Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg gain huge numbers on their classics after Super Bowl.
Last night Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg made history as they joined forces with Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent for an unforgettable halftime show performance at the Super Bowl LVI. Dre and Snoop’s performed their classic collaborations “The Next Episode” and “Still D.R.E.” at the star-studded show.
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Did Dr Dre’s sales go up after Super Bowl? Well, a definite yes!
The tracks were taken from Dr. Dre’s second studio album “2001”, which was released way back in 1999. After their iconic performance last night, the songs see significant growth on Youtube, as well streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. 2001 sold 30,500 units, a 220 percent increase in sales. Tomorrow, the whole Billboard 200 chart will be released (February 23).
The “Still D.R.E.” now surpassed 1 Billion on the official music video on Youtube, while “The Next Episode” is currently on over 500 Million. “The Next Episode” also reached number 1 on Apple Music.
The success of the single alone helped the album 2001 to multi-platinum status and marked Dr. Dre’s return to the fore of the hip-hop world. Before re-entering and peaking at number 23 in 2022, “Still D.R.E.” premiered and reached number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000.
Meanwhile, the streaming of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly song “Alright” increased by 250 percent, while rotations of Mary J. Blige’s 2001 smash “No More Drama” increased by 520 percent.
Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” which was followed by the Detroit rap legend kneeling in support of Colin Kaepernick, also debuted in the top 10 of the US Spotify list. The Oscar-winning 8 Mile cut became the first rap song from the 2000s to exceed one billion plays on the site in October 2020.
Dre revealed to TMZ in his first interview following the Super Bowl Halftime Show that the NFL only requested him to alter “a few things” regarding the performance. Dre stated that there was no issue with Eminem making the decision to bravely kneel because it was his own initiative. “That was Em doing that on his own, and there was no problem with that.”
.@Eminem “Lose Yourself” enters the top 10 on the US Spotify chart for the first time following the Super Bowl. It was the first 2000’s hip-hop song to reach 1 billion streams.
— chart data (@chartdata) February 15, 2022
.@DrDre and @SnoopDogg’s “Still D.R.E.” has now surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.
— chart data (@chartdata) February 14, 2022
.@drdre and @SnoopDogg’s “The Next Episode” has reached #1 on US iTunes following the Super Bowl.
— chart data (@chartdata) February 14, 2022
Check out the performance and official video below.
