The Murder Was the Case Soundtrack turns 30 years old today. Death Row Records got to the point where it felt like everything they released was a classic. In late 1992, they released the Chronic album by Dr. Dre. As we all know, The Chronic changed hip hop and is one of the greatest albums of all time. Less than a year later, Snoop Doggy Dogg hit us with the iconic Doggystyle joint. This was another game changer, and it has been called one of the best rap albums ever.
Four months later, Death Row Records released the soundtrack to the Above the Rim movie. The Above the Rim Soundtrack has been viewed as one of the best movie soundtracks ever. With the success of his Doggystyle album, Snoop and Death Row decided to make a short film. The short film was for his track, Murder Was the Case.
The 18-minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five Freddy. It chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection after making a deal with the Devil. Murder Was the Case was the first single from the soundtrack. This is the remix from the original on the Doggystyle album. It was a good record, but nowhere near the original from the album.
What Would You Do? was the second single, and it was from Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1996 Grammy Awards. The track set them up for their Dogg Food album that was released on Halloween of 1995. The third single from the soundtrack was a classic from Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. Natural Born Killaz was the name of the song, and it was controversial.
Natural Born Killaz was supposed to be a part of the scrapped Heltah Skeltah project from Cube and Dre. Woman to Woman dropped at the end of 1994. It was a remake of the classic track from Shirley Brown. The fifth and final single from Murder Was the Case was U Better Recognize from Sam Sneed. U Better Recognize featured Dr. Dre, and it was another legendary track. The Murder Was the Case Soundtrack was a great mixture of hip-hop and R&B music. This is one of the Death Row Records albums that should be in your collection. Below are my top 5 tracks from the Murder Was the Case Soundtrack. After that, check out the track listing to the soundtrack.
Top 5 Tracks: Natural Born Killaz, 21 Jumpstreet, Dollaz & Sense, U Better Recognize, and What Would U Do?
Murder Was the Case Soundtrack Track Listing
- Murder Was the Case (Remix)- Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Natural Born Killaz- Dr. Dre & Ice Cube
- What Would U Do? – Tha Dogg Pound ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg
- 21 Jumpstreet- Snoop Doggy Dogg & Tray Deee
- One More Day- Nate Dogg
- Harvest for the World- Jewell
- Who Got Some Gangsta Shit? – Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Lil C-Style & Young Swoop G
- Come When I Call- Danny Boy
- U Better Recognize- Sam Sneed ft. Dr. Dre
- Come Up to My Room- Jodeci & Tha Dogg Pound
- Woman to Woman- Jewell
- Dollaz & Sense- DJ Quik
- The Eulogy- Slip Capone & CPO
- Horny- B-Rezell
- Eastside-Westside- Young Soldierz
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