Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
- Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p. 178) - "...[It] isn't the trailblazer that Dre's The Chronic was last year. But it is rap very nearly as strong. Featuring West Coast stalwarts...and new discoveries..., Dre and Dat Nigga Daz present gangsta- and R&B-infected fare that slams..."
- Entertainment Weekly (11/11/94, p. 76) - "...confirms...Dr. Dre as the new king of pop. In addition to the ominous remix of Snoop's title song, Dre reunites with Ice Cube...Dre's G-funk sound may be the hardest in the land, but it's also the most gut-wrenchingly soulful..." - Rating: A
- Q magazine (1/95, p. 258) - 3 Stars - Good - "...While most ears will be tuned to the bile'n'beats of "Natural Born Killaz"...the best track here is from Snoop's young protege, Nate Dogg....One of West Coast rap's more imaginative albums."
- The Source (1/95, p. 85) - 4 Stars - Slammin' - "...while Jodeci duets with Tha Dogg Pound and an all-star cast to try their hand at the G-Funk sound, Dre begins plotting his next move...heavy-metal bass meets chunky keyboards..."
- NME (12/24/94, p. 23) - Ranked #8 in NME's list of the 10 best compilation albums of 1994.
- NME (10/15/94, p. 53) - 7 - Very Good - "...anyone expecting this to signal Dre's decline is kidding themselves. Murder Was the Case shows the old dogg has plenty of new tricks..."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Murder Was the Case (Remix)" (performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg) | C. Broadus | Dr. Dre | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Natural Born Killaz" (performed by Dr. Dre & Ice Cube) |
| 4:51 | |
| 3. | "What Would U Do?" (performed by Tha Dogg Pound) | Daz Dillinger | 5:08 | |
| 4. | "21 Jumpstreet" (performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg & Tray Deee) |
| Daz Dillinger | 5:26 |
| 5. | "One More Day" (performed by Nate Dogg) | N. Hale | Daz Dillinger | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Harvest for the World" (performed by Jewell) | Dr. Dre | 3:52 | |
| 7. | "Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?" (performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Lil' C-Style & Young Swoop G) |
| Soopafly | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Come When I Call" (performed by Danny Boy) | D. Blake |
| 4:55 |
| 9. | "U Better Recognize" (performed by Sam Sneed & Dr. Dre) | S. Anderson |
| 3:54 |
| 10. | "Come Up to My Room" (performed by Jodeci & Tha Dogg Pound) |
|
| 4:37 |
| 11. | "Woman to Woman" (performed by Jewell) |
|
| 5:18 |
| 12. | "Dollaz + Sense" (performed by DJ Quik) |
| DJ Quik | 5:53 |
| 13. | "The Eulogy" (performed by Slip Capone & CPO) | V. Edwards | San Man | 4:48 |
| 14. | "Horny" (performed by B-Rezell) |
|
| 4:41 |
| 15. | "Eastside-Westside" (performed by Young Soldierz) |
| 4:45 | |
| Total length: | 1:13:14 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Hot Ones" (performed by O.F.T.B.) |
|
| 4:46 |
Samples
"21 Jumpstreet"
- "Nobody Can Be You (But You)" by Steve Arrington
"Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?"
"Come When I Call"
- "Let Me Love You" by Michael Henderson
"Woman to Woman"
- "Woman to Woman" by Shirley Brown
"Dollaz & Sense"
- "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" by Young & Company
'"Eastside-Westside"
- "Dazz" by Brick
Personnel
- Executive Producer: Suge Knight
- Soundtrack director: Dr. Dre
- Overseer: Dat Nigga Daz
- Recorded at Can-Am Studios
- Mixed at Dr. Dre's studio
- Death Row Engineers: Kesden Wright, Tommy D. Daugherty & Danny Alonso
- Photographers: Yoko Sato, Simone Green
- Background Vocals: Nanci Fletcher, Barbara Wilson, Danette Williams
Cover versions
- Jeremy Messersmith with Andy Thompson performed a cover of "Murder Was the Case" at The Cake Shop in Minneapolis, MN for a 'Murder and Death' concept show on 1/10/2010.
- South Park Mexican's song "Woodson N' Worthin" is a cover of "Murder Was the Case".
- Don Vito and Mad DPS covered the song on the 2008 compilation album The Triple-Six Mixtape.