Three 6 Mafia - Choices II Soundtrack: The Set Up
Reviewed By: ULTIMATECDLINK
Album Rate: 3.75 out of 5 Stars
Three 6 Mafia are back with the soundtrack to their new straight to DVD movie, Choices II: The Set Up. DJ Paul, Juicy J, Lord Infamous, & Crunchy Blac are joined by Trillville & Lil Wyte on the lead single "Who I Iz". The album also features Frayser Boy, Youngbloodz, Ying Yang Twins, & The Last Mr. Bigg.
1. Intro--starts off with DJ Paul doing stand-up comedy
2. Who Da Fuck You Playin Wit? (f/ Frayser Boy & Lil Wyte)-- hard hittin beat with the usual chant of "yeah" in the background. DJ Paul is on the hook chanting "Who da fuck u playin with/nigga get hard and get smacked like a bitch". Lil Wyte starts off the track with a nice verse followed by DJ Paul and Juicy J with decent verses about how no one is messin with their chedda. Crunchy Blac is up next with a verse that gonna make ya laugh. Frayser Boy ends the track off with a nice flow. Good song to start it off.
3. Yeah I Rob (f/ The Last Mr. Bigg)-- this one has a nice laid back dark midtempo beat with the hi-hats in full effect. The hook is the often sampled Crunchy Blac "yeah I rob, yeah I steal, yeah I put ya body in the field" with DJ Paul mixed in "now here I go bitch nigga fuck wit me". DJ Paul and Juicy J start the song off followed by Crunchy Blac and what sounds like a recycled verse from Lord Infamous. Decent song.
4. P.I.M.P. (f/ Frayser Boy & Lil Wyte)-- this one is one of the singles from the Choices II soundtrack that has garnered some radio play in Memphis. This one is far from the watered down radio-friendly "P.I.M.P." given to us by 50 Cent but radio friendly enough for the hardcore Three 6 Mafia.
5. Skit #1
6. It's Whateva Wit Us (f/ Youngbloodz & Ying Yang Twins)-- this track has a rapid fire drum pattern laced over those eerie DJ Paul & Juicy J beats. The song starts off with an ode to the A-Town stomp and DJ Paul quickly starts off by dissin the former camp members, namely T-Rock with some subliminals. Juicy J drops the next verse while they chant "what you bitches wanna do cause it's whateva with us". The Youngbloodz (of "Damn" fame) drop the next couple of verses followed by the Ying Yang Twins. Memphis and ATL finally hook up on a collabo. Ying Yang Twins kinda mess the track up but overall, it still works.
7. Pass Dat Shit (f/ Frayser Boy & Lil Wyte)-- the piano laced beat on this one is just laid back and hard hittin at the same time. Just one of those tracks dedicated to smokin that green sticky. Frayser Boy starts it off with a verse about puff puff pass followed by verse by Crunchy Blac who again raps about passin that shit. Lord Infamous drops the hook as well as a verse about that weed. Lil Wyte comes the tightest verse on the entire track with more flows about weed. DJ Paul and Juicy J finish the track out with Juice droppin a tight flow as well. Tight song.
8. Squeeze It (f/ Frayser Boy & Lil Wyte)-- this track was one of the hot songs last summer...everyone in Memphis was talkin about that J. Lo booty, big ole ass round and fat. Personally, I think it would made a nice nationwide single to introduce the album off with but apparently, Three 6 Mafia and Sony Records opted to go a different direction. Good club song that'll make ya laugh.
9. Official Crunk Junt (f/ Lil Wyte & Frayser Boy)-- the song starts off with DJ Paul introducing the song in front of what sounds like a live crowd. This one has an older Three 6 Mafia feel in terms of the simplistic hook playin to the crowd. "All my niggas on the left side let me hear ya speak...all my niggas on the right side let me hear ya speak". DJ Paul drops the standard "for my GD's and C-R-I-P's" verse from "One Hitta Quitta" while Lord Infamous actually comes pretty tight. Not really feeling this one too much. The track fades with the chant of "fuck the police nigga fuck the police".
10. Who I Iz (f/ Trillville, Lil Wyte, & Frayser Boy)-- this is the official first single for the soundtrack featuring those boys from ATL, Trillville who admittedly look up to Three 6 Mafia as a major influence in their careers prior to signing with Lil Jon. This one has the clubs going crunk and buck throughout the South.
11. Skit #2--clownin on spinner hubcaps
12. Shoot Up Da Club (f/ Frayser Boy & Lil Wyte)-- man the beat is tight but with Juice's hook and Crunchy's verse the first thing you hear, it's probably enough to make you skip it. Frayser Boy and Lil Wyte drop decent verses but it's not enough to save the track. Lil Wyte raps about he's HCP for life and displays a nice flow. Average track at best which Lil Wyte and Juicy J halfway salvage. DJ Paul ends the song with a verse bragging about all his houses and how people can't afford them.
13. Stanky Stanky (f/ Lil Wyte & Frayser Boy)-- this one has a bouncy Jamaician feel to the beat. "roll it up, smoke it up, we call it stanky stanky, Cough it up, choke it up, we call it stanky stanky" goes the hook. Lil Wyte flows his ass off on this one while Frayser Boy was a bit disappointing on his verse. It's a short song which Juicy J and DJ Paul also drop a quick verse on as well.
14. One Hitta Quitta (f/ Frayser Boy & Lil Wyte)-- this one is the street single released from Choices II that dropped last summer. DJ Paul starts it off droppin some warnings for the haters out there. Frayser Boy is next and drops a nice verse. "We got that one hitta quitta, find out, and get ya teeth knocked out". Very tight track.
15. Gettin Real Buck-- this one has a lot of scratchin and a Rocky theme based beat over a tight bassline. "Now my niggas in the club gettin real buck". This one has no verses, just a bunch of hooks and chants which takes us back to the old school Three 6 Mafia sound that got the folks in the clubs fightin.
16. I Sho Will (intro)
17. I Sho Will (remix) (f/ Lil Wyte & Lil Flip)-- this one has a different beat but the same verse from Lil Wyte's single from "Phinally Phamous". Houston, TX's Lil Flip drops a verse. Again, this song will be old to a lot of Three 6 Mafia fans since it was released as a radio single last summer.
18. Skit #3
19. Posse Song (f/ HCP)-- the song starts off with a "no intro needed" and the trademark "Mafia" chant on the posse cuts. Lil Wyte starts it off with a nice verse followed by Frayser Boy who raps about trying to get that money. Crunchy Blac is back with a verse about how there ain't no competition out there and how people are scared. Juicy J is up next with a disappointing verse while Lord Infamous drops a decent effort on the mic. DJ Paul finishes the track off with an OK verse. Honestly, this isn't the best posse cut out there but die-hard fans will be happy.
20. Outro-- DJ Paul and Juicy J talk about how this one still jams even though it was recorded a year and a half ago. They advertise the new Crunchy Blac and Three 6 Mafia albums supposed to drop soon (you know how that goes) as well as new movies "Clean Up Men" and "The Streets Of Memphis". They stop themselves before they say new Project Pat album drops. Juicy J doesn't even do the "Shut that fuck upppppp" at the end. Talk about disappointing.
Overall, the album features the usual tight production from DJ Paul and Juicy J but this one is not as tight as the original Choices Soundtrack because you don't get the occasional features from the rappers outside the HCP Camp besides Youngbloodz, Ying Yang Twins, The Last Mr. Bigg, and Lil Flip. Even a Project Pat feature would have been nice but you don't get that here. The album is basically a Hypnotize Camp Posse album since Frayser Boy and Lil Wyte are on practically every cut. But part of me wishes we could have gotten the Ludacris or Nas appearance on the album that were supposed to be on there. All in all, the HCP fans will eat it up but it doesn't quite live up to the standards set by the original Choices Soundtrack.
Three 6 Mafia - Choices II Soundtrack: The Set Up