The Ringleader

{{Infobox album

| name = The Ringleader: Mixtape Volume III

| type = mixtape

| artist = DJ Maj

| cover = Ringleader.jpg

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| released = 2003

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| genre = Christian hip hop

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| label = Gotee

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| prev_title = Full Plates

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Speckled Goats

| next_year = 2004

}}

The Ringleader: Mixtape Volume III is a 2003 Christian hip hop album mixed by DJ Maj. It was his first commercial success. While it is his third mixtape for Gotee Records, his first two received little media attention.[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2003/theringleader.html The Ringleader: Mixtape Volume III – DJ Maj] This DJ mix has an overall hip hop feel, but some tracks, specifically "Under Pressure", "A Friend", and "Showpiece", are more precisely rhythm and blues.[http://www.worldofcm.com/reviews/archives.php?id=A2003067 The World of Christian Music] While the album combines the talents of many different artists, the theme that God is in control is a maintained through all the tracks.{{Cite web |url=http://alphaomeganews.org/reviews/music/03/sep/djmaj.html |title=DJ Maj – The Ringleader |access-date=2008-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031008085934/http://alphaomeganews.org/reviews/music/03/sep/djmaj.html |archive-date=2003-10-08 |url-status=dead }} The Ringleader marked the debut solo for Jason Eskridge, who had previously been a guest singer with GRITS in Grammatical Revolution.[http://www.gospelflava.com/reviews/djmajringleader.html GospelFlava.com – Reviews – DJ Maj (The Ringleader: Mixtape III)] Other artists represented include tobyMac, Kirk Franklin, Out of Eden, LA Symphony, 4th Avenue Jones, Camp Quest, GRITS, Verbs, Bobby Bishop, Shonlock, and Pigeon John.[http://www.praize.com/cgi-bin/members/pub9990100985981.cgi?categoryid=9990100986007&itemid=9980135014462&action=viewad ] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}