Three 6 Mafia - Da Unbreakables
Reviewed By: THEULTIMATECDLINK
Album Rate: 4.0 out of 5 Stars
Three 6 Mafia are back with their highly anticipated and long awaited follow-up to the platinum album "When The Smoke Clears." Now that Gangsta Boo, Koopsta Knicca, T-Rock, and LaChat are gone from HCP, the camp is down to it's smallest numbers in a long time. The new single "Ridin Spinners" w/ Lil Flip has been blowin up across the South lately.
1. They Bout To Find Yo Body-- this short track starts off with a newswoman reporting that 3 former members of HCP are missing. It's funny that they actually gave the real number for Memphis Crimestoppers to report any info. Juicy J comes tight on the song and also drops the hook "Yo mammie and yo pops mane they bout to find yo body/the snitch and the cops mane they bout to find yo body/the ambulance and morgue mane they bout to find yo body/laid out on the floor they bout to find yo body". It's a decent intro track and would have been better if it was longer.
2. Fuck That Shit-- this track has some mixin and scratchin on the drum laced beat. DJ Paul starts it off with a nice verse about fuckin someone up in the clubs and not giving a shit. Lord Infamous is up next with an all right verse. He doesn't come with that old style evil sound that we've all been looking for. Juicy J and Crunchy Black end the song out. CB actually sounds pretty tight on this one.
3. Wolf Wolf-- Lord Infamous starts it off with a verse about droppin the hammer on someone. Juicy J & DJ Paul come hard on the next verses. Toward the end, Three 6 drops in their patented style of sampling instrumentals of their own sampled songs, in this case the beat from "Who Run It" off the HCP album.
4. Testin My Gangsta-- DJ Paul starts the track off by ripping a verse on all the other Memphis cats who are hatin on Three 6 by sayin that he don't know why everyone wants to diss but they wanna copy their style at the same time. Lord comes tight as fuck on the song on the next verse. Crunchy Black goes back to his patented rap vocals with a verse about puttin a rope around someone's neck. Juicy J ends it off with a nice verse. Very solid track that you'll probably be replaying over and over.
5. Bin Ladin-- this track has a slower evil, gangsta beat. The song is about that strong Bin Ladin weed--three different types of weed grown together. DJ Paul raps the hook in a laid back manner "Who got that hydro, who got that light green, who got that bobby brown, who got Bin Ladin weed." Every member of Triple 6 is comin tight on this one but DJ Paul and Juicy J especially drop the best verses. Juice even lays into some former HCP members with his verse "Well since I'm on Bin Ladin let me tell you a story/about these 3 pussy rappers who could do nothing for me/gave em a lot of cheese said I fucked em and shit/smoked a whole lot of weed so they seem to forget". This is probably my favorite song on the whole album. No doubt you'll be listening to this one more than once.
6. Ridin Spinners (f/ Lil Flip)-- I'm sure most of you have heard the first official single dedicated to those Sprewell rims. The catchy hook "I'm ridin spinners/I'm ridin spinners/they don't stop" and the Eazy-E sample will be stuck in your head upon hearing the song. Lil Flip replaces Lil Wyte and LaChat on a verse and actually does a good job on the song. I thought Lord was the standout rapper on the track while Crunchy does his usual ranting although it's not as bad as he tends to be.
7. Try Something (f/ Project Pat)-- the track starts off with with a phone message from Pat from the penitentiary before he kicks the rappin off with an obviously older verse since the current Pat style of rap is missing. DJ Paul drops the hook "Man I'm fucked up/a nigga gotta try something/man my luck's up/a nigga try something". It's a decent song that you can bump.
8. Money Didn't Change Me-- this track has a laid back piano beat that sounds like it's on some dedicated to my female tip but Three 6 Mafia raps about how their boys in the hood have changed now that they're famous rappers and got a little money. Juicy J comes really tight on the song and raps about how the doubters out there now want a piece of the pie.
9. Ghetto Chick-- this track is the dedicated to the female song and is on that same type of message that Project Pat's song "Take The Charge" is on. Samples of the Isley Brothers in the background add to the touchy feely overall feel of the song. All of the members of Three 6 come tight on the song but it's probably one of the weaker songs on the album.
10. Shake Dat Jelly-- they've been advertising this song here in Memphis on the commercial and I hated it then and my mind still hasn't changed. It's basically a midtempo dance club track where Juicy J says "I like the way she shake's that jelly jelly jelly/jelly jelly jelly/I like the way she work that jelly jelly jelly /Where my double d's at/where my d cups at..." You get the picture where this song is going. Probably won't miss much if you skip it.
11. Let's Start A Riot-- this track has a laid back gangsta type beat. DJ Paul starts it off with a verse aimed at possibly T-Rock with some creative edits in certain spots to just leave that hint of vagueness as to who he's actually talkin about. The hook is on that classic Three 6 tip with it's "let's start a muthafuckin riot in this bitch" while it samples the overused DJ Squeeky instrumental that almost every Memphis rapper uses at least once in their album. Very bumpable track.
12. Rainbow Colors (f/ Lil Flip)-- Three 6 Mafia is one of the few outside of TX who continually give it up to the late DJ Screw and include a screwed and chopped song on each album. Lil Flip is back to his older style and that's definitely a good thing. DJ Paul and Juicy J could work on their chops but it's still gonna get a lot of play if you're a fan of that screwed style.
13. Like A Pimp Remix (f/ Pimp C & Project Pat)-- there's nothing special about this one at all. It was actually a disappointment in a way since they used almost all recycled verses including all of Juicy J's from the original "Like A Pimp" and Pimp C's from "Lookin For Da Chewin". The beat has changed and they dropped LaChat from the song. Nowhere as tight as the original.
14. Beat Em To Da Floor-- this track has a midtempo beat with some mixin and scratchin on it. Nothing too much here lyrically. Just a lot of simplified rhymes about whuppin, robbin, and beatin niggas.
15. Put Cha D. In Her Mouth-- the hook goes "I'mma get my chief on while she suck my ding dong/eyes like a ching chong/hard on like King Kong/put cha dick in her mouth/give me head til I'm dead". Juicy J, Lord Infamous, and DJ Paul come tight on the mic nbut the hook is really corny. You'll probably still be able to bump it though.
16. Mosh Pit (f/ Outlaw Josie Scott & Lil Wyte)-- this track features Josie Scott from the Memphis rock band Saliva (he's most famous for the Spiderman movie theme song) who was also featured on Lil Wyte's album. The beat isn't all that but Josie Scott come through with a decent verse. Lil Wyte doesn't come tight at all on the song. I'm not feelin this one at all.
17. You Scared II-- this is the remix of the single from DJ Paul's "Underground 16: For Da Summa" album. The beat is exactly the same but just added verses from Juicy J, Lord Infamous, & Crunchy Black. The song is a little played out in my opinion and I wish they would have given us a new track instead of this 6 month old single.
18. Dangerous Posse (f/ HCP)-- DJ Paul starts it off by declaring this the most dangerous posse song ever. During the roll call at the beginning, LaChat's name is edited out. Frayser Boy, Lord Infamous, Lil Wyte, and DJ Paul come with nice verses. DJ Paul takes a few shots at Nakia Shine from Rap Hustlaz on his verse and lets him know that Triple 6 runs Memphis. It wasn't my favorite posse because the beat was a little lacking and it seemed like it was missing something without LaChat and Boo.
19. Outro
Overall, DJ Paul & Juicy J come through with the same formula that's been working all these years--gangsta beats and gangsta lyrics. Some Three 6 Mafia fans won't want to admit it but you'll actually miss Gangsta Boo and LaChat on this one. Their distinctive vocals helped to break up the monotony that we didn't realize was so important until now. Perhaps more appearances from Frayser Boy would have helped out. I didn't think the album was better than "When The Smoke Clears: 6661" but hardcore Three 6 Mafia fans won't be disappointed by buying this one. It should be in your speakers for the rest of the summer.
Three 6 Mafia - Da Unbreakables