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

~ 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.

CD1: DRR-CD-63079

Includes 4 additional tracks (1, 14, 16, and 17). Additionally, track 8 ("Let Me Ride") on this release is the album version while the non-exclusive release instead contains the extended version.

CD2: DRR-CD-63079A

Includes 2 additional tracks (15 and 16).

DVD: DRR-CD-63079B

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-06 20:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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1To Live & Die in L.A. (alternate version)
recording of:
To Live & Die in L.A.
writer:
Quincy Jones III, Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Valaria Young (aka Lady "V")
publisher:
Deep Technology Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Val Young Publishing and Windswept Music
2Pac feat. Val Young4:25
2Initiated
recording of:
Initiated
Daz Dillinger feat. Kurupt, 2Pac & The Outlawz4:52
3Murder Was the Case (remix)
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
keyboard:
Stu‐B‐Doo (producer Stewart Bullard)
percussion:
Carl “Butch” Small (percussionist)
background vocals:
Angela Dauphiney, Nanci Fletcher, Danette Williams (hip hop vocalist) and Barbara Wilson (hip hop vocalist)
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
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles
recording of:
Murder Was the Case (remix)
writer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n' (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Emoni’s Music and Suge Publishing
is based on:
Murder Was the Case
Snoop Dogg54:20
4Ambitionz az a Ridah
assistant engineer:
Alvin McGill
engineer:
Dave Aron (mix engineer)
co-producer:
2PAC (2Pac, US rapper)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
mixer:
David Blake (West Coast US rapper & producer) and Carlos Warlick
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana
samples:
Pee-Wee's Dance (vocal long version) by Joeski Love
recording of:
Ambitionz az a Ridah
writer:
Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Emoni’s Music, Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Suge Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
quotes music from:
Stranded on Death Row
2Pac3.754:38
5All About U
recording of:
All About U
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Bruce Washington (Hussein Fatal), Tomi Jenkins, Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop), Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper) and Yafeu Fula (Yaki Kadafi, of the Outlawz)
publisher:
All Seeing Eye Music, Better Days Music, Black/Hispanic Music, BMG Songs, Inc., Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Suge Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2Pac feat. Dru Down, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg, Hussein Fatal & Yaki Kadafi4:37
6Puffin’ on Blunts and Drankin’ Tanqueray
recording of:
Puffin’ on Blunts and Drankin’ Tanqueray
writer:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Kurupt (US rapper), The Lady of Rage and Chris “The Glove” Taylor (US DJ & hip-hop producer)
Dr. Dre feat. The Lady of Rage, Daz & Kurupt6:24
7Pain
producer:
Stretch (US rapper Randy Walker)
mixer:
Norman "Slam" Whitfield, Jr.
lead vocals:
2Pac (US rapper) and Stretch (US rapper Randy Walker)
recording of:
Pain
writer:
Randy Walker (US rapper Randy Walker) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
2Pac feat. Stretch4:33
8Doggy Dogg World
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
The Dramatics (US soul music vocal group) and Nancy Fletcher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
recording of:
Doggy Dogg World
Snoop Dogg feat. Tha Dogg Pound & The Dramatics3.255:05
9O.G.
recording of:
O.G.
quotes lyrics from:
Nobody Does It Better
Daz Dillinger feat. Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg4:38
10Fuck Wit Dre Day (and Everybody’s Celebratin’)
drums (drum set) programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton), RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
performer:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
Fuck Wit’ Dre Day (and Everybody’s Celebratin’)
lyricist:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Colin Wolfe
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Jewell & RBX44:52
11Never Had a Friend Like Me
producer:
Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop)
vocals:
2Pac (US rapper)
recording of:
Never Had a Friend Like Me
writer:
2Pac (US rapper) and Johnny Jackson (US rap/hip-hop)
2Pac44:25
12Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest vocals:
Kurupt (US rapper), Nate Dogg and Warren G
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:
Heartbreaker (remix) by Mariah Carey feat. Da Brat & Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
recording of:
Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg), Ricardo Brown (Kurupt, US rapper) and Warren Griffin III (Warren G)
Snoop Dogg feat. Nate Dogg, Kurupt & Warren G3.654:04
13Loyal to the Game
engineer:
Robert Chiarelli (US mixer)
producer:
Reginald Heard
vocals:
2Pac (US rapper) and Treach
samples:
Sparkle by Cameo (American soul-influenced funk group)
recording of:
Loyal to the Game (original version)
lyricist:
2Pac (US rapper), Anthony Criss, Keir Lamont Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Riddler and Vincent Brown
composer:
Reginald Heard
is based on:
Sparkle
2Pac feat. Treach & Riddler4:37
14What Would U Do?
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
keyboard:
Priest "Superfly" Brooks (US rapper, producer & engineer)
additional vocals:
Big Pimpin’ and Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
background vocals:
Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton)
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
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles
recording of:
What Would U Do?
writer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Delemond, Kurupt (US rapper) and Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
publisher:
Emoni’s Music and Suge Publishing
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg, Jewell & Big Pimpin'4.55:09
15Life Is a Traffic Jam
recording of:
Life Is a Traffic Jam
writer:
2Pac (US rapper), Medusa (US hip‐hop artist Mone Smith, aka Gangsta Goddess) and Vondie Curtis Hall
Eight Mile Road4:23
16Why
engineer:
Lance Pierre
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
mixer:
Pamela Hale and Nate Dogg
recording of:
Why
lyricist and composer:
Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg4.55:12
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part of:Best Buy Exclusive (releases unique to the store chain) (order: 11)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4151835 [info]