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Jive Records Presents: UGK Chopped and Screwed

UGK · 2004

69 min · 12 tracks · trap music

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

49 /100
Lowland
Higher than 1% of albums we've rated

The slowed, chopped treatment gives familiar UGK songs a new pacing, but the compilation-style sequence offers little album-level arc.

What we noticed

  • “One Day” opens the set and “Pinky Ring” closes it; the sequence moves among UGK songs from different releases rather than following a single album’s arc.
  • The tracks are slowed and use chopped vocal repeats, stretching phrases and leaving more space between lines than the source performances.
  • The 12-song set is built from existing UGK material, so its progression comes from the rearrangements and track order rather than new songs.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
5/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
4/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 One Day 6:16
  • 2 Diamonds & Wood 4:37
  • 3 Something Good 6:25
  • 4 Pimpin’ Ain’t No Illusion 7:33
  • 5 Front, Back & Side to Side 6:45
  • 6 Pocket Full of Stones (Pimp C remix) 5:18
  • 7 Let Me See It 5:22
  • 8 Choppin’ Blades 6:35
  • 9 Take It Off 4:34
  • 10 Belts to Match 5:25
  • 11 Fuck My Car 4:23
  • 12 Pinky Ring 5:55

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata