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

1▼CD
#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 (Dr. Dre, 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)
quotes music from:
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, 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 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 (Dr. Dre, 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, 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 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 (Dr. Dre, 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, 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 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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part of:Best Buy Exclusive (releases unique to the store chain) (order: 11)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4151835 [info]