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Neva Left (2017)

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Neva Left: fifteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg
Released May 19, 2017 for digital download; CD released July 7, 2017
Released by Doggystyle Records and Empire Distribution
Guest vocalists include Redman, Method Man, B-Real, KRS-One, Charlie Wilson, and Wiz Khalifa
Production handled by Dr. Evo, DJ Battlecat, Musik MajorX, League of Starz, and Rick Rock, among others

Release date and artwork unveiled April 24, 2017
'Promise You This' released March 1, 2017 as the first single
'Lavender (Nightfall Remix)', a remix of BADBADNOTGOOD's 'Lavender' also featuring Kaytranada, released March 12, 2017 as the second single with a music video
'Mount Kushmore' featuring Redman, Method Man, and B-Real released April 25, 2017 as the third single, alongside album pre-orders
Music video for 'Moment I Feared' released June 21, 2017

Cover uses a 1992 photograph of Snoop Dogg standing beside a California State Route 187 road sign
The road sign image refers to the California penal code

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, known professionally as Snoop Dogg.
American rapper, singer, record producer, record executive, songwriter and actor; a key figure in West Coast hip-hop who helped define G-funk and gangsta rap.
Known for a signature drawled delivery and melodic flow; lyrics often address recreational drug use and gun violence.
Rose to prominence in 1992 through collaborations with Dr. Dre on "Deep Cover" and The Chronic.
Debut album Doggystyle (1993), produced by Dr. Dre, debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 806,000 copies sold in its first week; certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.
Signed with Master P's No Limit Records in 1998; albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, No Limit Top Dogg and Tha Last Meal followed.
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) produced "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), his first Billboard Hot 100 number one.
Adopted the alias Snoop Lion for reggae album Reincarnated (2013); later albums include Bush (2015) and gospel album Bible of Love (2018).
Acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group in 2022.
Has sold over 35 million records worldwide; co-headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022.
Also active as an actor, business figure and coach on The Voice.

Digital download on May 19, 2017; CD on July 7, 2017
Released by Doggystyle Records and Empire Distribution
'Promise You This' was the first single, released on March 1, 2017, as the first single of the album cycle
'Lavender (Nightfall Remix)' followed as the second single on March 12, 2017, with an accompanying music video
'Mount Kushmore' featuring Redman, Method Man, and B-Real was the third single, made available on April 25, 2017, along with the album pre-order
Music video for 'Moment I Feared' was released on June 21, 2017
Guest vocalists across the album include Redman, Method Man, B-Real, KRS-One, Charlie Wilson, and Wiz Khalifa
Production credits include Dr. Evo, DJ Battlecat, Musik MajorX, League of Starz, and Rick Rock

Debuted at number 54 on the Billboard 200, with over 11,000 album-equivalent units
Ranked 13th among the best-selling digital albums of the week of release

Title track 'Neva Left' samples 'As Long As I've Got You' by The Charmels, written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes
'Mount Kushmore' vocals by Steven J. Collins using a talk box
'I'm Still Here' features vocals by Kendrick Lamar
'Bacc in da Dayz' samples A Tribe Called Quest's 'Check The Rhyme' per the Discogs release notes
Cover's road sign image is a reference to the California penal code