Creed III: The Soundtrack

If the now-infamous recording sessions for Dreamville’s *Revenge of the Dreamers III* album told us anything, it’s that the label’s community is bigger than we’ll likely ever know. It’s hard to say whether the sessions for *Creed III: The Soundtrack* brought out the wealth of singers and MCs that *Revenge III* did, but the final tracklist is proof that there’s room in Dreamville for anyone with talent. *Creed III: The Soundtrack* boasts contributions from the whole of the label’s principals (J. Cole, Omen, Bas, Cozz, Lute, Ari Lennox, JID, and EARTHGANG) and then also Big Sean, Morray, SiR, WESTSIDE BOOGIE, EST Gee, Blxst, Kehlani, Tierra Whack, Symba, and BJ the Chicago Kid, all of whom spin boxing-as-life metaphors with so much ease you’d think they were all contenders at some point. The sleeper selections, if there are any, are Bas collabs “Ogogoro” and “Blood, Sweat & Tears” (featuring Afrobeats stars Ayra Starr and Black Sherif, respectively), each playing out as a testament to the old boxing adage “styles make fights.”

Presented by Cole and his Dreamville crew, Creed III: The Soundtrack was made during one of the label's communal "rap camps," gathering the whole of the label roster and its producers with some high-profile augmentation.