After several years of chart successes for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records stagnated after Knight's incarceration on parole violation charges in September 1996.

It is known to have signed many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, MC Hammer, Nate Dogg and the rap group Tha Dogg Pound consisting of rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger also Lisa " Left Eye " Lopes of TLC although most if not all departed from the label after its demise following the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996.

* " Vapors " ( song ), a single by Snoop Doggy Dogg from his 1996 album Tha Doggfather

They remained active thereafter, rapping on Snoop's Tha Doggfather in 1996.

*" Keep It Hot " was sampled by E-40 on his song " I Like What You Do To Me " off his 1996 Tha Hall of Game release.

Sanu started his work with Jatin Lalit from the 1992 film Khiladi, from then on he provided his voices for hit movies like Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman ( 1992 ), Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa ( 1993 ) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ( 1995 ), Khamoshi ( 1996 ), Yes Boss ( 1997 ), Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai ( 1998 ), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ( 1998 ), Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha ( 1998 ), Ghulam ( 1998 ), Dil Kya Kare ( 1999 ).

* In 1996, American rapper E-40 sampled " The Way It Is " in " Things'll Never Change " from his album Tha Hall of Game.

Their first collaboration was Snoop's 1996 album Tha Doggfather, on which Wilson appeared on four songs: " Doggfather ", " Snoop Bounce ", " Groupie " ( also featuring 213 and Tha Dogg Pound ), and " Snoop's Upside Ya Head ".

Boogie Down Productions ( 1986 – 1988 ), Kool Moe Dee vs. LL Cool J ( 1987 – 1991 ), MC Serch vs. MC Hammer ( 1989 – 1994 ), Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg vs. Luke ( 1992 – 1993 ), Common vs. Ice Cube ( 1994 – 1996 ), MC Pervis & Brand New Habits and LL Cool J vs. Canibus ( 1997 – 1998 )-all of which include memorable battle rap verses.

* 1996: " Never Leave Me Alone " ( from the Nate Dogg single " Never Leave Me Alone ")

* Pound / Williams: Selected Letters of Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams ( 1996 )

A Two Pound coin was an occasional feature of the British currency from 1823 until 1996, and being minted each year since 1997.

Brewster's short story, "“ In the Pound, Near Breaktime ," was a finalist for the 1996 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.

Smith would also record several tracks with 24-7 Spyz for their 1996 Heavy Metal Soul By The Pound album.

Additionally, the Sun Devils were Pac-10 Champions in 1986, 1996, and 2007.

Ajax's last international trophies were the 1995 Intercontinental Cup and the 1995 Champions League, where they defeated Milan in the final ; they lost the 1996 Champions League final on penalties to Juventus.

Between 1988 and 1996, there were an average of 133, 735 hospital discharges for amputation per year in the US.

The first official home video releases of Beavis and Butt-Head were two VHS tapes titled There Goes the Neighborhood and Work Sucks !, distributed by Sony Music Video and MTV Home Video in 1996 in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.

Eight more VHS compilations were released between 1996 and 1999 in the United States, before the final volume, Butt-O-Ween, was issued in October 1999.

Pay BBSes such as The WELL and Echo NYC ( now Internet forums rather than dial-up ), ExecPC, PsudNetwork and MindVox ( which folded in 1996 ) were admired for their tight-knit communities and quality discussion forums.

In 1996, both practices were replaced by the latest approach known as standard precautions ( health care ).

By 1996, the cemetery and marker were in poor condition, but a new granite headstone was erected in 1997.

In 1996 Charlie Ellington at Cambridge University showed that vortices created by many insects ’ wings and non-linear effects were a vital source of lift ; vortices and non-linear phenomena are notoriously difficult areas of hydrodynamics, which has made for slow progress in theoretical understanding of insect flight.

More recently, Bacardi lawyers were influential in the drafting of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act which sought to extend the scope of the United States embargo against Cuba.

Frederick Seitz, in a June 12, 1996 editorial-page piece in the Wall Street Journal complained that alterations made to Chapter 8 of the 1995 IPCC report were made to " deceive policy makers and the public into believing that the scientific evidence shows human activities are causing global warming.

Ports of the game were released for the Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Sharp X68000, PC ( MS-DOS, 1989 and 1996 ), Apple II, FM Towns Marty, Sega Master System, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom Disk System, Sega Game Gear, mobile phone ( Sprint PCS ), Texas Instruments TI-8x series of calculators and UltraCade's Taito Arcade Classics.

The Brisbane Lions were officially launched on 1 November 1996, joining the national competition in 1997.

Cameroon's first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held in 1992 followed by municipal elections in 1996 and another round of legislative and presidential elections in 1997.

Military rebellions and social unrest in 1996 were accompanied by widespread destruction of property and a drop in GDP of 2 %.

* On November 15, 1996, there was a third mutiny and 1, 500 French soldiers were flown in to ensure the safety of the foreigners.

1996 and 1997 were a period of post-war recovery and improving economic conditions.

Probably more representative of British humour were the working class comedies Brassed Off ( 1996 ) and The Full Monty ( 1997 ).

In 1996, Love began a relationship with actor Edward Norton and were at one point engaged, but separated in 1999.

In both 1996 and 2003, the Panthers were responsible for eliminating the Cowboys in the playoffs which led to the local nickname for the Panthers being the " Cowboy killers ".

In 1996 the midfield wishbone " C " was changed to a large blue Bears head, and the end zone design were painted with " Bears " in cursive.

A total of eight Ohio Cup games were played, in 1989 to 1996, with the Indians winning six of them.

Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the playoffs in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the following season brought a disappointing 15th place finish.

In June 1996, at a press conference to announce the release of their greatest hits album Recurring Dream, Neil revealed that Crowded House were to disband.

The June 1996 concerts in Europe and Canada were to be their final performances.

The song was later featured in the film The Birdcage ( 1996 ) and performed by Robin Williams and Christine Baranski.

Comedy-drama was featured with films like Forrest Gump ( 1994 ), Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) and As Good as It Gets ( 1997 ).

Wes Craven's Scream ( written by Kevin Williamson ) movies, starting in 1996, featured teenagers who were fully aware of, and often made reference to, the history of horror movies, and mixed ironic humour with the shocks ( despite Scream 2 and 3 utilising less use of the humour of the original, until Scream 4 in 2011, and rather more references to horror film conventions ).

House of Pain abruptly broke up in 1996 after the release of their third album, Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again, which featured guest appearances by rappers Sadat X of Brand Nubian, Guru of Gang Starr, producer / rapper Divine Styler and reggae singjay Cockni O ' Dire ( credited as the Scheme Team ).

* In 1996, Mattel's Hot Wheels brand released a two-car pack entitled Home Improvement based on the show which featured Tim's 1933 Ford Convertible and the Dixie Chopper racing mower ( with a mini-figure Tim as the rider ) as well as a mini-figure of Al and a Binford tool box.

Beginning in 1996, Kurt was featured in a hip hop display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Von Trier's next film, Breaking the Waves ( 1996 ), the first film in von Trier's ' Golden Heart Trilogy ', won the Grand Prix at Cannes and featured Emily Watson, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In September 1996, his Rickenbacker bass was featured in the Bang Your Head exhibition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

In the 1996 novel Tarzan: The Epic Adventures by R. A. Salvatore, Pellucidar is featured in the later part of the story.

A 1996 movie titled The Pompatus of Love starring Jon Cryer featured four men discussing a number of assorted topics, including attempts to determine the meaning of the phrase.

To improve the quality of online play, id Software released QuakeWorld on December 17, 1996, a build of Quake that featured significantly revamped network code including the addition of client-side prediction.

1996 saw the appearance of two notable albums: Smoochy, which fused pop and electronica with bossa nova and other South American forms, and 1996, which featured a number of previously released pieces arranged for solo piano, accompanied with violin and cello.

It then featured briefly in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie, before making a full return in the 2005 continuation of the series.

From 1984 through 1992, the Summer Olympic Games featured solo and duet competitions, but they both were dropped in 1996 in favor of team competition.

The pregame show featured Los del Río who performed their multi-platinum smash hit " Macarena ", the dance craze that became a worldwide summer hit in 1996.

In 1996 a tribute album titled A Small Circle of Friends appeared that featured tracks by Mike Watt, Free Kitten, The Melvins, Meat Puppets, that dog., L7, The Posies, NOFX, Flea, Gumball, and others along with a version of " Circle One " performed by Pat Smear with Hole under the name " The Holez ".

In 1995, Nicks was reunited with Lindsey Buckingham and contributed the duet " Twisted " to the Twister movie soundtrack, while in 1996 the Sheryl Crow penned " Somebody Stand By Me " featured on the Boys on the Side soundtrack, and Nicks also remade Tom Petty's " Free Fallin '" for Fox's TV hit Party of Five.

Following a name change, Cartoon Network featured the first Powerpuff Girls pilots in its animation showcase program World Premiere Toons in 1995 and 1996.

Next, Arena, released in February 1996, featured Downes, Payne, Sturgis, Ibrahim and guest guitarist Elliott Randall ( ex-Steely Dan, and Randy Crawford ).

A fifth CD was added in 1996, entitled Hanna-Barbera Lost Treasures, and featured more sound effects, including sounds from Space Ghost and The Impossibles.

* He was featured in the 1996 documentary Henry Miller Is Not Dead that featured music by Laurie Anderson.

It is featured on Zappa's posthumously released The Lost Episodes ( 1996 ).

In 1996 the paper featured an interview with The Spice Girls, in which the band members gave their " Euro-sceptic and generally anti-labour " views on politics.