SNOOP DOGG "MURDER WAS THE CASE" Double LP RED GREEN VINYL Limited Edition MINT

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Limited Edition 1994 Original Print Release. Not a Re-issue


Murder Was the Case

Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released: October 15, 1994
Recorded: 1993-1994
Genre: West Coast hip hop, G-Funk, rap
Length: 68:30
Label: Death Row/Interscope
Producers: Dr. Dre
Dat Nigga Daz
Sam Sneed
Soopafly
DJ Quik
Devante Swing


Murder Was the Case is a 1994 short film and soundtrack album starring Snoop Doggy Dogg. The 18 minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five Freddy and chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection after making a deal with the Devil. The film's title comes from Snoop's song of the same name from his debut album, Doggystyle, which was released a year earlier. The album topped the Billboard 200 on the number one spot on November 5, 1994 with 329,000 one week sales as well as on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart.

The following week it stayed on top with 197,000 copies sold and was certified Gold. The album is certified 2x platinum with 2,030,000 copies sold. The single "What Would You Do" was included on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996. The album was re-released with a bonus DVD containing 3 music videos on July 11, 2006.


REVIEWS

Entertainment Weekly (11/11/94, p. 76) - "...confirms...Dr. Dre as the new king of pop. In addition to the ominous remix of Snoop's title song, Dre reunites with Ice Cube...Dre's G-funk sound may be the hardest in the land, but it's also the most gut-wrenchingly soulful..." - Rating: A
Q magazine (1/95, p. 258) - 3 Stars - Good - "...While most ears will be tuned to the bile'n'beats of `Natural Born Killaz'...the best track here is from Snoop's young protege, Nate Dogg....One of West Coast rap's more imaginative albums."

The Source (1/95, p. 85) - 4 Stars - Slammin' - "...while Jodeci duets with Tha Dogg Pound and an all-star cast to try their hand at the G-Funk sound, Dre begins plotting his next move...heavy-metal bass meets chunky keyboards..."

NME (12/24/94, p. 23) - Ranked #8 in NME's list of the 10 best compilation albums of 1994.
NME (10/15/94, p. 53) - 7 - Very Good - "...anyone expecting this to signal Dre's decline is kidding themselves. Murder Was the Case shows the old dogg has plenty of new tricks..." [2]


TRACK LISTING:

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length

1. "Murder Was the Case" (Remix) (Snoop Doggy Dogg) D. Arnaud, A. Young, C. Broadus, W. Griffin III, R. Trawick Dr. Dre 4:20
2. "Natural Born Killaz" (Dr. Dre & Ice Cube) A. Young, O. Jackson Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed (co.) 4:51
3. "What Would U Do?" (Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg, Big Pimpin' Delemond & Jewell) D. Arnaud, R. Brown, B. Delemond, C. Broadus, J. Caples Dat Nigga Daz 5:08
4. "21 Jumpstreet" (Snoop Doggy Dogg & Tray Deee) C. Broadus, T. Davis Dat Nigga Daz 5:26
5. "One More Day" (Nate Dogg) N. Hale Dat Nigga Daz 5:18
6. "Harvest for the World" (Jewell) E. Isley, M. Isley, K. Isley, R. Isley, R. Isley, C. Jasper Dr. Dre 3:52
7. "Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?" (Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Tha Dogg Pound, Lil Style and Young Swoop) R. Gillion, C. Broadus, R. Brown, D. Arnaud Soopafly 5:28
8. "Come When I Call" (Danny Boy) D. Blake DJ Quik 4:55
9. "U Better Recognize" (Sam Sneed featuring Dr. Dre) S. Anderson Sam Sneed 3:54
10. "Come Up to My Room" (Jodeci featuring Tha Dogg Pound) C. Hailey, J. Hailey, D. DeGrate, D. DeGrate, R. Brown, D. Arnaud Dat Nigga Daz, DeVante Swing (co.) 4:37
11. "Woman to Woman" (Jewell) J. Banks, C. Marion, K. Thigpen DJ Quik, G-One, Jewell 5:18
12. "Dollars & Sense" (DJ Quik) G. Archie DJ Quik 5:53
13. "The Eulogy" (Slip Capone & CPO)   San Man 4:48
14. "Horny" (B-Rezell) M. McWilliams, T. Wrice Kevin Lewis, Marc McWilliams 4:41
15. "Eastside-Westside" (Hidden track, Young Soldierz)   Big Wy, Lil Stretch 4:45