Awake (Snoop Dogg song)

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"Awake"
Song by Snoop Dogg
from the album Bush
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"Awake" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg, taken from his thirteenth album, Bush (2015). [1] The song, produced by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. [2] The song contains additional vocals performed by Pharrell.

Background

On August 28, 2014 was released a video of what would be a preview of one of the songs work together between Snoop and Pharrell. In the video are together Snoop, Kurupt and Daz Dillinger in the background plays a verse of the song. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "Bush - Snoop Dogg". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Snoop-Dogg-Bush/release/6987961
  3. "Snoop Dogg Teases New Pharrell Collab in Weed Infomercial". Billboard.com Prometheus Global Media.