''First Round Knock Out'' is a

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by Triple X Records, which was billed as "A retrospective of early tracks produced by

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." The album was released in 1996 and features songs mostly produced by Dr. Dre, as well as Cold 187um and Chris "The Glove" Taylor, who produced one song each. Artists featured on the album include Dr. Dre,

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, The D.O.C.,

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, Michel'le,

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, Jimmy Z and the World Class Wreckin' Cru. ''First Round Knock Out'' managed to make it to #52 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #18 on the

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Track listing

Charts

References

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