''Gang Related – The Soundtrack'' is a soundtrack for the Jim Kouf's 1997

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'' Gang Related''. It was released on October 7, 1997, through

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, making it their first album to be distributed by

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after

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dropped Death Row from their label. Production was handled by several record producers, including

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, Quincy Jones III, Binky Mack and Bud'da among others. The album features contributions by the likes of CJ Mac, J-Flexx,

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, members of Dogg Pound, Outlawz, Westside Connection, four songs by the supporting actor

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, and also marked the first national rap debut of Kansas City rapper

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. The soundtrack peaked at #2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart in the US behind The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson, and was eventually certified 2× Platinum by the

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. This soundtrack along with 3 others ('' Above the Rim'', '' Murder Was the Case'' & '' Gridlock'd'') released on Death Row is packaged in a 4-disc set called ''The Death Row Archives he Soundtracks'.

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