Lavender (Nightfall Remix)
"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)" | |
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Single by BadBadNotGood featuring Kaytranada and Snoop Dogg | |
from the album Neva Left | |
Released | March 12, 2017 |
Genre | |
Length | 3:15 |
Doggystyle | |
Songwriter(s) |
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"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)" is a 2017 song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It is a remixed version of the BadBadNotGood (BBNG) song "Lavender" with lyrics added which addressed the issue of police brutality in the United States. It was released with a music video which caused some controversy because of a scene depicting a mock assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump. The song was included in Snoop's 2017 album Neva Left.
Background
During a video game event in October 2016, the American rapper
In late October 2016, Snoop previewed his new song regarding police brutality on Instagram, sampling the beat of BBNG's "Lavender".[2][3] Snoop said the song was meant to be "not controversial but real – real to the voice of the people who don't have a voice."[1]
Music video and release
The song was released on March 12, 2017 with a music video directed by
The song was included in Snoop's album Neva Left, released on May 19, 2017.[5]
Controversy
Conservative politicians and commentators criticized the video's mock assassination of Ronald Klump, a parody of Donald Trump. Senator
On March 16, Snoop posted a video responding to the controversy, saying, "Now they wanna ask me questions and interview me, but guess what? I've got nothing to say, mate."
Critical reception
The rapper
Charts
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Platon, Adelle (March 12, 2017). "Snoop Dogg on 'Lavender' Video Parodying Trump: 'Nobody's Dealing With the Real Issue With This F—king Clown as President'". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (October 19, 2016). "Listen To A Snippet Of A New Snoop Dogg Song Which Samples Kaytranada And BADBADNOTGOOD's "Lavender"". The Fader. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Welsh, April Clare (October 20, 2016). "Snoop Dogg samples BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada on new anti-police brutality song". Fact. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c Kornhaber, Spencer (March 15, 2017). "Snoop Dogg's Anti-Trump Video Becomes a Pro-Trump Prop". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Whaley, Natelegé (May 19, 2017). "Snoop Dogg's 'Neva Left' album: Download and streaming options for new release". Mic. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ Hensch, Mark (March 13, 2017). "Rubio: 'Snoop shouldn't have done that'". The Hill. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ Mene, Reid (March 15, 2017). "Ted Cruz Just Weighed in on Snoop Dogg's 'Trump Shooting' Video—Says Goes to Bigger Problem in America Right Now". Independent Journal Review. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Coscarelli, Joe (March 15, 2017). "Donald Trump Condemns Snoop Dogg on Twitter for Satirical Video". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Kraw, Victoria (March 16, 2017). "President Trump lashes rapper Snoop Dogg over controversial video". news.com.au. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Kenneally, Tim (March 14, 2017). "Secret Service Has Its Eye on Snoop Dogg Over Video Featuring Mock Trump Shooting". The Wrap. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Goldstein, DG (March 1, 2018). "Jesse Wellens Explains Why He Was Interrogated by the Secret Service Alongside Snoop Dogg". Dexerto. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Matsyszczyk, Christ (March 16, 2017). "Snoop Dogg: 'Nothing to say' to Trump after mock shooting video". CNET. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Whaley, Natelegé (March 16, 2017). "Hip hop comes to Snoop Dogg's defense in Donald Trump feud". Mic. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Chasmar, Jessica (March 16, 2017). "Bow Wow deletes tweet threatening to 'pimp' Melania Trump". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Platon, Adelle (March 16, 2017). "Here's Every Artist Who Has Defended Snoop Dogg's Trump-Referencing 'Lavender' Video". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Platon, Adelle (March 14, 2017). "Ice-T & Treach Call Snoop Dogg's Trump-Mocking Video 'Artistic,' Not Threatening". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ Zimmerman, Amy (March 13, 2017). "Snoop Dogg Mock-Assassinates 'Clown' President Trump in New Music Video". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Dessem, Matthew (March 13, 2017). "Snoop Dogg Gets a Load of These Clowns in Washington in His New Video". Slate. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Jazz Digital Songs week: April 1, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
External links
- Official video on YouTube
- Jesse Wellens describes being interrogated by the Secret Service, H3h3 Productions