Zoo (Russ album)

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Zoo
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018
Genre
Length51:00
Label
Producer
Russ chronology
There's Really a Wolf
(2017)
Zoo
(2018)
Shake the Snow Globe
(2020)
Singles from Zoo
  1. "The Flute Song"
    Released: August 17, 2018 [1]
  2. "Missin' You Crazy"
    Released: September 7, 2018 [2]

Zoo (stylized in all caps) is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Russ. It was released on September 7, 2018, by Diemon and Columbia Records. The album was announced on August 13, 2018. The official tracklist was released on September 4, just three days before the album's release. On September 22, 2018, the album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.8/5 [4]

HipHopDX gave the album a rating of 3.8 out of 5, with writer Scott Glaysher stating: "Zoo lacks outright smash hits but it’s clear Russ’ focus for this sophomore offering was to make a project that was better-rounded than his debut – so in that case, mission accomplished." [4]

Commercial performance

Zoo debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 79,000 album-equivalent units (including 57,000 in pure album sales) in its first week. [5] This is Russ' second top-ten album.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Russ, with the exception of the track "The Flute Song", which was produced by Scott Storch and co-produced by Avedon. [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Flute Song"2:28
2."Outlaw"3:42
3."Kill Them All"
  • Vitale
  • Dominique Laurent
4:27
4."Missin You Crazy"Vitale3:47
5."Voicemail"3:09
6."Parkstone Drive"3:26
7."Begging You"Vitale4:12
8."Serious"3:09
9."Keep My Wits"3:58
10."Our Time"Vitale2:50
11."From a Distance"Vitale2:55
12."Last Forever" (featuring Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg)3:56
13."Keep It Pushin" (featuring Mahalia)5:00
14."Fuck That"
  • Vitale
  • Peter Gundry
4:05

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