Can we have a serious convo about Three 6 Mafia being one of the most innovative groups of all time

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My post from a similar thread in April:

it's actually really when you think about all the ways 3/6 very subtly morphed the entire rap game in their image. I don't even know if they were really trying to, it just kinda happened:

-lex luger comes thru with that sound that shifts the entire beat landscape, and he's citing them as one of his biggest influences. you could take a lot of 20 year old paul/juice beats, add hi-def drum samples/patterns, and basically have a luger beat (which luger actually did). suddenly all rap sounds like that for a while (drill still does)

-juice sees an opportunity, links up w luger, and all of a sudden he's doing singles w katy perry and getting major endorsements and shyt. didn't i just see a thread asking why cacs love him so much? dude's got white america on lock

-they probably birthed this entire "druggie era" we're currently in. way ahead of the game w that

-obviously the migos flow as previously mentioned

-oh how bout an oscar on top of all that

legend

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Creepy right?


When you go back and listen to their albums from the 90s and 00s none of the production sounds dated


NONE.

No Limit & Ca$hmoney albums from those same time periods already sound trapped in time with the exception of certain joints... NOTHING


NOTHING from hypnotize minds sounds dated


They were way ahead of their time. It's scary how advanced they were and how they get no credit. Mainstream American hip hop sounds like triple 6 on steroids.

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

I think they deserve some props for helping push their own sound from the South, do an excellent job of crossing over multiple times (can you feel it...hustle and flow..) while still staying them.

Personally I think Juicy J is a good artist solo as well.

 

[Danie84]

Juicy/Paul production, content & Scarecrow flow set the template for Da South run

...their Soul Sample flip, especially Mr. Hutch is BLACKEXCELLENCE certified

It's crazy it would be Hollyweird's Oscar to end Hypnotize Mind chapter, tho

 

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It's only a matter of time now before the game catches up with their late nineties shyt.
This beat is so raw, how long until producers are able to emulate something on this level?

 

[L $ C]

Who cares? They have no classics.

They influenced the shyttiest era of hip pop? Wow

as in no classic songs? man please learn your history and get up on their old music before we hear stuff like this....97-06 they have so much material that they birthed a style and sound

 

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And compared to Lord's flow these dudes people are claiming 'pioneered' or 'popularized' the triplet flow aren't doing shyt but talking at a quicker rate...



Just listen to the drums on this shyt...

 

[letti cook]

Creepy right?


When you go back and listen to their albums from the 90s and 00s none of the production sounds dated


NONE.

No Limit & Ca$hmoney albums from those same time periods already sound trapped in time with the exception of certain joints... NOTHING


NOTHING from hypnotize minds sounds dated


They were way ahead of their time. It's scary how advanced they were and how they get no credit. Mainstream American hip hop sounds like triple 6 on steroids.

Its them damn drums. The Paul and Juicy J kit should be retired and hung in rafters. I saw an interview where Paul said he custom made his 808 in 8th grade. Their low end game is on some other shyt.

 

[mortuus est]

three 6 do get their props, maybe not as much as others but if u know ur shyt u will know

 

[mortuus est]

Paul said he custom made his 808 in 8th grade. .

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

I've been saying this shyt for years. Hardly anyone recognizes Memphis as the powerhouse it is. So many trends started there; crunk, trap, double time flow, etc.

Even though dudes really knowing their early 90's Memphis history know Paul and juicy stole a whole lot of shyt they're still the ones that really really put the city and style on the map.

Blackballed a gang of local nikkas too. Straight up, only southern producer(s) I might put above them is Mannie. Their contributions will stay overlooked as revisionist will erase them out of history. Damn shame. Mid 90s Memphis sound gave a lot of fukkin dudes their sound

He's not lying breh. He said it on a podcast I can't remember

 

[letti cook]

 

[Taadow]

Most everything has been touched on in here...but i'll add this:

1. RZA + soul samples = Paul & Juicy + horror movie samples

2. Recyclable material. What I mean by that is, you could flip over a new HP camp album
and see a title, and know what the hook might be because it was something you heard Crunchy Black
say in a previous 3-6 song. That is GOAT. Only other people to do that on the reg are EPMD and 40 Water.

3. Academy Award. George Clooney showed them love.

4. Since I'm at work, I won't go find the pic of the white sorority girls with the obscene cake with 3-6 lyrics on it.
Just know that that is a thing.

 

[Taadow]

Yeah, hoe

*whispers "Kill 'em..." repeatedly under this post*

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

They mastered the horror movie sampling and there low end bass game is unmatched

 

[SirBiatch]

as in no classic songs? man please learn your history and get up on their old music before we hear stuff like this....97-06 they have so much material that they birthed a style and sound

what are their classics? Best of the best shyt?! What's their best album?