Before Three 6 Mafia was Three 6 Mafia, they called themselves Triple Six Mafia, a slightly more blatant allusion to their dark themes. In the late '90s, once Three 6 Mafia had risen to superstar success in the South's rap scene, the Smoked Out label repackaged their early underground recordings into compilations and released them under the Triple Six Mafia moniker. Titled Underground, Vol. 1, the first compilation features 15 tracks that date back to 1991-1994, before the group changed its name and debuted as Three 6 Mafia on Mystic Stylez in 1995. Further volumes followed in successive years. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide