The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3

The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 30, 1999
RecordedVarious times
GenreHip hop, rap, mainstream urban
Length1 hour, 7 minutes, 47 seconds
LabelDef Jam Recordings
The Source chronology
The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 1999
(1999)
The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 3
(1999)
The Source Hip Hop Music Awards 2000
(2000)
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The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Volume 3 is the third annual music compilation album to be contributed by The Source magazine. Released November 30, 1999 and distributed by Def Jam Recordings, Hip Hop Hits Volume 3 features seventeen hip hop and rap hits. It went to number 29 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and peaked at number 45 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

This is the second album in Hip Hop Hits series that does not feature an R&B/Hip Hop or a pop hit in the number-one position, but two tracks, "Jamboree" and "Who Dat" reached number one on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.