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When the Smoke Clears

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This is a pretty solid album, not near as good as "the End" or "world Domination" those are classics(my 2 favorite rap cds ever), , and also the prophet posse cd is a must, so get those first, and if you like undergroung stuff get mystic styles, thats back when they were very wicked with there old devil whorshipping style. Anyway! i love 3-6 and this cd is better then anything they have done in a while, favorite tracks are, 44 killers(short but good, nice sample from pastor troy, but wheres Koop?)Sippin on some syrup(i love ugk, but only paul and juice from the mafia)weak ass bith is solid, jus like us is great, Lord infamous has a great verse,i believe this is a diss twards playa fly( a slept on rapper from memphis who use to be down with 666)barrin you bitches-great song with some cool scratches, sounds like a skinny pimp dis,paul uses his verse-"silent night,deadly night......" "mafia ni**as- only problem is its got "Yea Hoe" in the background being yelled out throughout the whole song, MEMPHIS is the clique song which are always tight, but not as good as bodyparts pt.1 or pt2,the song with icp is tight as well as put ya sighns up, who run it is old, and the song with fiend is good, but most of the songs are pretty solid, not enough Koopsta though, he left the 666 and went with tommy wright for a while, back came back, thats why hes not on that many songs, also i wish Lord Infamous(who is the best in the group) wouldnt use his horsed vioce all the time,and mabey even toung twist a little more(get "the End" to see what i meen) and gangsta boo has fallin off ever since world Domination(i miss the devils Daughter) as for crunchy blac, i have mix feelings. When all is said and done, get this cd, its good.

This is a classic. This is just great music. Three 6 may not have the best lyrics, but the beats are crazy, and their chemistry is outstanding. They have a way of making semi-wack rappers sound good. Every body on the album sounds great no matter how bad they really are. The have been the best underground group for a long time, and now they have an Oscar? They must be pretty damn good. If you don't believe me, cop this album. Its even the the songs they make now.

Before I start off, Three 6 Mafia is not for the faint of heart. Like many other reviewers have said, the Three 6 Mafia has established their name through their truly explicit lyrics. They use their right to speech to the fullest amount.

Now this album is in my opinion one of the best if not the best. I am a true hardcore Three 6 fan and I have heard and possess all their underground stuff. In that respect you cannot compare their underground stuff to this album. They are in essence two quite distinct sounds. Yet what remains is the fact that their style has not changed to this point. You will still find the roots of their old undergound stuff in this album. If you cannot hear it then you need to hear their underground stuff again. When The Smoke Clears is an album of a new emergence. Given that the material on the new album is slightly geared to a more widespread audience, it still is Three 6. The reality remains that many people still do not know who Three 6 Mafia is so in that repsect I still say that Three 6 is not commercial by any means. If you want a commercial sound go listen to Ja Rule or even better, Puff Daddy. Nothing against them but they are not true artists in my sense. Sure this album went platinum, but they did it using the same ingredients they did with other albums. They essentially will always be the same, no matter how many platinums sold.

Now on to the music: 3) Sippin On Some Syrup is my favorite jam(no suprise). This song keeps my head nodding foever and is in my opinion the best track. This was a good track to start with. Good beats and use of guitar. 4) The beat continues with Weak A** B****. This track makes you keep reiterating the chorus and again good use of the 808, it is a solid track. 5) Jus Like Us is a decent track and takes a little getting used to. 6) I'm So Hi was a track that I was dissapointed with. The track was too out or order with the opening songs and the chorus was annoying. 7) Mafia Ni**** was another good track to bounce back from the previous track. This track was decent and got the job done. I liked the constant echoing of "Mafia!!!". 9) From Da Back was another decent track kind of annoying. But I think at this point the CD picks up. 10)& 11) F**k All Ya'll Hoes and Where Da Cheese At are both very good tracks. The CD was slowing down but with these track again I found my head bumping to the beats. Both with very solid beats with good hooks and sync beats. 12), 13) & 14) These tracks were decent at best, but still listenable. I often found myself skipping through these tracks because they just did not sound that good. These are the last tracks that are decent, from this point out the rest of the songs are very good. 15) Act Like You Know'em was a good track that features Big Gipp of the Goodie Mobb. This track definately got my head noddin and the chorus is very tempting to repeat to yourself. Good beat, solid chorus, good raps make this song a favorite. 16) Take A Bump was probably my second most liked track. Though the song was short I found myself repeating this one. It has a different approach to the beat and Lord Infamous rips off on this one. 17) Touched Wit It is a nice jam featuring Fiend. At first it took me a while to get used to the beat, but after awhile I really began to like it. Of course La Chat delivers well on this one. Again a dissimilar approach to the beat, but nontheless very good. Only thing I still cannot like to this day is Fiend's "barking" in the song. 18) M.E.M.P.H.I.S. is just straight up banging. No words for this one. The song features the entire posse. 19) Just Anotha Crazy Click is a ode to their old grimy, hardcore sound. A very good track with a feature from ICP. This was quite the tag-team on this track and it worked out great. 20) Who Run It is probably rivaled to my second most liked track and it is just like M.E.M.P.H.I.S., straight up banging. All the emcees give good raps in this one. 21) The last track Put Ya Signs Up is a solid exit track and again has you repeating the chrous. A very complete ending for this CD.

All in all this CD is a CD in its own. If you would have, a new emergence of a new Three 6 Mafia that is going nowhere except to the top. I like it and strongly recommend it to anyone. If you are a hardcore Three 6 Mafia fan you should already have it.

After I saw "sippin on some syrup" i knew this album was going to be the bomb. All but two maybe three tracks are just bumpin and are phat triple 6 ghetto fab. i would defenitely reccomend this cd to any hardcore rap fans.

If you want a good CD, you bet go get this because they have took it to the next level. I don't think you find anything harder then this album out right now so you better listen and go scoop.

Since I just started buying "Down South" CDs about two years ago with the exception of Outkast and Goodie Mob, I don't know too much about Three 6 Mafia. "Tear Da Club Up '97" was a tight song but I never invested in any of their music until now. Once I saw the "Sippin' On Some Syrup" video on BET w/Project Pat and one of my favorite groups, UGK, I knew I was going to purchase this CD. "When The Smoke Clears Sixty 6, Sixty 1" is a tight CD from Three 6 Mafia. It reminds me a lot of Eightball & MJG's last CD, "In Our Lifetime Volume 1". Three 6 Mafia is at their best when DJ Paul, Juicy J and Gangsta Boo take control of the mic. The best track by far is "Sippin' On Some Syrup". Other highlights include "Whatcha Know" w/Big Gipp from The Goodie Mob, "Touched Wit It" w/former No Limit Soldiers Mr. Serv-On & Fiend & La Chat, "Who Run It" from The Hypnotize Minds Compilation CD and "M.E.M.P.H.I.S." w/ the whole HCP on one track. The only problem with this CD is that some of the tracks sound repetitive. If the tracks had been differentiated a little more, this CD would demand a five. And doesn't LA Chat sound like Gangsta Boo? On some tracks its hard to tell the difference. Anybody looking for a change of pace in rap music, check out "Just Another Crazy Click w/The Insane Clown Posse & Twiztid. I'm not a fan of the ICP but the track still doesn't disappoint.

This is when 3-6 was at it's height, all together *almost*. Good Beats,Nothing copied, Classics Like "Who Run It?" From Da Back, And Sippin' Which Ironically Led to Pimp C 's Lethal Overdose Death.(R.I.P.) good CD to own and play. Especially for them Hataz Man'. you smell me?

Staying consistent with their prior releases, Three 6 Mafia start the millennium off with a solid LP entitled When The Smoke Clears - Sixty 6, Sixty 1. With evidence of their faith, they begin this album off with the "Intro" stating Biblical revelations and the threats of the Mafia engraved in stone. "They wanna dress like, wanna sound like, wanna be like, wanna ride like / get high like, make cheese like..." as they confronts jealousy on "Just Like Us". "44 Killers (Interlude)" is a dark interlude over a deep horn as the four now existing members flow under two minutes. Taken back to the essence of their earlier years, "Mafia N****z" has the dirty sound and style that has brought them this far. As the momentum of the album slowly takes form, "Sippin' On Some Syrup" featuring UGK takes the album into cruise control as the ride gets extremely comfortable. The ingredients: the guitars, the hook, the Beastie Boys sample, and overall production by D.J. Paul & Juicy 'J' are the core for them on "I'm So Hi". The amazing commercial, mainstream feel of "From Da Back" is a different twist for the group, but it still has the raw lyrics to make it underground. On the same tip with dark chords "Tongue Ring" has the classic Triple 6 sound. Crunchy Black finally has a chance to shine as he flows solo on "Where Da Cheese At". One of the highlights of this album is "Barrin' You B***hes" with the rowdy production and their flow to accent the track. On both "Whatcha Know" featuring Big Gipp and "Act Like You Know Me (Point 'Em Out)", the Mafia all had the same flow with repeating the title that made the team effort in union with their direction. "Touched Wit It" featuring Mr. Serv-On, Fiend & La Chat is another crunk title with a repeated 'whomp, whomp' in the background to add to the intensity. The entire Hypnotize Camp Posse flowed over "M.E.M.P.H.I.S.". "Just Anotha Crazy Click" featuring Insane Clown Posse & Twiztid contains a sample of Portishead for an angle unparallel. This is also the last album I believe to have Gangsta Boo and Koopsta Knicca. Three 6 kept their same formula and just kept it crunk as usual. This 22 track release has classic written all over it in a smoke screen.

decent cd. i liked three 6 mafia before they changed their sound. my favorite songs are sippin on some syrup f/ugk,weak azz bitch,tongue ring,touched wit it f/fiend and mr. servon,m.e.m.p.h.i.s. f/hcp,and just anotha crazy click f/icp and twiztid

If you never heard anything from Three 6 this is it. This CD together with Chapter 2: World Domination is what exposed Three 6 to the world. This CD includes all 6 original members (DJ Paul, Juic J, Crunchy Black, Lord Infamous, Gangsta Boo and Koopsta Knicca) plus guest appearaces by T-Rock, La Chat, Pastor Troy, Fiend, Mr. Srv-on, Twiztid, ICP, and others. Basicly, If you are any kind of Three 6 fan you have to have this CD.