Dedication 3#Track listing
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dedication 3
| type = Mixtape
| artist = Lil Wayne
| cover = Dedication3wayne.jpg
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| released = November 14, 2008
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = Hip hop
| length = 73:37
| label = Young Money/Aphilliates Music Group
| producer = DJ Drama, various
| compiler = DJ Drama
| prev_title = Tha Carter III
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = No Ceilings
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1462148|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = Pitchfork Media
| rev2score = (3.7/10) [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12444-dedication-3/ link]
| rev3 = Robert Christgau
| rev3score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=14276 |title=Dedication 3 |publisher=Robert Christgau }}
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Dedication 3 is the eighth mixtape by American rapper Lil Wayne, hosted by DJ Drama. It is the sequel to its predecessors, The Dedication and the highly successful Dedication 2, becoming the third in Lil Wayne's "Gangsta Grillz" series. Lil Wayne also told MTV, "Tha Carter IV is nice but you need to be looking for Dedication 3".[https://web.archive.org/web/20080916022134/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594678/20080912/lil_wayne.jhtml "Lil' Wayne Preps Mixtape And Tha Carter IV; Juelz Santana Plans Skull Gang Takeover: Mixtape Monday"], Shaheem Reid, MTV.com, September 15, 2008. Although Dedication 3 was a major success, it failed to match that of its predecessors despite gaining some attention. Besides the interludes, a majority of the mixtape has Wayne using auto-tune and rapping alongside artists signed to his label, Young Money Entertainment.
Track listing
- All tracks were arranged by DJ Drama.
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!align="center"|Title !align="center"|Length !align="center"|Producer(s) !align="center"|Featured guest(s) !align="center"|Sample(s) |
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| 1
|"Welcome Back" |0:57 | | | |
| 2
|"Dedication 3" |6:53 |Gudda Gudda, Willie the Kid & Mack Maine |
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| 3
|"What Else Is There to Do" |1:02 | | | |
| 4
|"Dick Pleaser" |4:00 | | |
| 5
|"Ain't I" |2:48 |B Franks |Jae Millz | |
| 6
|"You Love Me, I Hate You" |1:45 | | | |
| 7
|"Bang Bang" |3:57 |Jae Millz & Gudda Gudda |
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| 8
|"The Other Side" |4:39 | |La the Darkman, Jae Millz & Gudda Gudda |
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| 9
|"My Weezy" |4:32 | Big E |
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| 10
|"A Dedication" |0:50 | | | |
| 11
|"She's a Ryder" |4:58 |Midnight Black |Gudda Gudda |
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| 12
|"Still I Rise" |3:11 |
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| 13
|"Magic" |3:10 |Gudda Gudda |
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| 14
|"Do's and Dont's of Young Money" |2:01 | | | |
| 15
|"Whoever You Like" |4:38 |Jae Millz & Gudda Gudda |
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| 16
|"That Was Easy!" |0:18 | | | |
| 17
|"Get Bizzy" |3:12 |Gudda Gudda | |
| 18
|"I Got That Gangsta" |3:11 |La the Darkman & Willie the Kid |
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| 19
|"A Message to the DJ's" |1:02 | | | |
| 20
|"Stuntin'" |4:08 |
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| 21
|"Dedicated" |1:28 | | | |
| 22
|"Put On for the Game" |4:43 |Tyga & Gudda Gudda |
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| 23
|"Dedication 4????????" |6:26 |V12 The Hitman | | |
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2009)
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|111|artist=Lil Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=November 15, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|28|artist=Lil Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=November 15, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRap|9|artist=Lil Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=November 15, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|12|artist=Lil Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=November 15, 2020}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2009)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2020}}
| 78 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/arts/music/17choi.html "Critics’ choice: New CDs"]. The New York Times. November 16, 2008
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Category:Lil Wayne mixtape albums