Dreamville is preparing to take over the game.

Revenge of the Dreamers III is the third installment in a series of compilation albums from J.Cole’s label Dreamville, slated to release in April of this year. The last ROTD tape came out in 2015, and a lot has changed for the label since.

In the past few years, Dreamville has accumulated an impressive roster of talented artists who are passionate about the art form. Like Cole, they aren’t here to be one-hit wonders or make a quick buck — they aspire to build their own legacy, striving to cement their names alongside their leader’s in rap’s hall of fame.

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On J. Cole’s “Album of the Year Freestyle” he proudly proclaims “Dreamville stacked like the warriors” — he’s not lying. In 2017, the label signed Earthgang and J.I.D., and last year Dreamville dropped five projects: J. Cole’s KOD, Bas’s Milky Way, J.I.D.’s Dicaprio 2, Earthgang’s Royalty, and Cozz’s Effected.

O ver 100 musicians were invited to the ROTD3 sessions.

Previously, the ROTD tapes have featured Dreamville artists exclusively. This time, the label decided to do things differently, tapping some of the best rappers, singers, and producers in the game. In a stroke of marketing genius, Dreamville sent out a flurry of digital invitations for the ROTD3 sessions, setting the internet ablaze as musicians showed off their invites on social media.

As far as artists, we saw the likes of Saba, Smino, Vince Staples, 6lack, Ski Mask the Slump God, and many more posting the coveted invitation on Twitter and Instagram. Big Krit, Wale, and BJ the Chicago Kid were also there, while Rick Ross, T.I., and Isaiah Rashad were rumored to be in attendance during the ten-day stretch. Producers such as Swizz Beats, Sounwave, Teddy Walton, Chasethemoney, Tay Keith, Christo, and Childish Major also made appearances.

Over 124 songs were recorded in the 10-day period.

The sessions spanned from January 6–16, and according to Dreamville president Ibrahim Hamad, over “124 songs/ideas” were recorded. As far as what to expect, TDE rapper Reason told fans the album would “be a completely different sound” than the first two, also adding that it would “sound more cohesive” than it has before.

The Snippets Are Sounding 🔥🔥🔥

After teasing followers with the invitations and generating massive amounts of hype by hinting at legendary collabs, fans were starving for snippets — and Dreamville delivered.

Two days into the affair, we saw a clip surface of this absolute scorcher of a track featuring J.I.D. and Bas. They both drop some cold-blooded bars and brutal wordplay over what sounds like a killer sample of House of Pain’s “Jump Around.”

The buzz over J.I.D. right now is unreal following the release of his album Dicaprio 2, which dropped last November. Here’s another snippet where you can hear his hunger permeating every bar. With his signature rapid-fire delivery and unstoppable flow, you can tell he showed up to the sessions with something to prove.

We also saw this Ski Mask the Slump God snippet with one of the most infectious flows I've heard from him yet. The pure energy that takes over the room when the chorus starts playing is irresistible.

Following all these snippets, fans got a first glimpse at a few songs after Cole’s NBA All-Star Game performance back in February. Dreamville held a low-key show where they previewed a bunch of new tracks and performed old ones too. If your ears haven’t melted yet, this clip showcases fiery verses by Cole and Lute, followed by the track J.I.D. predicts will “be the number one song in the world.” The track in this snippet features Lil Baby, Bas, Guapdad 4000, King Mez, and J.I.D. It also seems to be the same beat Ski Mask was rapping on in the previous clip, so he may be featured as well.

On top of all those, there are a bunch of other snippets you can listen to here. Based on what I’ve heard so far, ROTD3 could change the way posse albums are conceived for years to come. J. Cole even Tweeted that he “shed tears” while writing a verse for the album, and claimed that the “Revenge sessions [are] going down in history.” Until the album comes out, we’re just going to have to take Cole at his word…after all, he did go platinum with no features.

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