Three 6 Mafia Chapter 2: World Domination CD

Three 6 Mafia: D.J. Paul, Juicy "J" (programming); Gangsta Boo, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca, Lord Infamous.
Additional personnel: Slisce Tee, E-Z Rock, Steve Pitts (programming).
Lyricist: Gangsta Boo.
Personnel: DJ Paul , Juicy J (vocals, programming); Gangsta Boo, Koopsta Knicca, Lord Infamous (rap vocals); DJ E-Z Rock, Slice Tee, Steve Pitts (programming).
Photographer: Julions Carr.
Unknown Contributor Role: Crunchy Black.
For Chapter 2: World Domination, their first widely distributed album (via Relativity), Three 6 Mafia further refine the hardcore motifs of their underground efforts, toning down the outright horror and playing up their Southern gangsta-isms. Their equation works out to a wonderfully novel album for its time, one that would set the course of their career as well as their dizzying array of solo and spin-off endeavors. In fact, the album's Chapter 2 title is fitting because the group reprises several of its best tracks from the previously released Mystic Stylez and Da End albums, namely "Tear da Club Up," "Late Nite Tip," "Bodyparts," and "N 2 Deep." The rest of the album very well could have come from the group's back catalog also, as tracks like "Neighborhood Hoe" and "Weed Is Got Me High" certainly embody the same sort of ideology, attitude, and approach that had gotten Three 6 Mafia to this point in the game. And then there's "Hit a Muthafucka," which became the group's latest anthem, a rowdy club-banger to say the least. ~ Jason Birchmeier
Hailing from Memphis, Three 6 Mafia came up in the southern underground scene, garnering a rabid following as their renown approached nationwide status. CHAPTER 2: WORLD DOMINATION is a bold, ambitious declaration; the title speaks for itself and goes a long way towards explaining what the Three 6 has in store for the unsuspecting public.
Though the emphasis is obviously on the group's mesmerizing vocal acrobatics, this is nonetheless a very musical album, filled with rich, snaky bass lines, synth pads, and creative vocal arrangements galore. Comparisons to the tongue-twisting styles of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are inevitable (though Three 6 Mafia claims to be the originator), particularly in the rapid-fire staccato phrasings of "Prophet Posse" as the Mafia trades off lines, giving each a different rhythmic feel. "I Ain't Cha Friend" opens with slowed down, ominous-sounding bible quotations and becomes pure horrorcore, with eerie keyboards and vocals. The battle of the sexes heats up on "Watcha Do," which counters the standard misogyny of rap in a hard-fought war of words featuring Gangsta Boo, Three 6 Mafia's voice of womanhood. As her venomous rap asserts, it's a struggle like any other, and Three 6 Mafia is ready for war.