"Hustle Till I Die" was the second of two solo Three 6 Mafia albums in 2009, coming months after DJ Paul's, Juicy J (the other half of the Memphis Hip Hop duo Three 6 Mafia) dropped his second official solo album to show what he has to offer without DJ Paul's assistance and a bit of help from his brother Project Pat as the Juice Man does all the beats and rhymes.
1. "Hustle Till I Die" (Intro)
2. "30 Inches"
Here you see that he gets right into what was te lead single to the album. It is a killer one from him and one which has him ripping through it in an appealing way as he joins forces with Atlanta's Gucci mane and raps in a similar style to him as he talks of how 'hood' he is and the size of the rims he can afford to stick on his Chevy.
**Five Stars**
3. "Fiyayaya Weed"
With M.I.A. on the hook, you see that with this one you have him getting down to big things and showing his originality in one where he gets down to the rapping in a strange way as he coughs his way through as he speaks on just how good his weed is as his elder brother, Project Pat makes sure that you get some proper rhymes too.
**Five Stars**
4. "North Memphis Like Me"
The high quality persists through this one as you having him screaming out exactly where in Memphis he represents and how he is able to do this as he rides through. It is a hardcore tune, and finds that just as the one prior to it, you get him doing things to a slowed pace close to the
'screwed' sound of Houston.
**Five Stars**
5. "My N***az"
After throwing in his funny little "STFU" call, you see that this one has him getting down to something which you really expect to get from a rapper such as himself as he gets down to one where he moves towards the darker side of his rhymes with chilling beats which take you under as he talks of those who are down for him and what they do to show this.
**Five Stars**
6. "Ghost Dope"
Giving the general public a chance inside his world, you see that here he let's you in on how he manages to evade any sort of Police attention as he refers to this method as what is given in the title. It is another of the deeper and dingier raps from him and does well to pull you down into the criminal underworld.
**Four Stars**
7. "Violent"
As with DJ Paul's 2009 album "Scale-A-Ton" had a heavy Horrorcore presence within it as they moved away from the more mainstream rap, I felt that this would occur too here, and I would say that although it isn't as prominent, the haunting raps come into play on occasion such as with this track as he does things in a manner which reflect their nineties years.
**Four Stars**
8. "Let's Get High"
After turning towards the darker raps, you find that with this one, although the production says to the same sort of dark style, it manages to twist things as you see that his rhymes concentrate upon him having fun as he plays around with the drugs he has to hand. It is one which reflects the club culture of the area (with its slower pace) and so fits right in here.
**Four Stars**
9. "Ugh Ugh Ugh"
With Louisiana's Webbie and big brother Project Pat, you have a nasty one from the rapper as he turns towards the explicit raps which have him truing his rhymes towards the girls. It fits in with expectations with the content of the flow and the way the track is composed with the typical Three 6 hook.
**Five Stars**
10. "You N***az P***y"
As the quality of the thing stays intact, I felt that it wasn't really I problem that this short track on the album was clearly recorded to be a simple filler as it fits right in nicely and gets him doing some general Fight Rap. It is a nice one and keeps the album flowing along nicely to keep you interested as he moves things on.
**Four Stars**
11. "Skit"
12. "Real D Boyz"
The rhymes in this one come relentlessly from the rapper as it appears that he simply doesn't care with it and is willing to just let it all out as he gets down to some of the type of thing you could have easily have found in a Three 6 Mafia album as you see that on it you have him showing just how true D Boyz do, and how they will always be on their hustle.
**Five Stars**
13. "Purple Kush"
Although not chosen for one of the singles, I saw this as the biggest track on the album, it is a killer and amongst the best that has ever come out of the Three 6 camp. It gets Boyz N Da Hood member Gorilla Zoe on some screwed vocals, as they go hard on a track with some of the heaviest bass you will ever hear as he turns towards the A-Town style.
**Five Stars**
14. "Skit"
15. "That What A Pimp Does"
After giving you time to calm down off the biggest bass banger on the album, you see that the Juice Man chooses to calm things down even more here as he moves towards something which takes on much lighter beats and has him getting into rhymes which reflect this kind of mood where he just winds down.
**Five Stars**
16. "Sell A Lot Of Thangs"
With some nice and fresh beats which get him trying out some alternative things with him panting for the backing, you see that wit this one he talks on his side hustles and how they keep him going in the world to boost him when he's not making music as he pleases people in other ways as he does his thing as D Boy.
**Five Stars**
17. "You Can Get Murked"
Juicy J let's everyone know just exactly how things are on this one as he chooses to go things in a similar sort of style to "Violent" from earlier as you see that here he gets back to the scarily overpowering material where you see that he makes the most out of his unique production style, and from here he takes of how he doesn't have a problem with taking out people attempting to impress girls.
**Five Stars**
18. "Get Me Some Money"
After giving out some shout out to North Memphis, this one has him doing more of the same sort of things which has come through elsewhere on the album as he explores more of his hustle here with one which has him talking of how he really doesn't have a problem taking money from others, even with nearly fifteen years of experience in the professional music game.
**Four Stars**
19. "F**k All Y'All"
The last proper track on the album sees him getting down to one where he gets one where he shows exactly how he feels towards all of his haters and what he hasn't got a problem doing if he sees them coming and stepping up to him. Using some topical references, he brings in the listeners and makes sure that you take notice as he rips through the dark rhymes.
**Four Stars**
20. "Pimp" (Outro)
Obviously, this album has to be compared to DJ Paul's offering of 2009, and I have to say that this one has a much higher quality to it as he remains consistent throughout with his hardcore beats motivating him to come up with suitable flows to show that despite his time in the game, he still has much more to offer. The relative lack of Horrorcore for me was a positive and I felt that it was what made this Dirty South album such a heavy one to rival any other album of the year.
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