Vincent Bell
J-Hen4:12
18.'Appreciation'J-Hen4:06
19.'So Fly'
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • Zyah Ahmonuel
Missy Elliott4:07
European edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20.'Whistle While You Hustle' (featuring Daz Dillinger and Soopafly)
  • Broadus
  • Hale
  • Griffin III
  • David Drew
  • Brooks
Jelly Roll2:35

Notes

  • 'Twist Yo' Body' features backing vocals performed by Dion.
  • 'Rick James' (Interlude) features vocals performed by Dave Chappelle.

Sample credits

  • 'Keep It Gangsta' contains an interpolation of 'Black Cow' performed by Steely Dan.
  • 'Groupie Luv' contains an interpolation of 'Chameleon' performed by Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason and Bennie Maupin.
  • 'Another Summer' contains excerpts of 'Intimate Friends' performed by Eddie Kendricks.
  • 'Gotta Find a Way' contains excerpts of 'Rejoice' performed by the Emotions.
  • 'Joysticc' contains an interpolation of 'Juicy Fruit' performed by James Mtume.
  • 'Mary Jane' contains excerpts of 'It's Time' performed by the Jungle Brothers.
  • 'MLK' contains an interpolation of 'Riding High' performed by Faze-O.
  • 'My Dirty Ho' contains an interpolation of 'The Rain' performed by Oran 'Juice' Jones.
  • 'So Fly' contains excerpts of the recording 'So Gone' performed by Monica and excerpts of 'You Are Number 1' performed by The Whispers.

Personnel[edit]

Artists

  • 213 – primary artist (all tracks)
  • Snoop Dogg – primary artist (all tracks)
  • Nate Dogg – primary artist (all tracks)
  • Warren G – primary artist (all tracks)
  • Latoya Williams – featured artist (track 8)
  • Boki – featured artist (track 11)
  • Dion – background artist (track 2)
  • Dave Chappelle – skit (track 13)

Technical personnel

  • Brian 'Big Bass' Gardner – mastering
  • Nate Oberman – engineer (tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14–17, 19)
  • Shon Don – engineer (tracks 2, 4, 6–9, 16–18, 20), mixing (track 8, 12, 14, 20)
  • Geoff Gibb – engineer (track 12)
  • Dave Aron – mixing (tracks 3–5, 7, 9–11, 15–18)
  • Steve Baughman – mixing (track 2)
  • DJ Pooh – mixing (track 6)
  • Nomad – mixing (track 19)

Record producers

  • Fredwreck – production (tracks 1, 13)
  • Hi-Tek – production (track 2)
  • Quazedelic – production (tracks 3, 14)
  • B Sharp – production (tracks 4, 11, 15)
  • Tha Chill – production (track 5, 11)
  • DJ Pooh – production (track 6)
  • Nottz – production (track 7)
  • Kanye West – production (track 8)
  • Josef Laimberg – production (track 9)
  • Lil ½ Dead – production (track 10)
  • Niggarochi – production (tracks 10, 12)
  • Marlon Williams – production (track 12)
  • Michael Angelo – production (track 16)
  • J-Hen – production (tracks 17, 18)
  • Missy Elliott – production (track 19)
  • Jelly Roll – production (track 20)
  • Soopafly – additional strings (track 7)

Additional personnel

  • Benjamin Wheelock – design
  • Anthony Mandler – photography

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]57
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13]3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15]21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]33
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[18]35
US Billboard 200[19]4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20]1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21]1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22]85

Singles[edit]

YearTitlePeak chart positions
U.S. Hot 100U.S. R&BU.S. RapNZAUS
2004'So Fly'1023918——
'Groupie Love'4824231639

Certifications[edit]

RegionCertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23]Gold50,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ abBirchmeier, Jason (August 10, 2004). '213: The Hard Way'. All Music Guide. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  2. ^Beato, G. (August 17, 2004). 'Snoop Dogg and his childhood pals strut through a reunion set'. Blender. Archived from the original on March 24, 2005. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ^ abEndelman, Michael (September 10, 2004). 'The Hard Way (2004)'. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  4. ^ abTindal, K.B. (August 31, 2004). '213 - The Hard Way'. HipHopDX. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  5. ^ abBarone, Matt (August 17, 2004). '213's The Hard Way'. RapReviews.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004.
  6. ^ ab'213: The Hard Way'. Rolling Stone. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. ^ abMcKeating, Scott (September 15, 2004). '213: The Hard Way'. Stylus. Archived from the original on November 8, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  8. ^ abConway, Rondell (September 2004), '213 – The Hard Way (TVT)', Vibe, 12 (9), p. 236, archived from the original on March 9, 2005
  9. ^Whitmire, Margo (2004-08-25). ''NOW 16' Is No. 1 Again'. Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  10. ^http://www.mtv.com/news/1490546/now-takes-down-ashlee-213-stomps-in-at-4-on-albums-chart/
  11. ^'Australiancharts.com – 213 – The Hard Way'. Hung Medien.
  12. ^'Ultratop.be – 213 – The Hard Way' (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ^'213 Chart History (Canadian Albums)'. Billboard.
  14. ^'Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline' (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  15. ^'Charts.org.nz – 213 – The Hard Way'. Hung Medien.
  16. ^'Dutchcharts.nl – 213 – The Hard Way' (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  17. ^'Swisscharts.com – 213 – The Hard Way'. Hung Medien.
  18. ^'Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40'. Official Charts Company.
  19. ^'213 Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard.
  20. ^'213 Chart History (Independent Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  21. ^'213 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard.
  22. ^'Best of 2004 – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  23. ^'Canadian album certifications – 213 – The Hard Way'. Music Canada.

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The quintessential G-Funk super group, 213 first came together in the early 1990s, performing at house parties around Long Beach, Calif. Comprising Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg, 213 put out early demo tapes that caught the attention of Dr. Dre (Warren's half-brother), who enlisted the team to co-star on his own album The Chronic. And the rest is history. All three of them blew up and became platinum-selling superstars as solo artists, and for years they teased fans with talk of a group album. In August 2004, it finally came to fruition: The Hard Way was an excellent collection of smoothed-out, summertime funk.Brolin Winning

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The quintessential G-Funk super group, 213 first came together in the early 1990s, performing at house parties around Long Beach, Calif. Comprising Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg, 213 put out early demo tapes that caught the attention of Dr. Dre (Warren's half-brother), who enlisted the team to co-star on his own album The Chronic. And the rest is history. All three of them blew up and became platinum-selling superstars as solo artists, and for years they teased fans with talk of a group album. In August 2004, it finally came to fruition: The Hard Way was an excellent collection of smoothed-out, summertime funk.

About 213

The quintessential G-Funk super group, 213 first came together in the early 1990s, performing at house parties around Long Beach, Calif. Comprising Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg, 213 put out early demo tapes that caught the attention of Dr. Dre (Warren's half-brother), who enlisted the team to co-star on his own album The Chronic. And the rest is history. All three of them blew up and became platinum-selling superstars as solo artists, and for years they teased fans with talk of a group album. In August 2004, it finally came to fruition: The Hard Way was an excellent collection of smoothed-out, summertime funk.

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About 213

The quintessential G-Funk super group, 213 first came together in the early 1990s, performing at house parties around Long Beach, Calif. Comprising Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg, 213 put out early demo tapes that caught the attention of Dr. Dre (Warren's half-brother), who enlisted the team to co-star on his own album The Chronic. And the rest is history. All three of them blew up and became platinum-selling superstars as solo artists, and for years they teased fans with talk of a group album. In August 2004, it finally came to fruition: The Hard Way was an excellent collection of smoothed-out, summertime funk.Brolin Winning

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