Chapter 2: World Domination [PA]

Performer: Three 6 Mafia
Producer: DJ Paul; Juicy J
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Three 6 Mafia: D.J. Paul, Juicy "J" (programming); Gangsta Boo, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca, Lord Infamous. Additional personnel: Slisce Tee, E-Z Rock, Steve Pitts (programming). Lyricist: Gangsta Boo. Personnel: DJ Paul , Juicy J (vocals, programming); Gangsta Boo, Koopsta Knicca, Lord Infamous (rap vocals); DJ E-Z Rock, Slice Tee, Steve Pitts (programming). Photographer: Julions Carr. Unknown Contributor Role: Crunchy Black. Hailing from Memphis, Three 6 Mafia came up in the southern underground scene, garnering a rabid following as their renown approached nationwide status. CHAPTER 2: WORLD DOMINATION is a bold, ambitious declaration; the title speaks for itself and goes a long way towards explaining what the Three 6 has in store for the unsuspecting public. Though the emphasis is obviously on the group's mesmerizing vocal acrobatics, this is nonetheless a very musical album, filled with rich, snaky bass lines, synth pads, and creative vocal arrangements galore. Comparisons to the tongue-twisting styles of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are inevitable (though Three 6 Mafia claims to be the originator), particularly in the rapid-fire staccato phrasings of "Prophet Posse" as the Mafia trades off lines, giving each a different rhythmic feel. "I Ain't Cha Friend" opens with slowed down, ominous-sounding bible quotations and becomes pure horrorcore, with eerie keyboards and vocals. The battle of the sexes heats up on "Watcha Do," which counters the standard misogyny of rap in a hard-fought war of words featuring Gangsta Boo, Three 6 Mafia's voice of womanhood. As her venomous rap asserts, it's a struggle like any other, and Three 6 Mafia is ready for war.

With the possible exception of Eightball & MJG, no single act has done more to put Memphis hip-hop on the map than siz-erp sippin' gangstas Three 6 Mafia. The group's woozy proto-Dirty South style dates back to the early 1990s, and was brought to as large an audience as can be imagined, thanks to their 2006 Oscar-wining theme song for the acclaimed film HUSTLE & FLOW, "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp."

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