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| Released | November 19, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 70:03 | |||
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Mac & Cheese 3 is the sixteenth mixtape by American rapper French Montana, and the third installation in his "Mac & Cheese" series of mixtapes. It was released on November 19, 2012.[1] The mixtape features guest appearances from Diddy, Red Cafe, MGK, Los, Future, Chinx Drugz, Ma$e, Rico Love, Fat Joe, Wale, Mac Miller, Curren$y, J. Cole, Rick Ross, Trina, Prodigy, Fabolous, Tyga and Ace Hood.
Background
In 2012, French Montana signed a deal with Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment, and another deal with Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group. Montana announced his project, under the title Mac & Cheese 3, will be his first release on the label.[2] The mixtape has a selection of songs, which were meant for his debut album, titled Excuse My French. However, he decided to release this project, consisting twenty tracks for free download.[3] After a small delay, French Montana has released the third installment of the Mac & Cheese' mixtape series on November 18, 2012. He also released the mixtape in a clean version, in order to get radio airplay.[3]
Montana listed the guest appearances of Bad Boy affiliates Diddy, Red Cafe, MGK, Los, and MMG affiliates Rick Ross, Wale, alongside the likes of Chinx Drugz, Ma$e, Rico Love, Fat Joe, Future, Mac Miller, Curren$y, J. Cole, Trina, Prodigy, Fabolous, Tyga and Ace Hood. Production was handled by Young Chop, Harry Fraud, Boi-1da, DJ Mustard and Black Metaphor, among others.[2] The mixtape was downloaded over 437,000 times in under 2 weeks on the DatPiff server.[3] The mixtape was downloaded over a million times on DatPiff, that made the mixtape go "diamond".[4][5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only If for a Night (Intro)" | Harry Fraud | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Ocho Cinco" (featuring Diddy, Red Cafe, Machine Gun Kelly and King Los) |
| 4:06 |
| 3. | "Baby Momma (Skit)" | 0:32 | |
| 4. | "Yayo" (featuring Future and Chinx) |
| 3:12 |
| 5. | "Water" | Bandplay | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Grown Ups" (featuring Mase and Rico Love) |
| 4:17 |
| 7. | "Hatin' on a Youngin'" | Young Chop | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Devil Want My Soul" | Young Chop | 4:55 |
| 9. | "State of Mind" | Harry Fraud | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Don't Go Over There" (featuring Fat Joe and Wale) | 3:45 | |
| 11. | "Last of the Real" (featuring Mavado and Ace Hood) |
| 3:52 |
| 12. | "Weed (Skit)" | 0:51 | |
| 13. | "Triple Double" (featuring Mac Miller and Currensy) | Harry Fraud | 3:47 |
| 14. | "Diamonds" (featuring J. Cole and Rick Ross) |
| 4:10 |
| 15. | "Tic Toc" (featuring Trina) | The Renegades | 4:25 |
| 16. | "Hip Hop" (featuring Fat Joe) | Shawdi P | 3:04 |
| 17. | "Sanctuary (inspired from Kingdom Hearts)" (featuring U. Hikaru) | Black Metaphor | 5:17 |
| 18. | "No Sunshine" (featuring Prodigy and Chinx) | Dollarz | 3:59 |
| 19. | "Dance Move" (featuring Fabolous and Wale) | The Renegades | 2:51 |
| 20. | "Mean" (featuring Action Bronson) | Harry Fraud | 3:57 |
| 21. | "Thrilla in Manilla" (featuring Tyga) | DJ Mustard | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 70:03 | ||
Release history
| Regions | Dates | Label(s) |
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| Worldwide | November 19, 2012 | Coke Boys, Bad Boy, MMG |
References
- ↑ "New Mixtape: French Montana Mac & Cheese 3". Rap Radar. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- 1 2 Mac & Cheese 3 — A Guide to French Montana's Mixtapes | Complex
- 1 2 3 French Montana Talks 'Mac & Cheese 3' Mixtape, Readies 2013 Debut | Billboard
- ↑ "Diamond Mixtapes". DatPiff.
- ↑ "New Mixtape: French Montana Mac & Cheese 3". DatPiff. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
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