Bush (album)
Bush (stylized in all caps) is the thirteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on May 12, 2015, through Doggy Style Records and I Am Other, and distributed by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Pharrell Williams with additional production by Chad Hugo. It features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Stevie Wonder, Charlie Wilson, Gwen Stefani, T.I. and Rick Ross. Bush was the first album by the rapper after his return to the hip hop moniker Snoop Dogg.
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May 12, 2015
2014–2015
- Circle House
- Crescent Moon
- Hit Factory Criteria
- Studio 26 (Miami)
- Conway
- Record Plant (Hollywood)
- Estudio Santito (Buenes Aires)
- Glenwood Place (Burbank)
- No Excuses (Santa Monica)
- South Beach
- Studios at the Setai (Miami Beach)
- The Studios at the Palms (Las Vegas)
- Thomas Crown (Virginia Beach)
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Bush was supported by three singles; "Peaches N Cream", "So Many Pros" and "California Roll". The album received generally positive reviews from critics, debuting at number 14 on the US Billboard 200, and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It serves as the follow-up to Snoop's twelfth studio album Reincarnated (2013).
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Pharrell Williams, with additional production by Williams' Neptunes partner Chad Hugo. The duo had worked in partnership with the rapper on Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002), R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004) and Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006).[14] The partnership between these two artists has earned several singles of successes for both Snoop Dogg and for Pharrell, including "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace", "Beautiful" and "Drop It Like It's Hot", among others.[15]
Promotion[edit]
"Peaches N Cream" was released on March 10, 2015, as the first single from the album.[16][17] The song features guest vocals from Snoop's longtime collaborator Charlie Wilson. The lyric video was released on the same day.[18] The song peaked at number 16 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[19]
The album's second single, "So Many Pros", was released on April 14, 2015.[20]
The music video won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, during the ceremony on August 30, 2015.[21]
The album's third single, "California Roll", was released on May 5, 2015.[22] The song featuring vocals from American R&B singer Stevie Wonder. The single peaking at number 15 on the US R&B Songs.[23]
Commercial performance[edit]
In the United States, Bush debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 with 32,000 album-equivalent units, which included 27,000 pure album sales, marking the third highest debut of the week and the eighth best-selling album of the week.[36][37] The album was also streamed 2.8 million times in the first week.[36] It serves as Snoop's sixth solo album to debut at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[38] Bush dropped to the number 44 in its second week, earning an additional 12,000 album-equivalent units, which included 9,000 pure album sales.[39] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 25 on the UK Albums Chart.[40] Bush was Snoop's tenth solo album to debut at top-ten on the UK R&B Chart, reached at number two.[41] As of May 2016, the album has sold 250,000 copies worldwide.[42]
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