Luca Brasi 3
| Luca Brasi 3 | |
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| Mixtape by | |
| Released | September 28, 2018 (2018年09月28日) |
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| Length | 58:13 |
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| Kevin Gates chronology | |
| Singles from Luca Brasi 3 | |
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Luca Brasi 3 is the sixteenth mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Kevin Gates. It was released on September 28, 2018, via Bread Winners Association and Atlantic Records.
Background
[edit ]Luca Brasi 3 is the third installment of the Luca Brasi series by American rapper Kevin Gates. The mixtape serves as his second release of 2018, following Chained to the City , just four months prior, as well as his first full-length release since being released from prison.[1] To promote the project, Gates was interviewed by Beats 1's Zane Lowe, stating that "This is my first time truly being free, I always had something over my head, I was always fighting the court case, I always had a warrant or something pending. This is my first time truly enjoying life." He also stated that on Luca Brasi 3 that he mentions topics that he couldn't talk about on the first two installments.[2]
Singles
[edit ]The first two singles "Great Man" and "Money Long" were released on September 3, 2018.[3] The music video of "Money Long" was released on September 13, 2018.[4] The music video of "Great Man" was released on October 31, 2018.[5]
The third single "Me Too" was released on September 20, 2018.[6] The fourth single is "Adding Up" was released September 24, 2018.[7] The music video was released on September 28, 2018.[8]
Other songs
[edit ]The music video for "M.A.T.A" was released December 3, 2018.[9]
The music video for "Discussion" was released December 19, 2018.[10]
Commercial performance
[edit ]Luca Brasi 3 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, earning 78,000 album-equivalent units, which included 18,000 copies sold in its first week.[11] This became Gates' third top-ten album on the chart. The album also debuted at number three on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[12] On July 9, 2019, the mixtape was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.[13]
Track listing
[edit ]Writing credits adapted from Tidal [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Discussion" |
| Yung Lan | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Shakin' Back" |
| Rippa on the Beat | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Ridiculous" |
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| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Money Long" |
| DJ Chose | 2:49 |
| 5. | "I Got U" |
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| 3:09 |
| 6. | "Great Man" |
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| 2:56 |
| 7. | "Find U Again" |
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| 4:12 |
| 8. | "Adding Up" |
| Invincible Beats | 3:26 |
| 9. | "In God I Trust" |
| Mad Max | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Me Too" |
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| 3:22 |
| 11. | "Servin' H" |
| Yung Lan | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Wrong Love" |
| 2:55 | |
| 13. | "Luca Brasi Freestyle" |
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| 4:04 |
| 14. | "Shoulda" |
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| 2:43 |
| 15. | "Kung Fu" |
| Yung Lan | 3:04 |
| 16. | "Don't Know" |
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| 2:40 |
| 17. | "Tryna Yea" |
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| 3:22 |
| 18. | "M.A.T.A" |
| Fresh Ayr | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 58:13 | |||
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit ]
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Year-end charts[edit ]
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Certifications
[edit ]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[22] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Kevin Gates Confirms Luca Brasi 3 Release During First Interview Since Jail Release". Thesource.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Gates Talks Insecurities, Parenthood and Upcoming Album". Complex . Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Listen to Money Long & Great Man by Kevin Gates on TIDAL". Tidal . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Gates - Money Long [Official Music Video] - YouTube". YouTube . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Gates - Great Man [Official Music Video] - YouTube" . Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Me Too by Kevin Gates on TIDAL". TIDAL . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Adding Up by Kevin Gates on TIDAL". TIDAL . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Gates - Adding Up [Official Music Video] - YouTube" . Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Kevin Gates - M.A.T.A [Official Music Video] - YouTube". YouTube . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Gates - Discussion [Official Music Video] - YouTube". YouTube . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Keith Caulfield (October 7, 2018). "Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Second-Largest Streaming Week Ever for an Album". Billboard .
- ^ "Kevin Gates Luca Brasi 3 Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America .
- ^ "Luca Brasi 3 : Kevin Gates". Tidal.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kevin Gates – Luca Brasi 3". Recording Industry Association of America.