15 Years on Death Row: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Label: Death Row Records - Catalog #: DDR-CD-63081 - EAN: 728706307925

This version of this release is sold exclusively through Best Buy stores ( http://www.bestbuy.com ). There are 4 additional tracks (tracks 1, 14, 16, and 17). Additionally, track 8 ("Let Me Ride") on this exclusive is the original version; the non-exclusive version of this release contains the extended version of this track.

There was a packaging error involved with this release in that the first run of the Best Buy exclusives actually contained disc 1 of the non-exclusive release (and vice versa, according to some sources). The error has, reportedly, since been corrected.

Label: Death Row Records - Catalog #: DDR-CD-63079A - EAN: 728706307925

This version of this release is sold exclusively through Best Buy stores ( http://www.bestbuy.com ). There are 2 additional tracks (tracks 15 and 16).

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1One Eight Seven (original version)
recording of:
One Eight Seven
writer:
The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg and Colin Wolfe
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg4:28
2Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre
producer:
Dr. Dre
mixer:
Dr. Dre, Greg “Gregski” Royal and Chris “The Glove” Taylor
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg
vocals:
Dr. Dre
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1992)
samples:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You by Leon Haywood
music videos:
Nuthin’ but a "G" Thang by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 45) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 419)
recording of:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
writer:
Andre Young, Calvin Broadus and Tracy Curry
is based on:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg3:58
3Dogg Pound 4 Life
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg4:59
4Afro Puffs (album version)
additional producer:
Dr. Dre
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz and Dr. Dre
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg
remixer:
Dr. Dre
recording of:
Afro Puffs
writer:
Dat Nigga Daz and The Lady of Rage
The Lady of Rage feat. Snoop Dogg4:48
5Natural Born Killaz
co-producer:
Sam Sneed
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre
keyboard:
Priest "Superfly" Brooks
additional vocals:
Ice Cube
vocals:
Dr. Dre and Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1994) and Interscope Records (in 1994)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Natural Born Killaz
lyricist:
James Anderson
writer:
Dr. Dre and Ice Cube
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n', Gangsta Boogie Music and WB Music Corp.
Dr. Dre feat. Ice Cube4:51
6How Do U Want It (alternate version)
recording of:
How Do U Want It (clean version)
writer:
Johnny Jackson and Tupac Shakur
is based on:
Body Heat
revision of:
How Do U Want It
2Pac feat. K‐Ci & JoJo3:58
7Bitches Ain't Shit
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre
producer:
Dr. Dre
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger, Kurupt and Snoop Dogg
vocals:
Dr. Dre
recording of:
Bitches Ain’t Shit
writer:
Andre Young, Calvin Broadus, Delmar Arnaud, Ricardo Brown, Tracy Curry and Colin Wolfe
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt & Jewell4:46
8Let Me Ride
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre
producer:
Dr. Dre
additional vocals:
Jewell and Ruben Cruz
vocals:
Dr. Dre
recording of:
Let Me Ride (album version)
lyricist:
RBX and Snoop Dogg
is based on:
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg4:21
9Life's So Hard
assistant engineer:
Mike Geiser and Cameron Webb
engineer:
Tommy Daugherty
producer:
Daz Dillinger
mixer:
Dave Aron
instruments:
Daz Dillinger, Priest “Soopafly” Brooks, Ricky Rouse and Carl “Butch” Small
background vocals:
2Pac, Daz Dillinger and Snoop Doggy Dogg
performer:
2Pac
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The “Untouchable” Death Row Records (in 1997)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
engineered at:
Can-Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Life’s So Hard
writer:
Daz Dillinger and Tupac Shakur
2Pac feat. Snoop Dogg5:40
10Big Pimpin'
recording of:
Big Pimpin’
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Big Pimpin'3:58
11Gin and Juice
executive producer:
Suge Knight
producer:
Dr. Dre
additional vocals:
Dat Nigga Daz
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (in 1993)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 126)
recording of:
Gin & Juice
writer:
Andre Young, Calvin Broadus, Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Snoop Dogg feat. Dat Nigga Daz3:33
12G'z Up, Hoez Down
producer:
Dr. Dre
additional vocals:
Hug
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (in 1993)
samples:
The Look of Love by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Gz Up, Hoes Down
is based on:
The Look of Love
Snoop Dogg2:21
13California Love (original version)
recording of:
California Love (original version)
lyricist:
James Anderson
writer:
Joe Cocker, Dr. Dre, Mikel Hooks, Ronnie Hudson, Tupac Shakur, Chris Stainton, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman
publisher:
Delirious Music, Embassy Music Corporation, Essex Music International, Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Onward Music Ltd., R2M Music, Saja Music Co., Songs of Lastrada, Sony/ATV and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
quotes lyrics from:
West Coast Poplock
2Pac feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman4:01
14Don't Try to Play Me Homey
Daz Dillinger4:39
15Made Niggaz
engineer and mixer:
Tommy Daugherty
co-producer:
Johnny "J"
producer:
2Pac
instruments:
Bill Mason and Ricky Rouse
lead vocals:
2Pac
vocals:
E.D.I. Mean, Hussein Fatal, Yaki Kadafi, Kastro and Napoleon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The “Untouchable” Death Row Records (in 1997)
mixed at and engineered at:
Can-Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Made Niggaz by 2Pac & Outlawz and Made Niggaz by 2Pac & Outlawz
recording of:
Made Niggaz
writer:
Tupac Shakur and The Outlawz
2Pac feat. The Outlawz5:03
16Wanted Dead or Alive
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz
keyboard:
Soopafly
background vocals:
Charlie Wilson
lead vocals:
2Pac and Snoop Dogg
performer:
Snoop Dogg
recording of:
Wanted Dead or Alive
writer:
Calvin Broadus, Dat Nigga Daz, Roger Troutman and Tupac Shakur
2Pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg4:38
17New York, New York
producer and mixer:
DJ Pooh
performer:
Kurupt and Snoop Dogg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1995)
recording of:
New York, New York
writer:
Calvin Broadus and Ricardo Brown
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg4:52
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