In August 2017, Fabolous announced the project via his Instagram using the hashtag "#SummertimeShootout3OnTheWay".[3] On July 8, 2018, the first single "Ooh Yea" featuring Ty Dolla $ign was released.[4] On October 14, 2019, the second single "Choosy" featuring Jeremih and Davido was released.[5] On November 15, 2019, the third single "B.O.M.B.S." was released.[6] On March 27, 2020, the music video for "Cold Summer" was released and directed by Diego Cruz.[7] In early April 2020, Fabolous started the #ColdSummerChallenge on Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, allowing fans and other artists to share their creativity by performing a freestyle over the instrumental using the hashtag.[8]
Release
Ten days before the release of the album, Fabolous posted a 30-second trailer for the album on his Instagram along with its release date.[9] A week later the tracklist and the cover art for the album was revealed.
Commercial performance
Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 44,000 album-equivalent units, of which 6,000 were pure album sales in its first week, becoming Fabolous's seventh US top ten on the chart.[10]
"My Mind" contains a sample from "Missing You", performed by Case.
"Options" contains a sample from "Love Is Missing From Our Lives", performed by The Dells and The Dramatics.[13]
"Insecure" contains an interpolation from "Song Cry", written by Jay Z, and a sample from "I Luv Your Girl" performed by The-Dream.[13]
"Frenemies" contains an interpolation from "Friends", performed by Whodini, and a sample from "The Vibes is Right", as performed by Barrington Levy.[13]
"Us vs. The World" contains both a sample and an interpolation from "Some Cut", performed by Trillville.[13]
