A Love Letter to You 3
A Love Letter to You 3 is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Trippie Redd, released on November 9, 2018.[1] It is the third release in his A Love Letter to You series, which began in May 2017.[1] The mixtape features collaborations with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Juice Wrld, and Tory Lanez, among others.[1] It is supported by the lead single "Topanga", for which a music video was released on October 30.[4]
A Love Letter to You 3 | ||||
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Mixtape by | ||||
Released | November 9, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2018[1] | |||
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Length | 43:39 | |||
Label | Caroline | |||
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Trippie Redd chronology | ||||
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Singles from A Love Letter to You 3 | ||||
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Background and recording
Trippie Redd stated on his social media that he recorded the album in two weeks "right after Life's a Trip", and called it "lowkey better".[1] Speaking about the mixtape to Zane Lowe on Beats 1, Trippie Redd said: "The way I set up my projects, I put the first track to the last track. If you listen to it from start to finish, that's how I put it together. It's art, it's not anything to play with."[5] On the content of A Love Letter to You 3, Trippie Redd told Lowe: "It has some stuff about relationships, but that's life. 'Toxic Waste' is about a toxic relationship. What you hear is mixed — everybody has to mix their vocals for how it's supposed to sound. When I record, I do use autotune, but I don't use it how people use it. I like samples a lot."[5]
Promotion
In September 2018, Trippie Redd stated that the mixtape was "already done" but that he needed 2–3 more songs to complete it, and released an audio clip of "Topanga".[6] On October 30, he released the cover art and track listing, which originally featured "Blastoff" and "Talk That Shit",[7] which did not make the final cut.
Commercial performance
On the chart dated November 24, 2018, A Love Letter to You 3 debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 84,000 album-equivalent units (including 11,000 pure album sales). It is Trippie Redd's second US top-10 album. It was also the week's most-streamed album overall, with its tracks achieving 108.8 million on-demand streams.[8] In its second week, the mixtape dropped to number nine on the chart, earning 41,000 units.[9]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Topanga" | ChopSquad DJ | 3:35 |
2. | "Fire Starter" (featuring Emani22) |
| 2:37 |
3. | "Toxic Waste" |
| 2:53 |
4. | "Negative Energy" (featuring Kodie Shane) | Staccato | 2:58 |
5. | "Can't Love" | OZ | 2:49 |
6. | "Love Scars 3" |
| 2:09 |
7. | "A.L.L.T.Y. 3" (featuring Baby Goth) |
| 3:00 |
8. | "Emani Interlude" (featuring Emani22) |
| 1:36 |
9. | "Elevate & Motivate" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Nel-Denarro) |
| 3:41 |
10. | "I Tried Loving" | Icon South | 3:13 |
11. | "Wicked" | OZ | 2:18 |
12. | "Loyalty Before Royalty" |
| 2:22 |
13. | "1400 / 999 Freestyle" (featuring Juice Wrld) |
| 2:55 |
14. | "So Alive" |
| 1:59 |
15. | "Diamond Minds" (featuring Tory Lanez and Elliott Trent) |
| 3:05 |
16. | "Camp Fire Tale" | We Are the Stars | 2:29 |
Total length: | 43:39 |
Personnel
- Trippie Redd – primary artist, composition
- Baby Goth – featured artist
- Elliott Trent - featured artist, production, composition
- Emani22 - featured artist
- Juice WRLD - featured artist, composition
- Kodie Shane - featured artist, composition
- Nel-Denarro - featured artist, composition
- Tory Lanez - featured artist, composition, engineering
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again - featured artist, composition
- 808-H - producer
- ChopsquadDJ - producer
- Dez Wright - producer
- Diplo - producer
- Foreign Tek - producer
- Goose the Guru - producer
- Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. - producer
- Icon South - producer
- Jacob Reske - producer
- King Henry - producer
- Krischordz - producer
- Nellz - producer
- OZ - producer
- Pas Beats - producer
- Rex Kudo - producer
- Staccato - producer
- Tariq Beats - producer
- Tony Trouble - producer
- We Are Stars - producer
- Nick Barbs - A&R
- Rocket Da Goon - additional vocals
- Play Picasso - additional mixing
- Koen Heldens – mixing
- Brandon Brown – mixing assistance
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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- https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/trippie-redd-a-love-letter-to-you-3/
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