The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3

{{Infobox album

| name = The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3

| type = Compilation

| artist = Various artists

| cover = Hip Hop Hits 3.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 30, 1999

| recorded = Various times

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| studio =

| genre = Hip hop, rap, mainstream urban

| length = 1 hour, 7 minutes, 47 seconds

| label = Def Jam Recordings

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| chronology = The Source

| prev_title = The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 1999

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2000

| next_year = 2000

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r444633|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Volume 3 is the third annual music compilation album to be contributed by The Source magazine. Released November 30, 1999 and distributed by Def Jam Recordings,{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r444633/review|pure_url=yes}} Hip Hop Hits Volume 3 features seventeen hip hop and rap hits. It went to number 29 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and peaked at number 45 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

This is the second album in Hip Hop Hits series that does not feature an R&B/Hip Hop or a pop hit in the number-one position, but two tracks, "Jamboree" and "Who Dat" reached number one on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.