A Love Letter to You 3
A Love Letter to You 3 | ||||
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Mixtape by Trippie Redd | ||||
Released | November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) | |||
Recorded | 2017–2018[1] | |||
Genre | Emo rap[2] | |||
Length | 43:39 | |||
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Singles from A Love Letter to You 3 | ||||
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A Love Letter to You 3 is the third commercial mixtape by American rapper Trippie Redd. It was released on November 9, 2018, by Caroline Distribution.[1] It is the third release in his A Love Letter to You series, of which began in May 2017.[1] The mixtape features collaborations with Emani22, Kodie Shane, Baby Goth, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Nel-Denarro, Juice Wrld, Tory Lanez and Elliott Trent.[1] It is supported by the lead single "Topanga", for which a music video was released on October 30.[3]
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."[4] 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."[4]
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".[5] On October 30, he released the cover art and track listing, which originally featured "Blastoff" and "Talk That Shit",[6] 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.[7] In its second week, the mixtape dropped to number nine on the chart, earning 41,000 units.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Topanga" |
| ChopSquad DJ | 3:35 |
2. | "Fire Starter" (featuring Emani22) | White |
| 2:37 |
3. | "Toxic Waste" | White |
| 2:53 |
4. | "Negative Energy" (featuring Kodie Shane) | White | Staccato | 2:58 |
5. | "Can't Love" |
| OZ | 2:49 |
6. | "Love Scars 3" |
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| 2:09 |
7. | "A.L.L.T.Y. 3" (featuring Baby Goth) |
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| 3:00 |
8. | "Emani Interlude" (featuring Emani22) |
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| 1:36 |
9. | "Elevate & Motivate" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Nel-Denarro) |
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| 3:41 |
10. | "I Tried Loving" | White | Icon South | 3:13 |
11. | "Wicked" | White | OZ | 2:18 |
12. | "Loyalty Before Royalty" |
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| 2:22 |
13. | "1400 / 999 Freestyle" (featuring Juice Wrld) |
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| 2:55 |
14. | "So Alive" | White |
| 1:59 |
15. | "Diamond Minds" (featuring Tory Lanez and Elliott Trent) |
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| 3:05 |
16. | "Camp Fire Tale" | White · Austin Leech · Conner Leech | WE ARE THE STARS | 2:29 |
Total length: | 43:46 |
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 THE STARS - producer, composition
- Nick Barbs - A&R
- Rocket Da Goon - additional vocals
- Play Picasso - additional mixing
- Igor Mamet - recording, mixing, mastering
- Koen Heldens – mixing
- Brandon Brown – mixing assistance
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[28] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[29] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ a b Montes, Patrick (October 30, 2018). "Trippie Redd Unveils 'A Love Letter to You 3' Tracklist, Release Date & Cover-Art". Hypebeast. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Espinoza, Joshua (September 16, 2018). "Trippie Redd Confirms 'A Love Letter to You 3' Is "Already Done," Previews New Track". Complex. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Ivey, Justin (October 30, 2018). "Trippie Redd 'A Love Letter To You 3' Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (November 18, 2018). "Kane Brown Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Experiment'". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Keith Caulfield (November 25, 2018). "Mumford & Sons Score Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Delta'". Billboard.
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- ^ "Trippie Redd: A Love Letter to You 3" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Trippie Redd – A Love Letter to You 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Trippie Redd". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Trippie Redd Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Trippie Redd – A Love Letter To You 3". Music Canada. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Trippie Redd – A Love Letter To You 3". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- v
- t
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- Life's a Trip (2018)
- ! (2019)
- Pegasus (2020)
- Trip at Knight (2021)
- Mansion Musik (2023)
- Neon Shark vs Pegasus (2021)
- A Love Letter to You (2017)
- A Love Letter to You 2 (2017)
- A Love Letter to You 3 (2018)
- A Love Letter to You 4 (2019)
- A Love Letter to You 5 (2023)
- "Love Scars"
- "Poles 1469"
- "Bust Down"
- "Dark Knight Dummo"
- "How You Feel"
- "Taking a Walk"
- "Topanga"
- "Under Enemy Arms"
- "Mac 10"
- "Love Me More"
- "Death"
- "Who Needs Love"
- "Excitement"
- "Tell Me U Luv Me"
- "Miss the Rage"
- "Holy Smokes"
- "Big 14"
- "Ain't Safe"
- "Krzy Train"
- "Fuck Love"
- "High"
- "Wish"
- "Jump"
- "Gone Girl"
- "Bad Vibes Forever"
- "Wake Up Call"
- "66"
- "1400 / 999 Freestyle"
- "6 Kiss"
- "Blastoff"
- "Weeeeee"
- "Fully Loaded"
- "Knight Crawler"
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