From tha Streets 2 tha Suites

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From tha Streets 2 tha Suites
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)
Recorded2020–21
2006 ("Look Around")
Genre
Length36:46
Label Doggy Style
Producer
Snoop Dogg chronology
I Wanna Thank Me
(2019)
From tha Streets 2 tha Suites
(2021)
Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm
(2021)
Singles from From tha Streets 2 tha Suites
  1. "CEO"
    Released: March 19, 2021
  2. "Roaches in My Ashtray"
    Released: April 2, 2021
  3. "Say It Witcha Booty"
    Released: April 16, 2021

From tha Streets 2 tha Suites is the eighteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on April 20, 2021 through Doggy Style Records. [2] The album was released to celebrate 420. [3] [4]

Contents

Background

Snoop Dogg announced the album on March 29, 2021, along with the video for the single "Roaches in My Ashtray", which was released on April 2. [5] He announced the release date for the album on April 7, 2021, via Instagram. [6]

It features 10 tracks. Production was handled by Amplified, DJ Battlecat, DJ Camper, Nottz, ProHoeZak, Rick Rock, Soopafly, Terrace Martin and The Mekanix. It features guest appearances from J-Black, ProHoeZak, Devin the Dude, Kokane, Larry June, Mozzy and Tha Eastsidaz.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 71% [7]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [8]

Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute wrote: "A low-stakes, blessedly brief affair that’s all the more fun for its focus and trimmed run time, with tha Doggfather clearly seeming to have listened to shots fired at his mostly fine, yet bloated I Wanna Thank Me ". [7] Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork said that it "reminds [him] of the simple pleasures of [Snoop Dogg's] still-virtuosic voice". [8]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Apple Music. [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."CEO" Rick Rock 3:25
2."Roaches in My Ashtray" (featuring ProHoeZak)
  • Broadus Jr.
  • Simon McKinley
ProHoeZak3:32
3."Gang Signs" (featuring Mozzy)The Mekanix4:54
4."Talk Dat Shit to Me" (featuring Kokane)
3:29
5."Sittin' on Blades"Broadus Jr.3:31
6."Say It Witcha Booty" (featuring ProHoeZak)
  • Broadus Jr.
  • McKinley
ProHoeZak2:42
7."Get Yo Bread Up" (featuring Larry June)The Mekanix4:12
8."Fetty in the Bag" (featuring Tha Eastsidaz)
Amplified3:15
9."Look Around" (featuring J-Black)
  • Broadus Jr.
  • Jeret Griffin-Black
Nottz 3:38
10."Left My Weed" (featuring Devin the Dude and J-Black)
Bush
Soopafly 4:08
Total length:36:46

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