15 Years on Death Row is a compilation album by American record label Death Row Records , released on December 26, 2006. It is originally composed of 27 songs on two compact discs and 24 music videos on a DVD , and its Best Buy Edition has extra 6 songs.
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1] RapReviews 8.5/10[ 2]
The release features several notable Death Row artists such as Snoop Dogg , Dr. Dre , 2Pac , Nate Dogg , Daz Dillinger , and The Lady of Rage . A music video DVD is included. The double album includes "G'z Up, Hoes Down", a track from Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle album that was removed for sample clearance issues.
In the United States, the compilation debuted at number 100 on the Billboard 200 and number 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 14,000 copies sold in its first week.[ 3]
Notes
Tracks 1, 14, 16 and 17 are exclusive for Best Buy Edition.
Title Producer(s) 1. "To Live & Die in L.A. (Alternate Version)" (performed by 2Pav and Val Young ) QD3 4:24 2. "Initiated" (performed by Tha Dogg Dound, 2Pac and Outlawz) Dat Nigga Daz 4:51 3. "Murder Was the Case (Remix)" (performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg) Dr. Dre 4:20 4. "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" (performed by 2Pac) Dat Nigga Daz 4:37 5. "All About U" (performed by 2Pac, Dru Down , Fatal Hussein , Yaki Kadafi , Snoop Doggy Dogg and Nate Dogg) Johnny "J" 4:36 6. "Puffin' on Blunts and Drankin' Tanqueray" (performed by Dr. Dre, The Lady of Rage and Tha Dogg Pound) Dr. Dre 6:23 7. "Pain" (performed by 2Pac and Stretch ) Stretch 4:33 8. "Doggy Dogg World " (performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and The Dramatics ) Dr. Dre 5:05 9. "O.G." (performed by Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg and Snoop Doggy Dogg) Dat Nigga Daz 4:37 10. "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') " (performed by Dr. Dre, Jewell, RBX and Snoop Doggy Dogg) Dr. Dre 4:51 11. "Never Had a Friend Like Me" (performed by 2Pac) Johnny "J" 4:25 12. "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None) " (performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg, Kurupt , Nate Dogg and Warren G ) Dr. Dre 4:04 13. "Loyal to the Game" (performed by 2Pac, Riddler and Treach ) Reginald Heard 4:36 14. "What Would You Do? " (performed by Tha Dogg Pound, Big Pimpin' Delemond, Jewell, Jodeci , Snoop Doggy Dogg) Dat Nigga Daz 5:08 15. "Life Is a Traffic Jam" (performed by 2Pac and Thandie Newton ) 16. "Why (A Tribute to 2Pac)" (performed by Nate Dogg)
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Tracks 15 and 16 are exclusive for Best Buy Edition.
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^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 9, 2007). "Various Artists :: 15 Years on Death Row – The Definitive Collection – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved November 18, 2023 .
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^ "The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 2. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 13, 2007. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved November 18, 2023 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Vol. 119, no. 2. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 13, 2007. p. 47. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved November 18, 2023 .