With the release date for his sophomore album Ultimate Victory still two months away, Houston rapper Chamillionaire is treating fans to his latest mixtape to tide them over.

Chamillionaire’s Mixtape Messiah 3 hit the net yesterday (July 18). The mixtape, which also includes an hour-long DVD, are both available to be downloaded for free on Cham’s website.

“Because I was nowhere near done with the album, I had to do something,” Cham said. “But the mixtape isn’t about radio or anything, it’s
just to keep my fans cool until the album drops. September 18 is a
little ways away so I decided on July 18 just to drop the DVD and the
mixtape for free everywhere and just let my fans have it.

“It
helps with people feeling like they know me,” Cham continued. “The DVD
is a lot of behind-the-scenes footage. A lot of stuff on there is just
entertaining, to let people see a side of my personality they might not
normally see — me cracking jokes and whatever. I think a fan will like
it.”

Cham’s sophomore release, Ultimate Victory will be released on September 18. The album features appearances by Lil’ Wayne, Krayzie Bone, Pimp C, Lloyd and Devin the Dude. The video for his first single, “Hip Hop Police” featuring Slick Rick (which was produced by JR Rotem) is set to debut next week.

With
his release date drawing near, Chamillionaire is preparing the public
to expect something different from his upcoming project.

“Nowadays
you got so many people trying to change their style to fit the mold,”
Chamillionaire said. “My album is definitely not that. I don’t think
nobody’s gonna tell me that it’s not creative.”

Mixtape Messiah 3 is available now at chamillionaire.com.