The Mix Tape, Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk (The Final Chapter) | ||||
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Released | August 11, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Studio | D&D Studios (New York, NY) | |||
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Length | 1:15:43 | |||
Label | Loud | |||
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The Mix Tape, Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk (The Final Chapter) is a mixtape by American DJ Funkmaster Flex. It was released on August 11, 1998, via Loud Records, serving as a sequel to 1997 The Mix Tape, Volume II (60 Minutes of Funk) and the third installment in his 60 Minute of Funk mixtape series. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York.
It spawned two singles: "Here We Go" featuring Khadejia and The Product G&B, which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up" featuring Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates, which found minor success on rap & R&B charts.
The album became Funkmaster Flex's most successful Mix Tape release, peaking at #4 on the Billboard 200 and at #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with sales of over 123,000 copies sold in the first week. [2] The album has achieved gold status from the Recording Industry Association of America on November 4, 1998, for sales and shipments of 500,000 copies.
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Freestyle over Chic "Good Times"/Bob James "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" Instrumentals" (performed by Busy Bee) | 2:54 | |
2. | "Here We Go" (performed by Khadejia and The Product G&B) | 2:50 | |
3. | "Freestyle over Mobb Deep "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" Instrumental" (performed by DMX) | The Abstract | 1:54 |
4. | "Freestyle over Raekwon "Incarcerated Scarfaces" Instrumental" (performed by Charli Baltimore and Cam'ron) | RZA | 2:53 |
5. | "Ain't No Nigga" (performed by Jay-Z) | 1:34 | |
6. | "Freestyle over Wu-Tang Clan "MGM" Instrumental" (performed by Ice Cube and Mack 10) | True Master | 1:53 |
7. | "Freestyle" (performed by KRS-One) | Domingo | 1:21 |
8. | "Wild for the Night" (performed by Rampage) | 2:12 | |
9. | "Thug Brothers" (performed by Big Pun and Noreaga) | Jesse West | 2:47 |
10. | "Freestyle" (performed by Mos Def) | Shawn J. Period | 1:33 |
11. | "Prime Time" (performed by Tha Alkaholiks and Xzibit) | Pete Rock | 1:22 |
12. | "Freestyle over Xzibit "Los Angeles Times" Instrumental" (performed by Common) | Mel-Man | 1:22 |
13. | "Freestyle over Raekwon "Ice Cream" Instrumental" (performed by Canibus) | RZA | 1:21 |
14. | "Freestyle over Wu-Tang Clan "Triumph" Instrumental" (performed by Missy Elliott) | RZA | 1:15 |
15. | "Freestyle over Slick Rick "Mona Lisa" Instrumental" (performed by Slick Rick) | Slick Rick | 1:34 |
16. | "Show Down" (performed by Buckshot and Q-Tip) | Da Beatminerz | 1:47 |
17. | "Do That" (performed by Cocoa Brovaz and Starang Wondah) | Jeff "Duval" Brown | 1:41 |
18. | "Freestyle over Mobb Deep "Shook Ones (Part II)" Instrumental" (performed by Mariah Carey and The League) | Mobb Deep | 1:21 |
19. | "Freestyle over Wu-Tang Clan "It's Yourz" Instrumental" (performed by King Sun) | RZA | 1:06 |
20. | "Freestyle" (performed by Gang Starr) | Gang Starr | 1:37 |
21. | "Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya" (performed by Lyve-N. Dyrect) |
| 2:09 |
22. | "Get Money" (performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A.) | 1:49 | |
23. | "Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up" (performed by Raekwon, The Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, Method Man and Killa Sin) | DJ Scratch | 3:14 |
24. | "Freestyle over Tha Alkaholiks "Next Level" Instrumental" (performed by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz) | Diamond D | 2:03 |
25. | "Freestyle over Raekwon "Glaciers of Ice" Instrumental" (performed by Mobb Deep) | RZA | 2:55 |
26. | "That Shit" (performed by A Tribe Called Quest and J Dilla) | The Ummah | 2:07 |
27. | "Freestyle over Mobb Deep "Front Lines (Hell on Earth)" Instrumental" (performed by Erykah Badu) | Mobb Deep | 1:09 |
28. | "Freestyle over Xzibit "At the Speed of Life" Instrumental" (performed by Big Pun, Fat Joe and Terror Squad) | Thayod Ausar | 2:48 |
29. | "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard) | 1:34 | |
30. | "Put Your Hammer Down" (performed by Wu-Tang Clan) | RZA | 2:22 |
31. | "Jump Around" (performed by House of Pain) | 1:21 | |
32. | "O.P.P." (performed by Naughty by Nature) | 1:35 | |
33. | "Whoop Whoop" (performed by DJ Pooh) | 0:19 | |
34. | "Freestyle" (performed by Eightball) | Mo-Suave-A | 1:50 |
35. | "Freestyle over Mobb Deep "Drop a Gem on 'em" Instrumental" (performed by EPMD) | Mobb Deep | 1:51 |
36. | "Freestyle over Sadat X "Lump Lump" Instrumental" (performed by Keith Murray) | Buckwild | 1:48 |
37. | "Show Me Love" (performed by 24/7) | Jesse West | 1:33 |
38. | "Freestyle" (performed by Flipmode Squad) | Busta Rhymes | 3:41 |
39. | "10% Dis" (performed by Foxy Brown) |
| 1:01 |
40. | "Freestyle" (performed by Shaquille O'Neal and Sonja Blade) | Clark Kent | 2:00 |
Total length: | 1:15:43 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] | 29 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] | 56 |
US Billboard 200 [5] | 4 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] | 2 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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