Soundbombing III

Soundbombing III is a compilation album by Rawkus Records, the third installment of their Soundbombing series. It was released on June 4, 2002,^[6] and was the first album released after Rawkus signed a distribution deal with MCA. The compilation was mixed by Cipha Sounds and Mr. Choc.^[7] Three songs from the album were released as singles: "The Life", "Crew Deep", and "Put It in the Air".^[8]

Soundbombing III
Compilation album by Rawkus Records
Released	June 4, 2002
Genre	Hip-hop
Label	Rawkus
Producer	Ayatollah Rockwilder Hi-Tek V.I.C. Anthony Tidd Zap Mama Q-Tip The Beatnuts DJ Quik Novel The Roots Curt Gowdy Jocko
Rawkus Records chronology
Lyricist Lounge 2 (2000) Soundbombing III (2002) Best of Decade I: 1995-2005 (2005)
Singles from Soundbombing III
"The Life" Released: 2002 "Crew Deep" Released: 2002 "Put It in the Air" Released: 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
Pitchfork	2.2/10[4]
RapReviews	[5]

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Other album appearance(s)
1	"Intro"		Cipha Sounds, Mr. Choc
2	"The Life"	Ayatollah	Styles P, Pharoahe Monch	A Gangster and a Gentleman
3	"Freak Daddy"	Rockwilder	Mos Def	Previously unreleased
4	"Skit"		*Interlude*
5	"Crew Deep"	Hi-Tek	Skillz, Kandi, Missy Elliott	I Ain't Mad No More
6	"My Life"	V.I.C.	Kool G Rap, Capone-N-Noreaga	The Giancana Story
7	"Round & Round (Remix)"	Hi-Tek	Hi-Tek, Jonell, Pharoahe Monch, Kool G Rap, Method Man	Hi-Teknology
8	"Yelling Away"	Anthony Tidd, Zap Mama	Zap Mama, Talib Kweli, Common	Ancestry in Progress
9	"Skit"		*Interlude*
10	"What Lies Beneath"	Q-Tip	Q-Tip
11	"The Trouble Is..."	The Beatnuts	The Beatnuts
12	"Put It In The Air"	DJ Quik	Talib Kweli, DJ Quik	Quality
13	"They Don't Flow"	Novel	Novel, Skillz
14	"Rhymes & Ammo"	The Roots	The Roots, Talib Kweli	Phrenology (as a hidden track)
15	"Spit Again"	Curt Gowdy	Cocoa Brovaz, Dawn Penn
16	"On The Block"	Jocko	R.A. the Rugged Man, L. Dionne and Human Beatbox Bub	Die, Rugged Man, Die
17	"Outro"		Cipha Sounds, Mr. Choc

Charts

Album Chart (2002) Peak position US Billboard 200[9] 23 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 8

Singles "The Life" Chart (2002) Peak position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 66 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[12] 65 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 50 "Crew Deep" Chart (2002) Peak position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 83 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales (Billboard)[15] 15 US Hot 100 Singles Sales (Billboard)[16] 41