THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP... MURDER WAS THE CASE

On this day in HIp-Hop history, the soundtrack to the short film Murder Was the Case was released.

On this day in 1994, the soundtrack to the eighteen-minute film that starred Snoop Doggy Dogg, Murder Was the Case, was released on Death Row Records.  The film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five-Freddy. The album featured production from Daz Dillinger, DeVante Swing, Sam Sneed, Soopafly, DJ Quik, and Dr. Dre.

Murder Was the Case included the singles: "U Better Recognize," which reached #18 on the Rap chart; "What Would U Do," "Natural Born Killaz," and "Murder Was the Case Remix."  The album reached #1 on both the Billboard 200 and the Rap chart and nominated for a Grammy Award.  It was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.

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Also on this day...

1991 - Digital Underground released their second album Sons of the P on Tommy Boy.

1991 - MC Solaar released his debut album Qui Seme Le Vent Recolte Le Tempo on Musicrama.

1991 - The UMC released their debut album Fruits of Nature on Wild Pitch.

1996 - Jeru the Damaja released his second album Wrath of the Math on Payday.

1996 - Poor Righteous Teachers released their fourth album The New World Order on Profile.

1996 - Xzibit released his debut studio album At the Speed of Life on RCA.

2002 - LL Cool J released his ninth album 10 on Def Jam.