7 Days of Funk | |||||
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Studio album by 7 Days of Funk | |||||
Released | December 10, 2013 | ||||
Recorded | 2013; The Compound (Los Angeles, California) Funkmosphere Lab (Los Angeles, California) |
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Length | 33:56 | ||||
Label | Stones Throw | ||||
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Dâm-Funk chronology | |||||
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Singles from 7 Days of Funk | |||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Blurt Magazine | |
Exclaim! | 9/10 |
HipHopDX | |
The New York Times | |
Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10 |
Rolling Stone | |
Slant Magazine | |
Spin | 7/10 |
XXL | 4/5 (XL) |
7 Days of Funk is the eponymous debut studio album by California-based funk duo 7 Days of Funk (rapper-singer Snoopzilla—better known as Snoop Dogg—and modern-funk musician Dâm-Funk). The album was released on December 10, 2013, by Stones Throw Records and is Snoop's first project with a single producer since his landmark 1993 debut album, Doggystyle. Recording sessions for the album took place in 2013 at The Compound and at Funkmosphere Lab in Los Angeles, and it was mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.
Guest appearances on the album came from Tha Dogg Pound members Daz Dillinger and Kurupt, along with former Slave frontman Steve Arrington. The album was supported by the single "Faden Away", along with the promotional single "Hit Da Pavement". 7 Days of Funk was met with generally positive reviews from music critics with an average score of 74 at Metacritic, based on 19 reviews. It was named in HipHopDX's list of the top 25 albums of 2013.