Murder Was the Case

Murder Was the Case
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	October 18, 1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap g-funk horrorcore R&B
Length	68:30
Label	Death Row Interscope Atlantic
Producer	Suge Knight (exec.) Dr. Dre (exec.) Dat Nigga Daz Soopafly DJ Quik DeVante Swing Sam Sneed Big Wy George "G-One" Archie Kevin Lewis Lil' Stretch Marc McWilliams San Man
Death Row Records chronology
Above the Rim (1994) Murder Was the Case (1994) Death Row Greatest Hits (1996)
Singles from Murder Was the Case
"Murder Was the Case" Released: October 15, 1994 "One More Day" / "What Would You Do?" Released: 1994 "Natural Born Killaz" Released: November 27, 1994 "Woman to Woman" Released: December 18, 1994[1] "U Better Recognize" Released: March 13, 1995

Murder Was the Case is a 1994 short film and soundtrack album starring and performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg. The 18 minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five Freddy and chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection after making a deal with the Devil. The film's title comes from Snoop's song of the same name from his debut album, Doggystyle, which had been released a year earlier.

The single "What Would You Do?" by Tha Dogg Pound was included on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996. The album was re-released with a bonus DVD containing three music videos on July 11, 2006.

Tupac Shakur was paid $200,000 by Death Row Records owner Suge Knight to record a song for the album, but the track ("Life's So Hard" featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) was never used on the official soundtrack release; it was later released on the soundtrack for his posthumously released film, Gang Related.