Murder Was the Case

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Murder Was the Case

Murder Was the Case is a 1994 movie and soundtrack

Soundtrack

The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded so...
album starring Snoop Doggy Dogg. It topped the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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on the number one spot on November 5, 1994 with a 329,000 one-week sale 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 thus was certified Gold.

The album is certified 2x platinum with 2,030,000 copies sold.

The single "What Would U Do" was included in Natural Born Killers soundtrack

Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)

Natural Born Killers is the soundtrack to the film Natural Born Killers, Record producer by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Reznor reportedly produced the soundtrack using a portable Pro Tools in his hotel room while on tour....
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

Grammy Awards of 1996

The 38th Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The highest number of nominations in this year's awards was six each to Alanis Morissette and Mariah Carey, but although first-time nominee Alanis won four out her six nominations, Mariah, considered by many to be...
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Murder Was the Case is a 1994 movie and soundtrack

Soundtrack

Billboard 200

Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)

Grammy Awards of 1996

Track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)
1	"Murder Was the Case" (Remix)	Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....	Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
2	"Natural Born Killaz Natural Born Killaz "Natural Born Killaz" is a single from the reunited duo of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. It is the first time the two had been on a single together since their rap group N.W.A had split up.... "	Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho... ; Ice Cube Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube is an United States of America rapper, actor, screenwriter, and film producer.He began his career as a member of the rap group N.W.A along with group leader Eazy-E, and later launched a successful solo career in music and Film....	Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho... ; Sam Sneed Sam Sneed Sam Sneed is a record producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad....
3	"What Would You Do What Would You Do (Tha Dogg Pound song) "What Would You Do" is the debut single from Death Row Records duo Tha Dogg Pound, released in 1995 as the B-side to the Dr. Dre and Sam Sneed single "U Better Recognize", along with DJ Quik's "Dollaz + Sense." It had appeared on the soundtrack to Murder Was the Case the year before, alongside songs by Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Dr.... "	Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound, also known as D.P.G. , is a rap duo made up of Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success.... ; Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....	Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
4	"21 Jumpstreet"	Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor.... ; Tray Deee Tray Deee Tray Deee is a Hip hop music who was once signed to Death Row Records and later signed with Snoop Dogg's label Dogghouse Records . He joined the Platinum-selling group Tha Eastsidaz, which consisted of himself, Snoop Dogg, and Goldie Loc....	Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
5	"One More Day"	Nate Dogg Nate Dogg Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, is a Grammy-nominated United States R&B/hip hop music artist and singer born in Long Beach, California....	Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records....
6	"Harvest for the World"	Jewell Jewell (singer) Jewell is a female R&B singer who was signed to Death Row Records from 1992-1996. She was working part-time - though still unsigned - for IV Life Records....	Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
7	"Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?"	Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor.... ; Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound, also known as D.P.G. , is a rap duo made up of Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success.... ; Lil' C-Style; Swoop G Swoop G James Parker better known by his stage name Swoop G is an United States Hip hop music from Long Beach, California, formerly signed to Death Row Records....	Soopafly Soopafly Priest Joseph Brooks, better know by his stage name Soopafly, is a hip hop record producer and rapper from Long Beach, California, California....
8	"Come When I Call"	Danny Boy Danny Boy (artist) Danny Boy or DB is the stage name of Chicago, Illinois native Danny Boy Steward, a contemporary African-American Soul music singer....	DJ Quik DJ Quik David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California.....
9	"U Better Recognize U Better Recognize U Better Recognize was Sam Sneed's first and only single while he was on Death Row Records. The B-Side was Come When I Call by Danny Boy ... "	Sam Sneed Sam Sneed Sam Sneed is a record producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.... ; Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...	Sam Sneed Sam Sneed Sam Sneed is a record producer and rapper. He originally got his start working as a producer for K-Solo and the Hit Squad.... ; Dr. Dre Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to tho...
10	"Come Up to My Room"	Jodeci Jodeci Jodeci is an United States musical group, whose repertoire includes Contemporary R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina: the DeGrates and the Haileys .... ; Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound Tha Dogg Pound, also known as D.P.G. , is a rap duo made up of Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success....	Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an United States hip hop production and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.... ; Devante Swing
11	"Woman to Woman"	Jewell Jewell (singer) Jewell is a female R&B singer who was signed to Death Row Records from 1992-1996. She was working part-time - though still unsigned - for IV Life Records....	DJ Quik DJ Quik David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California..... ; G-One
12	"Dollaz + Sense"	DJ Quik DJ Quik David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California.....	DJ Quik DJ Quik David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California.....
13	"The Eulogy"	Slip Capone; CPO Capital Punishment Organization Capital Punishment Organization, most commonly referred to as CPO, was a gangster rap group which consisted of rapper Lil Nation , DJ Train and producer Young D....	Sam Man
14	"Horny"	B-Rezel	Kevin Lewis; Marc McWilliams
15	"Eastside-Westside" (Remix)	Young Soldierz Young Soldierz Young Soldierz was an United States Rap music group formed by members of the Bangin' on Wax recording project....	Big Wy; Lil' Stretch

Samples

21 Jumpstreet

"Nobody Can Be You (But You)" by Steve Arrington
Steve Arrington

Steve Arrington is an United States singer, songwriter, drummer, and minister of religion who grew up in Dayton, Ohio.In 1975, Arrington relocated from Ohio to San Francisco, California, California where he learned Latin percussion and drumming from Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo and Sheila E.....

Come When I Call

"Let Me Love You" by Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson is a bass guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, providing a deep funky groove to early Jazz fusion albums such as A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Pangaea , and Live-Evil....

Woman to Woman

"Woman to Woman" by Shirley Brown
Shirley Brown

Shirley Brown is a soul music singer, born January 6, 1947 in West Memphis, Arkansas who is best known for her single "Woman to Woman " which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975....

Dollaz & Sense

"Dazz
Dazz (song)

"Dazz" was a hit song by R&B/funk band Brick . "Dazz" is a combination of Disco music and Jazz music. Released in 1976 from their Good High album, it would become their biggest hit, spending four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart and reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....
" by Brick
Brick (band)

Brick is a former United States musical ensemble that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz ", which was released in 1976....

Eastside-Westside

"Dazz" by Brick
Brick (band)

Brick is a former United States musical ensemble that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz ", which was released in 1976....

Singles

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

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

Murder Was the Case

Track listing

Samples

Singles

Chart positions

Credits

See also

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