Released on November 26, 1996, the thirty-three song compilation contains hits by former and then-current Death Row artists as well as previously unreleased tracks and remixes.

[4] To counter cannibalising sales of other 1996 Death Row releases, no songs from 2Pac's All Eyez on Me and The 7 Day Theory and Snoop Dogg's Tha Doggfather were included on the compilation.

[9] Disc two of the compilation is mostly made up of remixes and new tracks, notable inclusions being: Following suit with 2Pac's The 7 Day Theory,[19] Death Row continues to show animosity towards former signee and co-founder, Dr. Dre, by including a diss track directed towards the rapper/producer on each disc of the release.

The album's cover and insert artwork was designed by California based artist, Ronald "Riskie" Brent, a recurrent Death Row collaborator.

Brent was also commissioned to create covers and inserts for albums such as All Eyez on Me, The 7 Day Theory, Tha Doggfather, Christmas on Death Row, and Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back.