Da Unbreakables

Da Unbreakables

Even as Three 6 Mafia returned to their standard subject matter with their sixth LP, DJ Paul and Juicy J’s beats were displaying whole new levels of precision and audacity. Like Dr. Dre’s 2001, every sound on Da Unbreakables is exacting in detail and placement. The snares hit like a punch to the throat, while the bass impacts with the force of a wrecking ball. Even when the songs represent commotion and chaos, the arrangement of every song is carefully orchestrated. Rather than just describe violence, songs like “Wolf, Wolf,” “Let’s Start A Riot,” and “Mosh Pit” actually embody it in their sound design. Trained as deejays, Juicy J and DJ Paul have always used samples in their work, but Da Unbreakables finds them using samples with a renewed sense of purpose. Hidden here are pieces of Portishead, Michael Jackson, and scores from Romeo & Juliet and Gangs of New York, all mutated to serve Three 6 Mafia’s singularly terrifying vision. The sample aesthetic reaches a new plateau with the Willie Hutch-sampling “Testin’ My Gangsta,” a triumphant onslaught of drums, strings, and choirs.

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