It's been a long, strange trip for Juicy J and DJ Paul. Better known as Three 6 Mafia, the dynamic duo started in Memphis, went out west for some adventures in Hollywood, and now find themselves in a dank and damp basement for their new, subterranean-set video, "Shake My." As basements go, this is not such a bad look. It is after all populated almost entirely by silent, scantily clad women. Not particularly scantily clad or silent is Kaleena, part of Diddy's Dirty Money group, who handles the hook for this club banger. She's took the last train to Paris and found herself...in a basement with Three 6 Mafia. Undeterred, she is intent on shaking her you know what. That's the spirit, girl.

Who on deck?? It's Al Kapone! Al Kapeezy! Oh boy... Oh boy... Oh boy...

The veteran Dirty South rhyme-stylist whose parents call him Alphonzo Bailey has been repping the Memphis underground since the '90s, back before Three 6 Mafia and EightBall & MJG blew the scene wide open.

But Al Kapone's got more than OG status on his permanent record. The multi-talented Tennessee-native penned, produced and performed on several Hustle & Flow soundtrack stand-outs, including "Whoop That Trick." He must have made quite an impression on Hustle director Craig Brewer in the process, because when it came time to cast $5 Cover -- Brewer's love letter to the Memphis music scene -- Al Kapone was one of the first people he approached.

In his latest role, Kapone does much more than write rhymes and twiddle knobs. He puts his real life -- including his relationship with his speed-rapping teenage son / protégé, Young AJ -- on display. Get a glimpse of what exactly that adds up to in the series of exclusive interviews and performances below. Then tune in for the full picture when $5 Cover premieres on MTV.com this Friday, May 1 at midnight.

The gruesome twosome's long-awaited new album, Last 2 Walk, isn't officially out until June 24th, but we're doing a little try-it-before-you-buy-it situation. Wanna hear Juicy and Paul (with helping hands Akon, UGK, and Lyfe Jennings) shout out their favorite pastimes and pursuits, like "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)," "Playstation," and "Weed, Blow, Pills"?

Mouse click your ballin' little self over to MTV.com's "The Leak," where you can hear the whole album in its box-fresh entirety.

In case you didn't hear the news, Pimp C, one half of hip-hop duo UGK, was found dead yesterday in Los Angeles. Read Sway Calhoun's moving tribute to the late rapper, who was just 33 and died of undisclosed causes. And check out Suckerfreeblog.com for more on the infamous rapper, who left behind a substantial body of work that spans almost 20 years, from his unforgettable guest spot on Jay-Z's groundbreaking track, "Big Pimpin'" to collaborations with T.I., Three 6 Mafia and Chamillionaire, and of course, his own solo albums and prolific career with Bun B.

Keep on ridin' dirty and sippin' on that sizzurp.