15 Years on Death Row – The Definitive Collection (Best Buy edition misprint)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Sold exclusively through Best Buy stores. There was a packaging issue with this release in that the first run of the Best Buy exclusives actually contained CD1 of the non-exclusive release (and vice versa, according to some sources). The error was, reportedly, later corrected.

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-06 20:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Greg “Gregski” Royal (US hip-hop producer, engineer and mixer) and Chris “The Glove” Taylor (US DJ & hip-hop producer)
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1992)
samples:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You by Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer)
music videos:
Nuthin’ but a "G" Thang by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) feat. Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 29), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 45) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 419)
recording of:
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T)
is based on:
I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Doggy Dogg3.753:58
2Dogg Pound 4 Life
Dogg Pound ft. Snoop Dogg4:59
3Afro Puffs (album version)
additional producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
remixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Afro Puffs
writer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and The Lady of Rage
The Lady of Rage ft. Snoop Dogg54:48
4Natural Born Killaz
co-producer:
Sam Sneed
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
keyboard:
Priest "Superfly" Brooks (US rapper, producer & engineer)
additional vocals:
Ice Cube
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1994) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Natural Born Killaz
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Ice Cube
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n' (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Gangsta Boogie Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Dr. Dre ft. Ice Cube4.754:51
5How Do U Want It (alternate version)
recording of:
How Do U Want It (clean version)
writer:
Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity)
is based on:
Body Heat
revision of:
How Do U Want It
2Pac ft. K‐Ci & JoJo3:58
6Bitches Ain’t Shit
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Kurupt (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Bitches Ain’t Shit
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Ricardo Brown (Kurupt, US rapper), Tracy Curry (The D.O.C., rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T) and Colin Wolfe
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg, Daz, Kurupt & Jewell3.54:46
7Let Me Ride (extended version)
drum machine [drum] programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony T. Green (US bassist)
guitar:
Randall “Ran Dog” Jacobs (guitarist and songwriter)
horn [horns]:
Bobby Barnes (horn player), Karrie Campbell and Rasheed Muhammad (horn player)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Sean “Barney” Thomas
additional vocals:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
background vocals:
Medina (vocals on Dr. Dre's extended "Let Me Ride"), Nanci Fletcher and Val “Lady V” Young (aka Lady "V")
lead vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
lead vocals [lead female vocals]:
Val “Lady V” Young (aka Lady "V")
guest performer:
George Clinton (US funk musician)
horn arranger:
Karrie Campbell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
mixed at:
The Enterprise (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States
samples:
Mothership Connection (Star Child) by Parliament
recording of:
Let Me Ride (extended club mix)
is based on:
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
version of:
Let Me Ride (album version)
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg & Daz511:00
8Life’s So Hard
assistant engineer:
Mike Geiser (engineer) and Cameron Webb (engineer)
engineer:
Tommy Daugherty
producer:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
mixer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer)
instruments:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Priest “Soopafly” Brooks (US rapper, producer & engineer), Ricky Rouse and Carl “Butch” Small (percussionist)
background vocals:
2Pac (US rapper), Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
performer:
2Pac (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The “Untouchable” Death Row Records (in 1997)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States
engineered at:
Can-Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Life’s So Hard
writer:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity)
2Pac ft. Snoop Dogg5:40
9Big Pimpin’
recording of:
Big Pimpin’
Dogg Pound ft. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Big Pimpin’43:58
10Gin and Juice
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 126)
recording of:
Gin & Juice
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Snoop Doggy Dogg ft. Dat Nigga Daz4.33:33
11G’z Up, Hoes Down
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Hug (singer on "Gz Up, Hoes Down")
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
samples:
The Look of Love by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Gz Up, Hoes Down
is based on:
The Look of Love
Snoop Doggy Dogg2.52:21
12California Love (original version)
engineer:
Keston E. Wright (engineer)
assistant producer:
Larry Chatman
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Sean “Barney Rubble” Thomas
percussion:
Carl “Butch” Small (percussionist)
talkbox:
Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
background vocals:
Dorothy Coleman, Danette Williams (hip hop vocalist) and Barbara Wilson (hip hop vocalist)
lead vocals:
2Pac (US rapper) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1995)
edit of:
California Love (album version) (original/single version) by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) & Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
recording of:
California Love (original version)
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Joe Cocker, Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Mikel Hooks, Ronnie Hudson, Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity), Chris Stainton (keyboard player, session musician and songwriter), Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
publisher:
Delirious Music, Embassy Music Corporation, Essex Music International, Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Onward Music Ltd., R2M Music (BMI), Saja Music Co. (Saja Music Company, publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
quotes lyrics from:
West Coast Poplock
quotes lyrics from:
Dance Floor
quotes music from:
Woman to Woman
2Pac ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman4:01
13Made Niggaz
engineer and mixer:
Tommy Daugherty
co-producer:
Johnny "J" (US rap/hip-hop)
producer:
2Pac (US rapper)
instruments:
Bill Mason (keyboardist) and Ricky Rouse
lead vocals:
2Pac (US rapper)
vocals:
E.D.I. Mean, Hussein Fatal, Yaki Kadafi (of the Outlawz), Kastro (of the Outlawz) and Napoleon (of the Outlawz)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The “Untouchable” Death Row Records (in 1997)
mixed at and engineered at:
Can-Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Made Niggaz (official (clean) version) by 2Pac (US rapper) & Outlawz (rap group founded by 2Pac) and Made Niggaz (explicit vesion (dressed as cops shooting at Biggie & Puffy)) by 2Pac (US rapper) & Outlawz (rap group founded by 2Pac)
recording of:
Made Niggaz
writer:
Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity) and The Outlawz (Outlawz, rap group founded by 2Pac)
2Pac ft. The Outlawz45:03
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