Shake the Snow Globe

Shake the Snow Globe (stylized in all caps) is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper Russ. It was released on January 31, 2020 through Diemon and Columbia Records. The deluxe edition was later released on May 19, 2020.^[1] It features guest appearances from Benny the Butcher, Bia, Boogie, Bugus, Devin the Dude, Kiana Ledé, Rick Ross, and Ty Dolla Sign. The production on the album was mostly handled by Russ, but also featured production by Boi-1da, Illmind, Scott Storch, Sevn Thomas, Jahaan Sweet and Murda Beatz among others.

Shake the Snow Globe was supported by four singles: "Civil War", "Paranoid", "Summer at 7" and "Best on Earth". The album received critical acclaim reviews from music critics and was also a commercial success. The album opened at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 63,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Earmilk	^[3]
HipHopDX	3.9/5^[4]
NME	^[5]

Shake the Snow Globe was met with widespread acclaim.

Writing for NME, Will Lavin gave the album a positive review, praising a new melody driven focus and his ever-present uncompromising lyrical content. The writer also praising the album's consistency saying it's his most consistent album to date. Lavin also talked about his "prioritizing features from up-and-coming talent over established marquee names". Furthermore, Lavin said that "‘Shake The Snow Globe’ is unique. Consistent from start to finish, it's a more complete body of work than 2018's ‘Zoo’".^[5]

Commercial performance

Shake the Snow Globe debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 63,000 album-equivalent units (including 39,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.^[2] This became Russ' third consecutive US top-ten album.^[2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

*Shake the Snow Globe* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Need a Minute"	Russell Vitale Shalfi Edu	Russ Edu^[b]	2:44
2.	"Guess What" (featuring Rick Ross)	Vitale William Roberts II Matthew Samuels Jahaan Sweet	Boi-1da Sweet^[a]	3:26
3.	"A Lot More"	Vitale Samuels Rupert Thomas, Jr. Leigh Elliott Sean Momberger	Boi-1da Sevn Thomas Lee Major^[a] Momberger^[a]	3:20
4.	"Can't Go On"	Vitale Curtis Colbert Harriet Hurst	Russ	3:03
5.	"Asshole" (featuring Bugus)	Vitale Edu Bugus Thompson	Russ Edu^[b]	3:42
6.	"Nighttime" (Interlude)	Vitale Shama Joseph Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas Robyn Fenty George Stone	Russ	3:09
7.	"All to You" (featuring Kiana Ledé)	Vitale Kiana Brown	Russ	3:04
8.	"Shots"	Vitale Ramon Ibanga, Jr. Benjamin Lasnier Lasse Qvist	Illmind Lasnier^[a] Qvist^[a]	2:50
9.	"Patience"	Vitale Ibanga, Jr. Jacob Wilkinson-Smith Jun Ha Kim Nicole Ariana	Illmind My Best Friend Jacob^[a] Cvre^[b]	3:04
10.	"I Thought You Got Me" (featuring Benny the Butcher)	Vitale Jeremie Pennick Amos Roddy Jonas Antonsson Graham Willard	Russ	4:21
11.	"Foot on the Gas" (featuring Devin the Dude)	Vitale Devin Copeland	Russ	2:38
12.	"Momma"	Vitale Ady Suleiman Edward Black	Russ	3:14
13.	"Civil War (bonus)"	Vitale Samuels Ibanga, Jr. Sweet	Boi-1da Illmind^[a] Sweet^[a]	2:24
14.	"Best on Earth (bonus)" (featuring Bia)	Vitale Samuels Sweet Bianca Landrau Jonathan Smith Craig Love Donnell Prince Jamal Glaze LaMarquis Jefferson Lawrence Edwards	Boi-1da Sweet	2:40
Total length:				43:49

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[7]

Shake the Snow Globe (Deluxe)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"3am" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Vitale Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Scott Storch Vincent van den Ende	Storch Avedon^[a]	3:20
2.	"Sky" (featuring Boogie)	Vitale Anthony Dixson	Russ	3:33
3.	"You Coulda Left Me Alone"	Vitale Patick Stumph Andrew Hurley Joseph Trohman Peter Wentz III Pacal Bayley Jan Branicki Stephen Banik Jason Kempen	Russ DJ Pain 1^[a] Dreamlife^[a] Stacktrace^[a] Memory^[a]	2:21
4.	"No Tears Left"	Vitale Shane Lindstrom Jasper Harris Alexander Bak	Murda Beatz Harris Bak	3:56
5.	"2006"	Vitale Robert Kelly	Russ	3:13
6.	"Summer at 7"	Vitale Lamont Brown	Russ	2:54
7.	"Paranoid"	Vitale Samuels Sweet Carlos Martin Mino Drerup	Boi-1da Sweet Rowan Saint Mino	3:02
Total length:				61:06

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
All track titles are stylized in all caps
"Patience" contains additional vocals by Nicole Ariana^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *Shake the Snow Globe*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	52
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[11]	21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12]	90
French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	174
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	35
US Billboard 200^[16]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[17]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Shake the Snow Globe*
Chart (2020)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[18]	85

Certifications

Certifications for *Shake the Snow Globe*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[19]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Russ Drops Deluxe Edition Of 'SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE' Album Stream". HipHopDX. May 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Caulfield, Keith (February 9, 2020). "Lil Wayne Achieves Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Funeral'". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ Camaj, Margaritë "Magi" (February 20, 2020). "Album Review: Russ – SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE". Earmilk. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ Svetz, Josh (February 19, 2020). "Review: Russ Shows Both Personal & Artistic Growth On 'Shake The Snow Globe'". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Lavin, Will (February 3, 2020). "Russ – 'Shake The Snow Globe' review". NME. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com.
^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com.
^ "nicole ariana 💧 on Instagram: "Can't believe that I am even posting this! It all feels so surreal. Years of writing and grinding and singing have all led to this moment,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Russ Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
^ "Russ Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Russ Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Russ – Shake the Snow Globe". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

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Discography
Studio albums	There's Really a Wolf Zoo Shake the Snow Globe
Singles	"Goodbye" "Pull the Trigger" "What They Want" "Losin Control" "Do It Myself" "Psycho, Pt. 2" "Ain't Nobody Takin My Baby" "The Flute Song" "Missin You Crazy" "Best on Earth" "Ugly" "3:15 (Breathe)" "Seduce" "Handsomer" "Are You Entertained" "Nasty"

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