Natural Born Killaz
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| Murder Was the Case OST | ||
| Single Released | 1994US1995EU | |
| Single Format | 12" singleUS, CD5EU | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Song Length | 4:15 (6:32 video) | |
| Record Label | Death Row/Interscope | |
| Writer | Ice Cube Dr. Dre |
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| Producer | Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed, Executive Producer : Suge Knight | |
| Director | F. Gary Gray | |
| Dr. Dre Singles chronology | ||
| "Let Me Ride" (1993) |
"Natural Born Killaz" (1994) |
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (1995) |
| Ice Cube Singles chronology | ||
| "You Know How We Do It" (1994) |
"Natural Born Killaz" (1994) |
"Bop Gun (One Nation)" (1994) |
Natural Born Killaz is a single from the reunited duo of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube after they had put aside their feud [citation needed] on the N.W.A. matters and joined forces again. The single was released in 1994 in the US and 1995 in the UK. The production credits features Soopafly on the keyboards and Jewell on the vocals. The intro (approx. 30 seconds addition to the original length) portrays a couple heading home through an abandoned alley-way, where they get followed and verbally assaulted by some locals. Though the intro is different in the video and audio versions both of them involve murder and end with the sound of a gunshot. It also served as the entrance music for former ECW wrestler New Jack.
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[edit] The music video
In this highly violent video Dre and Cube assassinate four people whose faces are blurred in the manner of reality TV or courtroom footage. These murders appear similar to the 1989 Menendez murders and the 1994 O.J. Simpson murder case, implying that Dre and Cube were the actual perpetrators of these two infamous Los Angeles area murder cases. It was directed by F. Gary Gray, in roles we can see John Amos (Die Hard 2: Die Harder) as the leading Detective, Andray Johnson as the police officer and Tupac Shakur as the SWAT team sniper.
[edit] Plot
It starts in the follow-up day with a chief officer arriving at the scene and asking the lead Detective to report what had happened. It then goes on as a flashback. After perpetrated the crimes Dre and Cube escapes in a lowrider that runs off the asphalt crashing through the wooden wall of the harbour into the water after they jumped out of the vehicle. It marks the end of the intro. They lay low at a wasted warehouse surrounded by the police. Inside there's a two-side concrete throne with the rappers sitting in it and performing the verses. The final scenes of the video is about Dre committing suicide by diving out through the window and Cube staring out across the broken glass just before getting shot down by a nearby sniper played by 2Pac.
[edit] UK Version EP
Tracklisting:
- Ice Cube and Dr. Dre - Natural Born Killaz (Radio Edit) (4:16)
- Ice Cube and Dr. Dre - Natural Born Killaz (Video Edit) (6:33)
- Ice Cube and Dr. Dre - Natural Born Killaz (LP Version) (4:52)
- Tha Dogg Pound - What Would You Do? (LP Version) (5:09)
[edit] US Version EP
- Dr. Dre & Ice Cube Natural Born Killaz (Radio Version) (4:15)
- Dr. Dre & Ice Cube Natural Born Killaz (LP Version) (4:50)
- Sam Sneed feat. Dr. Dre - U Better Recognize (LP Version) (3:55); #16 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #18 Hot Rap Singles chart.
[edit] Chart trajectory
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| Week | 15.04.95 | 21.04.95 | 28.04.95 | 05.05.95 | 12.05.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chart position | 45 | 63 | 94 | 122 | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Albums with the song
- Murder Was The Case soundtrack, by Snoop Dogg and friends
- Featuring...Ice Cube, by Ice Cube
- The NWA Legacy Vol. 1: 1988-1998 , compilation
- Chronicle: Best of the Work, by Dr. Dre
- Death Row Greatest Hits, compilation
[edit] External links
- Natural Born Killaz at the Internet Movie Database
- Natural Born Killaz at YouTube
- Chartwatch UK
- Tupac Videography
| Dr. Dre |
| Discography |
| Albums with N.W.A.: N.W.A. and the Posse – Straight Outta Compton – 100 Miles and Runnin' – Efil4zaggin |
| Solo Albums: The Chronic – 2001 – Detox |
| Compilation Albums: Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath – Concrete Roots– Greatest Hits – First Round Knockout– Back ‘N The Day – Maximum Dr. Dre – Chronicle: Best of the Work – Greatest Hits V.2 |
| Mixtapes: Detox: Millennium Of Aftermath – Dretox - Look Out For Detox – Pretox – Dr. Dre 2006 – The Chronicle 3000 – Dr. Dre’s Mixture Remix |
| Singles: "Dre Day" - "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" - "Let Me Ride" – "East Coast/West Coast" – "Been There, Done That" -"Lil Ghetto Boy"- "Still D.R.E." – "Forgot About Dre" - "The Next Episode" - "Put It on Me" - "Bad Intentions" – "The Wash" |
| Featured Singles: "We're All In the Same Gang" -"Funky Flute" - "Deep Cover" - "Natural Born Killaz" – "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" – "California Love" -"No Diggity" - "Puppet Master" - "Zoom" - "Ghetto Fabulous" - "Guilty Conscience" - "U Know" - "Chin Check" - "Just be A Man About It" - "Fast Lane"- "Put It On Me" - "Knoc" "Symphony in X Major" - "Encore" - "Imagine" |
| Related articles |
| Aftermath – Interscope – Polydor – Epic – Priority – Ruthless – Death Row – N.W.A. - World Class Wreckin' Cru – Eminem |
