One of the most anticipated albums of 2019 is Dreamville&#8217;s Revenge of the Dreamers III, and in the label&#8217;s <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/j-cole-and-t-minus-have-been-locked-in-studio-for-months-news.75947.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">recent feature</a> for XXL, <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/04/oral-history-dreamville-revenge-of-the-dreamers-iii-recording-sessions/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">J. Cole reflects on the 10-day &#8220;rap camp&#8221;</a> that <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/j-cole-and-dreamvilles-entire-roster-unite-on-xxls-spring-cover-news.75834.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">resulted in the compilation</a>. Cole says that because he&#8217;s a &#8220;secluded&#8221; artist, many think that Dreamville is the same way. He wanted to remove that perception and created an environment that nurtured collaborations, features, and promoted the vibe that Dreamville wasn&#8217;t living in its own box.
&#8220;We knew we wanted to do a Revenge album. We’ve been talking about that s**t for mad long. Ib (Dreamville President Ibrahim Hamad) had been putting together the songs that he had just from the camp,&#8221; Cole said. &#8220;But my idea came from the fact that as individuals, we f**k with a lot of people. And people f**k with us. Whether it’s me, <a href="/profile/bas" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Bas</a>, J.I.D, <a href="/profile/cozz" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Cozz</a>. We’re people persons. But to the outside world, especially ’cause of me and the reputation that I’ve gotten—to nobody’s fault but my own—is a perception that I don’t f**k with nobody and nobody don’t f**k with me. Really that’s not the case. Because I’m so secluded then it’s like Dreamville is so secluded. It’s not like that.&#8221;
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During the 10-day recording sessions, certain artists reportedly received personal invitations. The feel was a play on Willy Wonka and the artists getting their golden ticket. A former NBA player heard about the sessions and asked to come through. &#8220;Chris Bosh hit Cole, like, &#8216;You mind if I come through for a couple of days?&#8217; I didn’t know he produced—he’s been producing for, like, four years,&#8221; Ib said. &#8220;He came through. He had a beat and <a href="/profile/t-minus" class="text-word" target="_blank" >T-Minus</a> was like, &#8216;Oh, this is actually hard! Let me get those drums, add a little music to it.&#8217; Cole grabbed the beat, like, &#8216;I f**k with this.&#8217; Chris Bosh was there for two days soaking up game, playing his beats.&#8221;
Cole stated that he&#8217;s &#8220;been training for this,&#8221; and that in the end, they will all sit and listen to every record before voting on which will be released. &#8220;We speak honestly with each other,&#8221; Cole continued. &#8220;But 90 percent of these songs are going to see the light of day.&#8221;