Keep On Ridin'

Daz and Kurupt have released so many tracks in so many places over the last several years — both as solo artists and together in Tha Dogg Pound — that it’s impossible to determine the origin of all the songs on Keep On Ridin’. Some of them have appeared on various mix-tapes, while it’s likely that others were drawn from Tha Dogg Pound’s massive vault of unreleased recordings. In spite of its unknown sources, Keep On Ridin’ hangs together remarkably well. Tha Dogg Pound has become the West Coast’s answer to Redman and Method Man; they've stayed relevant by sticking to their roots. When you think of the feel of Los Angeles rap, you’re thinking of “We da West,” “If U Want Me 2 Stay” and “All Nite.” It’s not a complicated recipe, but Tha Dogg Pound are among the last artists who know how to cook it just right. Between hyphy and jerking, California rap has become more trendy in the past few years, but Daz and Kurupt have quietly become the region’s most reliable source for old-fashioned, Cadillac-sliding, pavement-pounding gangsta tunes.