The Darkside III

On December 3, 2012 the sequel to The Darkside Vol. 2 track Angel Sings was released with Fat Joe announcing Darkside III was in the works at the end of the song.^[1]

On December 20, 2012 he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was released on bail.^[2]

The video for Angels Say 2 produced by Eif Rivera was released on January 7, 2013.^[3] On February 21, 2013 a new track with accompanying video directed by Mind Muscle CX was released titled Ceilings 2 The Sky.^[4]

On June 24, 2013 Joe was sentenced to 4 months in prison to begin on August 26, 2013 for tax evasion.^[5]

After a tweet from a fan on July 9, 2013 he confirmed the Darkside III release date. On July 4, 2013 he revealed on Twitter that he had been given a beat by 9th Wonder^[6] then on July 29, 2013 he further revealed on Twitter that Darkside Vol. 3 would also have beats by Cool and Dre, Diamond D, Illa Da Producer and StreetRunner.^[7]

Videos and Promotion

Interviews

On August 3, 2013 Fat Joe appeared on the Power 105 Breakfast Club and spoke about ending the beef with 50 Cent amongst other things.^[8] He also appeared on 106 & Park on August 6, 2013 mainly to promote his Love Me Long time single but also spoke briefly about Darkside III.^[9] On August 9, 2013 he was interviewed on MTV News and spoke exclusively about Darkside Vol. 3 and reuniting with old friend Diamond D who was responsible for Joe joining the 90's hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates.^[10]

Singles

"Angel Sings 2" was the first song released off the mixtape on December 20, 2012

The first official single from Darkside III, "Your Honor" featuring Action Bronson and produced by DJ Premier, was premiered on SiriusXM's Hip-Hop Nation on August 23, 2013 and released shortly after.^[11]

Videos

On the day of the mixtape release a video for the first song Darkside III was released on World Star Hip Hop^[12]

Critical reception

Darkside III was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. HipHopDX called it "EP-worthy" saying, "As legendary and respected as Fat Joe has become as an emcee through years of gaining stock in the game, he also attempts mightily to paint an environment that darts and dashes between decadence and sophistication. At times he succeeds, and at others he unwittingly falters, but the beats never let him down."^[13]

Track listing

#	Title	Featured guest(s)	Producer	Length
1	"Darkside III"	Dre	StreetRunner	2:31
2	"Madison Squares"		Young Sap and Cool And Dre	2:32
3	"MGM Grand"		StreetRunner	2:56
4	"Pain"	Lil Wayne	Illa Da Producer	1:59
5	"Your Honor"	Action Bronson	DJ Premier	3:23
6	"9th Wonder"		9th Wonder	2:24
7	"Cypher"	Nick Shades	Diamond D	2:40
8	"Grimy in The Early 90's"		Illa Da Producer	2:08
9	"Bass"	Nick Shades	Cool and Dre	2:41
10	"Angel Sings 2"		Young Hype	3:28

References

Fat Joe

Albums	Represent Jealous One's Envy Don Cartagena Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) Loyalty All or Nothing Me, Myself & I The Elephant in the Room Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) The Darkside Vol. 1

Collaboration albums	The Album True Story

Mixtapes	The Darkside Vol. 2 The Darkside Vol. 3

Singles	"Flow Joe" "Don Cartagena" "We Thuggin'" "What's Luv?" "Crush Tonight" "So Much More" "Get It Poppin'" "Make It Rain" "Make It Rain (Remix)" "I Won't Tell" "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" "One" "Aloha" "(Ha Ha) Slow Down" "If It Ain't About Money" "Another Round" "Pride n Joy"

Featured singles	"Feelin' So Good" "I Want You" "That's Nasty" "New York" "Hold You Down" "I Don't Care" "Holla at Me" "We Takin' Over" "I'm So Hood (Remix)" "Welcome to My Hood (Remix)"

Collaboration singles	"Lean Back"

Related articles	Discography Terror Squad

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