''Trap or Die 3'' is the ninth studio album by American rapper Jeezy. It was released on October 28, 2016, by

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and

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. The album features

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s from

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, French Montana,

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, Plies and Chris Brown. The album was supported by two official singles: "Let Em Know" and " All There" featuring Bankroll Fresh.

Singles

The album's first single, "Let Em Know", was released on September 9, 2016. The album's second single, " All There" featuring

, was released on October 6, 2016.

Critical reception

''Trap or Die 3'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 70, based on five reviews. Andy Kellman of

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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". ''

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'' 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".

Commercial performance

''Trap or Die 3'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, earning 89,000

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s, of which 73,000 were pure album sales. It became Jeezy's third number-one album.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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