Da Drought 3
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Da Drought 3 |
| type | Mixtape |
| artist | Lil Wayne |
| cover | Da Drought 3 cover.jpg |
| released | April 13, 2007 |
| recorded | 2006–2007 |
| genre | Hip hop |
| length | 108:06 |
| label | Young Money |
| producer | |
| prev_title | Like Father, Like Son |
| prev_year | 2006 |
| next_title | The Leak |
| next_year | 2007 |
| :: |
| name = Da Drought 3 | type = Mixtape | artist = Lil Wayne | cover = Da Drought 3 cover.jpg | alt = | released = April 13, 2007 | recorded = 2006–2007 | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip hop | length = 108:06 | label = Young Money | producer = | prev_title = Like Father, Like Son | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = The Leak | next_year = 2007 Da Drought 3 is the seventh mixtape by Lil Wayne, released on April 13, 2007.
Background
This is the third in the trilogy of mixtapes in Da Drought series. Released in 2007, the mixtape was delayed slightly as a result of Wayne's last-minute decision to add songs to the album's second disc. The album is available as a free legal download. It only contains remixes of other songs. It is noted for Lil Wayne's use of similes, liquid non sequiturs, and metaphors.
When speaking to MTV about the double mixtape, Lil Wayne stated that he did not plan on two discs being released until he found how many songs he had recorded. He also stated he did not have a preconceived plan on how to choose the songs:
On August 5, 2025, the mixtape, along with Da Drought and Da Drought 2, all became available on streaming services for the first time since their initial releases. However, later that same week, the latter two were removed from streaming for unknown reasons, leaving only Da Drought 3 available.
Reception
|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide) |rev2score = A |rev3 = Pitchfork |rev3score = 8.5/10 |rev4 = Sputnikmusic |rev4score = 4.5/5 |rev5 = Stylus Magazine |rev5Score = B+ |rev6 = URB |rev6score = Da Drought 3 received acclaim from critics and was hailed as the best mixtape of 2007 by MTV News. Lil Wayne was officially named the "Hottest MC" by their hip hop brain trust. It was also nominated for mixtape of the year at the Ozone Awards but lost to Killer Mike's I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind. The album was #27 on *Rolling Stone'''s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed *Da Drought 3'' at number 99 on their list of the Top 200 albums of the 2000s and in 2016 they listed it number one on their list of the 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium.
Track listing
Disc one
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| # | Title | Length | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | 2:19 | |
| 2 | "Black Republicans" (feat. Juelz Santana) | 3:13 | |
| 3 | "Upgrade" | 4:12 | |
| 4 | "Put Some Keys on That" | 3:58 | |
| 5 | "Ride 4 My Niggas (Sky's the Limit)" | 5:20 | |
| 6 | "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (feat. Nicki Minaj) | 2:31 | |
| 7 | "We Takin' Over" (Remix) | 2:22 | |
| 8 | "Get High, Rule the World" | 3:49 | |
| 9 | "I Can't Feel My Face" | 3:42 | |
| 10 | "Dough Is What I Got" | 3:49 | |
| 11 | "Seat Down Low" | 3:12 | |
| 12 | "New Cash Money" (feat. Brisco) | 4:17 | |
| 13 | "Promise" | 4:31 | |
| 14 | "Outro" | 0:30 | |
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Disc two
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| # | Title | Length | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | 0:33 | |
| 2 | "Blooded" | 4:04 | |
| 3 | "Live From 504" | 2:21 | |
| 4 | "King Kong" | 4:11 | |
| 5 | "Dipset" | 4:07 | |
| 6 | "Forever" | 2:14 | |
| 7 | "Walk It Out" | 3:02 | |
| 8 | "Swizzy" (Remix) | 2:21 | |
| 9 | "Boom" | 3:22 | |
| 10 | "N.O. Nigga" | 2:49 | |
| 11 | "Back on My Grizzy" | 4:12 | |
| 12 | "Dipset 2" | 4:00 | |
| 13 | "President" (feat. Curren$y) | 3:38 | |
| 14 | "Crazy" | 4:30 | |
| 15 | "Outro" | 10:00 | |
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References
References
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- [https://www.complex.com/music/a/treyalston/lil-wayne-da-drought-mixtape-streaming-services]
- Purdom, Clayton. "Da Drought 3 – Lil Wayne". [[AllMusic]].
- Christgau, Robert. (March 2008). "Consumer Guide". [[MSN Music]].
- Dombal, Ryan. (May 16, 2007). "Lil Wayne: Da Drought 3". [[Pitchfork (website).
- joshuatree. (May 26, 2008). "Lil Wayne – Da Drought 3". Sputnikmusic.
- McGarvey, Evan. (May 10, 2007). "Lil Wayne – Da Drought 3 – Review". [[Stylus Magazine]].
- (April 24, 2007). "Lil Wayne – Da Drought 3". [[URB (magazine).
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070811221157/http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2007/hottest/index11.jhtml MTV News: Hottest MCs In The Game 1] ''[[MTV]].com'' Accessed November 30, 2008.
- Robert Christgau, David Fricke, Christian Hoard, Rob Sheffield (December 17, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071224110055/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/27 "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved December 20, 2007
- Pitchfork staff. (September 30, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 100-51". [[Pitchfork Media]].
- Pitchfork staff. (June 29, 2016). "The 50 Best Rap Mixtapes of the Millennium". [[Pitchfork Media]].
- Lil Wayne. (2007-04-13). "Da Drought 3".
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