''6ix Commandments'' is the debut mixtape
by American rap group
Da Mafia 6ix
Three 6 Mafia is an American hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip hop group, they would eventually go on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mystic Stylez'' ...
and hosted by Trap-A-Holics. The mixtape was released on November 12, 2013 as well as a no DJ version with Two bonus tracks on iTunes and later on a physical copy on January 7, 2014.
A Chopped and Screwed version was released on December 17, 2013.
''6ix Commandments'' features
guest appearance
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s from
Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixta ...
,
Lil Wyte
Patrick Dhane Lanshaw (born October 6, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper. He is a member of the rap collective Hypnotize Minds and owner of the independent label Wyte Music.
Early life
Growing up in Frayse ...
,
The Outlawz
Outlawz (formerly known as Outlaw Immortalz) are an American hip hop group founded by rapper Tupac Shakur in late 1995 after Shakur's release from prison. Collectively, they were best known for their association with Shakur. Most of the group m ...
,
Space Ghost Purrp,
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur. He is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
Personal life
Henderson comes from a fourth generation famil ...
,
Bizzy Bone
Bryon Anthony McCane II (born September 12, 1976),Whitburn, Joel (2008) ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2006'', Record Research, , p. 97 better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper, singer and the youngest member o ...
,
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee) in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album ''Comin' Out Hard''. They went on to release ''On the Outside Looking In ...
, Kokoe, Point Blank, J-Grxxn, Locodunit, Kingpin Skinny Pimp,
La Chat
Chastity Daniels (born March 21, 1978), known professionally as La Chat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. She is best known for her association with the Hypnotize Minds record label. She was one of the two female members of Memphis- ...
and surprise guest appearances from
Juicy J
Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established i ...
&
Project Pat
Patrick Earl Houston (born February 8, 1973), better known by his stage name Project Pat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the older brother of Juicy J, the co-founder of Three 6 Mafia.
Houston was formerly a member of hip h ...
who were noted as "& More" on the tracklist.
Background
DJ Paul
Paul Duane Beauregard (born January 12, 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of hip hop group Three 6 Mafia and uncle of the late rapper ...
and
Lord Infamous
Ricky T. Dunigan (November 17, 1973 – December 20, 2013), better known by his stage name Lord Infamous, was an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was the half-brother of DJ Paul and one of the co-founders of Three 6 Mafia. His lyrics to ...
were in the process of rebirthing the
Come With Me 2 Hell
''Come With Me To Hell, Pt. 1'' is the third studio album collaboration between Memphis-based rappers DJ Paul and Lord Infamous. It was released in 1994 and distributed through the independent record label, Prophet Entertainment. A "Remastere ...
series when Lord Infamous decided that it would be better to try and reunite the old
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia is an American Hip hop music, hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip hop group, they would eventually go on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mys ...
instead.
Gangsta Boo
Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (born August 7, 1979), better known by her stage name Gangsta Boo, is an American rapper, who was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the second female member (after K-9) of the Memphis-based hip hop group Thr ...
,
Koopsta Knicca
Robert Cooper Phillips (April 27, 1975 – October 9, 2015), better known by his stage name Koopsta Knicca, was an American rapper. He was best known as one of the members of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia, as well as a member of the rap co ...
&
Crunchy Black
Darnell Carlton (born August 20, 1974), better known by his stage name Crunchy Black, is an American rapper and hype man.
Career
He was a longtime member of the Oscar-winning hip hop group Three 6 Mafia from the group's founding until 2006. At th ...
joined Paul and Infamous and reformed the old group under the new name Da Mafia 6ix. DJ Paul stated that he felt like it was a reunion, despite the absence of
Juicy J
Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established i ...
. He thought of it rather as a whole new project, separate from Three 6 Mafia and decided to give the group a new name out of respect for Juicy J and to avoid potential complications involving the use of the Three 6 Mafia name without the approval of Juicy J and
Columbia Records
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.
The mixtape was originally going to be called "Ressurlation", which was a meshing of the words Resurrection and Revelation, but was changed to "6ix Commandments" instead.
The mixtape was deemed by DJ Paul a "sampler" for the upcoming album ''
Watch What U Wish...'' by Da Mafia 6ix, which was scheduled to be released in 2014.
Track listing
;Sample credits
* "Go Hard" contains a sample of "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" by
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...
.
* "Beacon N Blender" contains a sample of "Long Red" by
Mountain
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.
* "Betta Pray" contains a sample of "God is Dead?" by
Black Sabbath
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, and dialogue from ''
The Iceman''.
* "Remember" contains a sample of "Fame" by
Irene Cara
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress of Black, Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Cara rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', and f ...
.
* "Yean High" contains a sample of "Pimps N The House" by
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee) in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album ''Comin' Out Hard''. They went on to release ''On the Outside Looking In ...
.
NO DJ version (album) track listing
Chopped Up, Tripped Out, Skrewed version track listing
Videos
Two introduction videos, three music videos and five vlogs have been released to promote the project as well as an additional video for promotion of the group that's of a classic song from the collective that's not a part of the project. The videos released are as follows;
Introduction videos
* "Introducing: Da Mafia 6ix" - July 9, 2013
* "Da Mafia 6ix TBAWW Trailer 2013" - September 25, 2013
Official music videos
* "Go Hard" (featuring Yelawolf) - October 8, 2013
* "Remember" (featuring Lil Wyte) - November 29, 2013
* "Where Is Da Bud" (Promotional Video) - December 6, 2013
* "Break Da Law" - January 31, 2014
* "Beacon N Blender" - April 7, 2014
* "Been Had Hard" - May 28, 2014
In response to fans on Twitter, DJ Paul has stated that there will be music videos to "Betta Pray" as well as "Body Parts".
*Been Had Hard cuts Gangsta Boo's verse off due to her departure.
Vlogs
* "Da Mafia 6ix Vlo6 #1: Yelawolf Talks Three 6 Mafia Influence, Go Hard and More! Exclusive!" - October 15, 2013
* "Da Mafia 6ix Vlo6 #2: DJ Paul x Gangsta Boo NYC Takeover!" - November 4, 2013
* "Da Mafia 6ix Vlo6 #3: The Bee Gees and Random Strangers?! NYC Pt 2" - November 12, 2013
* "Da Mafia 6ix Vlo6 #4: Lil Wyte Joins Da Mafia 6ix for "Remember"" - November 19, 2013
* "Da Mafia 6ix Vlo6 #5: Crunchy Black & Koopsta Knicca Turn Up in Knoxville!" - January 5, 2014
Tour
In 2014, the group announced that they would be going on "Da Triple Six Sinners" Tour in promotion of the mixtape and upcoming album. Twisted Insane was announced as a guest on the tour with the collective on all of the dates with the exception of two. The following dates have been confirmed on DJ Paul's website:
Charts
References
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DJ Paul albums
Three 6 Mafia albums
Horrorcore albums
2014 albums