The Professional 3 is the third studio album by American record producer DJ Clue. It was released on December 19, 2006 via Roc-A-Fella Records, serving as a sequel to his 2001 The Professional 2.
| The Professional 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 19, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer |
| |||
| DJ Clue? chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| HipHopDX | 3/5[1] |
| RapReviews | 6.5/10[2] |
Production was handled by Ken "Duro" Ifill, DVLP, Baby Paul, CHOPS, Filthy, Kanye West, L.T. Hutton, Shatek King, Swizz Beatz. The Heatmakerz and Clue himself.
It features guest appearances by Fabolous, Juelz Santana, Mario Winans, The Game, Beanie Sigel, Bun B, Cam'ron, Cassidy, Consequence, Fat Joe, Freeway, Jadakiss, Jagged Edge, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Mike Jones, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Nas, Paul Wall, Ransom, Remy Ma, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Styles P and Young Jeezy.
The album peaked at number seventy-three on the Billboard 200 chart, and number eighteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "War" (featuring Nas) | 1:57 | ||
| 2. | "Clear Da Scene" (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Ransom) | Doughboyz | 3:53 | |
| 3. | "Fuck Off" (featuring Young Jeezy and Juelz Santana) |
| Develop | 2:47 |
| 4. | "The Gold" (featuring Mobb Deep) | DJ Clue | 4:26 | |
| 5. | "I Really Wanna Know You" (featuring Jagged Edge and Fabolous) | 6:12 | ||
| 6. | "A Week Ago, Part I" (featuring Mario Winans and Game) |
|
| 4:15 |
| 7. | "Like This" (featuring Fabolous and Kanye West) |
| Kanye West | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Almost Fucked" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | LT Hutton | 2:47 | |
| 9. | "Grill & Woman" (featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall and Bun B) | Chops | 4:33 | |
| 10. | "Liberty Bell" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Cassidy and Freeway) | DJ Clue | 2:48 | |
| 11. | "Da Boss" (featuring Fabolous) |
| Sha Tek | 3:12 |
| 12. | "The Animal" (featuring Styles P) |
| DJ Clue | 3:18 |
| 13. | "Middle Finger U" (featuring Cam'ron and Juelz Santana) |
| DJ Clue | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Giantz of NYC" (featuring M.O.P.) | The Heatmakerz | 4:19 | |
| 15. | "You Don't Really Wanna" (featuring Fat Joe and Remy Ma) | 3:22 | ||
| 16. | "Ugly (Thug It Out)" (featuring Jadakiss and Swizz Beatz) | Swizz Beatz | 4:00 | |
| 17. | "A Week Ago, Part 2" (featuring Game and Mario Winans) |
| DJ Clue | 4:16 |
| 18. | "Uptown" (featuring Consequence) | 3:43 |
Notes
Sample credits
- "Clear Da Scene" contains elements from "Stick Em", written by Mark Morales, Darren Robinson, and Damon Wimbley.
- "Fuck Off" contains samples from "A Child of God (It's Hard to Believe", written by Donald French and Millie Jackson, and performed by Millie Jackson.
- "The Gold" contains a sample of "The Golden Lady", written by Sheila Ferguson and [[Georges Garvarentz|Diran Garvarentz], as performed by The Three Degrees.
- "I Really Wanna Know You"
- contains elements from "Come and Talk to Me", written by Don DeGrate.
- contains a sample of "Impeach the President", written by Roy Hammond, as performed by The Honey Drippers.
- "Almost Fucked" contains elements from "It Takes Two", written by James Brown and Rob Base.
- "Liberty Bell" contains a sample from "That Won't Stop Me (From Loving You)", as performed and written by Jimmy Lewis.
- "Da Boss" contains elements from "Please Don't Leave Me Lonely", performed and written by King Floyd.
- Giantz of NYC" contains a sample of "Go Out and Get Some (Get It Out Cha System)", as performed by Millie Jackson, written by Millie Jackson and Randy Klein.
- "You Don't Really Wanna" contains excerpts from "Brown Baby", performed by Billy Paul, and written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
Personnel
edit- DJ Clue – executive producer, keyboards (6, 10, 12)
- Jovonn "The Last Don" Alexander – keyboards (13)
- Chris Athens – mastering
- Darryl Beaton – keyboards (7)
- Dinky Bingham – keyboards (5, 6)
- Chops – engineer (9)
- Miss Connie – background vocals (7)
- Develop – engineer (2)
- Skane Dolla – executive producer
- Shaun Don – mixing (8)
- Supa Engineer DURO – executive producer, engineer (11), mixing (2-7, 9-17)
- Khalil "BDK" Edwards – mixing assistant (3-7, 10-15, 17)
- Paul Gregory – engineer (4-6, 10, 12-15, 17)
- LT Hutton – hook and vocals (8)
- Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (7)
- Claude Kelly – additional background vocals (6)
- Sam Lebeau – engineer (8)
- Poobs – engineer (16)
- Eric "ERK" Vargas – engineer (16)
- Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – mixing assistant (3-7, 10-15, 17)
Charts
edit
Weekly chartsedit
|
Year-end chartsedit
|
References
edit- ^ Fleury, Serge (December 27, 2006). "DJ Clue - The Professional Part III". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Chandler, Justin (January 16, 2007). "DJ Clue :: The Professional 3 :: Roc-A-Fella Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
External links
edit- DJ Clue? – The Professional 3 at Discogs (list of releases)
 | This 2006 hip hop album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |