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• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Murder Was The Case - The Movie | DVD | (01/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  He may have been usurped in recent years but, during the period detailed in Murder Was the Case, Snoop Doggy Dogg was the last word in gangsta rap. As with the new boy on the block Eminem, the power behind Snoop's throne was undoubtedly producer Dr Dre, and he is to be found included in nearly as much of the documentary footage as the rapper himself. These sit alongside a selection of music videos and clips from live television performances. While not exactly in-depth, a few of the interviews do try and scratch beneath the surface of the gangsta veneer (when asked if he is a violent man, the reply is a slightly chilling "when I have to be"), a marked contrast to the clips of the proud father and baby son. The videos are the usual mix of edgy urban funk and street style, coupled with the by-now rather tired visual imagery. The short film from which the package takes its title takes these concepts to an uncensored conclusion, a tasteless and crass work indulging in explicit scenes of violence, drug taking and misogyny. On the DVD: A brief inclusion of two extra video clips, as well as an animated interactive menu and scene selector. The stereo sound quality is suitably booming.--Phil Udell

• Snoop Dogg - Murder Was The Case | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £20.49   |  Saving you £-14.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  For the first time on DVD Snoop Doggy Dogg's uncensored Death Row Records' movie 'Murder Was The Case' complete with bonus footage. Contains 2 Dogg videos 'Midnight Love' and 'Head Doctor' that were not part of the rapper's recently released collection 'Dead Man Walkin'. Also included are behind-the-scenes footage of Dogg and material from 'Soul Train' 'The American Music Awards' and 'Saturday Night Live' all featuring the rapper.