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When the Smoke Clears:Sixty 6,Sixty 1 is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. The album was released on June 13,2000,by Loud with Hypnotize Minds Records. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling 1,000,000 copies on December 1,2000. The album bolstered the group's popularity immensely,and contains some of Three 6 Mafia's most well known tracks,such as "Sippin' on Some Syrup" “Who Run It”and "I’m So Hi". The album was one of the last projects featuring all of the original group's members,as Gangsta Boo left after the Choices:The Album soundtrack,and Koopsta Knicca left after the album's release.
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"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" is a song by American hip hop duo UGK,released on June 6,2007,as the second single from their fifth studio album Underground Kingz (2007). The song,produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia,features verses from fellow Southern hip hop duo Outkast.
This is the discography of American hip hop group Three 6 Mafia. The collective has also released music under the name "Triple Six Mafia". The collective contains two subgroups that have released music independently as "Tear Da Club Up Thugs" and "Da Mafia 6ix". The group has also released music through collaboration projects with other artists under the names "Prophet Posse","Hypnotize Camp Posse" and "Da Headbussaz".
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"Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)" is a song by Three 6 Mafia,released as the first single from their ninth studio album Last 2 Walk. It features Project Pat,Yung D and SuperPower. The song mixes Three 6 Mafia's hip hop style with electropop and dance-pop music. The song was criticized by fans due to its electropop/dance-pop elements,which made the song different from Three 6 Mafia's early music.
"Snake" is a song by the American recording artist R. Kelly,featuring Big Tigger,from his fifth studio album,Chocolate Factory. The remix features Cam'ron. It was released on February 25,2003,by Jive Records as the second single from the album. The R&B song with Latin music inspiration was written and produced by R. Kelly,and co-written by Darian Morgan,as a tribute to Stevie Wonder's musical experimentation. The song also inspired the dancehall reggae riddim called Baghdad.
"Hey Ma" is a song by American rapper Cam'ron,released as the second single from his third album Come Home with Me. The song features Juelz Santana,Freekey Zekey,and Toya,and was produced by DR Period and Mafia Boy,who used a sample of the Commodores' 1977 hit "Easy".
"All I Do Is Win" is a song from DJ Khaled's fourth studio album Victory (2010). It was the third single from the album. The track features American rappers T-Pain,Ludacris,Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross. It was released on February 8,2010,along with "Put Your Hands Up". The song peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Never Scared" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Bone Crusher,released as his debut single and the lead single from his debut album,AttenCHUN!. The song was produced by Avery Johnson and features verses from fellow Atlanta-based rappers Killer Mike and T.I. The song became a Top 40 hit,reaching number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,while also reaching the top 10 of the Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop and Rap charts. The success of the single propelled AttenCHUN! to reach number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,although Bone Crusher's success would be short-lived as "Never Scared" would be his only charting single. The song,however,was only the first of many future hit singles for T.I.
"We Fly High" is a song by American rapper Jim Jones,released as the lead single from his third studio album,Hustler's P.O.M.E. (2006). The song is Jim Jones' highest-charting single to date,charting at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Jones and produced by Zukhan Bey who produced his previous single,"Baby Girl".
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- ↑ "Three 6 Mafia Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2000.