''Restless'' is the third studio album by American rapper

Trae Trae is a given name. Notable people with the name "Trae" include *Trae Bell-Haynes (born 1995), Canadian basketball player *Trae Coyle (born 2001), English footballer *Trae Crowder (born 1986), American comedian *Trae Elston (born 1994), Americ ...

. It was released on June 27, 2006, by G-Maab Entertainment,

Rap-A-Lot Records Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget in 1986. Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary. Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut ''The Vigilante''. The label w ...

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, and

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. Despite the album becoming Trae's third official release through his independently-owned record label, G-Maab Entertainment, ''Restless'' serves as Trae's first commercial record to be released through Rap-A-Lot Records, Asylum Records, and Atlantic Records.

Music and lyrics

The album's ninth track, "The Truth", features a added guest verse from a fellow American rapper

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, and 2Pac's verse on "The Truth" occurs to be the same verse that 2Pac originally recorded for the song, "Dumpin, from which was taken from 2Pac's posthumously-released studio album, ''

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'' (2006).

Reception

About.com named ''Restless'' as one of the top 100 rap albums of the 2000s.

Track listing

;Sample credits *"Screw Done Already Warned Me" contains a sample of "B****es Ain't S***" performed by

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*"Restless" contains a sample of "The Overture of Foxy Brown" performed by

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*"Swang" contains samples of "The Lady in My Life" performed by

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, and "25 Lighters" performed by DJ DMD *"Cadillac" contains a sample of "N Luv wit My Money" performed by

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and

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*"No Help" contains a sample of "

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" performed by

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Charts

Singles

References

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