Bobby Tarantino III

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Bobby Tarantino III
Logic - Bobby Tarantino III.png
Mixtape by
ReleasedJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
Genre Hip hop [1] [2]
Length33:12
Label
Producer
Logic chronology
YS Collection Vol. 1
(2021)
Bobby Tarantino III
(2021)
Vinyl Days
(2022)
Singles from Bobby Tarantino III
  1. "Vaccine"
    Released: July 2, 2021
  2. "Get Up"
    Released: July 9, 2021
  3. "My Way"
    Released: July 16, 2021
  4. "Call Me"
    Released: July 23, 2021

Bobby Tarantino III is the seventh mixtape by American rapper Logic. It was released on July 30, 2021, through Def Jam Recordings and Visionary Music Group. The mixtape features a sole guest appearance from English actress and singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo, who is featured on the sixth track, "Inside". It serves as the third and final installment to Logic's Bobby Tarantino mixtape trilogy. It also serves as his second project of 2021, following the release of his debut compilation album, YS Collection Vol. 1. The mixtape was preceded by four singles: "Vaccine", "Get Up", "My Way", and "Call Me". [3]

Contents

Background

The mixtape serves as the third and final installment to Logic's Bobby Tarantino mixtape trilogy. The first installment was released in 2016 and the second installment was released in 2018. The cover art was created by Sam Spratt, who has created previous album and single cover arts for Logic. It shows a zombie escaping a burning car. [4]

Release and promotion

On July 2, 2021, Logic released the single "Vaccine", in which he rapped, "Ready to fuck up the game, BT3, now we at it again, man", teasing the release of Bobby Tarantino III. After the song was released, he also tweeted about the existence of the mixtape. [5] He revealed the release date and cover art on July 26, 2021. [6]

Singles

Logic released the mixtape's lead single, "Vaccine", on July 2, 2021. [7] Exactly one week later, on July 9, 2021, he followed it up with the second single, "Get Up". [8] The third single, "My Way", was released on July 16, 2021. [9] Finally, the fourth and final single, "Call Me", was released on July 23, 2021, exactly one week prior to the release of the mixtape. [10] Each single was released one week after each other and were released every Friday of July in order, with the mixtape being released the final Friday.

Critical reception

Bobby Tarantino III ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 3/5 [2]

Writing for This Song Is Sick, Austin Miller felt that with "kinetic tracks" that "keep the energy turned up with dynamic beats and feverish verses", such as "Vaccine", "God Might Judge", and "See You Space Cowboy", and songs that "float through a smoother current", like "Get Up" and "Call Me", "Logic's masterful lyricism and limitless flow run the gamut of brutal self-honesty to supportive optimism, all without any signs that this project is anything less than some of his best work yet". [11]

Track listing

Bobby Tarantino III track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Introll" Logic 1:00
2."Vaccine"
  • Hall
  • Ivatury
2:02
3."Get Up"
  • 6ix
  • PSTMN
  • Murphy
3:33
4."My Way"
  • Hall
  • Ivatury
6ix2:37
5."Call Me"
  • Hall
  • Ivatury
  • Cooper McGill
  • William Harris
  • 6ix
  • Coop the Truth
3:30
6."Inside" (featuring Cynthia Erivo)
  • 6ix
  • FnZ
  • Keanu Beats
2:20
7."Flawless"
  • Hall
  • Ivatury
6ix3:44
8."Stupid Skit"
0:50
9."Theme for the People"
  • Hall
  • Ivatury
  • Metcalfe
  • Vignesh Vishwanathan
  • 6ix
  • PSTMN
  • VIG
1:57
10."God Might Judge"6ix5:30
11."See You Space Cowboy..."
  • 6ix
  • Keanu Beats
  • Aguilar
4:00
12."Untitled"
  • Hall
  • Ivatury
  • Matthew Crabtree
  • 6ix
  • MTK
2:09
Total length:33:12

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Bobby Tarantino III
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 146
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] 36
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [15] 69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 42
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 91
US Billboard 200 [19] 26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [20] 16

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