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
ReleasedDecember 19, 2006 (2006-12-19)
GenreHip hop
Label
Producer
DJ Clue? chronology
The Professional 2
(2001)
The Professional 3
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX3/5[1]
RapReviews6.5/10[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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."War" (featuring Nas)  1:57
2."Clear Da Scene" (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Ransom)Doughboyz3:53
3."Fuck Off" (featuring Young Jeezy and Juelz Santana)Develop2:47
4."The Gold" (featuring Mobb Deep)DJ Clue4:26
5."I Really Wanna Know You" (featuring Jagged Edge and Fabolous)
  • DJ Clue
  • DURO
  • Jremy[a]
  • Jovonn "The Last Don" Alexander[a]
6:12
6."A Week Ago, Part I" (featuring Mario Winans and Game)4:15
7."Like This" (featuring Fabolous and Kanye West)
Kanye West5:28
8."Almost Fucked" (featuring Snoop Dogg)LT Hutton2:47
9."Grill & Woman" (featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall and Bun B)Chops4:33
10."Liberty Bell" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Cassidy and Freeway)DJ Clue2:48
11."Da Boss" (featuring Fabolous)
Sha Tek3:12
12."The Animal" (featuring Styles P)DJ Clue3:18
13."Middle Finger U" (featuring Cam'ron and Juelz Santana)
DJ Clue3:44
14."Giantz of NYC" (featuring M.O.P.)The Heatmakerz4:19
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 Beatz4:00
17."A Week Ago, Part 2" (featuring Game and Mario Winans)
  • Shaw
  • Taylor
  • Winans
DJ Clue4:16
18."Uptown" (featuring Consequence)  3:43

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies additional vocal production
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

Personnel

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Fleury, Serge (December 27, 2006). "DJ Clue - The Professional Part III". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Chandler, Justin (January 16, 2007). "DJ Clue :: The Professional 3 :: Roc-A-Fella Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "DJ Clue 2 Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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