Third Power (album)

Third Power
Studio album by DJ Drama
Released	October 11, 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Hip hop
Label	E1, Aphilliates, Powerhouse Productions
Producer	Drumma Boy, Cardiak, Akon, Mike Dean, Lil' Lody, Mike WiLL Made It, V2 The Hitman, Dawty Music, Young Yonny, Nard & B, A-Traxx, Giorgio Tuinfort, Squat
DJ Drama chronology
Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) (2009) Third Power (2011) Quality Street Music (2012)
Singles from Third Power
"Oh My" Released: May 13, 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]
XXL	[3]

Third Power is the third studio album by American hip hop artist DJ Drama, released on October 11, 2011.^[4] It marks his first album not to be released in the Gangsta Grillz series, after his previous two studio albums Gangsta Grillz: The Album (2007) and Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) (2009). Featured guests on the album include Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa, Roscoe Dash, Freddie Gibbs, Young Jeezy, Wale, J. Cole, Chris Brown, Pusha T, French Montana, Crooked I, B.o.B, Gucci Mane, Ya Boy, Akon, Trey Songz, and Big Sean among others.

Background

Initially, the album was set to be titled Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 3), continuing the sequential titles of his previous two releases: however, in an interview at the BET Awards on July 8, 2011, he revealed that he had changed the album's title to Third Power. In a press release, DJ Drama spoke about how he felt the album was his best to date: he felt it was his "biggest and best yet" and that it represents three generations of hip-hop: "the music I came up on, the movements that I was a part of, and a whole new generation of Hip-Hop that is changing the face of music". The album leaked October 8, 2011.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Oh My", was released as a digital download on June 17, 2011.^[5] The song features guest appearances from American hip-hop artists Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa and Roscoe Dash, and features production from record producer Drumma Boy. The song debuted at number one-hundred on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending August 6, 2011,^[6] becoming DJ Drama's first appearance on the chart, and also peaked at number nineteen on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number twelve on the Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States, also becoming his highest peaking song on both of these charts. It has since peaked at #95 on the Hot 100. The official remix to "Oh My" features Trey Songz, 2 Chainz, & Big Sean. On September 13, 2011 it was revealed "Never See You Again" featuring Wale & Talia Coles would be the album's second single.^[7] However, "Ain't No Way Around It" featuring Future was released instead, and it peaked at #98 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. After the release of Third Power, "Undercover" featuring Chris Brown and J. Cole debuted at #15 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh My" (featuring Fabolous, Roscoe Dash & Wiz Khalifa)	Tyree Simmons, Christopher Gholson, John Jackson, Jeffery Johnson, Jr., Cameron Thomaz	Drumma Boy	4:23
2.	"Rough" (featuring Young Jeezy & Freddie Gibbs)	Simmons, Jay Jenkins, Fredrick Tipton, Antoine Kearney	Lil' Lody	3:17
3.	"Lay Low" (featuring Young Chris, Meek Mill & Freeway)	Simmons, Christopher Ries, Robert Williams, Leslie Pridgen	Cardiak	4:42
4.	"Ain't No Way Around It" (featuring Future)	Simmons, Michael Williams II, Nayvadius Willburn	Mike WiLL Made It	3:25
5.	"Undercover" (featuring Chris Brown & J. Cole)	Simmons, Christopher Brown, Jermaine Cole	V12 The Hitman	3:50
6.	"Everything that Glitters" (featuring Pusha T & French Montana)	Simmons, Terrence Thornton, Karim Kharbouch	A-Traxx	3:29
7.	"Me & My Money" (featuring Gucci Mane)	Simmons, Radric Davis, Gholson	Drumma Boy	4:11
8.	"Never See You Again" (featuring Talia Coles & Wale)	Simmons, Talia Coles, Olubowale Akintimehin	Dawty Music	4:18
9.	"Self Made" (featuring Red Café & Yo Gotti)	Simmons, Jermaine Denny, Mario Mims, Ronald Ferebee, Jr.	Young Yonny	3:14
10.	"Take My City" (featuring B.o.B & Crooked I)	Simmons, Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., Dominick Wickliffe, Bernard 'Nard' Rosser, Brandon 'B' Rackley	Nard & B	4:08
11.	"Lock Down" (with Ya Boy featuring Akon)	William Crawford, Aliaune Thiam	Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort	4:37
12.	"Oh My (Remix)" (featuring Trey Songz, 2 Chainz & Big Sean)	Simmons, Gholson, Tremaine Neverson, Tauheed Epps, Sean Anderson	Drumma Boy	4:59
13.	"Hand of God[n 1]" (with Maino)	Simmons, Jermaine Coleman	Squat	4:31

Notes

1. Best Buy/iTunes bonus track

Sample Credits

• "Never See You Again", contains a sample of "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" as performed by Bob James as well as "Never See You Again" as performed by Talia Coles featuring KO Stiggity.

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	42
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	7
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	6
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	7

References

1. Allmusic review
2. HipHopDX review
3. XXL review
4. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15793/title.dj-drama-releases-album-cover-for-third-power-due-october-11th
5. "Oh My (feat. Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa & Roscoe Dash) - Single by DJ Drama - Download Oh My (feat. Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa & Roscoe Dash) - Single on iTunes". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
6. "Billboard Hot 100: Week of August 06, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
7. http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2011/09/13/dj-drama-–-never-see-you-again-f-talia-coles-wale/