Murder Was The Case
Soundtrack by Various artists
Released	October 14, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap G-funk
Length	68:30
Label	Death Row/Interscope
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre Dat Nigga Daz
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Doggystyle (1993)	Murder Was The Case Soundtrack (1994)	Tha Doggfather (1996)

Murder Was the Case is a soundtrack album for the 1994 biographical movie Murder Was the Case. It topped the Billboard 200 on the number one spot in November 5, 1994 with a 329,000 one-week sale as well as on Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. The following week it stayed on top with 197,000 copies sold and thus was certified Gold. Image File history File links B000003AEN.01. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... G-funk, an abbreviation of Gangsta-funk, is a type of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Death Row Records is a record company that was founded in 1991 by Suge Knight and Dr. Dre, and was once home to some of raps biggest names, including: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt & Daz). ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Doggystyle is the debut album by American West Coast (g-funk) hip hop artist Snoop Doggy Dogg, released on November 23, 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... Tha Doggfather was Snoop Doggs follow up to his debut album Doggystyle, released by Death Row Records in 1996, under the name Snoop Doggy Dogg (his alias at that time). ... Murder Was the Case is a 1994 film about rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The album was ranked 25th in the Bestselling Soundtracks chart 1991-2002 with its 2.030.000 sales index that marks a double platinum status.

The single "What Would U Do" was included in Natural Born Killers soundtrack as "What Would I Do" and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996. Natural Born Killers is the soundtrack to the film Natural Born Killers. ... The 38th Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996. ...

The album was re-released with a bonus DVD containing 3 music videos in July 11, 2006.

Track listing

1. "Murder Was The Case" - Snoop Doggy Dogg (remix)
   • Produced by Dr. Dre
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher, Danette Williams, Barbera Wilson
2. "Natural Born Killaz" - Dr. Dre/Ice Cube
   • Produced by Dr. Dre
   • Co-Produced by Sam Sneed
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Jewell
3. "What Would U Do?" - Tha Dogg Pound
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • additional vocals by Jewell, Snoop Doggy Dogg & Big Pimpin Delemond
4. "21 Jumpstreet" - Snoop Doggy Dogg/Tray Deee
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher, Tony Green & Carl "Butch" Small
     • Contains sample of "Nobody Can Be You (But You)" by Steve Arrington.
5. "One More Day" - Nate Dogg
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher
6. "Harvest For The World" - Jewell
   • Produced by Dr. Dre
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher, Cynthia Calhoun
7. "Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?" - Snoop Doggy Dogg/Tha Dogg Pound/Lil' C-Style/Swoop G
   • Produced by Soopafly
8. "Come When I Call" - Danny Boy
   • Produced by DJ Quik
     • Contains sample of "Let Me Love You" by Ray Parker Jr.
9. "U Better Recognize" - Sam Sneed/Dr. Dre
   • Produced by Sam Sneed
10. "Come Up To My Room" - Jodeci/Tha Dogg Pound
    • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
    • Co-Produced by Devante Swing
11. "Woman To Woman" - Jewell
    • Produced by DJ Quik & George "G-One" Archie
      • Remake of Shirley Brown's "Woman To Woman"
12. "Dollaz + Sense" - DJ Quik
    • Produced by DJ Quik
      • Contains sample of "Dazz" by Brick.
13. "The Eulogy" - Slip Capone / CPO
    • Produced by Sam Man
14. "Horny" - B-Rezell
    • Produced by Kevin Lewis & Marc McWilliams
15. "Eastside-Westside" - Young Soldierz
    • Produced by Big Wy, Lil' Stretch
      • Contains sample of "Dazz" by Brick.

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Singles

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Credits

• Executive Producer: Suge Knight
• Soundtrack director: Dr. Dre
• Overseer: Dat Nigga Daz.
• Recorded at Can-Am Studios
• Mixed at Dr. Dre's studio
• Death Row Engineers: Kesten Wright, Tommy D, Daughtery & Danny Alfonso.
• Photographers: Yoko Sato, Simone Green

See also

• Number-one albums of 1994 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine number one albums of 1994, per the Billboard 200. ...

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