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Details Release Date: Nov 26, 2008; Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Reissues

Snoop Doggy Dogg, 2Pac, Dr. Dre — Death Row's roster reads like a who's who of '90s rap. Death Row brought drama to a calcified hip-hop scene, but its legacy wouldn't stand up without booty-movin' grooves like ''Nuthin' but a G Thang.'' Apart from cheap swipes at Dr. Dre (J. Flex's ''Who Been There, Who Done That?'' and Ice Cube's ''No Vaseline''), Death Row Greatest Hits vitally documents rap's most turbulent times. A

Originally posted Dec 20, 1996 Published in issue #358 Dec 20, 1996 Order article reprints

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