Whereas the first two Revenge of the Dreamers compilations from J.
Cole's Dreamville family were brief, pieced together with submissions, and almost exclusively in-house, Revenge of the Dreamers III is the opposite in each respect.
Volume three is the result of sessions that took place during a ten-day period in suburban Atlanta at Tree Sound Studios, a facility large enough to accommodate a much bigger group than the 60-plus producers and rappers who made the cut.
Valiantly shaped into this 18-track hour-long set, it's unavoidably a bit of a pile-up, a nonstop procession of rappers and singers fighting for space and pushing one another with verses and hooks that occasionally relate to one another.
Cole makes an effort to tie it together.
While he's the only one with a cut to himself -- the simultaneously grateful and imperious "Middle Child" -- he breaks from habitual solitude to participate in well over half of the other tracks, including the combative opener "Under the Sun" (with DaBaby, Dreamville's Lute, and uncredited Kendrick Lamar) and the reflective finale "Sacrifices" (among the many Dreamville-Spillage Village crossovers).
More fascinating is hearing how the established and upcoming outsiders -- from Ty Dolla $ign, T.I., and Vince Staples to JID, Guapdad 4000, and Baby Rose -- fall into the mix of Dreamville artists.
The communal energy is felt most when tracks such as the larcenous rumbler "Wells Fargo" and mellow group therapy cut "PTSD" break into collective chants.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under the SunJermaine Cole, Asheton Hogan, Jonathan Kirk, Peter Mudge, Luther Nicholson, John Welch | Dreamville | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Down BadJermaine Cole, Destin DiCaprio, Olu O. Fann, Abbas Hamad, Asheton Hogan, Quantavious Thomas | Dreamville | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | LamboTruckKalon Berry, Robert Gill, Cody Osagie, Markus Randle | Dreamville, Cozz | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | SwivelOlu O. Fann, Roosevelt Harrell, Eian Parker | Dreamville | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Oh Wow...SwerveJustin Bryant, Buddy, Jermaine Cole, Akeem Hayes, Christopher Smith Jr., Destin Route, Armando Shala, Keanu Torres | Dreamville | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Don't Hit Me Right NowBuddy, Tate Farris, Abbas Hamad, Akeem Hayes, Cody Osagie, Matias Saabye Peschcke-Køedt | Dreamville | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Sleep DeprivedDamon Coleman, Jarrett Goodly, Morris W. Ricks II, Oladotun Oyebadejo Jr., Luther Nicholson, Kaleb Rollins, Marc Soto, DaVionne Starks | Dreamville | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Self LoveArsenio Archer, Abbas Hamad, Courtney Shanade Salter, Jasmine Wilson | Dreamville | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Ladies, Ladies, LadiesKalon Berry, Jermaine Cole, Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. | Dreamville | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Costa RicaBuddy, Kendrick Cannady, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Stokeley Goulbourne, Abbas Hamad, Jason Harris, Akeem Hayes, Morris W. Ricks II, Omar Pineiro, Destin Route, Thaddeus Maurice Williams | Dreamville, Bas, JID | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | 1993Buddy, Jermaine Cole, Cody Osagie, Eian Parker, Anthony Parrino, Destin Route | Dreamville | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | Rembrandt...Run It BackKalon Berry, Jermaine Cole, Destin Route, Vincent Staples | Dreamville | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 13 | SunsetKendrick Cannady, Jermaine Cole, Chase Rose, Quantavious Thomas | Dreamville | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 14 | Got MeTy Dolla $ign, Chrystel Bagrou, Vincent Berry, Damon Coleman, Mirsad Dervic, Faith Evans, Tate Farris, Deante' Hitchcock, Floyd Howard, Jamil Pierre, Courtney Shanade Salter, Seandrea Sledge, Carl Thompson, Ozan Yildirim | Dreamville, Ari Lennox, Omen | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | Middle ChildJ. Cole | Dreamville, J. Cole | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 16 | PTSDAlexe Belle, Damon Coleman, Deante' Hitchcock, Marian Mereba, Cameron Osteen, Isis Valentino | Dreamville | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 17 | SacrificesBuddy, Tahj Malik Chandler, Jermaine Cole, Olu O. Fann, Justin Henderson, Benjamin Tolbert | Dreamville | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 18 | Wells Fargo (Interlude) | Dreamville, J Cole, Buddy, Guapdad 4000 | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 64 mins | 148 MB | |||||
| 64 mins | 392 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenio Archer | Composer |
| 2 | Baby Rose | Featured Artist |
| 3 | Chrystel Bagrou | Composer |
| 4 | Bas | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Alexe Belle | Composer |
| 6 | Kalon Berry | Composer |
| 7 | Vincent Berry | Composer |
| 8 | Justin Bryant | Composer |
| 9 | Buddy | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 10 | Kendrick Cannady | Composer |
| 11 | Tahj Malik Chandler | Composer |
| 12 | Childish Major | Featured Artist |
| 13 | J. Cole | Composer, Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 14 | Jermaine Cole | Composer |
| 15 | Damon Coleman | Composer |
| 16 | Cozz | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 17 | DaBaby | Featured Artist |
| 18 | Eric Dan | Composer |
| 19 | Mirsad Dervic | Composer |
| 20 | Destin Route | Composer |
| 21 | Destin DiCaprio | Composer |
| 22 | Dreamville | Primary Artist |
| 23 | Dreezy | Featured Artist |
| 24 | EarthGang | Featured Artist |
| 25 | Faith Evans | Composer |
| 26 | Olu O. Fann | Composer |
| 27 | Tate Farris | Composer |
| 28 | Robert Gill | Composer |
| 29 | Kevin Gomringer | Composer |
| 30 | Tim Gomringer | Composer |
| 31 | Jarrett Goodly | Composer |
| 32 | Stokeley Goulbourne | Composer |
| 33 | Guapdad 4000 | Featured Artist |
| 34 | Abbas Hamad | Composer |
| 35 | Roosevelt Harrell | Composer |
| 36 | Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. | Composer |
| 37 | Jason Harris | Composer |
| 38 | Akeem Hayes | Composer |
| 39 | Justin Henderson | Composer |
| 40 | Deante' Hitchcock | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 41 | Asheton Hogan | Composer |
| 42 | Floyd Howard | Composer |
| 43 | Jace | Featured Artist |
| 44 | JID | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 45 | Key! | Featured Artist |
| 46 | Jonathan Kirk | Composer |
| 47 | Ari Lennox | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 48 | Lute | Featured Artist |
| 49 | Maxo Kream | Featured Artist |
| 50 | Mereba | Featured Artist |
| 51 | Marian Mereba | Composer |
| 52 | Mez | Featured Artist |
| 53 | Peter Mudge | Composer |
| 54 | Luther Nicholson | Composer |
| 55 | Young Nudy | Featured Artist |
| 56 | Omen | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 57 | Cody Osagie | Composer |
| 58 | Cameron Osteen | Composer |
| 59 | Oladotun Oyebadejo Jr. | Composer |
| 60 | Eian Parker | Composer |
| 61 | Anthony Parrino | Composer |
| 62 | Matias Saabye Peschcke-Køedt | Composer |
| 63 | Jamil Pierre | Composer |
| 64 | Omar Pineiro | Composer |
| 65 | Markus Randle | Composer |
| 66 | Reason | Featured Artist |
| 67 | Reese LaFlare | Featured Artist |
| 68 | Morris W. Ricks II | Composer |
| 69 | Kaleb Rollins | Composer |
| 70 | Chase Rose | Composer |
| 71 | Saba | Featured Artist |
| 72 | Courtney Shanade Salter | Composer |
| 73 | Armando Shala | Composer |
| 74 | Ski Mask the Slump God | Featured Artist |
| 75 | Seandrea Sledge | Composer |
| 76 | Smino | Featured Artist |
| 77 | Christopher Smith Jr. | Composer |
| 78 | Smokepurpp | Featured Artist |
| 79 | Marc Soto | Composer |
| 80 | St. Beauty | Featured Artist |
| 81 | Vince Staples | Featured Artist |
| 82 | Vincent Staples | Composer |
| 83 | DaVionne Starks | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 84 | Yung Baby Tate | Featured Artist |
| 85 | Quantavious Thomas | Composer |
| 86 | Carl Thompson | Composer |
| 87 | T.I. | Featured Artist |
| 88 | Benjamin Tolbert | Composer |
| 89 | Keanu Torres | Composer |
| 90 | Ty Dolla $ign | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 91 | Mason Tyler | Composer |
| 92 | Isis Valentino | Composer |
| 93 | John Welch | Composer |
| 94 | Thaddeus Maurice Williams | Composer |
| 95 | Jasmine Wilson | Composer |
| 96 | Ozan Yildirim | Composer |
| 97 | Zoink Gang | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |