THREE 6 MAFIA CHOICES THE ALBUM MOVIE

This review is not trying to insult the rappers of Three 6 Mafia вЂ“ they have a knack for penning songs with catchy hooks paired with beats that make them instant club hits. Still itвЂ™s hard to stomach banal lyrics like вЂњNow all these niggaz down to meet us or bitches man I got models (ho) / I blow all of yoвЂ™ insides up out you and make you hollow (ho) / You smilin in my face but IвЂ™m knowin your grin ainвЂ™t good (ho) / I steady hear you claimin but you ainвЂ™t from my hood (ho)вЂќ on вЂњMean MugвЂќ вЂ“ and without the mesmerizing piano sounds and bassline found on the song it would be hard to find the value in it.ДЄn ideal Southern rap classic would combine the beats of DJ Paul and Juicy вЂJвЂ™ with the wisdom and street smarts of Scarface, or the humor of Ludacris, or the unique combination of both found in Trick Daddy. The lyricism structure itself is fairly simplistic вЂ“ never varying much beyond AABB or ABAB вЂ“ but simplistic on purpose in that itвЂ™s designed to ride with the beat as versus weaving in and out of it. Now to be real, if you find bragging about gunplay and вЂњkeeping it realвЂќ tiresome or uninteresting, this isnвЂ™t the album for you. As such there is plenty to find entertaining, such as вЂњDis Bitch, Dat HoeвЂќ featuring Crunchy Black and Ludacris, to the bass drop heavy вЂњSlang & ServeвЂќ by T-Rock, to the equally thumping вЂњMean MugвЂќ featuring La Chat. La Chat provides a lot of the comic relief by playing the вЂњtrick hoeвЂќ role which feminists and social activists alike will find disagreeable вЂ“ but this ISentertainment after all. The songs on this вЂњsoundtrackвЂќ vary from comedic dissertations to typically hardcore Southern bravado, from вЂњBaby MamaвЂќ in the former sense to the Lord Infamous solo вЂњO.V.вЂќ in the latter. This sound proves why Three 6 has been stringing gold and platinum albums back to back for years running. Even the sound of the basic pager ring going off has a surprisingly melodic sound in this mix. Multiple layers of audio are sandwiched together: a catchy pager ringtone thatвЂ™s emphasized with keyboards, a wavering symphonic backdrop, a thumping bassline, and a drum track which is subdued enough to tie it all together without overpowering the other pieces. The opening song вЂњ2-Way FreakвЂќ is a perfect example of the sophistication of their sound. Not surprisingly, beats are the biggest strength of this album. With hit after hit such as вЂњTear Da Club UpвЂќ, вЂњWho Run ItвЂќ and вЂњSippinвЂ™ on Some SyrupвЂќ the Hypnotize Minds family has added their uniquely different style of Southern hip-hop to the national rap diaspora that bumps in Range Rovers from coast to coast.

What makes this a Three 6 album ultimately is the production, which is done entirely in-house by DJ Paul and Juicy вЂJвЂ™, a.k.a вЂњDa Super Producers.вЂќ That braggadocious title is actually quite apt вЂ“ these producers/rappers are the TRUEВ Tennessee Titans.

The majority of songs are either by or mainly feature Three 6вЂ™s rappers in various combos, but other artists like Ludacris, Project Pat, and T-Rock are found throughout. On the other hand, this is not strictly a Three 6 Mafia album. ThereвЂ™s a not inconsiderable chance most people who buy this album may never even see the associated film.

THREE 6 MAFIA CHOICES THE ALBUM MOVIE

This isnвЂ™t a theatrical release though вЂ“ the вЂњChoicesвЂќ movie is straight to VHS and DVD. Ostensibly this is a вЂњsoundtrackвЂќ for the movie вЂњChoicesвЂќ by Three 6 Mafia and Hypnotize Minds Entertainment. Categorizing this album is a tough call, even before writing a review.

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