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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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One Eight Seven (original version)
recording of:
One Eight Seven
writer:
The D.O.C. (rapper Tracy Curry of N.W.A, fka Doc T), Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Colin Wolfe
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg4:28
2Nuthin’ 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 feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg3.753:58
3Dogg Pound 4 Life
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg4:59
4Afro 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 feat. Snoop Dogg54:48
5Natural 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
mixed at:
Dre’s Crib in Los Angeles
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 feat. Ice Cube4.754:51
6How 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 feat. K‐Ci & JoJo3:58
7Bitches 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 feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Daz, Kurupt & Jewell3.54:46
8Let Me Ride
drum machine programming:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional vocals:
Jewell (US R&B singer Jewell Caples/Peyton) and Ruben Cruz (Dr. Dre-affiliated singer Ruben Cruz of P.B.L., aka Crimson Monroe)
vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
recording of:
Let Me Ride (album version)
lyricist:
RBX (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
is based on:
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg34:21
9Life’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
engineered at:
Can-Am Studios in Tarzana
recording of:
Life’s So Hard
writer:
Daz Dillinger (US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac’s personal identity)
2Pac feat. Snoop Dogg5:40
10Big Pimpin’
recording of:
Big Pimpin’
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Big Pimpin'43:58
11Gin 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 Dogg feat. Dat Nigga Daz4.33:33
12G’z Up, Hoez 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 Dogg2.52:21
13California 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 feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman4:01
14Don’t Try to Play Me Homey
Daz Dillinger4:39
15Made 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
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 feat. The Outlawz45:03
16Wanted Dead or Alive
producer:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
keyboard:
Soopafly (US rapper, producer & engineer)
background vocals:
Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
lead vocals:
2Pac (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
performer:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
Wanted Dead or Alive
writer:
Calvin Broadus (US rapper), Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud), Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
2Pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg34:38
17New York, New York
producer and mixer:
DJ Pooh
performer:
Kurupt (US rapper) and Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1995)
recording of:
New York, New York
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Ricardo Brown (Kurupt, US rapper)
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg24:52
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
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
3▼DVD-Video: Music Videos
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dre Day
Dr. Dre?:??
2Ain’t Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang
Dr. Dre?:??
3Let Me Ride
Dr. Dre?:??
4Little Ghetto Boy
Dr. Dre?:??
5Natural Born Killaz
Dr. Dre & Ice Cube?:??
6What’s My Name
Snoop Doggy Dogg?:??
7Gin & Juice
Snoop Doggy Dogg?:??
8Doggy Dogg World
Snoop Doggy Dogg?:??
9Murder Was the Case
Snoop Doggy Dogg?:??
10Vapors
Snoop Doggy Dogg?:??
11Doggfather
Snoop Doggy Dogg?:??
12Snoop’s Upside Your Head
Snoop Doggy Dogg?:??
13Regulate
Warren G & Nate Dogg?:??
14Afro Puffs (remix)
Lady of Rage?:??
15How Do U Want It
2Pac?:??
16All About U
2Pac?:??
17California Love (original version)
2Pac?:??
18California Love (remix version)
2Pac?:??
19I Ain’t Mad at Cha
2Pac?:??
20Hit ’Em Up
2Pac?:??
21Made Niggaz
2Pac?:??
22To Live & Die in L.A.
2Pac?:??
23Toss It Up
2Pac?:??
24Hail Mary
2Pac?:??

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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]