Trunk Muzik 3

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Trunk Muzik III
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Studio album by
Yelawolf
ReleasedMarch 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)
Recorded2018-2019
Studio
Genre
Length56:02
Label
Producer
Yelawolf chronology
Trial by Fire
(2017)		Trunk Muzik III
(2019)
Singles from Trunk Muzik 3
  1. "TM3"
    Released: March 15, 2019
  2. "Catfish Billy 2"
    Released: March 22, 2019

TrunkMuzik 3 (stylized as Trunk Muzik III) is the upcoming fifth studio album by American rapper Yelawolf. It is scheduled to be released on March 29, 2019 [1] . It will be his final album under Eminem's imprint Shady Records, and will be released in conjunction with Interscope Records and Yelawolf's own label Slumerican. [2] The album marks a return to an emphasis on the southern hip hop sound that was predominant in Yelawolf's music at the start of the decade, a contrast to the country-folk and hip hop fusions of his previous two albums. While the album is titled as the third in the Trunk Muzik series, it is technically the fourth, following his 2009 mixtape Trunk Muzik , its subsequent 2010 reissue Trunk Muzik 0-60 , and 2013's Trunk Muzik Returns .

Yelawolf American rapper

Michael Wayne Atha, better known as Yelawolf, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from Gadsden, Alabama. Yelawolf released his first independent album Creek Water in 2005. Between 2005 to 2010 he released one extended play (EP) and four mixtapes. It was not until 2010's Trunk Muzik EP that Yelawolf started to gain mainstream attention. The same year would see Yelawolf sign a record deal with Interscope Records. His first release on a major label would be a somewhat reworked Trunk Muzik, titled Trunk Muzik 0-60 which shared six track's from Trunk Muzik.

Eminem American rapper and actor

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, film producer, and actor. He is consistently cited as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time in hip hop, with Rolling Stone placing him in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and labeling him the "King of Hip Hop".

Shady Records record label

Shady Records is an American record label founded in 1999 by rapper Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg, after the highly successful release of Eminem's The Slim Shady LP. Both serve as the label's presidents.

Contents

Sessions for the album began in January 2018, following the release Yelawolf's fourth album Trial By Fire, with long-time producer and collaborator WLPWR. This marks their first production collaboration on one of Yelawolf's studio albums since the release of 2015's Love Story . [3]

<i>Trial by Fire</i> (Yelawolf album) 2017 studio album by Yelawolf

Trial by Fire is the fourth studio album by American rapper Yelawolf. The album was released on October 27, 2017, by Slumerican, Shady Records and Interscope Records. This album was entirely produced by Yelawolf himself.

WLPWR

William Washington, known professionally as WLPWR is a musician and music producer who is the founder of SupaHotBeats a record label and production studio based out of Atlanta founded by Washington in 2002.

<i>Love Story</i> (Yelawolf album) 2015 studio album by Yelawolf

Love Story is the third studio album by American rapper Yelawolf. It was released on April 21, 2015, by Interscope Records, Shady Records and Slumerican. The album was described by Yelawolf as a more passionate album than his debut album. Recording process took place primarily in Nashville, Tennessee from 2012 to 2015. The production on the album was handled by Yelawolf himself, along with Eminem, Malay and WLPWR, among others. The album was influenced by aspects of country and rock.

The album also features production from DJ Paul, Jim Jonsin, and Ms Madli, and collaborations from Rittz, DJ Paul, and DJ Klever.

DJ Paul American rapper and record producer

Paul Duane Beauregard, better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, songwriter and entrepreneur from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia and the brother of the late rapper Lord Infamous.

James Scheffer, professionally known as Jim Jonsin, is an American record producer, songwriter, businessman and DJ from South Florida. Jonsin has collaborated with numerous artists, including Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Usher, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Eminem, Yelawolf, Nelly, T.I., Danity Kane and Jamie Foxx, among others. Jonsin won a Grammy in 2009, for Best Rap Song for Lil Wayne's "Lollipop". That year he was also nominated for his production on T.I.'s "Whatever You Like", which also garnered a nomination for Best Rap Song.

Jonathan McCollum, better known by his stage name Rittz, is an American rapper. He was previously signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music label. His debut album The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant was released on April 30, 2013.

Background

In 2009, Yelawolf collaborated with producer WLPWR on Trunk Muzik , which was released to much acclaim and garnered him a strong following in the hip hop community. The release of the mixtape led to a record contract with Interscope Records, and after hearing the mixtape, rapper Eminem signed Yelawolf to his label Shady Records. [4] After the release of 2011's Radioactive, Yelawolf released a mixtape in 2013 titled Trunk Muzik Returns , which served as a sequel the original Trunk Muzik. The mixtape also showcases a stylistic departure for Yelawolf, one that incorporates elements of country folk and southern rock into hip hop, a sound that would be prevalent on his following studio albums, Love Story (2015) and Trial By Fire (2017). Yelawolf described this departure from orthodox hip hop as "artistically empowering" and "unconventional". [5] In mid-2017, while taking a short hiatus from the music industry, Yelawolf posted a video of himself on Instagram with the caption "TM3", which led to speculation that he might have begun work on a third installment in the Trunk Muzik series. In January of 2018, Yelawolf officially announced production of Trunk Muzik 3 had begun in Nashville, Tennessee with WLPWR once again producing.

<i>Trunk Muzik</i> album by Yelawolf

Trunk Muzik is a mixtape by southern rapper Yelawolf, released on January 1, 2010. It features ten all new songs and two remixes. It is hosted by DJ Burn One and contains production from WLPWR, Maylay & KP and Kane Beatz and features guest appearances from Bun B, Rittz, Diamond, Raekwon and Juelz Santana.

Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. It was originally founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records. At the time, it differed from most record companies by giving decision-making authority to its A&R staff and allowing artists and producers complete creative control. It had its first hit records less than a year after it was founded, and achieved profitability in 1993. Iovine served as chairman and CEO until May 2014, when he was succeeded by John Janick.

<i>Radioactive</i> (Yelawolf album) 2011 studio album by Yelawolf

Radioactive is the second studio album and major label debut by American rapper Yelawolf. It was released on November 21, 2011 through Shady Records and Interscope Records.

Yelawolf assembled a band, promptly called the "Sons of Sheila" (a reference to Yelawolf's mother's name) in mid-2018 and launched a 25-date tour in support of the album titled the "Trunk Muzik III" tour. [6] During a show in Denver, Colorado, Yelawolf announced that Trunk Muzik III would be his final album under Shady Records. "Five fuckin’ albums on Shady Records. I feel blessed for that. Make some noise for Marshall Mathers!” [7]

Denver State capital and consolidated city-county in Colorado

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and it is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.

During the first week of 2019, Yelawolf released a promotional freestyle titled "Get Buck", which would be indicative to the general sound of the album. [8] The following week, he released "Pinto Bean" and announced that he would be releasing a weekly freestyle until the release of Trunk Muzik 3. [9] A total of 8 freestyles have currently been released, including "Jesco White", [10] "Billy Goat", [11] "Skallywag", [12] "Elvis Messy", [13] "Mtn. Dew Mouth" [14] and "Bloody Sunday", the latter of which garnered controversy after it featured lines targeting rappers G-Eazy and Post Malone. [15]

G-Eazy American rapper and record producer

Gerald Earl Gillum, known professionally as G-Eazy, is an American rapper and philanthropist from Oakland, California. His first major-label album, These Things Happen, was released on June 23, 2014 and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. His second studio album, When It's Dark Out, was released on December 4, 2015. It featured the single "Me, Myself & I", which reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100. His third and most recent studio album, The Beautiful & Damned, was released on December 15, 2017.

Post Malone American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer

Austin Richard Post, known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Post Malone has gained recognition for blending various musical genres, for his introspective songwriting, and his laconic vocal style. Born in Syracuse, New York and raised in Grapevine, Texas, Malone began his hip hop career following the release of his debut single "White Iverson" in 2015.

The cover art, tracklist and release date were revealed on March 14 (coincidentally on the fifth anniversary of the release of Trunk Muzik Returns), which scheduled the album for release on March 29, 2019. [16]

Recording

Yelawolf stated in regards to WLPWR, "Most don't realize we've been making music for 16 years. This is growth. The evolution of two creatives, a friendship, and the Trunk Muzik brand, it's coming". In an interview, WLPWR stated "I’m super excited … I think this is an amazing time for me in my career. Yela’s been doing some extremely good things in his own career. We took a little break from working with each other after Love Story. I produced a great majority of the Love Story album … I think the next step for him was to explore producing on his own. And so recently, he hit me up and we just … Like brothers, we just decided to go ahead and do it without hesitation. I’m telling you, man, it’s really incredible. People should be really excited to hear this stuff. It’s really creative and really, really … We’re pushing the envelope.” [17] He went on to speak on Yelawolf's production skills and their dynamic in the studio by stating “He’s leaning on me to some extent, but a lot of people don’t realize that he’s really involved with the production process. He is a producer himself. But it’s the same as we’ve always done. He just kind of lets me live in the producer world, and he lives in the artist world. But it would be naïve of me to say he has nothing to do with the production side of it because he certainly does. He’s very particular about his cadences. He’s very particular about what type of sounds will inspire him. So, I’ll probably get to wear the production hat in the instance. However, I wouldn’t dare say production credit-wise it’s just all me".

In January 2019, Yelawolf stated "The album is done, the music is done. We just added a song last week, that's the reason why I take my time with releasing albums, and projects, because you never really know what's going to happen or what might inspire you. [If] you put an album out and then you go in the studio and record a banger, then you're like "fuck man, I wish I would have waited and could have put that on the album." Yelawolf also spoke on the production featured on the album. [18] "DJ Paul is all over Trunk Muzik 3. Jim Jonsin, WLPWR, all the usual suspects. All my old homies, we just went back and did what we do."

Singles

On March 13, 2019, Yelawolf announced that the album's lead single would also be the album's title-track, titled "TM3". [19] It was released on March 15, 2019 and made available for digital download. [20] The song was produced by WLPWR and features scratches by DJ Klever. On March 20, 2019, Yelawolf announced that the album's second single would be the sequel to "Catfish Billy" from his 2013 mixtape Trunk Muzik Returns, titled "Catfish Billy 2". [21] It was released on March 22, 2019 and made available for digital download. [22] The song was produced by WLPWR.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."TM3"3:09
2."Catfish Billy 2"3:18
3."Rowdy"4:28
4."Special Kind of Bad"3:46
5."Like I Love You"3:44
6."Drugs"4:30
7."Trailer Park Hollywood"3:57
8."No Such Thing as Free"4:08
9."We Slum"4:10
10."Box Chevy 6"4:57
11."All the Way Up"4:18
12."Over Again"2:49
13."Addiction"3:58
14."Over Here"4:50
Total length:56:02

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  9. ↑ "Yelawolf Snarls With Hunger On "Pinto Bean" Freestyle". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  10. ↑ Slumerican (2019-01-31), YelaWolf "Jesco White" Freestyle , retrieved 2019-03-14
  11. ↑ Slumerican (2019-02-06), YelaWolf "Billy Goat" Freestyle , retrieved 2019-03-14
  12. ↑ Slumerican (2019-02-16), YelaWolf "SKALLYWAG" Freestyle , retrieved 2019-03-14
  13. ↑ Slumerican (2019-02-23), YelaWolf "Elvis Messy" Freestyle , retrieved 2019-03-14
  14. ↑ Slumerican (2019-03-02), YelaWolf "Mountain Dew Mouth" Freestyle | TM3 Coming Soon , retrieved 2019-03-14
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