''Neva Left'' is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on May 19, 2017, for digital download and July 7, 2017, for purchase on CD, by

Doggystyle Records Doggy Style Records (formerly known as Dogghouse Records) is an American record label founded by rapper Snoop Dogg in 1995. It is named after Snoop Dogg's debut album, ''Doggystyle'' (1993). History On July 6, 1995, Doggy Style Records, Inc. ...

and

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. Snoop Dogg also enlisted a variety of

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s including Redman,

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, B-Real, KRS-One, and frequent collaborators Charlie Wilson and

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, ''Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 20 ...

, among others. Meanwhile, production was handled by Dr. Evo, DJ Battlecat, Musik MajorX, League Of Starz, and

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, among others.

Background

The album's release date and artwork was unveiled on April 24, 2017. The cover features a 1992 photograph of Snoop Dogg standing beside a

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road sign. This is a reference to the California penal code.

Promotion

Singles

"Promise You This" was released on March 1, 2017 as the first single. "

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", a remix of "Lavender" by

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also featuring

Kaytranada Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known professionally as Kaytranada (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian record producer and DJ. Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of mixtapes, remixes, ...

, followed as the second single on March 12, 2017 with an accompanying music video. "Mount Kushmore" featuring Redman,

, and B-Real, was made available for purchase as the third single on April 25, 2017, along with the pre-order of the album.

Commercial performance

''Neva Left '' debuted at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with over 11,000

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. It was the 13th best-selling digital album of the week.

Track listing

Credits, Samples and Notes all adapted from the booklet. Notes *"420 (Blaze Up)" contains additional vocals by Shon Lawon *"Let Us Begin" contains additional vocals by Janice Freeman *"Mount Kushmore" features vocals by Steven J. Collins using a

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*"Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix)" features vocals by FatBoy SSE *"I'm Still Here" features vocals by

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Sample credits *"Neva Left" contains samples of "As Long As I've Got You" performed by The Charmels, written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes. *"Bacc in da Dayz" contains a portion of the composition and samples of "

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" performed by A Tribe Called Quest, written by

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, Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad,

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, Malik Izaak Taylor, Owen Mcintyre, Malcolm Duncan, Roger Ball, James Stuart, Steve Ferrone and Alan Gorrie. *"Let Us Begin" contains interpolations from "My Philosophy" performed by KRS-One, written by Lawrence Parker. *"Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix)" embodies the composition " Vapors" performed by

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, written by Antonio Hardy, Marlon Williams and Marcel Hall. *"Still Here" contains samples of "I'm Still Here" performed by The Notations, written by Cliff Curry. *"Love Around the World" contains a sample from the recording of "When I'm with You" performed by

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, written by

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Charts

References

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