Dreamville Presents: Revenge

Dreamville Presents: REVENGE is a documentary based on creation and recording of the compilation album Revenge of the Dreamers III. It was released on July 2, 2019 by Dreamville, to YouTube.[1][2]

Dreamville Presents: REVENGE
Directed byDavid Peters
Written byMatt Carter
Scott Lazer
Produced byScott Lazer
Jermaine Cole (exec.)
Ibrahim Hamad (exec.)
Adam Roy Rodney (exec.)
StarringJ. Cole
Ibrahim Hamad
Bas
Cozz
Omen
Lute
Ari Lennox
EarthGang
JID
Distributed byDreamville Films
Release date
  • July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)
Running time
30 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Background

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On January 6, 2019, Dreamville announced the compilation album on social media by uploading a gold poster-like invitation. The poster read: Your presence and participation is requested for the recording sessions of the upcoming compilation album Revenge of The Dreamers III. Recording sessions took place in Atlanta at Tree Sound Studios beginning January 6 through January 16, 2019. The invitation was posted by recipients on social media by many artists and producers including Big K.R.I.T., Mike Will Made It, DJ Khaled, Swizz Beatz, Tay Keith, T.I, Rick Ross, 9th Wonder and Wale, among others.[3][4]

Throughout the 10-days of recording, invitations were shared by the entire Dreamville roster, among other artists and producers outside of Dreamville.[5] Over 100 artists and producers were invited to the sessions.[6] Describing the scene in the several rooms of the studio, videographer Chase Fade said: "There's different energy in all of these different rooms, with a bunch of producers coming in, a bunch of rappers coming in, singers, managers, you name it. If you pop in one room and they're making trap music, you pop in another room and they're making some R&B, pop in another room and they're making some soulful stuff. You never know."[7] According to Dreamville, 142 songs were recorded from 343 invites of artists and producers.[8][9]

The documentary featured multiple snippets and the creation of songs that made it on the album including "Sacrifices", "Down Bad", "LamboTruck", "Don't Hit Me Right Now", "Wells Fargo (Interlude)", and "1993", as well as songs that did not appear on the album.[10]

Release

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On June 26, 2019, Dreamville released a trailer announcing, Dreamville Presents: REVENGE, a film documenting the album's recording sessions in Atlanta. In the trailer, J. Cole spoke on the recording sessions saying "I had this idea. Let's go somewhere, lock-in and invite a bunch of outside producers and artists to come fuck with us and just make this album."[11] The documentary was released on July 2, 2019 on Dreamville's official YouTube account.[12][13]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the documentary film.[1]

Release history

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List of showing region, release dates, format(s), label(s) and reference(s)
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various July 2, 2019 streaming [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dreamville (July 2, 2019). "Dreamville Presents: REVENGE (Documentary)". YouTube. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "DREAMVILLE DROPS DOCUMENTARY FOR 'REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III'". The Source. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. ^ Martinez, Jose (January 6, 2019). "J. Cole Announces 'Revenge of The Dreamers III'". Complex. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "These 106 Artists Are Working on Dreamville's New Compilation LP". XXL. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  5. ^ P, Milca (January 6, 2019). "J. Cole & Dreamville Announce "Revenge Of The Dreamers III"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Sanfiorenzo, Dimas. "Here is a List of Every Major Rapper & Producer Confirmed to Be Working on J. Cole's 'Revenge of The Dreamers III' Album". Okayplayer. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. ^ Skelton, Eric. "Experiencing Dreamville's Rap Camp Through the Lens of Chase Fade". Complex. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  8. ^ Kennedy, John (April 2, 2019). "AN ORAL HISTORY OF DREAMVILLE'S 'REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III' RECORDING SESSIONS". XXL. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "Midnight #ROTD3 #Dreamville". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  10. ^ Minsker, Evan. "Watch J. Cole's Revenge of the Dreamers III Documentary". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Dreamville Debuts Documentary About 'Revenge Of The Dreamers 3' Album". Vibe. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. ^ Zidel, Alex (June 26, 2019). "J. Cole & Dreamville Unveil Trailer For "Revenge Of The Dreamers 3"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "J. Cole's Dreamville 'Revenge' Documentary: Watch it Now". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  14. ^ "J. Cole Announces 'Revenge of the Dreamers III' Release Date". Rap-Up. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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