this one of the worst revisionist fukkin post I've ever seen on this site. Ball & G were mostly a mix on Houston and Memphis and sounded nothing like Mafia. Not even close to sounding alike. I lived in W. Memphis from 94-96 and Three Six influenced that whole city along with Skinny Pimp and Playa Fly. Hell Tela sounded more Memphis than Ball & G
Breh...i done broke down the lineage of "3-6's sound" so many times on this site...you really gonna make me do this shyt all over again and not just hit the search?
Ball & G's early 90's PRODUCTION STYLE that they helped pioneer (along w/ DJ Squeeky, DJ Zirk & SMK) is the sonic foundation for 3-6's whole sound.
Mainly, the drum patterns and sped up, rolled hi-hats....Ball, G, Squeeky, Zirk & SMK are the architects of 3-6's sound....they had "the sound" 1st.
Ball & G's music sounded way different when they were producing their own music in the early 90's... before they outsourced their production to T-mixx.