Snoop Dogg and Dâm-Funk Team Up as 7 Days of Funk, Announce Album, Share "Faden Away"

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Dâm-Funk & Snoopzilla: "Faden Away" on SoundCloud.

Dâm-Funk and Snoop Dogg (under the name Snoopzilla) have teamed up, and they call themselves 7 Days of Funk. Their self-titled collaborative LP is out December 10 via Stones Throw. That's their first single "Faden Away" above.

“We're the babies of the Mothership,” Snoop said of the collaboration (via a press release). “I’ve had funk influences in my music my whole career. Dâm-Funk is cold. He’s keeping the funk alive and I knew I had to get down with him.”

“Snoop knew what I was thinking without me having to articulate it. That’s how you know when you gel artistically with someone,” said Dâm-Funk. “These beats were made for him and he laid down some of the smoothest harmonies and melodies I’ve ever heard. It’s hip-hop, but you can also hear what we grew up on, from Zapp to Evelyn 'Champagne' King and Patrice Rushen.”

Snoop is calling himself Snoopzilla for this project in homage to legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins, who often called himself Bootzilla.

Guests on the album will include Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, and Steve Arrington.

Watch an interview with Snoop and Dâm about the project:

Here's Dâm-Funk on Pitchfork.tv's "60 Seconds Left":

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