The Product III: State of Emergency

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The Product III: State of Emergency
Studio album by
August Alsina
ReleasedJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)
Recorded2019-20[1]
StudioShake the World Studios[2]
Genre
Length1:32:07
DJ Mustard
  • Gregory Reid
  • Hero SavesTheWorld
  • Insomniakz
  • Jean Baptiste Lamothe
  • Patrick Planer
  • Romano
  • Soundz
  • Tariq Beats
  • The Exclusives
  • Timothy Walls
  • Timur Saifullin
    • August Alsina chronology
    This Thing Called Life
    (2015)     		The Product III: State of Emergency
    (2020)     		Myself
    (2023)
    Singles from The Product III: State of Emergency
    1. "Today"
      Released: December 6, 2019
    2. "NOLA"
      Released: June 21, 2020
    3. "Rounds"
      Released: July 17, 2020
    4. "Pretty"
      Released: March 4, 2021

    The Product III: State of Emergency (stylized as The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy) is the third

    promotional singles[1]

    The Product III: State of Emergency marks his first release since 2015's This Thing Called Life, also serving as the third installment in his "Product" mixtape series, which began in 2012. The sequel, The Product II, followed in 2013. The album is an R&B and hip hop record that lyrically revolves around the struggle that the singer faced throughout his lifetime.[1]

    The album debuted at number 48 on the US Billboard 200, and at number 4 on the US Independent Albums chart. The Product III: State of Emergency was met with mixed reviews from music critics, that praised its personal songwriting but criticized its production.

    Background and release

    In July 2019, the singer shared that he'd been privately battling health issues and had momentarily lost the ability to walk. "I have a

    cancer patient
    , because I'm not."

    The singer has shared bits of his recovery via social media, and fans speculated a return for his music after his recovery ended. Alsina has given his listeners brief snippets of music through videos and Instagram stories over 2019, and on June 26, 2020 he announced that he was set to drop his forthcoming project The Product III: State of Emergency the next Friday.

    The singer announced that the choice to make The Product III: State of Emergency a 27-track album came from the fact that it was inspired by

    auto-immune disease that affected him.[3][4]

    In describing the album, Alsina said,

    The goal of this project is to expose myself through the art and to help others reveal their true selves. Go back into the past, bring it into the present and positively impact our future. I want to show the community that we’ve all had to overcome some type of obstacle. Some greater than others, but pain is pain...and pain and its threshold is subjective and different for each individual.[5]

    Critical response

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Complex
    		[6]

    Upon its release, the album was met with mixed reviews from

    Complex: "The album has his fair piece of good songs. But this is not Chris Brown, where your talents allow your forty-songs-project to be great from start to bottom. This album is just too ambitious for August Alsina".[7][6]

    Track listing

    Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."NOLA"
    • DJ Mustard
    		3:34
    26."Resent" (featuring Lil Wayne and Juicy J)
    • August Alsina
    • The Exclusives
    		4:05
    27."Still Don't Know"
    • Alsina
    • Jeanty
    • McMillion
    • Jones
    		BLSSD3:19
    Total length:1:32:07

    Notes

    • "Soon As I Walk In" is a remix of "Soon As U Walk In" performed by Tink.

    Charts

    Chart performance for The Product III: State of Emergency
    Chart (2020) Peak
    position
    US Billboard 200[9] 48
    US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 30
    US
    Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[11]
    		 9
    US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 4

    References

    1. ^ a b c "August Alsina Returns with New Album 'The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy'". Rap-Up. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
    2. ^ a b c Andy Kellman. "The Product III – August Alsina". AllMusic.
    3. ^ "August Alsina Set To Drop "The Product III: State of Emergency" Next Week". www.hotnewhiphop.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26.
    4. ^ "Listen to August Alsina's 'The Product III: StateofEMERGEncy' Album". Complex Networks.
    5. ^ "August Alsina releases new album 'The Product III: StateofEMERGEncy'".
    6. ^ a b Joe Budden. "Joe Budden on The Product III – August Alsina". YouTube.
    7. ^ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/joe-budden-calls-august-alsina-corny-over-red-table-talk-gossip-news.113476.html%3f_amp [dead link]
    8. ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". TIDAL. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
    9. ^ "August Alsina Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
    10. ^ "August Alsina Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
    11. ^ ""August Alsina Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
    12. ^ "August Alsina Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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