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Three 6 Mafia: La Chat, Hypnotize Camp Posse, Project Pat, Tear Da Club Up Thugs, UGK, Lil' Flip, Boogieman. Personnel: DJ Paul , E-Z Rock, Juicy J, Kurt Clayton, Slice Tee, Steve Pitts, Mike Foster , Carlos Broady (programming). Audio Mixers: DJ Paul ; Juicy J; Steve Moller; Niko Lyras; Mike Foster . Recording information: Cotton Row, Memphis, TN; Hypnotize Minds Studios, Memphis, TN. Illustrator: Mike Sagato. Memphis's Three 6 Mafia had been slugging it out for over a decade and a half before they really hit the mainstream consciousness with their exhilarating performance at the 2006 Academy Awards. 2005's MOST KNOWN HITS is an appropriate introduction to the group led by Juicy J and DJ Paul. The album features album highlights dating back to 1997 and their album CHAPTER 2: WORLD DOMINATION, generally considered their breakthrough-it was certainly the first that made them a name outside of regional radio. Three 6's songs do tend to begin sounding the same: Simple 808 beats under mostly sparse synths, as the rappers boast about bitches and weed, while threatening their detractors. This type of hip-hop is made for parties, and thus the greatest-hits package finds hits like "Sippin' on Some Syrup" and "Hit a Muthafucka" better served than on their respective albums where they might get lost amid the filler.