''Neva Left'' is the fifteenth

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by American rapper

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. It was released on May 19, 2017, for digital download and July 7, 2017, for purchase on CD, by

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and Empire Distribution. Snoop Dogg enlisted a variety of guest vocalists including Redman,

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, B-Real, KRS-One, and frequent collaborators Charlie Wilson and

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, 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

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Promotion

Singles

"Promise You This" was released on March 1, 2017, as the first single. " Lavender (Nightfall Remix)", a remix of "Lavender" by

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also featuring Kaytranada, followed as the second single on March 12, 2017, with an accompanying music video. "Mount Kushmore" featuring Redman,

, and B-Real, was made available for purchase as the third single on April 25, 2017, along with the pre-order of the album. A music video for 'Moment I Feared' was released on June 21, 2017.

Commercial performance

''Neva Left '' debuted at number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with over 11,000

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. It was the 13th best-selling digital album of the week.

Track listing

Credits, Samples and Notes all adapted from the booklet. 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

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Sample credits *"Neva Left" contains samples of "As Long As I've Got You" performed by The Charmels, written by David Porter and

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. *"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

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, 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

References

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