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''Oxymoron'' is the third studio album by American rapper Schoolboy Q. The album was released on February 25, 2014, by Top Dawg Entertainment and Interscope Records. ''Oxymoron'' was his first album released under a major record label to music retailers, whereas his previous albums were released independently to digital retailers only. The album's recording took place from June 2012 through 2013. Schoolboy Q enlisted collaborators such as Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, ASAP Rocky, Jay Rock, Tyler, The Creator and Kurupt, among others. The album's production was handled by high-profile record producers such as Boi-1da, The Alchemist, Mike Will Made It, Clams Casino, Nez and Rio, DJ Dahi and Pharrell, as well as others, including members of Top Dawg Entertainment's in-house production teams Digi+Phonics and THC. Upon its release, ''Oxymoron'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its haunting production and Schoolboy Q's aggressive lyrics. ''Oxymoron'' was also a commercial success, debuting at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 selling 139,000 copies in its first week of release. It additionally peaked highly on the main album charts in Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The album was supported by five official singles: "Collard Greens", "Man of the Year", "Break the Bank", "Studio", "Hell of a Night" and the promotional single "Yay Yay". So far, "Studio" is his highest charting song as a lead artist peaking at number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. He also toured the United States and Europe on the ''Oxymoron'' World Tour, with Isaiah Rashad and Vince Staples. == Background == In June 2012, Schoolboy Q revealed he had begun working on his major label debut, announcing he would be the second member of Black Hippy, to release his commercial debut with Interscope Records, following Kendrick Lamar's ''good kid, m.A.A.d city''. In a November 2012 interview, Schoolboy Q expressed: "Kendrick () left me no choice but to drop a classic", referring to Lamar's album ''good kid, m.A.A.d city'' and its impact on his own respective major label debut. In the third part of that exclusive interview, Schoolboy Q revealed he would be releasing another project in 2012, preceding his major label debut, which was scheduled for an early 2013 release. The other project he was planning to release before the end of 2012 was set to be a mixtape, however in December 2012, Schoolboy Q tweeted he had changed his mind and was going to focus on his debut album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxymoron (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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