Various Artists Gang Related [Original Soundtrack] [PA]

Producers include: Daz Dillinger, BUDDA, Nate Dogg, 2Pac Shakur, Brian "G".
Engineers include: Dave Aron, Tommy Daugherty, Les Pierce.
Digitally remastered by Eddy Schreyer & Gene Grimaldi (Oasis Mastering, Studio City, California).
Personnel: Daz Dillinger, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg (vocals, background vocals); Regi Devell, 6 Feet (vocals); The Storm (rap vocals); Ronald "Riskie" Brent, Shelley, Roland Williams, Hakim , Onesha Deadmon, Kevin "K.V." Varnado, Fuskee, Tracy Hardin, Sean, Maritza, Nate Dogg (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dave Aron; Daz Dillinger; Regi Devell; Lil Stretch; Tommy "D" Daugherty; Carlas "Ceci" Closson; Les Pierce; Matthew Quave; Rob Chiarelli; Steve Young; Troy Staton.
Recording information: Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Backroom Studios, Glendale, CA; Can-Am Studios, Tarzana, CA; Larabee Sound Studios, West Hollywood, CA; Larrabee Sound Studios, West Hollywood, CA; Paradise Studios, Sacramento, CA; QDIII Soundlab; Sound Castle Studios, Silverlake, CA; Track Record Studios; Tribe Sound Studio; Westlake Audio.
Unknown Contributor Roles: DJ Tee; K. Fuller; Felton C. Pilate II; P. Collins ; Priest Brooks; Greg Moore .
Completed just before his death, GANG RELATED is Tupac Shakur's final film in what was still a promising career. Starring with the illustrious Jim Belushi, Shakur plays the role of a crooked cop tormented by his conscience; a role that closely paralleled his musical persona of a street thug struggling to redeem himself. He also contributes several cuts to the soundtrack.
GANG RELATED is a double-CD featuring the work of veteran west coast rappers Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nate Dogg and Ice Cube as well as several relative newcomers. But it's Shakur's work that is the most poignant, especially in light of his death. On "Life's So Hard" he laments the difficulties he faces in the lifestyle that he has chosen and wishes for transcendence. This theme resurfaces several times on the album, and listening to "Staring Through My Rearview," one gets the sense that Shakur can see the light at the end of the tunnel, a light that will always be just out of his reach as he struggles with the specter of his past.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Rock and Pop