Da Unbreakables

Sound DNA

• Hip-Hop
• Southern Hip-Hop

• gritty
• menacing
• urban

About

Even as Three 6 Mafia returned to their standard subject matter with their sixth LP, DJ Paul and Juicy J’s beats were displaying whole new levels of precision and audacity. Like Dr. Dre’s <i>2001</i>, every sound on <i>Da Unbreakables</i> is exacting in detail and placement. The snares hit like a punch to the throat, while the bass impacts with the force of a wrecking ball. Even when the songs represent commotion and chaos, the arrangement of every song is carefully orchestrated. Rather than just describe violence, songs like “Wolf, Wolf,” “Let’s Start A Riot,” and “Mosh Pit” actually embody it in their sound design. Trained as deejays, Juicy J and DJ Paul have always used samples in their work, but <i>Da Unbreakables</i> finds them using samples with a renewed sense of purpose. Hidden here are pieces of Portishead, Michael Jackson, and scores from <i>Romeo & Juliet</i> and <i>Gangs of New York</i>, all mutated to serve Three 6 Mafia’s singularly terrifying vision. The sample aesthetic reaches a new plateau with the Willie Hutch-sampling “Testin’ My Gangsta,” a triumphant onslaught of drums, strings, and choirs.

via Apple Music

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