"From the D 2 the LBC" | ||||
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Single by Eminem and Snoop Dogg | ||||
from the album Curtain Call 2 | ||||
Released | June 24, 2022 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
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Producer(s) | Eminem | |||
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"From the D 2 the LBC" on YouTube |
"From the D 2 the LBC" is a song by American rappers Eminem and Snoop Dogg. It was released on June 24,2022,as the second single from Eminem's second greatest hits album, Curtain Call 2 (2022). The song was produced by Eminem and was written by Snoop Dogg,Eminem,and Luis Resto. [1] It marks the first collaboration between the two rappers in over 20 years,having last appeared together on the track "Bitch Please II" from The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). [2]
At the 2023 Detroit Music Awards,the song,along with "The King &I",received an Outstanding National Single nomination,while it music video was nominated for an Outstanding Video - Major Budget,but both lost to Lizzo's “About Damn Time”.
A brief feud between Snoop Dogg and Eminem was sparked in July 2020 after Snoop appeared on The Breakfast Club and insinuated that Eminem's success was solely because of Eminem's mentor,Dr. Dre. [3] In response,Eminem took jabs at Snoop on the song "Zeus" from his album Music to Be Murdered By –Side B in December 2020. In January 2021,Snoop Dogg responded to Eminem's comments on Instagram,writing,"Pray I don't answer that soft ass shit." [4]
In October 2021,Snoop stated that he and Eminem had ended the feud,with Snoop admitting he now felt that his original remarks were "out of pocket". [5] The two performed together at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in February 2022. [6]
On June 24,2022,Eminem released a tweet promoting the single and its accompanying video. The post included the single's cover art,which depicts the two rappers as cartoon monkeys in a comic book style,a reference to their connection to the Bored Ape NFT collection. [7]
The music video for "From the D 2 the LBC" was released alongside the single. Directed by James Larese,the video alternates between live-action shots of Eminem and Snoop Dogg and an animated video that shows the rappers imagined as NFT-esque avatars in a comic book. [8] In the beginning of the clip,Eminem smells smoke in his studio,then Snoop Dogg is seen smoking cannabis in his studio.
On August 28,2022,Eminem and Snoop Dogg performed the song live at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards in Newark,New Jersey. [9]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [10] | 64 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] | 35 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [12] | 54 |
Hungary (Single Top 40) [13] | 17 |
Ireland (IRMA) [14] | 48 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] | 7 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] | 66 |
UK Singles (OCC) [17] | 51 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [18] | 72 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] | 18 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | June 24,2022 | Digital download | [20] |
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