Trap or Die 3

Trap or Die 3 is the ninth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on October 28, 2016, by YJ Music, Inc. and Def Jam Recordings.^[1] The album features guest appearances from Yo Gotti, Bankroll Fresh, French Montana, Lil Wayne, Plies and Chris Brown.^[2] The album was supported by two official singles: "Let Em Know" and "All There" featuring Bankroll Fresh.

Trap or Die 3
Studio album by Jeezy
Released	October 28, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	59:37
Label	YJ Music, Inc. Def Jam
Producer	30 Roc Big Korey Bruce Almighty D. Rich Doda 1K DJ Montay Kenoe Mike Will Made It Shawty Redd P.C. PD S-X
Jeezy chronology
Church in These Streets (2015) Trap or Die 3 (2016) Pressure (2017)
Singles from Trap or Die 3
"Let Em Know" Released: September 9, 2016 "All There" Released: October 6, 2016

Singles

The album's first single, "Let Em Know", was released on September 9, 2016.^[3] The album's second single, "All There" featuring Bankroll Fresh, was released on October 6, 2016.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
HipHopDX	3.3/5[7]
Pitchfork	6/10[8]
XXL	4/5 (XL)[9]

Trap or Die 3 received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on five reviews.^[5]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic said that on the album "Jeezy doesn't say much that deviates from previous ice-veined rhymes, but he attacks just about every track with intense focus and ferocity".^[6] HipHopDX reviewer Ural Garrett said that "Pretty Diamonds" is the best track of the album, but felt that the album was below expectations, saying: "Jeezy is better than Trap or Die 3 and he knows it".^[7]

Commercial performance

Trap or Die 3 debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, earning 89,000 album-equivalent units, of which 73,000 were pure album sales.^[10] It became Jeezy's third number-one album.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"In the Air"	Jay Jenkins Demetrius Stewart	Shawty Redd	3:33
2.	"G-Wagon"	Jenkins Stewart	Shawty Redd	3:46
3.	"It Is What It Is"	Jenkins Dwayne Richardson	D. Rich	3:15
4.	"Where It At" (featuring Yo Gotti)	Jenkins Pierre DeJournette Maurice Jordan Mario Mims	PD Kenoe	3:52
5.	"All There" (featuring Bankroll Fresh)	Jenkins Richardson Trentavious White	D. Rich	3:18
6.	"Going Crazy" (featuring French Montana)	Jenkins Richardson Karim Kharbouch	D. Rich	4:07
7.	"Bout That" (featuring Lil Wayne)	Jenkins Richardson Dwayne Carter, Jr.	D. Rich	3:46
8.	"So What"	Jenkins DeJournette	PD	2:55
9.	"Let Em Know"	Jenkins Keith Miller Desmond Gordon	P.C. Bruce Almighty	3:38
10.	"Recipe"	Jenkins Michael Williams II Samuel Gloade	Mike Will Made It 30 Roc	4:47
11.	"Goldmine"	Jenkins Korey Robertson Randy Reid, Jr. Montay Humphrey	DJ Montay Big Korey Doda 1K	3:32
12.	"U Kno It"	Jenkins Stewart	Shawty Redd	3:16
13.	"Like That"	Jenkins Richardson	D. Rich	2:59
14.	"Sexé" (featuring Plies)	Jenkins Richardson Algernod Washington	D. Rich	4:23
15.	"Pretty Diamonds" (featuring Chris Brown)	Jenkins Richardson Christopher Brown	D. Rich	4:29
16.	"Never Settle"	Jenkins Sam Gumbley	S-X	3:52
Total length:				59:37

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 60 US Billboard 200[12] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 34 US Rap Albums (Billboard)[15] 22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.