Chronicles: Death Row Classics

~ Release by Dr. Dre (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One Eight Seven
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
2Dre 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 & RBX4.54:52
3Nuthin' 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 Dogg3.73:58
4Gin 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 Dogg4.33:33
5Doggy 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. Kurupt, Dat Nigga Daz & The Dramatics3.355:05
6California Love (remix)
engineer:
Keston E. Wright (engineer)
assistant producer:
Larry Chatman
co-producer:
2PAC (2Pac, US rapper)
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer and mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest talkbox:
Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
keyboard:
Sean “Barney Rubble” Thomas
percussion:
Carl “Butch” Small (percussionist)
guest background vocals:
Dorothy Coleman, Danette Williams and Barbara Wilson (hip hop vocalist)
guest vocals and guest performer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) and Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
recorded at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Dance Floor by Zapp (US funk band), Intimate Connection by Kleeer and So Ruff, So Tuff by Roger (funk musician in Zapp)
music videos:
California Love (remix) (House Party) by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) & Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp) and California Love (remix) (Mad Max themed) by 2Pac (US rapper) feat. Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) & Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp)
recording of:
California Love (remix)
lyricist:
James Anderson (US rapper, Death Row Records artist)
writer:
Woody Cunningham, Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer), Norman Durham, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp) and Tupac Shakur (2Pac, US rapper)
publisher:
Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On but F****n’ Music (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Interscope Pearl Music, Joshua’s Dream, Saja Music Co. (publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), Stonseee Music (ASCAP) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
California Love (original version)
2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman46:24
7Murder Was the Case
executive producer:
Suge Knight (aka Simon)
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
background vocals:
Nancy Fletcher and The Lady of Rage
lead vocals:
Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
other vocals:
Dat Nigga Daz (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Death Row Records (in 1993) and Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1993)
recording of:
Murder Was the Case
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Delmar Arnaud (Daz Dillinger, US rapper Delmar Arnaud) and Rojai Trawick
Snoop Dogg3.63:38
8Afro Puffs
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 Rage54:48
9Let 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 Dogg4:21
10Ain't No Fun
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 Dogg3.754:04
11Natural 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
12Bitches 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 Dogg44:50
13Puffin on Blunts and Drankin Tanqueray
The Lady of Rage feat. Dat Nigga Daz and Kurupt6:19