Mac & Devin Go to High School (soundtrack)

Mac & Devin Go to High School
Soundtrack album by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa
Released	December 13, 2011
Recorded	2011
Studio	4220 Studios DSR Studios Record Plant Recording Studios in (Hollywood, California) Paramount Recording Studios N. Hale High Studio Levcon Studios in (Los Angeles, California) La Bren Studios in (Inglewood, California) The G Spot Studios in (Irvine, California)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	48:36
Label	Atlantic Rostrum Doggystyle Fontana Records
Producer	Benjy Grinberg (also exec.) Bigg Snoop Dogg (also exec.) Ted Chung (also exec.) Wiz Khalifa (also exec.) Big Jerm Cardo Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson E. Dan Exile Jake One Jesse "Corparal" Wilson Larrance Dopson Nottz The Smeezingtons Warren G Soopafly
Snoop Dogg chronology
Doggumentary (2011) Mac & Devin Go to High School (2011) Stoner's EP (2012)
Wiz Khalifa chronology
Rolling Papers (2011) Mac & Devin Go to High School (2011) Taylor Allderdice (2012)
Singles from Mac & Devin Go to High School
"Young, Wild & Free" Released: October 11, 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	(B+)[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	[3]
DJBooth	[4]
The Boston Globe	(favourable)[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]
The New York Times	(favourable)[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Spin	(7/10)[10]
XXL	(M)[11]

Mac & Devin Go to High School is the collaborative soundtrack to the film of the same name, by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg and American hip hop recording artist Wiz Khalifa. It was released on December 13, 2011, by Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Bruno Mars, Juicy J, Curren$y and Mike Posner. The album is supported by the lone hit single, "Young, Wild & Free".

The album received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Snoop's and Khalifa's technical rapping abilities and production choices. The soundtrack debuted at number 29 on the US Billboard 200, and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background

Snoop Dogg announced plans for the release of a film, and soundtrack alongside Wiz Khalifa back in January, with the release of the song "That Good", originally intended to be the soundtrack's lead single.^[12] Wiz Khalifa spoke on the soundtrack saying "It's a real big deal because nobody's done it like that as far as a veteran in the game, an OG, a pioneer and then the newest, youngest, most exciting dude in rap coming through, and really just giving people a complete project," Wiz said. "I'm a fan of it, separate myself from making it, [I'm] a huge fan of it. Can't wait." As far as the musical vibe of the soundtrack, Snoop described it, "It's something to relax you and get you through the day; it's some real good music. The music is quality, I don't even have no title for it, as far as what kinda music is it, it's centric, it's ...," Dogg said searching for the right words before his partner-in-rhyme lent a hand. "Eclectic," Wiz chimed in.^[13]

Singles

"Young, Wild & Free", the soundtrack's lead single which features Bruno Mars, and produced by The Smeezingtons, was released on October 11, 2011.^[14] In its first week it sold 159,000 digital copies,^[15] debuting at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100. The music video was filmed on October 19, 2011.^[16]

Commercial performance

In his home country of United States, Mac & Devin Go to High School debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200, selling 38,000 copies in its first week.^[17][18] In Canada, the album debuted at number 96.^[19] As of February 2012 the album has sold 107,000 copies in the United States.^[20] In 2016 Mac & Devin Go to High School was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined album sales, on-demand audio, video streams, track sales equivalent of 500,000.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Smokin' On" (featuring Juicy J)	Calvin Broadus, Cameron Thomaz, Jordan Houston, Christopher Golson	Drumma Boy	4:28
2.	"I Get Lifted"	Broadus, Thomaz, Warren Griffin, LaToiya Williams	Warren G Mixed and engineered by Josh Stevens (singer)	4:52
3.	"You Can Put It in a Zag, I’mma Put It in a Blunt"	Broadus, Thomaz, Aleksander Manfredi	Exile	3:19
4.	"6:30"	Broadus, Thomaz, Dominic Lamb, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland	Nottz	4:10
5.	"Talent Show"	Broadus, Thomaz, Jesse Wilson, Anthony Reyes	Jesse "Corparal" Wilson	4:35
6.	"Let's Go Study"	Broadus, Thomaz, Jacob Dutton	Jake One, Soopafly (co.)	4:05
7.	"Young, Wild & Free" (featuring Bruno Mars)	Broadus, Thomaz, Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine	The Smeezingtons	3:27
8.	"OG" (featuring Curren$y)	Eric Dan, Jeremy Kulousek, Thomaz, Broadus, Shante Franklin	I.D. Labs	4:58
9.	"French Inhale" (featuring Mike Posner)	Broadus, Thomaz, Wishkoski, Dutton, Michael Posner, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley	Jake One	2:39
10.	"It Could Be Easy"	Broadus, Thomaz, Dopson, Asghedom	Larrance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin'	4:48
11.	"World Class"	Broadus, Thomaz, Ronald LaTour	Cardo	3:30
12.	"That Good"	Broadus, Thomaz, LaTour	Cardo	3:48
13.	"High School" (bonus track)	Broadus, Thomaz, Dopson	Larrance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin'	3:28
14.	"Dev's Song" (pre-order only)	Thomaz, Dan, Kulousek	I.D. Labs	4:30

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Heatseekers)[21] 9 US Billboard 200[22] 29 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 6 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[24] 3 US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[25] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Peak position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[27]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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