Various Artists
Fat Music Vol.8 : Going Nowhere Fat LP
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."
Against All Odds - 2Pac
California Love [Remix] - Dr. Dre, Roger Troutman, 2Pac
Gin and Juice - Snoop Dogg
Nuthin' But a G Thang - Dr. Dre
Ambitionz Az a Ridah - 2Pac
Who Am I (What's My Name)? - Snoop Dogg
Let's Play House - Dogg Pound Posse, Michel'le, Tha Dogg Pound
Regulate - Nate Dogg, Warren G, Rosemary Warren Green
Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None) - Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg
New York, New York - Dogg Pound Posse, Tha Dogg Pound
Let Me Ride - Dr. Dre
What Would You Do - Dogg Pound Posse, Tha Dogg Pound
Afro Puffs - the Lady of Rage
Off Tha Chain - Kurupt, Petey Pablo