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Not to be confused with Natural Born Killers.
"Natural Born Killaz" 
Single by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube from the album Murder Was the Case Released 1994US1995EU Format 12" singleUS, CD5EU Genre Gangsta rap, G Funk, Horrorcore Length 4:15 Label Death Row/Interscope Writer(s) O. Jackson, A. Young, J. Anderson Producer Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed, Suge Knight (exec.) Certification Gold (RIAA) Dr. Dre chronology "U Better Recognize"
(1994)"Natural Born Killaz"
(1994)"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
(1995)Ice Cube 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 originally intended for the scrapped album 'Heltah Skeltah'. It is the first time the two had been on a single together since their rap group N.W.A had split up. 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. 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 team sniper who takes out Ice Cube's character. Although the song and video were released and highly popular around the same time as the release of the Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers, the song did not appear in the film. It did, however, appear in the 2011 film Bridesmaids starring Kristen Wiig.
Extreme Championship Wrestling tag team, The Gangstas–and, after they split, the solo New Jack–used this song for entrance music. Uniquely the song nearly always played, on repeat, for the duration of their matches.
Contents
UK Version EP
- 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)
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.
Albums with the song
- Murder Was The Case soundtrack, by Snoop Dogg and friends
- Featuring...Ice Cube, by Ice Cube
- The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1999 , compilation
- Chronicle: Best of the Work, by Dr. Dre
- Death Row Greatest Hits, compilation
- 15 Years on Death Row, compilation
- In the Movies by Ice Cube
External links
- Natural Born Killaz at the Internet Movie Database
- Video on YouTube
- Chartwatch UK
- Tupac Videography
- Natural Born Killaz (Death Row Uncut DVD version) on YouTube
Dr. Dre Discography · Production discography Studio albums 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 ClassicsSingles "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" · "Put It on Me" · "Bad Intentions" · "The Wash" · "Kush" · "I Need a Doctor" · "The Psycho"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/Curtains Down" · "Crack a Bottle" · "Old Time's Sake" · "Hell Breaks Loose"Other songs Related articles 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 WestExtented plays Compilations 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"Other Songs Related articles Categories:- 1994 singles
- Ice Cube songs
- Dr. Dre songs
- Music videos directed by F. Gary Gray
- Songs produced by Dr. Dre
- Songs written by Dr. Dre
- Death Row Records EPs
- Interscope Records EPs
- Horrorcore albums
- Gangsta rap albums
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