The Mix Tape, Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk (The Final Chapter) | |
Type: | mixtape |
Artist: | Funkmaster Flex |
Cover: | The Mix Tape 3.jpg |
Recorded: | 1998 |
Studio: | D&D Studios (New York, NY) |
Label: | Loud |
Prev Title: | The Mix Tape, Volume II (60 Minutes of Funk) |
Prev Year: | 1997 |
Next Title: | The Tunnel |
Next Year: | 1999 |
The Mix Tape, Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk (The Final Chapter) is a mixtape by American DJ Funkmaster Flex. It was released on August 11, 1998, via Loud Records, serving as a sequel to 1997 The Mix Tape, Volume II (60 Minutes of Funk) and the third installment in his 60 Minute of Funk mixtape series. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios in New York.
It spawned two singles: "Here We Go" featuring Khadejia and The Product G&B, which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up" featuring Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates, which found minor success on rap & R&B charts.
The album became Funkmaster Flex's most successful Mix Tape release, peaking at #4 on the Billboard 200 and at #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with sales of over 123,000 copies sold in the first week.[1] The album has achieved gold status from the Recording Industry Association of America on November 4, 1998, for sales and shipments of 500,000 copies.