Shake the Snow Globe

Shake the Snow Globe (stylized in all caps) is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper Russ. It was released on January 31, 2020, by Diemon and Columbia Records. It features guest appearances from Benny the Butcher, Bia, Boogie, Bugus, Devin the Dude, Kiana Ledé, Rick Ross, and Ty Dolla Sign. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart. The deluxe edition was released on May 19, 2020.[5]

Shake the Snow Globe
Studio album by
Russ
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2020 (2020-01-31) (initial)
May 19, 2020 (2020-05-19) (deluxe)
GenreHip hop
Length61:06
Label
Producer
Russ chronology
Zoo
(2018)		 Shake the Snow Globe
(2020)
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Shake the Snow Globe
  1. "Civil War"
    Released: May 8, 2019
  2. "Paranoid"
    Released: June 6, 2019
  3. "Summer at 7"
    Released: July 25, 2019
  4. "Best on Earth"
    Released: October 17, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Earmilk[2]
HipHopDX3.9/5[3]
NME[4]

Critical reception

Shake the Snow Globe was met with generally positive reviews. At Album of the Year, the album received an average score of 63 out of 100, based on three reviews.[1]

Writing for NME, Will Lavin gave the album a positive review, praising a new melody driven focus and his ever-present uncompromising lyrical content. The writer also praising the album's consistency saying it's his most consistent album to date. Lavin also talked about his "prioritizing features from up-and-coming talent over established marquee names". Furthermore, Lavin said that "‘Shake The Snow Globe’ is unique. Consistent from start to finish, it's a more complete body of work than 2018's ‘Zoo’".[4]

Commercial performance

Shake the Snow Globe debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 63,000 album-equivalent units (including 39,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.[6] This became Russ' third consecutive US top-ten album.[6]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Shake the Snow Globe – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Need a Minute"
2:44
2."Guess What" (featuring Rick Ross)
3:26
3."A Lot More"
3:20
4."Can't Go On"
  • Vitale
  • Curtis Colbert
  • Harriet Hurst
Russ3:03
5."Asshole" (featuring Bugus)
  • Vitale
  • Edu
  • Bugus Thompson
3:42
6."Nighttime" (Interlude)
Russ3:09
7."All to You" (featuring Kiana Ledé)
Russ3:04
8."Shots"
2:50
9."Patience"
  • Vitale
  • Ibanga, Jr.
  • Jacob Wilkinson-Smith
  • Jun Ha Kim
  • Nicole Ariana
  • Illmind
  • My Best Friend Jacob[a]
  • Cvre[b]
3:04
10."I Thought You Got Me" (featuring Benny the Butcher)
Russ4:21
11."Foot on the Gas" (featuring Devin the Dude)
Russ2:38
12."Momma"
  • Vitale
  • Ady Suleiman
  • Edward Black
Russ3:14
13."Civil War (bonus)"
  • Vitale
  • Samuels
  • Ibanga, Jr.
  • Sweet
2:24
14."Best on Earth (bonus)" (featuring Bia)
  • Boi-1da
  • Sweet
2:40
Total length:43:49

Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

Shake the Snow Globe (Deluxe)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."3am" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
  • Storch
  • Avedon[a]
3:20
2."Sky" (featuring Boogie)
Russ3:33
3."You Coulda Left Me Alone"
2:21
4."No Tears Left"
3:56
5."2006"
Russ3:13
6."Summer at 7"
  • Vitale
  • Lamont Brown
Russ2:54
7."Paranoid"
  • Vitale
  • Samuels
  • Carlos Martin
  • Mino Drerup
  • Boi-1da
  • Rowan
  • Saint Mino
3:02
Total length:61:06

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • All track titles are stylized in all caps
  • "Patience" contains additional vocals by Nicole Ariana[9]

Charts
Chart performance for Shake the Snow Globe
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 52
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 90
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 174
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 35
US Billboard 200[17] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 4
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References
  1. "Russ – Shake the Snow Globe – Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. Camaj, Margaritë "Magi" (February 20, 2020). "Album Review: Russ – SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE". Earmilk. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. Svetz, Josh (February 19, 2020). "Review: Russ Shows Both Personal & Artistic Growth On 'Shake The Snow Globe'". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. Lavin, Will (February 3, 2020). "Russ – 'Shake The Snow Globe' review". NME. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  5. https://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX- (May 19, 2020). "Russ Drops Deluxe Edition Of 'SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE' Album Stream". HipHopDX.
  6. Caulfield, Keith (February 9, 2020). "Lil Wayne Achieves Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Funeral'". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  7. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com.
  8. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com.
  9. "nicole ariana 💧 on Instagram: "Can't believe that I am even posting this! It all feels so surreal. Years of writing and grinding and singing have all led to this moment,…"". Instagram.
  10. "Australiancharts.com – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  12. "Russ Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  14. "Lescharts.com – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  15. "Charts.nz – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  17. "Russ Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  18. "Russ Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.


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