

In August 2012, Tyga released the mixtape Well Done 3, in promotion for the album. Doman, Lil' C, SAP and Mars of 1500 or Nothin'. Production on the album was handled by mostly lesser known producers, along with Cool & Dre, DJ Mustard, David D.A. However, Tupac's voice does not appear on the final album version, they could not clear the vocal samples. He intended to have the song feature Nicki Minaj, but he decided to use Jadakiss as the guest vocalist to sing with the Tupac vocals. Tyga later clarified that this song was not a remake of Tupac's classic record, but would include unreleased Tupac vocals. The Tupac feature on the song was one of the most talked about announcements, with the song sharing the same title as Tupac's 1996 diss record, " Hit Em Up". The album features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Future, The Game and Jadakiss. Musician JMSN was confirmed as one of his multiple collaborations to the album, during his interview with Complex. He confirmed that he had worked with a fellow rapper ASAP Rocky for this album, but didn't make the final track listing. On February 7, 2013, Tyga said that he'd was almost finished with the album. The album was named number 28 on XXL's Most Anticipated Albums of 2013 list. On November 24, during his tour vlog, Tyga announced Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne, to be featured on his upcoming album. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in March 2020.ĬEO of Young Money, Lil Wayne appeared on the song "500 Degrees", and served as one of the album's executive producers. Commercially, it was less successful than his second studio album, debuting at number seven on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 54,000 copies in the United States. The album was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Hotel California was supported by three singles: " Dope" featuring Rick Ross, " For the Road" featuring Chris Brown, and " Show You" featuring Future while serving as the promotional single was " Molly" featuring Cedric Gervais, Wiz Khalifa and Mally Mall. Doman, Mars of 1500 or Nothin', The Olympicks, SAP and Ryan Hunt, among others. The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, The Game, Jadakiss, while the production on the album was handled by DJ Mustard, Detail, Cool & Dre, David D.A. It was released on April 9, 2013, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records distributed by Republic Records. Hotel California is the third studio album by American rapper Tyga.
