'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 album Heltah Skeltah. It would later be used by professional wrestling tag team The Gangstas during their Extreme Championship Wrestling stint before being used by New Jack for the following years.

The song was originally supposed to be a Sam Sneed and J-Flexx track called 'The Heist'.^[3]

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1993 Cassette release of 'Let Me Ride' on Discogs.

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Background[edit]

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 Nanci Fletcher, Danette Williams and Barbara Wilson on vocals.

The song references 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, Michael P. Fay's caning in Singapore, Jeffrey Dahmer, Kurt Cobain's suicide and psilocybin mushrooms.

Album and music video[edit]

The album song portrays a couple (performed by Priest ‘Soopafly’ Brooks and Nanci Fletcher) 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 and a woman screaming. The final shot of the video features a cameo from rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, prior to his association with Death Row Records, as a SWAT sniper who takes out Ice Cube's character. Also appearing in the video as police detectives are John Amos and Art Evans. An alternate video exists which depicts a riot reminiscent of the 1992 Los Angeles riots and Dr. Dre and Ice Cube performing on top of an overturned bus. This previously unreleased version was included in the 2000 documentary Death Row Uncut.

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.

Cover versions[edit]

In 1996, the song was covered by Christ Analogue for the electro-industrial various artists compilation Operation Beatbox.^[4]

In 2014, the song was covered by the American metal band Conducting from the Grave and released as a free single. This was the final release from the band before their break-up.^[5]

Track listing[edit]

• CD single^[6]

1. 'Natural Born Killaz' (Radio Edit) – 4:16
2. 'Natural Born Killaz' (Video Edit) – 6:33
3. 'Natural Born Killaz' (LP Version) – 4:52
4. 'What Would You Do' (featuring Tha Dogg Pound) (LP Version) – 5:09

• 12' vinyl^[7]

Dr Dre Let Me Ride Clean

1. 'Natural Born Killaz' (Radio Edit) – 4:16
2. 'Natural Born Killaz' (LP Version) – 4:52
3. 'U Better Recognize' (featuring Sam Sneed) (LP Version) – 3:55

References[edit]

1. ^Chuck Philips (1994-11-03). 'Snoop Doggy Dogg's Still Tops With Album Buyers : Pop music: His 'Murder Was the Case,' the soundtrack to a short film that premieres tonight, remains atop the charts'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
2. ^'The Best Dr. Dre Songs'. Complex. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
3. ^'Sam Sneed'. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
4. ^Christian, Chris (August 1996). 'Various Artists: Operation Beatbox'. Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved November 17, 2016.
5. ^'Natural Born Killaz (Ice cube/Dr Dre cover), by Conducting From the Grave'. Conducting From the Grave. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
6. ^'Dr. Dre & Ice Cube - Natural Born Killaz'. Discogs. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
7. ^'Dr. Dre & Ice Cube / Sam Sneed – Natural Born Killaz / U Better Recognize'. Discogs. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

External links[edit]

• Murder Was The Case at IMDb
• Video on YouTube
• 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

'Let's Ride' is a song performed by rapper The Game for his second album, Doctor's Advocate. The song was written by The Game and Scott Storch and was released as the album's second single on September 25, 2006.^[1] The Game mentioned on radio station KDAY in Los Angeles, California that the track was recorded in Miami, Florida, but had the feel of a West CoastDr. Dre record. The song peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song heavily references the 1993 single 'Let Me Ride' by rapper Dr. Dre.

Reception[edit]

'Let's Ride' received mediocre reviews from music critics. MusicOMH wrote that the track 'lacks in any of the vigour and enthusiasm that came with his debut major release album'.^[2]Pitchfork Media gave the song a negative review saying, 'What an embarrassment this song turned out to be, lumberingly obvious and poorly crafted from the first awkward gang reference to the last Dre namedrop.'^[3]About.com's Henry Adaso called the track 'just another boring mantra devoid of substance' with The Game delivering 'a lethargic sprawl, replete with 50 Cent-esque crooning and tautological Dre odes ('Ain't nuthin' but a G thang, baby, it's a G thang').'^[4]Entertainment Weekly, in a review of Doctor's Advocate, wrote that the song 'recycle[s] Dre's signature high-pitched synths and plinking pianos' and is 'marred by stale rhymes chronicling cartoonish gangbanging.'^[5]Chocolate magazine said the track 'lacks charisma and substance, and is filled with 50 Cent-style tuneless crooning, endless name checks for Aftermath, Eminem and Dr. Dre and empty lyrics'.^[6] There is also an unofficial remix for this song featuring Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit.

Music video[edit]

The music video premiered on Black Entertainment Television's 106 & Park on October 23, 2006 as a 'new joint'. On November 14, 2006, the video debuted on MTV's Total Request Live at #10 and stayed on the chart for well over 16 days.^[7] The Game is seen riding in a 1964 Chevrolet Impala with hydraulics and contains a cameo appearance by fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg. The video was also the subject of an MTVMaking the Video episode like his previous single, 'Dreams'.

Track listing[edit]

Side A

1. 'Let's Ride (clean)' – 3:53
2. 'Let's Ride (dirty)' – 3:53
3. 'Let's Ride (instrumental)' – 3:53
4. 'Let's Ride (acappella)' – 3:53

Side B

1. 'Let's Ride (clean)' – 3:53
2. 'Let's Ride (dirty)' – 3:53
3. 'Let's Ride (instrumental)' – 3:53
4. 'Let's Ride (a cappella)' – 3:53

Charts[edit]

Dr Dre Let Me Ride Clean Version

References[edit]

1. ^Yash (September 21, 2006). The beat was produced by Storch and cost $2 million. The Game 'Let's Ride' (Strip Club) Audio. Accessed June 2, 2007.
2. ^Ahmad, Azeem (November 27, 2006). The Game - Let's Ride (Geffen)Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. MusicOMH. Accessed June 1, 2007.
3. ^Macia, Peter (September 27, 2006). The Game “Let's Ride (Strip Club)” 2006Archived April 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Pitchfork Media. Accessed June 1, 2007.
4. ^Adaso, Henry (2006). The Game - Let's Ride (Strip Club) (Black Wall Street / Geffen). About.com. Accessed June 1, 2007.
5. ^Dombal, Ryan (November 10, 2006). Doctor's Advocate (2006). EW. Accessed July 1, 2007.
6. ^The Game: Let's Ride (Strip Club)Archived October 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Chocolate magazine. Accessed June 1, 2007.
7. ^TRL Archive DebutsArchived January 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Popfusion. Accessed June 22, 2007.
8. ^'The Game: Let's Ride' (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
9. ^'The Game, Let's Ride'. charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
10. ^'Chart Track: Week 2, 2007'. Irish Singles Chart.
11. ^'Charts.nz – The Game – Let's Ride'. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
12. ^'Swisscharts.com – The Game – Let's Ride'. Swiss Singles Chart.
13. ^'Official Singles Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
14. ^'The Game Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
15. ^'The Game Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard.
16. ^'The Game Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)'. Billboard.

External links[edit]

Dr Dre Let Me Ride Clean

• 'Let's Ride' music video on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics