Natural Born Killaz

"Natural Born Killaz" is a collaborative single released by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube for the soundtrack of the film Murder Was the Case. It was originally intended for the scrapped N.W.A album 'Heltah Skeltah'.

Background

It is the first time the duo had worked together since the split of N.W.A. The single was released in 1994 in the United States, but was not released until March 30, 1995 in the United Kingdom. The production credits features Soopafly on the keyboards and Jewell on vocals. The song was used by Extreme Championship Wrestling tag team, The Gangstas–and, after they split, the solo New Jack–used the song for entrance music. Uniquely, the song nearly always played, on repeat, for the duration of their matches.

The song covers such subjects as mass murder, Sarah Connor from the Terminator films, Al Cowlings' tight bond with O. J. Simpson, schizophrenia, Charles Manson, the attack on Reginald Denny during the Rodney King riots, strychnine poisoning, flagellation in Singapore, Jeffrey Dahmer, Kurt Cobain's suicide and psilocybin mushrooms.

Album and music video

The album song portrays a couple walking down the street in a bad neighborhood, until, from a distance, they are yelled at and verbally insulted by a local thug. Though the intro is different in the video and audio versions, both of them involve murder and end with the sound of a gunshot. The final shot of the video features a cameo from rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, prior to his association with Death Row Records, who poses as a SWAT sniper who takes out Ice Cube's character. Although the song and video were highly popular, and debuted a short time after release of the Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers, the song did not appear in the film or on its soundtrack. It did, however, appear in the 2011 film Bridesmaids starring Kristen Wiig.

Track listing

CD single^[2]

"Natural Born Killaz" (Radio Edit) - 4:16
"Natural Born Killaz" (Video Edit) - 6:33
"Natural Born Killaz" (LP Version) - 4:52
"What Would You Do" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound) (LP Version) - 5:09

12" vinyl^[3]

"Natural Born Killaz" (Radio Edit) - 4:16
"Natural Born Killaz" (LP Version) - 4:52
"U Better Recognize" (featuring Sam Sneed) (LP Version) - 3:55

References

External links

Murder Was The Case at the Internet Movie Database
Video on YouTube
Chartwatch UK
Tupac Videography at the Wayback Machine (archived December 3, 2002)
Natural Born Killaz (Death Row Uncut DVD version) on YouTube
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Dr. Dre

Discography Production discography

Studio albums	The Chronic 2001 Compton

Compilation albums	Concrete Roots First Round Knock Out Back 'n the Day Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath Chronicle: Best of the Works Chronicles: Death Row Classics

Singles	"Deep Cover" "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Fuck wit Dre Day" "Let Me Ride" "Natural Born Killaz" "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" "Been There, Done That" "Zoom" "Still D.R.E." "Forgot About Dre" "The Next Episode" "The Watcher" "Bad Intentions" "The Wash" "Kush" "I Need a Doctor"

Featured singles	"We're All in the Same Gang" "Funky Flute" "Let's Play House" "California Love" "No Diggity" "Ghetto Fabulous" "Guilty Conscience" "Hello" "Just Be a Man About It" "The Knoc" "Symphony in X Major" "Encore" "Crack a Bottle" "Old Time's Sake" "Hell Breaks Loose" "The Recipe" "New Day" "Stronger"

Other songs	"Bitches Ain't Shit" "Fuck You" "Xxplosive" "Let's Get High" "Put It on Me" "3 Kings"

Related articles	Death Row Records Aftermath Entertainment G-funk The Wash N.W.A World Class Wreckin' Cru Beats Electronics Detox

Ice Cube

Studio albums	AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Death Certificate The Predator Lethal Injection War & Peace Vol. 1 War & Peace Vol. 2 Laugh Now, Cry Later Raw Footage I Am the West

Extended plays	Kill at Will

Compilations	Bootlegs & B-Sides Featuring...Ice Cube Greatest Hits In the Movies The Essentials

Singles	"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)" "Steady Mobbin'" "True to the Game" "Wicked" "It Was a Good Day" "Check Yo Self" "Really Doe" "You Know How We Do It" "Bop Gun (One Nation)" "What Can I Do?" "The World Is Mine" "We Be Clubbin'" "Men of Steel" "Pushin' Weight" "Hello" "You Can Do It" "Until We Rich" "$100 Bill Y'all" "Why We Thugs" "Go to Church" "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" "Do Ya Thang" "I Rep That West" "Sic Them Youngins On 'Em"

Other songs	"No Vaseline"

Related articles	Discography N.W.A Westside Connection C.I.A. Da Lench Mob Lench Mob Records

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