A Love Letter to You 3

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A Love Letter to You 3
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Mixtape by
Trippie Redd
ReleasedNovember 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
Recorded2017–2018 [1]
Genre Emo 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]

Contents

Background and recording

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

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

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Topanga"
 ChopSquad DJ 3:35
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"
 OZ 2:49
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

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [28] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [29] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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