Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever

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Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever
Summertime shootout 3 cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
Recorded2017–2019
Genre Hip hop
Length65:51
Label
Producer
Fabolous chronology
Friday on Elm Street
(2017)
Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever
(2019)
Singles from Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever
  1. "Ooh Yea"
    Released: July 8, 2018
  2. "Choosy"
    Released: October 14, 2019
  3. "B.O.M.B.S."
    Released: November 15, 2019
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RapReviews7/10 [1]

Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever is the seventh studio album by American rapper Fabolous, released on November 29, 2019, by Street Family Records, Roc Nation and Def Jam Recordings. The album includes guest appearances from 2 Chainz, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Chris Brown, Davido, Gucci Mane, Jacquees, Jeremih, Josh K, Lil Durk, Meek Mill, PnB Rock, Roddy Ricch, Teyana Taylor, Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla Sign and YFN Lucci. The album also serves as the third and final installment of the Summertime Shootout series. [2]

Contents

Background

In August 2017, Fabolous announced the project via his Instagram using the hashtag "#SummertimeShootout3OnTheWay". [3] On July 8, 2018, the first single "Ooh Yea" featuring Ty Dolla $ign was released. [4] On October 14, 2019, the second single "Choosy" featuring Jeremih and Davido was released. [5] On November 15, 2019, the third single "B.O.M.B.S." was released. [6] On March 27, 2020, the music video for "Cold Summer" was released and directed by Diego Cruz. [7] In early April 2020, Fabolous started the #ColdSummerChallenge on Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, allowing fans and other artists to share their creativity by performing a freestyle over the instrumental using the hashtag. [8]

Release

Ten days before the release of the album, Fabolous posted a 30-second trailer for the album on his Instagram along with its release date. [9] A week later the tracklist and the cover art for the album was revealed.

Commercial performance

Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 44,000 album-equivalent units, of which 6,000 were pure album sales in its first week, becoming Fabolous's seventh US top ten on the chart. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cold Summer"
4:29
2."B.O.M.B.S."
StreetRunner3:05
3."Talk to Me Nicely" (featuring Meek Mill)3:17
4."Cap" (featuring Lil Durk)
3:48
5."Gone for the Summer" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)
  • Jaye R
  • StreetRunner
5:44
6."Seasons Change" (featuring Tory Lanez)Reazy Renegade3:28
7."Bae Dreaming" (featuring YFN Lucci)
DJ Lavish Lee2:44
8."My Mind" (featuring Jacquees)
3:40
9."Choosy" (featuring Jeremih and Davido)
  • Hitmaka
  • Swiff D
3:34
10."Ooh Yea" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
  • Jackson
  • Tyrone Griffin, Jr.
  • Ward
  • Michael Hernandez
  • Christopher Dotson
  • Floyd Bentley
  • Nima Jahanbin
  • Paimon Jahanbin
  • Hitmaka
  • Foreign Teck
  • Wallis Lane
3:29
11."Options" (featuring PnB Rock, Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz)
3:46
12."Insecure"AraabMuzik4:41
13."Frenemies" (featuring Josh K)
  • Mally the Martian
  • Omar Grand
5:45
14."Time" (featuring Roddy Ricch)
3:41
15."Us vs. The World" (featuring Chris Brown and Teyana Taylor)
Leer Luciano5:50
16."Too Late" (featuring Jeremih)
4:50
Total length:65:51

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

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