Platinum (Snoop Dogg song)

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"Platinum"
Song by Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly
from the album Doggumentary
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2011
Genre Hip hop
Length4:29
Label Priority
Songwriter(s) Calvin Broadus, Lexus Arnel Lewis and Robert Sylvester Kelly
Producer(s) Lex Luger

Platinum is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg, released as the third promotional single from his eleventh studio album Doggumentary. The song features guest vocals from R&B singer R. Kelly, and is produced by American producer Lex Luger. [1] [2]

Contents

Release

The song was released on February 22, 2011 as a promotional single, although it reached Number 62 at Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 60

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References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Snoop Dogg - Platinum f. R. Kelly (prod. Lex Luger)". YouTube .
  2. "Snoop Dogg and R. Kelly's 'Platinum' Has 'A Lot of Energy'". MTV .
  3. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.