DJ Paul: We Almost Died While Making "Sippin' On Some Syrup"

www.vladtv.com - Three Six Mafia is arguably one of the few rap groups that have proven to be truly "about that life." During DJ Paul's recent interview with VladTV, the 37-year-old Mafia member relives the moments where he and the rest of the crew should have been dead because of the lifestyle they led in their prime.
The group was the first rap crew to talk about hardcore drugs like cocaine and syrup, and DJ Paul is quick to say that they weren't just rapping about it. "One thing that should have killed us that we used to do a lot was getting high off cocaine for three to four days straight then take Tylenol PMs to go to sleep," Paul remembers.
From weekly binges to a car accident that nearly killed them all, Three Six Mafia has cut it close quite a few times, and fortunately for them (and us) those nights on the edge didn't end it all. Watch as DJ Paul reminisces about it all above.

[@BaylorGang412]

anyone else think he was gonna say they almost overdosed on lean in the studio while they were making that song or was it just me

[@jaymontana3737]

lol yea

[@snoopdollawood5327]

+jay Montana or the video at least

[@reesedagoat1875]

facts

[@Youre_Right]

I don't thinks it's impossible to overdose on lean. It's extremely weak. Usually it's codeine, which is weak as hell. Even strong syrup is weak hydrodcodone. You would have to drink gallons of the shit to od and would probably throw up because your stomach was to full.

[@Youre_Right]

+David L ***impossible to overdose***

[@Goose1162]

I bet he has so many crazy stories from the days with three six. And I wanna hear them all

[@jimmybond5391]

SinfulKHD DJ Paul is funny he should be a regular. Also I wished they'd take the video clips off at the end. I'm tired of hearing Vlad ask Charmalagne if he'd suck a fart out of Trina's butt.

[@pifftalk88]

Jimmy Bond you my nigga for that im with u frfr hate that shit

[@thebest12700]

hell yea they ll never be another 3 6 they beats banged in trunks all over the world

[@mosessalazar465]

That would be sick fr.

[@WhiteBoiGotti]

+Jimmy Bond lol

[@lucashammond5191]

I ate so many shrimp, I got iodine poisoning

[@whambambigelow5528]

Lucas Hammond Did fuck niggaz get you sick with all that pinchin' and barganin'?

[@Nyder]

The real reason pimp c died

[@davidpeterson2183]

A pimp not a simp I keep them dope fiends higher then the Goodyear blimp

[@abzdeman3]

Kristian Haas I got the wet promethazine thick orange and yellow tuss

[@majorg6065]

I've never understood what this line means

[@canadianurbanent3298]

"all rappers get high but too afraid to talk about that shit" such a difference today, thats all they talk about

[@VIP-ts7dz]

and some of em dont even really be doin the drugs

[@keithhall4466]

Frank Franks he is talking about snorting cocaine

[@soboring3204]

He said that so shut up

[@TBM_arms]

Thats because of three 6

[@luimac]

@@keithhall4466 and that's so bad why when this whole new generation get high of dope liquid heroin heroin tabs lol oh well if these niggas do coke guess what they still do all these famous niggas still do coke is not kool like heroin I guess so they dont rap about it

[@turnerj3699]

His Pimp C voice just hit me right in the feels. R.I.P Pimp C. Chad Butler forever

[@TurnTheStoveOnBlaze]

Why get sad over someone who took their *OWN* life..

[@qtippz]

***** SMH.

[@crews-lj3ph]

Huh dude

[@ttowntuesdays]

***** True.. he is dead, but he didn't kill himself You stupid fuck. RIP PIMP C

[@Radii15]

And RIP Lord Infamous

[@getgeeepost6893]

If u want to test your sound system in the car bump some 3 6 mafia

[@jester4886]

@first class junkee 'pass dat shit' slaps hard af

[@nikkibeacth]

get geee post True

[@charlessimmons8331]

Fuckin right, if you don’t have three six mafia in your playlist, wtf are you doing ?

[@fresh2cool957]

Hell yea

[@MarcussJay]

“Pass that Junt” .. “South Memphis Bitch” .. “Lock Down” ..

[@dublife572]

"I'm smoked out, snorted out, drunken and I'm blowed."- 36

[@SIRTURF]

Off thats Tear Da Club Up Thugs ft Twista.

[@iamnex2c]

That Twista verse 💥💥💥

[@pwinnick1]

"Get the dope, chop it up, get the plate, I can't wait"

[@thecapothedon]

That’s my shit!!! And funky town!!

[@SoAmbitious502]

🔥🔥

[@Slimkidd730]

"We almost died from making it so it better had been a hit." LOL!

[@lukejamesbgn]

I miss Three Six Mafia (not Da Mafia 6ix) so bad. "When The Smoke Clears" is one of my favorite albums ever.

[@matthewharvey3308]

I miss the Triple Six Mafia... and before that they where putting out DJ Paul and Juicy J mix tapes from volume 1-16... They've been in the game well over 20 years.

[@fabo36]

***** ahhh man, you nailed it, When the smoke clears was their greatest album. that whole album isn't nothing but hits. Da Unbreakables and World Domination are incredible as well, and Mystic Stylez, and Choices....they have a lot of good album haha

[@kevinlester2609]

Sleep. World domination.

[@THEKLEVER187]

The end was my favorite

[@bakenfat]

***** Yeah "When The Smoke Clears" is my fav as well, but the Dope Boy Fresh song with Chamillionaire is that shit. It wasn't on the "Last 2 Walk" Album back then, so I had to buy the single. I still bang both.

[@Ybthadreadhead]

"MY FAVORITE UGK AND 3 6 SONG IS SIPPEN ON SYRUP" THATS HOW U KNOW VLAD DONT LISTEN TO 3 6 OR UGK SMH

[@igotthejuicesucka7939]

exact same thing i thought when i heard him say that. you know a nigga lying when they say shit lille "just the whole thing the way the song came together" he probably couldn't even name everybody that had a verse on that song lol

[@mogul214]

I was thinking the same thing, especially being a UGK fan, I can think of at least 5 other UGK songs that I like more than "sipping on some syzurp"...it's not even in my top 10

[@bmhood3636]

He's talkin bout them collabin on a track together just not one song each from the group. My fav track by them two was on some chrome

[@crews-lj3ph]

Word

[@KeetyPooh]

Ybthadreadhead I religiously listen to Hypnotize Camp, not just Three Six Mafia, but many of their other artist, and I myself can say it may be my favorite as well. I'm not the type of a person who has a "favorite" anything, but it is a great.

[@xtractztv8628]

One of the best interviews Vlad has done. DJ Paul is a great story teller tbh

[@thomaspatrickegan6857]

Paul must be lil scrappy dad

[@demetriusdiamond5360]

+Erika Orehek

[@rickb.5434]

thats bcuz they both got bucked teeth. scrappy cant close his mouth like paul and diddy lol

[@byobtv1394]

And Juvenile Uncle

[@mulianoseventeen5453]

Young Brades dead

[@whitezorro9400]

Who is lil scrappy dad?

[@baddreams9660]

R.I.P lord infamous and Pimp C

[@e3noobhater]

bad dreams and Koop

[@erykamicole5673]

Wow

[@kinfolk223]

Hell yea Rest In Peace

[@Hunter_The_Baby_Christian]

I like to feel good when I listen too hip hop

[@michaeltarailo7017]

Said no one ever

[@Jstacks16]

"lost my skypager, they had skypagers back then." Damn these yungins don't even know what a pager is. I feel old asf.

[@mg19cal]

Those SkyTel 2 way pagers were THE way of communicating back then

[@gbreezy6393]

Joseph Gnacinski don’t feel old man IPhone’s we’re invented back then they just had to test the public’s reaction to technology in waves

[@TaxTaxes]

my moms kept her pager till like 05

[@CoachVeeMP]

I kept me the Arch 2 way!!! 😭

[@cosmickatamari]

Remember the lyrics to 2 way freak...

[@SnowgoonsHD]

"found my pager in the snow wet as hell still working" oh man DJ Paul is that dude, I could listen to more stories lol

[@LIBryda]

This nigga vlad said 'sippin on some sizzurp, is his favorite UGK song.' Capital L!

[@twinscoupe]

He mentioned 3/6 mafia though

[@LIBryda]

twinscoupe what does that have to do with it not being UGK's best song?

[@SirTootsAlot]

...ugk on the shit... unless you talkin like its not that hot - ik pocket full of stones is my favorite from em but they are on that shit ... its a legit statement.

[@rondonumba9370]

HighlyOpiated corrupters execution

[@JTeeOfficial_1]

they made it together didnt they

[@TexicanMr]

Vlad must only know the radio hits.

[@marcosmedrano8315]

I know. I'm embarrassed for him when he said that was their best song...

[@BruceWayneWorld]

Marcos Medrano Vlad is a dj... he knows their hits...I agree sipping on some sysurp was a summer jam back in the day

[@cemsen5460]

@@marcosmedrano8315 what is their best song according to you? sleep? now im hi pt3? mystic stylez? destructioj terror?

[@Bee-bc9bf]

ok

[@jimmysway3240]

@@cemsen5460 da summa or ridin n the Chevy

[@ilovebasketball6519]

Rappers were scared to rap about getting high in 99 but now they all Dope fiends on the mic

[@yungsorrow5896]

i LOVE BASKETBALL it’s sad

[@tyd3407]

Ever heard of bone thugs or cypress hill?

[@VictorH71905]

@@tyd3407 They talk about weed Dumbass Not getting High off Stupid Shit LMFAO

[@tyd3407]

Victor Rodriguez read my comment again and then realize your ignorance fool.

[@tyd3407]

Victor Rodriguez and while you’re at it kiss my ass a big fat kiss.

[@colslw760]

"every rapper be gettin high but they were too scared to talk about it!" definitely shows how much the rap game has changed. a lot of today's rap is strictly about getting fucked up, xanax and codiene being some recent 'favourites'

[@JanInks]

Yes still to this day

[@OBWInspector]

yea and none of them acutally be doing the drugs often

[@indyfosho5458]

Wayne made it mainstream

[@arrowsplayground]

The beat for sippin was made by Paul for someone else for $500 dude didn't come through. Good thing he didn't buy it. That song would've never been made.

[@icebreakers8378]

Mitch Morris who said this?

[@mustanggang5.0]

Mitch Morris bro asking you a question & you still dodging 🤣😂

[@aqluvs]

Mustang gang 5.0 most people don’t give a fuck about answering someone

[@mulianoseventeen5453]

I def can relate when you doing so much drugs man you don’t even realIze how dangerous it is till you look back

[@MrMb15]

This shit kinda scary. Even he know not to say too much about Pimp C's death. RIP The Pimp

[@PrlytheWn]

If Vlad thinks sippin on syrup was both groups best song, it shows how much of casual fan he is

[@final58fant58]

We need more Three 6 Mafia stories!

[@mattclow1617]

Lost all respect when the interviewer said sippin on some sizzurp was the best song by either group. RIP Sweet Jones. I got a pocket full a stooooooones!

[@spectrumofbass3716]

Best song" Were is the Bud"

[@lived2def]

*Where is the bud?

[@polomarco6393]

He lost me when he said favorite song of all time by UGK or 3-6 was sippin on sizzurp

[@UnseenThreat07]

UGK = Good Stuff Three 6 Mafia = Dead Bodies Part 3

[@chansevanatta9606]

Ugk= Houston rap 3-6= Memphis rap Fucking period

[@erikcapozzi3425]

@@chansevanatta9606 what's that gotta do with anything

[@flick2flick]

Hands down: Stay Fly by 3-6. That beat ia sick!!!

[@KOBE24-BlackMamba]

@@flick2flicktheir Mystic Styles Smoked Out Part 2 beat is way better

[@Kisforcontractsllc]

Sooo we not gon discuss how good Paul's sound effects were? Ok. 🍾

[@joediggity7287]

Yo DJ Paul is a good storyteller. The story about the bad wreck had me dying. He had gone from having a normal laid back chill conversation, to like some Final destination type action shit with sound effects and all.

[@MsGemini40]

"Late night tip" was one of my favs!!!

[@williamalmendarez9157]

Ms James call Chris to get coke up my nose

[@BBAERSTANCE1]

Shut up average listener

[@BrooklynBeTheBoro]

Shout-out to his boy for staying in the car and trying to get it started again; he likely saved the life of that truck driver and other drivers who would have crashed into it!

[@robertanthony8854]

if u can’t think of a better song by them than sippin on some syrup, then u ain’t a real fan lmao

[@matthewwilliams9288]

IF DJ VLAD CANT THINK OF A BETTER SONG FROM UGK OR 3-6 MAFIA, YOU NEED TO ACTUALLY START LISTENING TO UGK OR 3-6 MAFIA.....

[@moabt.frican7163]

@VilliVideo TV real talk yo, straight up 👆

[@d.solomon4592]

✊🏆

[@notmichaelblackson9512]

Late night tip is a classic . Love the way that bass still slams in my trunk

[@theshahofiran902]

Gunclaps, You done fucked up and probably waaay more that i can’t count atm

[@Mark-yu3pt]

DJ Paul seems very down to earth.

[@jmckinney149]

DJ Paul has the best story telling sound effects ever.

[@mikem4314]

very honest and open..you cant find a single rapper nowadays who will admit they do coke, but we know a lot of em are doin it.

[@ryancarona4199]

Danny brown lol

[@deleteexistence6175]

I'd rather do the X. Cheaper and lasts longer.

[@waybach]

“Hydrocodone on the hands-free phoneeeeee”

[@AQUAF1NAGINA]

TAKE THAT MONKEY SHIT OFF YOU EMBARRASSING US

[@MakeUsayOMGWTF]

bruh i want dj paul makin car sound effects as my ringtone

[@sixhunna66]

mystic stylez still go hard af 💯

[@ianlangille558]

SiXHUNNA66 update: still go hard af 💯

[@stephanier.tinney343]

SiXHUNNA66 mystic styles the best

[@traviscarey9213]

Still

[@soulfireclash2882]

The End was my shit

[@sagewhunder642]

He is a good storyteller & his sound effects are on point!!!💯💯💯

[@Bob-te3le]

I would hope one of the super legends in rap history is a good story teller.

[@j.jaustin3508]

3-6 mafia n 8ball n MJG had some str8 songs too!

[@AS-zn6wp]

J. J Austin MJG*, but yea they did

[@GasGotti]

D.S.G.B Grady BabyTM lolll

[@lamasterbatonlll1383]

J. J Austin Fuck you from Wyoming?

[@g-love0704]

Yes loved both of those groups, still have their cds packed away in my basement!

[@theaceofspades485]

Getting arrested saved me from hard drugs. No drug charges just got arrested one too many times and said I have to change my ways "I'm not living this jail life." Got out of some felonies and when I got clear of felonies never went back to hard shit because the hard shit has you around stupid people. Once you have a felony life is a different game to bounce back.

[@BrotherTayro]

when I was younger the name "3 6 mafia" never clicked to me. idk why I was listening to them looking back😂😂😂

[@mitchfandnoahg]

WE WITH THE MAFIA 6 AND WE AIN'T BOUT THAT BULLSHIT

[@seanclements6206]

its not a good image to put out there, but, fuck it

[@kennethbankhead7485]

if Charles Barkley was a rapper 😂😂😂

[@nikkibeacth]

Kenneth Bankhead Charles Barkley could never.... lame

[@readingiscool6865]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Artificial_Intelligence00]

Sippin on sum sizzurp..sip.. sippin on sum sip... sippin on sum sizzurp... Still going hard 2019

[@shellstewart6712]

That snow was in January of 2000. I will never forget how much snow ❄ we got in Tennessee

[@PassDaMethod]

Now this is the good shit I like to see comin' from VladTV

[@veerodriguez1751]

Song is a classic for sure. Paul is a beast on them beats

[@bg23allday1]

Nigga sound like Bernie mac when he played in life.

[@gregheight4884]

BUN B IS MY FAVORITE!

[@CoopSouth713]

These Dj Paul interviews are on point! Vlad doin his Thang with Vladtv

[@arcaneiconoclast319]

Officer detective Vlad of the u.s department of hip hop illegal activity.

[@oldthingsaregone59]

Jesus sho was really watchin over them boys...

[@oldthingsaregone59]

AR$3N YEAP!!! lol

[@byobtv1394]

Z Malek Exactly. Not to mention a bunch o devil worshipers arrrghhhh😈😁😂. Although i came up under the Christian church just like everybody else in the urban community, i will never understand how people can be so oblivious to the things in plain sight.

[@ggntmovies1907]

Z Malek STFU

[@iflylikebuzz7504]

byob Devil worshipers? lol sorry but you don't know shit they were far from it

[@kinghodj1]

good thing he did...if he didnt who would rap about the devil and introduce people to hard drugs!

[@JesusMartinez-oy7qe]

What a great interview with one of the greatest

[@OfficialKMAClub]

Had to take a buddy to the ER one night when he ODed on lean back in 2015. They placed him in the pysch watch for evaluation. Doctor told him he's probably already done irreversible damage to his liver at this point from the cough syrup. But the doctor wasn't messing around. He told my friend if he ended back into that pysch ward again, then that doctor would put a guardian on buddy. Well a few months later, my friend ended up in the hospital again. They don't mess around with this stuff in Missouri. My buddy was put into a long term care facility about 4 years ago. He's getting close to 30 years old now and Idk when he'll get out.

[@insuchaway]

G, I am truly interested; is he out yet?

[@coleycole420]

That's the dumbest shit I've ever heard. Da fuck y'all doing in Missouri I know there alot dope feins there to that's just weird shit

[@FraudGPT]

Wtf why he in psych ward

[@coreywilliams9047]

Dj paul is real. To me. Got a sense of humor. That goes far. Smart dude.

[@TubeSteak]

haha DJ Paul is such a legend. appreciate how honest he keeps it

[@TheDJOblivion]

The layers and hard work Paul put into every single song he produced was so inspiring to me as a young man, i was obsessed with 3 6.

[@texas2146]

Man DJ paul has a lot of story’s with pimp c. I would like to hear em. #LongLivePimpC

[@teejez1989]

I got turned out to 3-Six in junior high, rest in peace Lord Infamous

[@thaddueslee6595]

Tj Jones-McBeth I met them at my job

[@Boomie88]

Tj Jones-McBeth RIP Koopsta Knicca

[@summermadness100]

You got what nigga?

[@edgarbautista3078]

This just made the song more legendary

[@cruxmind]

0:28 it hasn't even been 30 seconds and this man already throwing all the hip hop knowledge he knows...

[@juanmanuelcastillo9808]

R.I.P Pimp C..

[@andrecurry6294]

three 6 mafia been on since the 90's I was putting everyone on tha mafia 6 in Colorado!!

[@Vision-MileHigh]

Niceeee

[@justinrussell3166]

this guys really knows whats up, good interview vlad. Glad its not just about stupid hip hop drama

[@londontown3381]

Thank god he spared your life to give us that anthem 🙏🏾🙏🏾 the world needed it

[@ragehead32089]

Retracing my memory, Big Pimpin' was first. I remember seeing that video and loving it (especially UGK). Within a matter of months I remember seeing Sippin on Some Syrup and knowing UGK, but not knowing Three 6. be in mind I was between 7 - 9 when this was bumpin'

[@thebionicpig]

Loved 3-6 since Mystic Stylez

[@wink181]

He had me dying talking about that wreck and trying to start that truck back up (Like in a movie)!!! LMAO!!!!!!

[@johngerstner2030]

Me too!😂

[@theconsigliere8463]

Mystic stylez was the first album I had of three six mafia turned me onto them way back then. Now I was like 11, 12 or 13 I can't remember how I got the album I think my uncle gave it to me cuz this was around the time Eminems sslp came out and I also got dre 2001 this was like the start of my love for hip hop.

[@BP-lu9th]

why he sound like rick James off the chappelle show lol

[@alexphillips7544]

cause cocaines a hell of a drug! ;-)

[@westie0113uk]

I'm Rick James bitch!

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

@@alexphillips7544 Dammit. I was gonna respond the same way until I opened the comment thread.

[@noshitjohnny]

4:20-4:40 I started dying of laughter at this part💀💀

[@hitman4hirekillyatwice490]

that has to be lil scrappy's dad REAL Shit

[@beautifulcharmz]

😂😂😂👍🏽

[@jusprettytara1475]

I’m screaming 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@fr3shSwag]

I just learned why a bridge freezes before road. Thanks DJ Paul!

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

Being from the NYC area I didn't know 3-6 had this much of an influence on the game until I started listening to Yelawolf.

[@fonzarellyplay370]

I love him. He keeping it real. I remember the show Hollyhood on MTV so funny

[@zack6892]

1:53 Dj Paul: " I could name some names of guys that should be dead" Vlad in his porn voice: "oh really"

[@koairving286]

Zack 🤣🤣

[@elpiratadetejas5490]

Lmfaoooooo

[@flexluger5401]

Easily my favorite group of all time..... R.i.p Lord infamous

[@nick-yh1qg]

my favorite ugk and three six song was talking smart by project pat and pimp c.

[@sleepyig8780]

I agree with Vlad, Sippin' On Syrup was the best song both groups made. Rest in Peace, Pimp C.

[@mytime4687]

I like him....... he seems cool and laidback. I loved the three six mafia group, I haven't heard anything from them since.

[@dustrussell5783]

Straight up cool down to earth dude. Dj-paul. From Nashville we always held down 3 -6.

[@MosheXX]

I got this as a recommendation today. Vlad don’t even have to do flashbacks anymore.

[@gardoe.c.476]

For a druggie, DJ Paul is chill, low key, and seems down to earth.

[@freedinner886]

Wym for a druggie You never experimented ? Pu$$y a$$ ni

[@stevensousa7255]

This guy is down to earth and cool as ice

[@chriscooke9465]

dropped a like and subscribed love your channel

[@Ben_Lorentz]

I like Ridin' in da Chevy by Triple 6 cause it's got that old school hard hitting bass that shakes your car apart!

[@eastsidesuavo4840]

1:36 - the laugh of victory

[@datboycotvdotcom9593]

paul & juicy some hard azz producers

[@nardohoward3535]

When it comes to rappers, He's one of my first picks to chill wit. Hands down.....

[@RichardLopez-wb9vf]

this dude is surprisingly diplomatic

[@chaylagreen]

Always going to be Classic!!!

[@TheNokrok]

DJ Paul's got one of the illest laughs! When he laughs I laugh.

[@popparoni9756]

These was my main niggas, me and my friends had all they albums. Still my fav group

[@trevonxl]

Innovators of this shit, RT I remember being a younging in the hood in the box chevy listening to mix tape and album after album man

[@Straightarrow213]

Is it just me or did he just scratch his hat like his hat told him I'm itchy😂.

[@Raywehoopin]

Thought he was gon say they overdosed doing the video shoot😂😅

[@jmckinney149]

Syrup sipping goes back into the 70’s in Houston. It’s crazy it’s so far like now.

[@dabs.47]

Still one of the hardest songs of all time 💯🔥