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Bush (2015)

Where the lyrics of Bush take you, and where it was really made.

A track on this album, So Many Pros, was first recorded by Timbaland as Been It. When Timbaland's own album was cancelled, Pharrell Williams reworked the song.

Key places

Recorded at Studio 26 in Miami (2015)

Recording site Studio 26 (Miami) — Studio 26 in Miami is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is set at the building level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Conway in Los Angeles (2015)

Recording site Conway Recording Studios — Conway in Los Angeles is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is set at the building level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Record Plant in Hollywood (2015)

Recording site Record Plant (Los Angeles) — Record Plant in Hollywood is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is set at the building level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded in Buenos Aires (2015)

Recording site Estudio Santito (Buenos Aires) — Estudio Santito is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded, in Buenos Aires. The point is at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Glenwood Place in Burbank (2015)

Recording site The Enterprise (Burbank) — Glenwood Place in Burbank is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at No Excuses in Santa Monica (2015)

Recording site Ruby Red — No Excuses in Santa Monica is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at the Studios at the Setai in Miami Beach (2015)

Recording site South Beat Studios — The Studios at the Setai in Miami Beach is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at the Studios at the Palms in Las Vegas (2015)

Recording site Studio at the Palms — The Studios at the Palms in Las Vegas is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is set at the building level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Thomas Crown in Virginia Beach (2015)

Recording site Future Recording Studios — Thomas Crown in Virginia Beach is listed among the studios where Bush was recorded. The point is at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Bush: thirteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg
• Released May 12, 2015 through Doggy Style Records and I Am Other, distributed by Columbia Records
• Produced by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
• Guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Wonder, Charlie Wilson, Gwen Stefani, T.I. and Rick Ross
• First album after Snoop returned to the Snoop Dogg moniker
• Follow-up to Snoop's twelfth studio album Reincarnated (2013)

Background

• Preview video of a song made with Pharrell Williams released on August 28, 2014
• Snoop announced the new work with Pharrell on Instagram in September 2014
• First entirely hip-hop studio album by Snoop since Doggumentary (2011)
• Title revealed in January 2015 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
• Three singles: Peaches N Cream, So Many Pros, California Roll
• Snoop had used the moniker Snoop Lion in 2013 for Reincarnated and Snoopzilla at the end of 2013 for 7 Days of Funk

Recording

• Pharrell Williams and his Neptunes partner Chad Hugo produced the album
• The duo had earlier worked with Snoop on Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002), R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) and Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006)
• Their partnership with Snoop produced several successful singles, including From tha Chuuuch to da Palace, Beautiful and Drop It Like It's Hot
• Recording sessions are listed at studios in Miami, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Burbank, Santa Monica, Miami Beach, Las Vegas and Virginia Beach

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, known professionally as Snoop Dogg.
• American rapper, singer, record producer, record executive, songwriter and actor; a key figure in West Coast hip-hop who helped define G-funk and gangsta rap.
• Known for a signature drawled delivery and melodic flow; lyrics often address recreational drug use and gun violence.
• Rose to prominence in 1992 through collaborations with Dr. Dre on "Deep Cover" and The Chronic.
• Debut album Doggystyle (1993), produced by Dr. Dre, debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 806,000 copies sold in its first week; certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA.
• Signed with Master P's No Limit Records in 1998; albums Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told, No Limit Top Dogg and Tha Last Meal followed.
• R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) produced "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), his first Billboard Hot 100 number one.
• Adopted the alias Snoop Lion for reggae album Reincarnated (2013); later albums include Bush (2015) and gospel album Bible of Love (2018).
• Acquired Death Row Records from MNRK Music Group in 2022.
• Has sold over 35 million records worldwide; co-headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022.
• Also active as an actor, business figure and coach on The Voice.

Reception

At release

• Reviews were generally positive; Metacritic gave an average of 69 out of 100 based on 20 reviews
• AllMusic (David Jeffries): called the album a delayed dank disco triumph
• Consequence (Brian Josephs): said the album is well-intentioned but the listener is aware they are at the party only because Snoop invited them
• Los Angeles Times (August Brown): said few 90s rappers could settle into this sound credibly, but Snoop is an excellent student of his formative era
• The Guardian (Kate Hutchinson): called it a high five of an album made for hydraulic cars and throbbing dancefloors
• HipHopDX (Kellan Miller): said Snoop and Charlie Wilson play off each other's energy, and that the diminished returns of the album come from poor execution
• NME (Phil Hebblethwaite): noted Snoop takes a surprising back seat, singing low in the mix and seldom rapping
• PopMatters (Jonathan Frahm): called it another consistent release from Snoop
• XXL (Roger Krastz): called it a fun and enjoyable listen from start to finish
• Pitchfork (Julian Kimble): said the album is strong musically but wondered what a full-length after R&G a decade earlier would have been like
• Rolling Stone (Brittany Spanos): described it as a pleasant stroll down memory lane
• Billboard (Kris Ex): noted the album is a quick listen under 45 minutes, with laid-back tracks perhaps too much so

Reappraisal

• AnyDecentMusic? aggregate: 6.2 out of 10 based on the critical consensus

Records

• US Billboard 200 debut: number 14 with 32,000 album-equivalent units, including 27,000 pure album sales
• Third-highest debut of the week and eighth best-selling album of the week
• First week streams: 2.8 million
• Number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Snoop's sixth solo album to do so
• Second week: fell to number 44 with 12,000 album-equivalent units
• UK Albums Chart debut: number 25
• Tenth solo album to debut in the top ten of the UK R&B Chart, reaching number two
• Singles: Peaches N Cream peaked at number 16 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles; California Roll peaked at number 15 on the US R&B Songs
• Worldwide sales: 250,000 copies as of May 2016

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• So Many Pros began as a Timbaland track called Been It, featuring Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake; Pharrell reworked it after Timbaland's album was cancelled
• A music video was shot for Been It, and amateur footage shows Timberlake recording his part during The 20/20 Experience World Tour
• The music video for this album won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction at the ceremony on August 30, 2015
• Peaches N Cream samples It Takes Two by James Brown and Robert Ginyard Jr., One Nation Under a Groove by George Clinton, Walter Morrison and Garry Shider, and I Need Your Lovin' by Mary Brockert
• Snoop revealed the album title at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2015

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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