Murder Was the Case is a compilation album by American rapper Gucci Mane. It was unofficially released on May 5, 2009, through Big Cat Records with distribution via Tommy Boy Entertainment. Production was handled by DJ Speedy, Zaytoven, Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden and Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe, the latter two also served as executive producers.
The project debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200, making it Gucci Mane's third highest charting album at the time. Two singles were released off the album, the first being "Stoopid", which was released on January 13, 2009. The second single was "Runnin' Back", which was released on April 22, 2009.[3] Both singles had the following versions of the songs: main, clean, instrumental, dirty and clean a cappellas. The single versions of both songs are longer than on the album ("Runnin' Back" is 4:15 on the single and only 3:52 on the album).
The album was the subject of controversy between Gucci Mane and Big Cat Records CEO Melvin Rowe, who released the album unofficially. However, in November 2010, the two squashed their beef and announced that they would be working together again.[4]
