One of hip-hop’s most celebrated pairs, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, are back on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart together for the first time in 13 years as “Gorgeous,” their collaboration with R&B singer Jhene Aiko, debuts at No. 29 on the list dated Nov. 16.
“Gorgeous” reunites Snoop Dogg, the multi-platinum rapper, and Dr. Dre, a hitmaking producer and rapper in his own right, on the chart for the first time since “Kush,” a Dr. Dre track featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon, reached No. 43 in 2011. The new hit arrives with 3 million U.S. audience impressions in the tracking week of Nov. 1 -7, according to Luminate. Its strongest support came from a pair of Midwest stations, WHHH-FM in Indianapolis. and WIZF-FM in Cincinnati, while KRRL-FM in Los Angeles – a hometown station for all three performers – ranked third.
With “Gorgeous,” Snoop Dogg collects his 69th credited appearance to the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Dr. Dre lands his 34th visit and Jhene Aiko notches her 16th entry. Notably, Aiko extends a streak of having at least one song on the chart every year since her debut on the list in 2013, when she and Lil Wayne featured on Big Sean’s “Beware.”
Plus, “Gorgeous” rewrites Dr. Dre and Aiko’s career-best debut ranks among their R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay hits, while Snoop Dogg falls one spot shy of equaling his best. The rapper and Ball Greezy guested on Lil’ Duval’s “Smile (Living My Best Life),” which opened at No. 28 in 2018.
Released Nov. 1, “Gorgeous” previews Snoop Dogg’s forthcoming album, Missionary, which Dr. Dre will produce. The new LP, due Dec. 13, marks the first full-length collaboration from the pair since their work on Snoop Dogg’s debut album, Doggystyle. The set, which contains classic tracks including “Gin and Juice” and “What’s My Name?” was released in 1993, one year after Dr. Dre’s own debut solo release, The Chronic. Both projects were instrumental in establishing the Los Angeles area as a hip-hop powerhouse and rivaling the New York-centered East Coast for commercial dominance and artistic influence.
Elsewhere, “Gorgeous” begins at No. 34 on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and at No. 26 on Rhythmic Airplay.
