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BODR (an abbreviation for Bacc On Death Row) is the nineteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. [1] [2] It was released on February 11, 2022, through Death Row Records, as his third studio album released on the label following a 26-year lapse since Tha Doggfather (1996). [3] The album was distributed by Create Music Group. [2] It features guest appearances by Nas, T.I., Sleepy Brown, Nate Dogg, The Game, DaBaby, Uncle Murda, Wiz Khalifa and Lil Duval and production by Battlecat, Bink, DJ Green Lantern and Hit-Boy, among others.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
HipHopDX | 3.7/5 [4] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10 [5] |
On August 23, 2019, American toy company Hasbro announced a $4 billion purchase of eOne, making them the owners of Death Row Records. [6] In April 2021, Hasbro and Entertainment One announced it would sell-off eOne Music to The Blackstone Group. [7] The acquisition was completed in June 2021. [8]
On February 9, 2022, ahead of the release of BODR, Snoop Dogg announced that he would acquire the rights to the Death Row Records trademark from MNRK Music Group (the renamed eOne Music). The sale did not immediately include rights to the label's catalog, but it was reported that he was nearing a deal with MNRK to acquire the catalogs, which includes previous work from himself and other artists such as Dr. Dre, Tha Dogg Pound and 2Pac. [9] [10] [11]
Two days after the album release, Snoop performed during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar. [12]
BODR debuted at number 104 on the US Billboard 200, becoming his 27th entry on the Billboard 200. [13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still Smokin" | Calvin Broadus | DJ Battlecat | 1:31 |
2. | "Gun Smoke" | Broadus | Hi-Tek | 1:50 |
3. | "Coming Back" (featuring October London and Nefertitti Avani) |
| DJ Battlecat | 3:31 |
4. | "Sandwich Bag" | Broadus | Bink | 2:49 |
5. | "Conflicted" (featuring Nas) |
| Hit-Boy | 2:50 |
6. | "Daddy" (featuring Emo Trap) |
| Hit-Boy | 3:37 |
7. | "Doggystylin" | Broadus | Soopafly | 2:53 |
8. | "Crip Ya Enthusiasm" | Broadus | DJ Green Lantern | 3:39 |
9. | "Gotta Keep Pushing" (featuring T.I. and Sleepy Brown) |
| Hollis | 3:13 |
10. | "House I Built" | Broadus | Hit-Boy | 3:10 |
11. | "Outside the Box" (featuring Nate Dogg) |
| DJ Battlecat | 2:22 |
12. | "Jerseys in the Rafters" (featuring The Game) |
| Hit-Boy | 2:29 |
13. | "Pop Pop" (featuring DaBaby) |
| Trevor Lawrence Jr. | 2:24 |
14. | "Catch a Vibe" (featuring HeyDeon) |
| Soopafly | 3:14 |
15. | "It's in the Air" (featuring Uncle Murda and Jane Handcock) |
| Nottz | 3:12 |
16. | "We Don't Gotta Worry No More" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) |
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| 2:57 |
17. | "Get This Dick" (featuring Lil Duval and October London) |
| Trevor Lawrence Jr. | 3:30 |
18. | "Snoopy Don't Go" (featuring October London) |
| DJ Battlecat | 4:00 |
Total length: | 53:11 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] | 83 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] | 97 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] | 84 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] | 28 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [18] | 25 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [19] | 18 |
US Billboard 200 [20] | 104 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [21] | 63 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [22] | 14 |
The Chronic is the debut studio album by American record producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records along with Interscope Records and distributed by Priority Records. The recording sessions took place at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.
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