page_title: Oxymoron (album)
section_title: Release and promotion
hierarchical_section_title: Oxymoron (album) / Release and promotion
caption_attribution_description: ASAP Rocky performing on Drake's Club Paradise Tour, at Coachella, 2012
context_page_description: Oxymoron is the third studio album by American rapper Schoolboy Q. It was released on February 25, 2014, through Top Dawg Entertainment and distributed by 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.
  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 & Rio, DJ Dahi and Pharrell, as well as others, including members of Top Dawg Entertainment's in-house production teams Digi+Phonics and THC.
  Oxymoron received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its haunting production and Schoolboy Q's aggressive lyrics. The album 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.
context_section_description: In 2012, from September to November, Schoolboy Q appeared alongside Danny Brown and ASAP Mob as supporting acts for ASAP Rocky's 40-date national Long. Live. ASAP Tour. Also Schoolboy Q toured with rappers Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller and Kendrick Lamar on the Under The Influence Tour. The album was included on many "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists including fourth by the New York Press, sixteenth by Complex and the seventeenth by XXL. In a March 21, 2013 interview Q stated the album would be released in a couple months. While Schoolboy Q remained quiet about the release date, Kendrick Lamar had stated the album would be released in the Northern Hemisphere's summer of 2013. On March 24, 2013 a song titled "Hell of a Night" by Schoolboy Q, was premiered on the NBA's Bacardi Highlight mix on TNT. The song was later leaked online, however Schoolboy Q stated it was an unfinished version.
   
  On August 8, 2013, Schoolboy Q told MTV's RapFix that he is waiting on a few samples to clear before announcing a release date for the album. One of the main issues being a sample for "Druggy's wit Hoes, Pt. Trois", featuring Ab-Soul. In January 2014, during his Reddit Ask Me Anything session, he confirmed the song did not make the album due to the sample clearance issue. On September 19, 2013, Schoolboy Q confirmed that he had officially completed the album and turned it in to Top Dawg Entertainment for mixing and mastering. However, the following day Top Dawg Entertainment CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, revealed on Twitter that no release date will be divulged until "a few more samples" can be successfully cleared. He also confirmed a new song would be released "early next week," as a token of appreciation for fans' patience and loyalty. As promised, on September 25, 2013, a new song by Schoolboy Q, titled "Banger (Moshpit)," was premiered via the label's SoundCloud page. On October 25, 2013 the music video for "Banger (Moshpit)," was released via the label's YouTube account.
  During his verse on the official remix to his TDE label-mate Isaiah Rashad's song "Shot U Down", Schoolboy Q revealed the album had been pushed from a November 2013 release, until January 2014. In an October 2013 interview, TDE's co-president Terrence "Punch" Henderson shared insight on Schoolboy Q's debut album. When asked what's in the immediate future for TDE, Punch responded "You're definitely gonna see Schoolboy [Q]'s album. That's coming soon. We're probably about 90% done with it." He added that there was a possibility it could still be released in 2013: "Possibly. It's a few sample issues and technical stuff that we gotta get the kinks out of." In November 2013, Schoolboy Q performed the singles "Man of the Year", "Yay Yay" and "Collard Greens", for a private audience at Power 98.3's Studio Sessions in Phoenix, Arizona. Q also sat down with Dee from Power 98.3, to talk about Kendrick Lamar's GQ cover story controversy, the release date for Oxymoron, and more.
  On December 11, 2013, Top Dawg Entertainment released a video via their official YouTube account, announcing the release date for Oxymoron. The video features Schoolboy Q frustrated with the album's release date and with the help of his daughter Joy, he revealed the album would be released on February 25, 2014. On January 11, 2014, Schoolboy Q held an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, answering questions such as if there's plans for an Oxymoron tour in the future, to which he responded: "Yupp dates should be up by end of tHa montH, but u know I like pusHing sHIt back so just wait lol." He also answered how much better he thinks Oxymoron is compared to his previous effort Habits & Contradictions, to which he replied: "A lot Habits [& Contradictions] is [just] good to me not classic." When asked on when he will reveal the full track list and artwork for the album, Schoolboy Q proclaimed: "[In a] few days."
  On January 20, 2014, Schoolboy Q unveiled the official album artwork for the standard and deluxe versions of the album. Eight days later, Schoolboy Q announced an international concert tour supporti
caption: Schoolboy Q toured with ASAP Rocky (pictured) and featured him on the deluxe edition song "Californication".
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