The Very Best of Death Row

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Type: Contains explicit content, Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rap

Review

Released nearly a decade after the two-disc Death Row's Greatest Hits, the single-disc Very Best of Death Row is both somewhat necessary and a little bizarre. It's could be meant to right some wrongs of the earlier compilation (wisely including the original mix of Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride" and Warren G's "Regulate"), or it's a roundabout way to welcome Petey Pablo to the fold (his "Off tha Chain," featuring Kurupt, closes out the disc as a bonus track). It's definitely not a complementary release, since it shares a number of the tracks with its predecessor. No matter what, this compilation shortchanges both the label and the consumer; there's no way that these 14 tracks (at just over an hour), as a whole, can make for the best representation of one of the most notorious rap labels. Tireless picks: "Let Me Ride," "Regulate," Snoop Dogg's "Who Am I," Lady of Rage's "Afro Puffs," 2Pac's "Ambitionz az a Ridah." ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Against All Odds (Lyrics)	Tyrone Wrice	2Pac	(4:34)
California Love [Remix]	Norman Durham, R. Troutman, Tupac Shakur, Larry Troutman, L. Durham, Woody Cunningham	Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman, 2Pac	(6:25)
Gin and Juice (Lyrics)	A. Young	Snoop Dogg	(3:31)
Nuthin' But a G Thang	Leon Haywood	Dr. Dre	(3:58)
Ambitionz Az a Ridah (Lyrics)	Delmar Arnaud, Tupac Shakur	2Pac	(4:38)
Who Am I (What's My Name)?	G. Clinton, Jr.	Snoop Dogg	(4:06)
Let's Play House	N. Hale, Cynthia Calhoun	Michel'le, Tha Dogg Pound, Dogg Pound Posse	(3:24)
Regulate (Lyrics)	N. Hale, Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber	Rosemary Warren Green, Warren G, Nate Dogg	(4:10)
Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)	A. Young, N. Hale, Ricardo Brown	Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Warren G	(4:06)
New York, New York (Lyrics)	Sylvia Robinson, R.L. Griffin, Melvin Glover, E. Fletcher	Tha Dogg Pound, Dogg Pound Posse	(4:50)
Let Me Ride (Lyrics)	G. Clinton, Jr., W.O. Collins, Calvin Broadus, Bernie Worrell	Dr. Dre	(4:21)
What Would You Do	Snoop Dogg	Dogg Pound Posse, Tha Dogg Pound	(5:09)
Afro Puffs (Lyrics)		The Lady of Rage	(4:48)
Off Tha Chain [*]		Petey Pablo, Kurupt	(4:07)

Credits

Petey Pablo (Producer), Carl "Butch" Small (Mixing), Makaveli (Producer), Big Simon (Mixing), DJ Pooh (Producer), Tha Row Hitters (Producer), Dat Nigga Daz (Producer), Petey Pablo (Mixing), Shane Morris (Engineer), Warren G (Producer), Suge Knight (Executive Producer), Anthony Lombard (Assistant Engineer)