A Love Letter to You 3

A Love Letter to You 3
Mixtape by
Trippie Redd
ReleasedNovember 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
Recorded2017–2018[1]
GenreEmo rap[2]
Length43:39
Label
Producer
Trippie Redd chronology
Life's a Trip
(2018) 		A Love Letter to You 3
(2018) 		!
(2019)
Singles from A Love Letter to You 3
  1. "Topanga"
    Released: October 22, 2018

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

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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

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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

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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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Topanga"
ChopSquad DJ3:35
2."Fire Starter" (featuring Emani22)White
2:37
3."Toxic Waste"White
2:53
4."Negative Energy" (featuring Kodie Shane)WhiteStaccato2:58
5."Can't Love"
OZ2:49
6."Love Scars 3"
  • White
  • Yıldırım
  • OZ
  • Jacob Reske
2:09
7."A.L.L.T.Y. 3" (featuring Baby Goth)
  • White
  • Baby Goth
  • Yıldırım
  • OZ
  • Dez Wright
3:00
8."Emani Interlude" (featuring Emani22)
  • White
  • Foreign Teck
  • Tariq Beats
  • OZ
1:36
9."Elevate & Motivate" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Nel-Denarro)
  • OZ
  • KrisChordz
3:41
10."I Tried Loving"WhiteIcon South3:13
11."Wicked"WhiteOZ2:18
12."Loyalty Before Royalty"
  • White
  • Yıldırım
  • Masamune Kudo
  • OZ
  • Rex Kudo
2:22
13."1400 / 999 Freestyle" (featuring Juice Wrld)
  • OZ
  • Pas Beatz
  • CujoBeatz
2:55
14."So Alive"White
  • Goose the Guru
  • Nellz
1:59
15."Diamond Minds" (featuring Tory Lanez and Elliott Trent)
  • Trent
  • 808-H
3:05
16."Camp Fire Tale"White · Austin Leech · Conner LeechWE ARE THE STARS2:29
Total length:43:46

Personnel

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  • 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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
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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