''6ix Commandments'' is the debut mixtape
by American rap group
Da Mafia 6ix 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
The term guest appearance generally denotes the appearance of a guest in an artistic or pop-culture setting.
The guests themselves (referred to as guest artists, featured artists, guest stars, or guest fighters, depending on context), are disting ...
s from
Yelawolf
Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, and raised in Antioch, Tennessee, he embarked on his recording career in 2005, releasing four mixtapes to pos ...
,
Lil Wyte
Patrick Dhane Lanshaw (born October 6, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wyte, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Lanshaw is a member of the rap collective Hypnotize Minds and owner of the independent label Wyte Music.
Ea ...
,
The Outlawz
Outlawz was an American hip-hop group founded by Tupac Shakur and Yafeu Fula in 1995. Originally known as Thoro Headz and Young Thugs, the group attracted attention with their appearance on Tupac's song "Flex", which was the B-side of his singl ...
,
Space Ghost Purrp,
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
Career
Solo
After finding success with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone recorded his so ...
,
Bizzy Bone,
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop music, hip hop duo from Orange Mound, Memphis, Orange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee), Ridgeway Middle School in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut al ...
, Kokoe, Point Blank, J-Grxxn, Locodunit, Kingpin Skinny Pimp,
La Chat
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and surprise guest appearances from brothers
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 ...
and
Project Pat
Patrick Earl Houston (born February 8, 1973), known professionally as 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 the hip-hop ...
who were noted as "& More" on the tracklist.
Background
DJ Paul
Paul Duane Beauregard (born January 12, 1977), known professionally as DJ Paul, is an American rapper and record producer. He is a founding member of hip hop group Three 6 Mafia and the brother of rapper Lord Infamous. DJ Paul is also the half ...
and
Lord Infamous were in the process of rebirthing the
Come With Me 2 Hell 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 group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip-hop group, they went on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mystic Stylez'' became an influen ...
instead.
Gangsta Boo
Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (August 7, 1979 – January 1, 2023), better known as Gangsta Boo, was an American rapper. She rose to prominence as a member of Three 6 Mafia, which she joined at the age of 14; after releasing six albums, she left th ...
, Koopsta Knicca &
Crunchy Black
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 went on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album '' Mystic Stylez'' became an influe ...
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 ...
. 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
.
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.
The track "Body Parts 4" is the final Posse Song to include verses from all 6 original members of
Three 6 Mafia
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 went on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mystic Stylez'' became an influen ...
.
Track listing
;Sample credits
* "Go Hard" contains a sample of "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" by
Peter Gabriel
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.
* "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 and actress who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', and for recording the film's title song " Fame", which reach ...
.
* "Yean High" contains a sample of "Pimps N The House" by
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop music, hip hop duo from Orange Mound, Memphis, Orange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee), Ridgeway Middle School in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut al ...
.
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