| Murder Was the Case | |
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 Soundtrack album by Death Row Records | |
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Released |
October 15, 1994 |
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Recorded |
1994 |
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Studio |
Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California) |
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Genre |
Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, g-funk, gangsta rap, R&B |
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Length |
68:30 |
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Label |
Death Row/Interscope |
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Producer(s) |
George "G-One" Archie, Big Wy, Priest "Superfly" Brooks, Dat N**** Daz, Devante Swing, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, Jewell, Suge Knight (exec.), Kevin Lewis, Lil' Stretch, Marc McWilliams, Sam Sneed, San Man |
Murder Was the Case is a soundtrack album by Death Row Records that was released on October 15, 1994. It is the soundtrack of the 1994 eighteen minute film of the same name, which was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab 5 Freddy and chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection after making a deal with the Devil. The title comes from Snoop Dogg's song of the same name that appeared on his 1993 debut Doggystyle.
The single "What Would U Do?", performed by Tha Dogg Pound, was also included on the soundtrack for the 1994 film Natural Born Killers. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1996. Tupac Shakur, who was not yet signed to Death Row, was paid $200,000 by Death Row owner Suge Knight to record a song for the album, but the track ("Life's So Hard" featuring Snoop Dogg) was not released until it appeared on 1997's Gang Related soundtrack.
The Murder Was the Case soundtrack reached #1 on the Billboard 200, becoming Snoop Dogg's second consecutive album to reach that position on the chart.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Murder Was the Case (Remix)" | Snoop Doggy Dogg | Arnaud, Broadus, Young | Dr. Dre | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Natural Born Killaz" | Dr. Dre, Ice Cube | Jackson, Young | Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed (co.) | 4:51 |
| 3. | "What Would U Do?" | Tha Dogg Pound | Arnaud, Broadus, Brown, Caples, Williams | Dat N**** Daz | 5:08 |
| 4. | "21 Jumpstreet" | Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tray Deee | Broadus, Davis | Dat N**** Daz | 5:26 |
| 5. | "One More Day" | Nate Dogg | Hale | Dat N**** Daz | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Harvest for the World" | Jewell | Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley, Jasper | Dr. Dre | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?" | Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Lil' Style, Young Swoop | Arnaud, Broadus, Brown, Gillion | Priest "Superfly" Brooks | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Come When I Call" | Danny Boy | Blake | DJ Quik | 4:55 |
| 9. | "U Better Recognize" | Sam Sneed, Dr. Dre | Anderson | Sam Sneed | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Come Up to My Room" | Jodeci, Tha Dogg Pound | Arnaud, Brown, DeGrate, DeGrate, Hailey, Hailey | Dat N**** Daz, Devante Swing (co.) | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Woman to Woman" | Jewell | Banks, Marion, Thigpen | DJ Quik, George "G-One" Archie, Jewell | 5:18 |
| 12. | "Dollars & Sense" | DJ Quik | Archie | DJ Quik | 5:53 |
| 13. | "The Eulogy" | Slip Capone, C.P.O. | Edwards | San Man | 4:48 |
| 14. | "Horny" | B-Rezell | McWilliams, Wrice | Kevin Lewis, Marc McWilliams | 4:41 |
| 15. | "Eastside-Westside" | Young Soldierz | Dillon, Doby | Big Wy, Lil' Stretch | 4:45 |
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
Year-end charts[]
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 58 |
Certifications[]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 50,000 |
| United States (RIAA) | 2x Platinum | 2,500,000 |