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Neva Left

Studio album by Snoop Dogg

Released

May 19, 2017

Recorded

2016–17 (1996 for Vapors DJ Battlecat Remix)

Genre

Length

61:17

Label

Producer

Snoop Dogg (also exec.)
BadBadNotGood
Big Bub
Brody Brown
Dr. Evo
DJ Battlecat
Jahlil Beats
J-Massive
Kaytranada
Mars
Mike & Keys
Musik MajorX
League of Starz
Rick Rock

Snoop Dogg chronology

Coolaid
(2016)

Neva Left
(2017)

Make America Crip Again
(2017)

Singles from Neva Left

"Promise You This"
Released: March 1, 2017
"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)"
Released: March 12, 2017
"Mount Kushmore"
Released: April 25, 2017
"Swivel"
Released: May 15, 2017

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
XXL	7/10
AllHipHop
Rolling Stone
Pitchfork	7.0/10
Exclaim!	6/10

Neva Left is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on May 19, 2017, for digital download and July 7, 2017, for purchase on CD, by Doggystyle Records and Empire Distribution. Snoop Dogg also enlisted a variety of guest vocalists including Redman, Method Man, B-Real, KRS-One, and frequent collaborators Charlie Wilson and Wiz Khalifa, among others. Meanwhile, production was handled by Dr. Evo, DJ Battlecat, Musik MajorX, League of Starz, and Rick Rock, among others.

Background

The album's release date and artwork was unveiled on April 24, 2017. The cover features a 1992 photograph of Snoop Dogg standing beside a California State Route 187 road sign. This is a reference to the California penal code.

Promotion

Singles

"Promise You This" was released on March 1, 2017, as the first single. "Lavender (Nightfall Remix)", a remix of "Lavender" by BADBADNOTGOOD also featuring Kaytranada, followed as the second single on March 12, 2017, with an accompanying music video. "Mount Kushmore" featuring Redman, Method Man, and B-Real, was made available for purchase as the third single on April 25, 2017, along with the pre-order of the album.

Commercial performance

Neva Left debuted at number 54 on the Billboard 200, with over 11,000 album-equivalent units. It was the 13th best-selling digital album of the week.

Track listing

Credits, Samples and Notes all adapted from the booklet.

**Neva Left**
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Neva Left"	Calvin Broadus Michael Cox, Jr. John Groover, Jr. David Porter Isaac Hayes	Mike & Keys	5:06
2.	"Moment I Feared" (featuring Rick Rock)	Broadus Ricardo Thomas	Rick Rock	2:27
3.	"Bacc in da Dayz" (featuring Big Tray Deee)	Broadus J.Massey Tracy Davis Roger Ball Malcolm Duncan Kamaal Ibn John Fareed Steve Ferrone Alan Gorrie Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad Owen McIntyre Minnie Riperton Richard Rudolph James Stuart Malik Izaak Taylor Leon Ware	J-Massive	3:49
4.	"Promise You This"	Broadus Regis Bell	Dupri of League of Starz	2:53
5.	"Trash Bags" (featuring K Camp)	Broadus Kristopher Campbell Quinton Cook Tim Wells, Jr.	Musik MajorX	3:27
6.	"Swivel" (featuring Stresmatic)	Broadus Thomas Jackson Thomas	Rick Rock	4:16
7.	"Go On" (featuring October London)	Broadus Jared Samuel Eskrine Christopher Brody Brown	Brody Brown	3:10
8.	"Big Mouth"	Broadus Kevin Gilliam	DJ Battlecat	4:01
9.	"Toss It" (featuring Too $hort and Nef the Pharaoh)	Broadus Todd Shaw Tonee Hayes Donté Blacksher	DNYC3 of League of Starz	3:14
10.	"420 (Blaze Up)" (featuring Devin the Dude, Wiz Khalifa, and DJ Battlecat)	Broadus Devin Copeland Cameron Thomaz Gilliam Lamar Edwards	DJ Battlecat Mars	4:25
11.	"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)" (featuring BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada)	Broadus Louis Celestin Chester Hansen Alex Sowinski Matthew Tavares Leland Whitty	BadBadNotGood Kaytranada	3:15
12.	"Let Us Begin" (featuring KRS-One)	Broadus Lawrence Parker Gilliam R. S. Lewis	DJ Battlecat	3:42
13.	"Mount Kushmore" (featuring Method Man, Redman, and B-Real)	Broadus Reginald Noble Louis Freese Clifford Smith J. Stella	Dr. Evo	3:48
14.	"Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix)" (featuring Charlie Wilson and Teena Marie)	Antonio Hardy Marlon Williams Marcel Hall	DJ Battlecat	6:49
15.	"Still Here"	Broadus Gilliam Cliff Curry	DJ Battlecat	3:32
16.	"Love Around the World" (featuring Big Bub)	Broadus Lee Drakeford Larry Mizell	Big Bub	3:23
Total length:				61:17

Physical copy bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Transition"	Jahlil Beats	3:47

Notes

"420 (Blaze Up)" contains additional vocals by Shon Lawon
"Let Us Begin" contains additional vocals by Janice Freeman
"Mount Kushmore" features vocals by Steven J. Collins using a Talk box
"Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix)" features vocals by FatBoy SSE
"I'm Still Here" features vocals by Kendrick Lamar

Sample credits

"Neva Left" contains samples of "As Long As I've Got You" performed by The Charmels, written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes.
"Bacc in da Dayz" contains a portion of the composition and samples of "Check the Rhime" performed by A Tribe Called Quest, written by Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Leon Ware, Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, Malik Izaak Taylor, Owen Mcintyre, Malcolm Duncan, Roger Ball, James Stuart, Steve Ferrone and Alan Gorrie.
"Let Us Begin" contains interpolations from "My Philosophy" performed by KRS-One, written by Lawrence Parker.
"Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix)" embodies the composition "Vapors" performed by Biz Markie, written by Antonio Hardy, Marlon Williams and Marcel Hall.
"Still Here" contains samples of "I'm Still Here" performed by The Notations, written by Cliff Curry.
"Love Around the World" contains a sample from the recording of "When I'm with You" performed by Brenda Lee Eager, written by Larry Mizell.

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	94
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	148
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	51
French Albums (SNEP)	96
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)	4
UK R&B Albums (OCC)	6
US Billboard 200	54
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)	31
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	26

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Studio albums	Doggystyle Tha Doggfather Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told No Limit Top Dogg Tha Last Meal Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Ego Trippin' Malice n Wonderland More Malice Doggumentary Reincarnated Bush Coolaid Neva Left Bible of Love I Wanna Thank Me From tha Streets 2 tha Suites BODR Missionary
Compilations	Dead Man Walkin' Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album Snoop Dogg Presents The Big Squeeze Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas In Tha Dogg House Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1 Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm
EPs	Dispicable Stoner's EP Make America Crip Again 220
Soundtracks	Murder Was the Case Bones Mac & Devin Go to High School (with Wiz Khalifa)
Mixtapes	Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Mixtape That's My Work, Volume 1 (with The Dogg Pound) That's My Work 2 That's My Work 3 That's My Work 4 (with The Eastsidaz) That's My Work 5 (with The Dogg Pound) LBC Movement presents Beach City
Collaborations	Tha Eastsidaz (with Tha Eastsidaz) Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way (with Tha Eastsidaz) The Hard Way (with 213) 7 Days of Funk (with Dâm-Funk) Cuzznz (with Daz Dillinger) Snoop Cube 40 $hort (with Ice Cube, E-40 & Too $hort)
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