''Cryptic Collection 3'' (abbreviated as ''CC3'') is the third

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of ''Cryptic Collection'' series by American hip hop duo

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. It was released on May 18, 2004 through

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and consists of nine previously unreleased tracks and five

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es, including a "surprisingly faithful"

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of the

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's "

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's reviewer Johnny Loftus wrote "The song is likely a coded reference to those obsessed-over joker cards. But it's nice to think of Twiztid as regular-guy

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ders, singing karaoke at the local sports bar".

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was handled primarily by Fritz the Cat, except a couple of tracks produced by Amare Yaodaming. The project features

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s of Dark Lotus members. The album peaked at #85 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at #2 on the

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in the United States.

Track listing

;Notes *Track 1 was an alternate version of the song "White Trash Wit Tat-2s" from Twiztid's album ''The Green Book'' (2003) *Tracks 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 were either outtakes from ''The Green Book'' or were made specifically for the compilation (2003/2004) *Track 3 was a remix of the song of the same name on Twiztid's album ''Mirror Mirror'' (2002) *Track 5 was a remix of the song of the same name on Twiztid's album ''Mostasteless'' (1997) *Track 7 was a remix of the song "I'm the Only 1" on ''The Green Book'' (2003) *Track 8 was an outtake from Dark Lotus' album ''Black Rain'' (2004) *Track 12 was an outtake from Twiztid's album ''Freek Show'' (2000) *Track 13 was a remix of the song of the same name that was released as a limited edition single when Twiztid had briefly left Psychopathic Records (2002)

Charts

References

External links

* Sequel albums 2004 compilation albums B-side compilation albums Twiztid compilation albums Psychopathic Records compilation albums {{2000s-compilation-album-stub