Trap or Die 3
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{{Infobox album
| name = Trap or Die 3
| type = studio
| artist = Jeezy
| cover = Jeezytrapordie3.jpeg
| alt =
| released = October 28, 2016
| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}
| length = 59:37
| label = {{hlist|YJ Music, Inc.|Def Jam}}
| producer = {{hlist
|30 Roc|Big Korey|Bruce Almighty|D. Rich|Doda 1K|DJ Montay|Kenoe|Mike Will Made It|Shawty Redd|P.C.|PD|S-X}}
| prev_title = Church in These Streets
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Pressure
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Trap or Die 3
| type = Studio
| single1 = Let Em Know
| single1date = September 9, 2016
| single2 = All There
| single2date = October 6, 2016
}}
}}
Trap or Die 3 is the ninth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on October 28, 2016, by YJ Music, Inc. and Def Jam Recordings.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/trap-or-die-3/1163301872|title=Trap or Die 3 by Jeezy on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=October 28, 2016 |access-date=2016-10-18}} The album features guest appearances from Yo Gotti, Bankroll Fresh, French Montana, Lil Wayne, Plies and Chris Brown.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jeezy-reveals-tracklist-for-trap-or-die-3-news.24739.html |title=Tracklisting: Jeezy – 'Trap or Die 3' |publisher=HotNewHipHop |date=2016-10-18 |access-date=2016-10-18}} The album was supported by two official singles: "Let Em Know" and "All There" featuring Bankroll Fresh.
Singles
The album's first single, "Let Em Know", was released on September 9, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-em-know-single/id1155168851 |title=Let Em Know - Single by Jeezy on Apple Music |website=iTunes |date=2016-09-23 |access-date=2017-05-31 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234630/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-em-know-single/id1155168851 |archive-date=2016-10-26 }} The album's second single, "All There" featuring Bankroll Fresh, was released on October 6, 2016.[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-there-feat.-bankroll-fresh/id1160637460 ]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trap-or-die-3-mw0002983727 |title=Trap or Die 3 - Young Jeezy | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-10-28 |access-date=2017-05-31}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev5 = XXL
}}
Trap or Die 3 received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on five reviews.
Andy Kellman of AllMusic said that on the album "Jeezy doesn't say much that deviates from previous ice-veined rhymes, but he attacks just about every track with intense focus and ferocity".{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trap-or-die-3-mw0002983727 |title=Trap or Die 3 - Young Jeezy | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-10-28 |access-date=2017-05-31}} HipHopDX reviewer Ural Garrett said that "Pretty Diamonds" is the best track of the album, but felt that the album was below expectations, saying: "Jeezy is better than Trap or Die 3 and he knows it".{{cite web|last=Garrett |first=Ural |url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2845/title.review-trap-or-die-3-finds-jeezy-retreating-from-risk-taking |title=Jeezy Trap Or Die 3 Album Review |publisher=HipHopDX |date=2016-10-31 |access-date=2017-05-31}}
Commercial performance
Trap or Die 3 debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning 89,000 album-equivalent units, of which 73,000 were pure album sales.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7565778/jeezy-third-no-1-billboard-200-chart|title=Jeezy Earns His Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Trap or Die 3'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 7, 2016|access-date=November 7, 2016}} It became Jeezy's third number-one album.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = In the Air
| writer1 = {{hlist|Jay Jenkins|Demetrius Stewart}}
| extra1 = Shawty Redd
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = G-Wagon
| writer2 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Stewart}}
| extra2 = Shawty Redd
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = It Is What It Is
| writer3 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Dwayne Richardson}}
| extra3 = D. Rich
| length3 = 3:15
| title4 = Where It At
| note4 = featuring Yo Gotti
| writer4 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Pierre DeJournette|Maurice Jordan|Mario Mims}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|PD|Kenoe}}
| length4 = 3:52
| title5 = All There
| note5 = featuring Bankroll Fresh
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Richardson|Trentavious White}}
| extra5 = D. Rich
| length5 = 3:18
| title6 = Going Crazy
| note6 = featuring French Montana
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Richardson|Karim Kharbouch}}
| extra6 = D. Rich
| length6 = 4:07
| title7 = Bout That
| note7 = featuring Lil Wayne
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Richardson|Dwayne Carter, Jr.}}
| extra7 = D. Rich
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = So What
| writer8 = {{hlist|Jenkins|DeJournette}}
| extra8 = PD
| length8 = 2:55
| title9 = Let Em Know
| writer9 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Keith Miller|Desmond Gordon}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|P.C.|Bruce Almighty}}
| length9 = 3:38
| title10 = Recipe
| writer10 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Michael Williams II|Samuel Gloade}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Mike Will Made It|30 Roc}}
| length10 = 4:47
| title11 = Goldmine
| writer11 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Korey Robertson|Randy Reid, Jr.|Montay Humphrey}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|DJ Montay|Big Korey|Doda 1K}}
| length11 = 3:32
| title12 = U Kno It
| writer12 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Stewart}}
| extra12 = Shawty Redd
| length12 = 3:16
| title13 = Like That
| writer13 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Richardson}}
| extra13 = D. Rich
| length13 = 2:59
| title14 = Sexé
| note14 = featuring Plies
| writer14 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Richardson|Algernod Washington}}
| extra14 = D. Rich
| length14 = 4:23
| title15 = Pretty Diamonds
| note15 = featuring Chris Brown
| writer15 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Richardson|Christopher Brown}}
| extra15 = D. Rich
| length15 = 4:29
| title16 = Never Settle
| writer16 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Sam Gumbley}}
| extra16 = S-X
| length16 = 3:52
| total_length = 59:37
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|BillboardCanada|60|artist=Young Jeezy|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 9, 2016}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|M|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7565778/jeezy-third-no-1-billboard-200-chart|title=Jeezy Earns His Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Trap or Die 3'|work=Billboard|artist=Young Jeezy|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 7, 2016}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Young Jeezy|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 9, 2016}} |
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=Year-end charts=
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums| title= Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-end Chart|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 9, 2016}}
| 34 |
scope="row" | US Rap Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/rap-albums| title= Billboard Rap Albums – Year-end Chart|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2016}}
| 22 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jeezy|title=Trap or Die 3|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
References
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