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No Guns Allowed

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"No Guns Allowed"
Single by Snoop Lion featuring Drake & Cori B
from the album Reincarnated
ReleasedMarch 20, 2013 (2013-03-20)
Genre
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Snoop Lion singles chronology
"Lighters Up"
(2013)
"No Guns Allowed"
(2013)
"Ashtrays and Heartbreaks"
(2013)
Drake singles chronology
"No New Friends"
(2013)
"No Guns Allowed"
(2013)
"Hold On, We're Going Home"
(2013)
Cori B singles chronology
"Daddy’s Girl"
(2012)
"No Guns Allowed"
(2013)
"Sittin’ In My Room"
(2016)

"No Guns Allowed" is a song by American rapper Snoop Lion featuring Canadian rapper Drake and singer Cori B.[1] Was released on March 20, 2013 as the third single of his twelfth studio album Reincarnated, with the record labels Berhane Sound System, Vice Records, Mad Decent and RCA.[2]

The track samples parts of a song by Beirut called Nantes, especially the opening of the song.

Lyrics

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According to Snoop, the songs message is to promote peace.[3] Drake's verse mentions a shooting on Danzig Street in Toronto in summer 2012.[4]

Music video

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The official video was released on April 2, 2013.[5][6]

Track listing

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  • Download digital[7]
  1. No Guns Allowed (featuring Cori B and Drake) — 3:46

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 61
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 38
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[10] 8
US R&B Streaming Songs (Billboard)[11] 22
US Reggae Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 2

References

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  1. ^ "Snoop Lion Drops New Single 'No Guns Allowed,' Featuring Drake: Listen". Billboard. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  2. ^ "Snoop Lion's 'Reincarnated' Album Gets Release Date & Guest Spots From Drake, Chris Brown | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Snoop Lion Explains Anti-Violence Song 'No Guns Allowed'". Rolling Stone. March 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Drake raps about deadly Danzig street shootings on new Snoop Lion track". National Post. March 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Snoop Lion - No Guns Allowed ft. Drake, Cori B". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Snoop Lion – "No Guns Allowed" (Feat. Drake & Cori B.) Video". Stereogum. April 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "iTunes - Music - Reincarnated (Deluxe Version)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 20 April 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Snoop Lion Feat. Drake & Cori B – No Guns Allowed" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "Snoop Lion Feat. Drake & Cori B – No Guns Allowed" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "Snoop Dogg - Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  11. ^ "Snoop Lion - Chart Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  12. ^ "Reggae Digital Songs : April 20, 2013 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 14, 2015.