Since Pimp C’s untimely death one year ago, we have come to understand that yet another good one has gone to grace far to early in life. Pimp C’s influence and impact on the rap game can still be seen living through Southern artists like T.I., Slim Thug, and Young Jeezy. But it can mostly be seen through his partner-in-rhyme and the other half of UGK, Bun B. Bun stated that this was going to in fact be the last UGK album to be released, so there won’t be any 2Pac style posthumous albums of unreleased Pimp C verses and songs. This is good, as UGK has built a lasting legacy after 7 album releases that one wouldn’t want to see it tarnished. With this album being dedicated to Pimp C, let’s see how it fairs as UGK’s final curtain call.

Intro
Produced by Cory Mo
The album starts off with Pimp C introducing the listeners to the last UGK album that they will hear over a somber backdrop in his signature style. Pimp gets us prepared for the journey at hand that’s already sounding like some classic UGK music.

Still On The Grind
Featuring Raheem DeVaughn; Produced by Steve Below
Backed by some intense heavy guitar driven production and the vocals of Raheem DeVaughn, Pimp and Bun get right into it with some hard lyrics about how they’re still grinding despite what everybody might think after seeing gold success on their previously released album Underground Kingz.

Everybody Wanna Ball
Produced by Cory Mo
This song takes us to that signature UGK production that we’re used to hearing Bun and Pimp spitting on, and they don’t disappoint with this offering. Pimp delivers his verse and the chorus based off of a similar form that his displayed on Jay-Z classic “Big Pimpin’”. Bun comes correct with his verse as well displaying why he truly is one of the most underrated emcees in the game today.

Feelin’ You
Produced by Steve Below
On this track UGK decides to slow things down a bit for a song dedicated to the ladies they’re feeling over some nice production that fits the mood. Both emcees describe the women that have their eye and attention with Pimp providing the chorus with his unique soulful style.

The Pimp & The Bun
Featuring Ron Isley; Produced by Mannie Fresh
Continuing with the smooth and soulful styling of the previous track, UGK team up with Ron Isley on this very nice track. UGK proceed to let the listeners know just exactly who they are and what they represent as veterans in this rap game. One couldn’t have asked for a better track from the two as they provide a great jam to cruise to in the ride or step to on the dance floor (Chi-City folks know what I’m talking about).

She Luv It
Produced by Cory Mo
We get back to that signature UGK sound with the production on this track that serves as an ode to the strippers and strip club. While Bun delivers a solid verse on this track, it’s perfect suited for Pimp’s verse and lyrical style. This sound will probably be an anthem for strip clubs in the South and deserving it should be.

7th Street Interlude
Produced by Pimp C
This track serves as an interlude featuring some smooth production along with a verse from Pimp C. This was probably planned to be a full-length song or at least it could have been as you wish the track could have been longer but it’s still nice for what it is.

Swishas & Erb
Featuring Sleepy Brown; Produced by Pimp C & Avarexx
Taking it back to the style of their song “Swishas and Dosha” off their Underground Kingz album, Bun and Pimp give listeners a taste of the Houston lifestyle that they live. Sleepy Brown provides some fitting vocals on the chorus that make the song that much better. This is truly a song that you could chill with just having the two items mentioned in the title and throughout the track. Sit back and light on up while listening to this track.

Purse Comes First
Featuring Big Gipp; Produced by DJ B-Do
Some of the smoothest production throughout the whole album is probably heard on this track. While Pimp keeps it pimpin’ on his verse, Bun takes a more political and social approach with his verse in speaking about things like the Da Vinci Code and secrets of the Catholic Church. Big Gipp drops a solid verse in his guest appearance slot, but can’t really match up to UGK on this song.

Harry Asshole
Featuring Lil’ Boosie & Webbie; Produced by Cory Mo
In one of the more weirdly titled songs; UGK keeps it trill nonetheless with guest Boosie and Webbie on the track. Pimp speaks about his dislike for “clean shaven vaginas” while Bun goes hard with his verse and usual lyrical ferociousness. Lil’ Boose and Webbie both drop some decent verses on a song that’s nice match for their style and lyrical taste.

Used To Be
Featuring B-Legit, E-40 & 8Ball & MJG; Produced by Pimp-C & DJ B-Do
Getting away from some of the smooth production that we’ve heard on a majority of the album so far, this track features some hard production that allows all of the emcees to get down for theirs. Each emcee does their thing and none really outshine the other, but it’s a personal preference of whom you prefer.

Steel Your Mind
Produced by Steve Below
This track features some of the guitar heavy production that we first heard on the opening track of the album as UGK along with their guest Too $hort and Snoop Dogg tell you how once you get a girl’s mind you get her body and everything else along with it. There couldn’t have been any better guest artists to feature on this track about pimpin’ than Short Dawg and the Doggfather.

Texas Ave Interlude
Produced by Pimp C
This track interlude continues on from the one that was heard earlier in the album as it features the same smoothed out production along with a verse from Bun this time. I guess it could be said that the two interludes are actually one song, but they just decided to separate them instead. Makes no difference though because they hold up just as well apart than together as one track.

Hard As Hell
Featuring & Produced by Akon
UGK seemingly go for the more radio friendly approach with this track featuring Akon on the chorus. UGK spit rhymes about how women arouse them and they are able to do it well enough, but ultimately sound out of place with Akon and lighter sounding production provided. From the explicit subject matter and lyrics on this track, it probably won’t even get much airplay on the radio. This is probably a track that could have gone without being placed on the album because it sounds really out of place with the flow of the rest of the album. Better production that’s more suitable to their style of music would have made this track a better listen.

Da Game Been Good To Me
Produced by Pimp C & Avarexx
This song is the first single released off of the album and it’s a good pick at that. This track gets back to the UGK sound and style after being thrown off with the previous song. If this ends up being the last single released by UGK it serves as a great ode to them and their 17+ years in the game. Nobody will ever be able to do a chorus the justice that Pimp C is able to and that’s something that will be truly missed by all when listening to UGK songs.

Outro
Produced by Cory Mo
Going back to the somber, smooth production that was featured on the “Intro” track, Bun takes his time to give listeners some lasting words from UGK in thanking those that supported the group through all of their years in the game. This is a fitting ending to the album and the entire UGK legacy that has spanned longer than most artists careers in the music industry.

Bottom Line:
Nobody could have asked for a better way to close the curtains on the career of one of the best groups in Hip-Hip history (not just the South) than what was heard on this album. Instead of being an album strictly acknowledging Pimp C’s death and honoring his legacy, UGK keeps it trill and pimpin’ just was Pimp would have wanted it to be. Most of the tracks on this album carry the signature style that UGK made so famous in their songs and album, and that’s probably the thing that most core fans will appreciate in the end. UGK didn’t have to “sell out” or go commercial to get people to respect them and their music, they always stayed true to themselves and recognized what they’re sound was from the very beginning. Pimp C is smiling down on this album in knowing that Bun was able to continue on their legacy and end it in fitting fashion. There will never be another group to do it quite like UGK in representing H-Town and for that fact alone we should continue to support their work and carry on the legacy knowing that it’s truly UGK for life. R.I.P. Pimp C… Forever Remembered, Never Forgotten! Update: After writing the review and listening to the album again I realized that 3.5 stars is a more suitable rating for the album than the 4 stars I originally gave it. Some of that might have been because of my love for the late Pimp C, so pardon me for that aspect.

nappyPicks: “The Pimp & The Bun”, “Da Game Been Good To Me”, “Purse Comes First”, & “Swishas & Erb”

Download: UGK – “The Pimp & The Bun”

MJG is already a legend in Hip-Hop, so not too much introduction is needed in that regard. However, his solo career has been much different from his group albums. You can think of 8Ball & MJG like Outkast, they are great together, but they do not seem right separated. MJG received some critical acclaim for his debut No More Glory back in 1997, but that was ‘97. Giving the public his third offering (second in roughly 3 months) titled This Might Be the Day, MJG got fans wondering can the vet still bring it like he used to. Let us check it out.

This Might Be the Day
Produced by TMacK
Well MJG gives you the title track right off the gate. I love the beat on this one, MJG comes out strong, but he stumbles a little on the intro. It still is worth a listen though.

Shades On My Face
Produced by TMacK
MJG raps about the shades on his face over a chopped up hook. This one is for the clubbers, which is why he selected it for his first single. It is all right, but why do I feel like MJG mailed this one in? “Shades keep my nerves at the right temperature; you can never make it rise like an impatoor?” What?

Breathe
Produced by TMacK
MJG raps over a synthy beat which he turns the tempo up a bit. The song takes a long time to come on, but when it comes on, MJG gives us a routine performance. There is a good chance that you will hear this at a Southern nightclub with its bouncy beat.

Can’t Get Rid of Me
Produced by TMacK
MJG goes with some spacey production on this particular song, and I cannot front, I like this song. The hook is fun, and MJG compares his self to Dracula and he says he will outlive roaches on the track! The song has a nice beat and MJG did his thing with it. CHECK FOR THIS!

Busted
Skit…nothing to report here, but a dude walking in on some dude laying pipe to his woman.

What Would You Do
Featuring 8Ball; Produced by TMacK
Now you would think that when Ball & G got together that they would do a song other than one about screwing someone else’s woman. Bad decision on their part, maybe they should have come with a “You Don’t Want Drama?”

Mack Life
Featuring & Produced by TMacK
The producer who produced 85% of the album jumps on this string laced beat that he provided. He did his thing on the song, stealing it from MJG. The song is all right, but the hook is kind of wack.

Jungle
Featuring GC; Produced by MJG
MJG produces what is the best beat so far on the album, giving us some of his Memphis flavor with some horns and a sample that gives it that funky sound that the ganja smokers will love. I have to say that MJG’s Gritty Comity came out hard on this song. BANGER!

Roll Wit’ Me
Produced by TMacK
Sounds like MJG is experiencing with that techno rap sound, and it does not work well on this track. MJG resorts to dumbing down his lyrical content on this one. Come on MJG quit making strip club music!

Gangsta Gangsta
Featuring Alfamega; Produced by TMacK
Alfamega has to be one of the more goonish dudes in the A. On this track, they give you exactly what the title states. Hard lyrics over a hard beat; that will be a song that will be banging out of your local trapper’s car in your city. BANG THIS ONE!

Dangerous
Featuring Gucci Mane and 8Ball; Produced by MJG
MJG produces another one, this time Gucci and 8Ball jump on the track this time. Once again, they make a song that is talking about women instead of taking advantage of Gucci’s “hood popularity.” Gucci murders the hook, and I mean that in a bad way. You can count on hearing this one bumping in the strip clubs.

Big Time
Featuring Slim; Produced by TMacK
MJG steps way out of his lane on this one! The production on this joint is bubble gum, and the crooning by Slim does not mesh well with MJG at all. I also do not like this one at all. I have to say SKIP!

It’s Been So Long
Featuring 8Ball; Produced by MJG
Finally, they make the right decision subject matter wise on their collabos. This song is the perfect way to end the album with Ball and G rapping over a nice beat that MJG created. The two rap about being on the road and the feeling when they come back home. Have to love the way the two mesh on this one. CHECK THIS OUT!

Bottom Line:
This album was solid, but I wish that MJG had dug a bit deeper in his rhyme bag, because his subject matter was on the one-dimensional side. He had some good production throughout the album, and everybody knows that when you get good production, average lyrics look a lot better. MJG had some interesting collabos on the album, and when he and 8Ball teamed up, the songs did not live up to the billing. MJG fans will be satisfied with this offering if they can get by all the songs about the women.

nappyPicks: “Can’t Get Rid of Me”, “Jungle”, “Gangsta Gangsta”, & “It’s Been So Long”

Download: MJG – “Can’t Get Rid of Me”

From being protégée of OutKast to an independent artist, Killer Mike has always been pretty true to the first part of his name. Killer is how the mic typically sees him. His distinctive flow, cadence, and delivery teamed with his lyrical sharpness have garnered him respect and the ability to rhyme about politics and the grind without losing any love. Let’s check out his latest offering, I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II.

Intro
Produced by Brandon Bailey & Brandon “Tec Beatz” Sewell
I commend Mike for what he says in this intro. However, the part about it not being a typical rap album is a matter of opinion these days. That aside, he spits some truth and someone will really use this as motivation to hustle and better their current situation.

10 G’s
Produced by Young Sears
A Biggie sample brings us the hook over some dramatic church organ chords that relent when the rap starts. Killer lets you know where he’s been, both in his lifetime and in the music biz. “Makin’ underground money/Cause I’m on my on my grind dummy/Niggas ask me where I been/Makin ‘ fukin’ money dummy/Used to chop that grass homie/Now I ‘m choppin’ syllables/And them crackas cut me checks and pay me some residuals.” The track would benefit from some deeper and harder bass, but overall, it’s a solid song.

Can You Hear Me
Produced by CKP
More motivational music, “This music is the soundtrack to your success” quips Mike on the intro. The 80’s lend us another sample and some rock infusion here. This shit is well done but it’s been done quite a few times before. The overall production is dope and the song comes across well even with a T-Pain type hook. Mike is up to his frenzy flow tricks as usual, as he reminds us, he stayed on his grind, and now he’s a winner. I’d say this one is average to good.

2 Sides
Featuring Shawty LO; Produced by Wonder Aillo
Song 3 is just as hard as the rest of the catalogue as Mike reps his hood and city and questions those who claim to be from his area…but he’s never seen them. “Well Gotdamn! Must be 2 sides!” is seriously funny even though Shawty LO is sincere as he hits us with the hook. Care to guess who the target(s) are for this one? They may want to answer this blatant lyrical chin checkin’. This is one of my favorite songs on the album.

Pressure
Featuring Ice Cube; Produced by Tha Bizness
It Kicks off with a poignant intro of Farrakhan speaking some heat about knowing who you are as a people. The track starts and while simple, it’s definitely a head nod track. Killer opens the song with “Muthafuckas/I just bought some new chuckas/The old ones bloodied up from stompin’ out most suckas.’” Cube goes hard as hell on a track that fits his style perfectly and picks up where he left off on Laugh Now Cry Later with The same muthafuckas wanna gank you/Because they hate you and the pussy that you came through/Can anybody tell me that it ain’t true/That these muthafuckas’ out to hurt you. Both vets keep the heat coming on their last verses and basically murder this one. This song is another winner.

Big Money Big Cars
Featuring Chamillionaire and Messy Marv; Produced by Cutmaster Swiff
This is a straight up shout out to the South, Geto Boys sample and UGK influence on this track. The track is nothing but that southern syrup and bounce coupled with background ‘hey’ chant. It’s hard to ignore this one. Messy Marv steps to the mic and does his best Jeezy impersonation complete with ad libs. Chamillionaire steps in and picks the song back up with his cadence and flow all over this one. It’s almost too little too late to repair the damage done to the middle of this song by Marv, but Cham saves this one to average.

God In The Building
Produced by The Cancer & Kidz With Machine Gunz
I really have no words. This is THE best song on the album and will probably be in my top 10 of ‘08. This song is perfect from top to bottom. Production is flawless, lyrics are raw, and the hook is perfect in execution and concept. “To get to heaven I will raise hell / but before I am a servant in a white heaven I will rule in a black hell.” No shock, song seven strikes again. I’m sure we will hear a lot more from this production crew after this gem.

Super Clean/Super Hard
Featuring 8Ball & MJG; Produced by Tyrice Jones
How do you follow up that song? Easy, by getting some Southern Legends to flow over a little Al Green sample. I hate the damn word, but this is a swag special. Concept is simple, flip the word “Super” into your flow as many times as you can while kickin’ your regular lyrical glitz and game. I can’t wait to blast this one around the park on Sunday. The track is so South, can’t hate it if you wanted to…but you won’t. This one is dope.

Woke Up This Mornin’
Produced by Chris Crak
How can you not like this song? It’s laid back weekend, slow cruisin’, summer jam music. It puts me in the mind of Devin the Dude with the dro and sex lyrics and fun wordplay overall. The track is light hearted and Killer does a great job of slowing down his pace to groove with this one. Good song.

Bang!
Produced by CKP
First things first, the bass, chant, and clap on this one are dope…the rest of this 8bit sounding track is horrible. The hook is not a good look at all with some tired sounding chick layered to sound robotic. Mike doesn’t offer anything new here and even his sharp lyrics and delivery can’t help this one. SKIP…unfortunately, because the bones of this song are good.

Grandma’s House
Produced by X.P.
I swear, that “hey, hey, hey” chant just gets me going. Anyway, the track itself is average, nothing complex or difficult about this one at all. Killer Mike tries his hand at singing on the hook and different parts of the song, but it’s done comically. He sings in a nursery rhyme type melody “I don’t give a fuck I do a thou-ou then I’m up and out/Then break that shit and weigh that shit/Distribute shit out Grandma’s house.” Mike gives us some story telling, typical dope tales here. He keeps it Mike with lines like “…you should see the fat, black boy today/Wear more Polo than Kanye/Marry me a big booty cutie like Jay…” The idea of spittin’ this one around the idea of sneaking and selling dope out his Grandma’s house is a little different concept on what has become a common theme on most albums. This one is a solid song.

If I Can’t Eat Right
Featuring Gangsta Pill & Rochelle Fox; Produced by Young Sears
Young Sears takes a page from Weezy and lets the beat build on this one. It starts off simple but as the song goes on leading to the hook, more parts are added. Then after the hook its stripped back down and the process starts again. I dig the concept of that a lot, and the execution is as good as the idea. Our first verse is Mike who puts a seat on the track and renames it Huffy. He ends his first verse with “She said I’m pretty Michael I can have any guy/I told her damn right, girl you are stunnin’/But I’m rich bitch I can have any woman.” Pill follows him up and does an okay job. He’s followed by Rochelle who offers up an average verse. The song ends up average to a little below average.

I Gotcha
Produced by Smiff & Cash
There is nothing special about the track, pretty simple all around but decent at the same time. When I first listened to this song, I turned up my nose at the use of spiritual leaders names with the subject matter, but if you pay attention to it, this shit is flat out creative. He lets us know this is street gospel, and he delivers. I don’t know that the track and the song are the best match, but the concept of the song is kinda tight. Lyrically, this song is a lot better than is comes off.

I’m The Shit
Produced by B. Don
When I read the title and heard the strings sing on the guitar on the lead in, I was excited. That soon passed. I appreciate the song being different, but the track gets old very fast. Lyrically, Mike has said this statement without blatantly saying it, but he offers up some sub par verses here, including talk of making the pussy burp. This one is not nearly as dope as the title would have you expect.

Can You Buy That
Produced by Drugs
For the second time in a row, we get a less than mediocre beat and now even Mike sounds tired. His usual bouncy flow and exuberant delivery are gone here, he does rhyme fast, but he’s muffled and sounds bored. The beat is just as exciting and makes this song skip worthy.

You See It
Featuring SL Jones; Produced by Brandon ‘Tec Beatz’ Sewell
Make that 3 times in a row. This beat literally drags and even with the up-tempo background support, the heavy chords drag the overall feel of this one way down. SL seems to have been lulled to sleep as well as his verse seems, at times, slower than the track. Mike, has a little more of his wordplay here, but his delivery is the same as the track before this one. I won’t say skip, but it’s not a good song either.

Good-Bye (City of Dope)
Produced by Malay
The beat and overall production pick up a bit on here. The parts, while still simple, work well together to give us a good beat. The hook is okay, some singing of “Kiss yo’ ass good-Bye” pipes the guy that sounds like a young Nate Dog in training. Mike paints us a picture that starts off sounding like a scene from New Jack City and ends almost as wild. He ends the album on an average note.

Bottom Line:
Most of the criticism about the first offering is that Mike could have cut out a few tracks and had a lot better album; I feel the same way about this one.  I am not the one to complain (often) about getting a lot of music on a CD, but if you do bless us with a longer CD…then bless us.  The first few songs (outside of the interlude) are probably where he could have stopped and had a really good album.  His high points outweigh the bad in the first 2/3rds or so, but once you get past that, it starts to drag and production value starts to drop pretty sharply.  You can literally take half of the album (8 songs) and make a really good EP, the other 8 should be “lost.”  I would rate the album higher if I could just rate half of the album.

nappyPicks: “2 Sides”, “Pressure”, “God In The Building”, & “Super Clean/Super Hard”

Download: Killer Mike – “God In The Building”

Since Hustle & Flow earned Three Six Mafia an Oscar, things have been on the up and up. Now the only two remaining members, Juicy J and DJ Paul look to continue the string of hits. Things are a little different now, not only are these guys Oscar winners, but they are also reality TV stars, so they are reaching a different audience now. Hopefully going Hollywood or should I say HollyHood, doesn’t water down the Three Six sound.

Intro
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
Your usual 3-6 intro, but DJ Paul injects a little humor in it making you think that your CD is skipping.

I Told ‘Em
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
You get the classic sound on this track, not too lyrical, but the beat will get the die hard fans by. This sounds like some of their older work.

Trap Boom
Featuring Project Pat; Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
They are at their best when Project Pat is in the mix, and this song is one of those cases. Project comes through and really brings it home for the team. The beat on this one is pretty tight too.

Playstation
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
This is one that will get some people messed up in the nightclubs! This is the way 3-6 used to get the clubs CRUNK! If you are a fan of their style, this is the one right here! BANGER!

I Got
Featuring Pimp C & Project Pat; Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
They took Zombie Nation’s song and flipped it 3-6 style. I really think the sample is kind of annoying, but the way they flipped it, made it kind of hot. CHECK FOR THIS.

I’d Rather
Featuring DJ UNK; Produced by DJ Paul, Juicy J, & DJ Montay
This is another one of those songs where 3-6 gives you a simple hook and a bumping beat. I personally don’t like the hook; “I love having sex, but I’d rather get some head!” Not too much thought went into this hook.

That’s Right
Featuring Akon; Produced by Akon & Giorgio Tuinfort
Juicy and Paul get an assist from Akon on this track and it works out pretty well with a nice beat and some decent lyrics from the 3-6 boys.

Corner Man
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
This is one of those songs for them boys out there on the block. Not too much to say about this one, but that the beat is on point and the lyrics go well with the production.

Weed, Blow, Pills
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
Juicy said that this is his favorite song on the album, and I bet you can’t guess what it’s about. I personally have to say hit the SKIP button when this one comes on!

DSX Talk
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
They put a shameless plug for their clothing line that they have out in the middle of the album. Too funny!

Hood Star
Featuring Lyfe Jennings; Produced by DJ Paul, Juicy J, & Lyfe Jennings
What is a 3-6 album without a Willie Hutch sample? This time Lyfe lends a hand on the track over a smoothed out 3-6 beat. I like this one! BANGER!

Get Ya Rob
Featuring Project Pat; Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
When Pat joins in, the song just gets better. This time the boys get back to what they do best, and they show you on this track.

On Some Chrome
Featuring UGK; Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
I really don’t like the beat on this song, and Juicy and Paul don’t do well when the beat isn’t that hot, but Bun restores the feeling with his verse.

Rollin’
Featuring Lil’ Wyte; Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
They give us another ode to drugs but this time with the help of Lil’ Wyte. I really don’t like this song, it’s not like we haven’t heard this song from them before. SKIP!

Click Bang
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
You might want to SKIP this one too, another simple hook, which is nothing new from them, but this time it doesn’t work in their favor.

My Own Way
Featuring Good Charlotte; Produced by Dead Executives
This is a result of having a show on MTV; you get to collaborate with groups like Good Charlotte. While collaborating with bands isn’t new to 3-6, this one has a different feel to it, which I kind of like. CHECK IT OUT!

Dirty Bitch
Featuring Project Pat; Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
Once again they give you their signature crunk sound, and who else to jump on the track but Project Pat. This is one that will have the clubs going crazy! HOT!

First 48
Featuring Project Pat, Al Kapone, DJ Spanish Fly, 8Ball, & MJG; Produced by DJ Paul, Juicy J, & DJ Spanish Fly
They made a song with the same title as one of my favorite shows on television. This song has some of the big hitters from Memphis. The production is tight and the rhymes are HOT!

Outro
Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J
Just 3-6 doing plugs for upcoming projects dropping on their label. I have to say Paul and Juicy some funny dudes. Shout out to Chrome, stay out of jail so your album can come out!

Lolli Lolli (Pop that Body)
Featuring Project Pat, Young Dro, & SuperPower; Produced by DJ Paul, Juicy J, & SuperPower
This was supposed the first single off the album, and it doesn’t sound like anything you’ve ever heard from 3-6. Glad they didn’t really rely on this song, because you have a knock off T-Pain and some Mortal Kombat sounding production. SKIP!

Bottom Line:
This album was a solid one for Three Six Mafia, but I don’t think of it as one of their best. While it had some interesting collabos (Lyfe Jennings, Good Charlotte, and Akon), they still didn’t forget why they have been around for the last 17 years. Hard beats and gutter lyrics are what made the 3-6 a household name. Their best moments came when Project Pat joined in on songs, but they had other success on the album. The lyrics aren’t top shelf, but the production will have the neighbors asking you to cut the music down!

nappyPicks: “Playstation”, “Hood Star”, “Get Ya Rob”, “My Own Way”, & “First 48”

Download: Three 6 Mafia feat. Good Charlotte – “My Own Way”