| Black Radio 3 | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Robert Glasper |
| Cover: | Robert Glasper - Black Radio III.png |
| Genre: | jazz, jazz rap, hip hop, soul, R&B |
| Length: | 67:15 |
| Label: | Loma Vista |
| Producer: | Robert Glasper |
| Prev Title: | Dinner Party |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
Black Radio 3 (stylized as BLACK RADIO III) is an album by American musician Robert Glasper. It was released on February 25, 2022, via Loma Vista Recordings, serving as the follow-ups to 2012's Black Radio and 2013's Black Radio 2. It was produced by Glasper along with co-producers Terrace Martin, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jahi Sundance, and mixed by Qmillion.
The album features a host of guest appearances from Amir Sulaiman, Ant Clemons, Big K.R.I.T., BJ the Chicago Kid, Common, D Smoke, Esperanza Spalding, Gregory Porter, H.E.R., India.Arie, Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Meshell Ndegeocello, Musiq Soulchild, PJ Morton, Posdnuos, Q-Tip, Tiffany Gouché, Ty Dolla $ign and Yebba.
The album marked a commercial decline in the Black Radio Series, after it failed to chart on the Billboard 200. However, it received favorable reviews from music critics. At the 65th Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and won Best R&B Album.[1]
Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.3 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Notes
| Peak position | |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[2] | 60 |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon)[3] | 46 |