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Three 6 Mafia are an Academy Award-winning, American hip hop group originating from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1991as Triple6Mafia,by DJ Paul,
Juicy J, & Lord Infamous, the group at its most featured six members including; Crunchy Black,Gangsta Boo andKoopstaKnicca (whowere all added
shortly before the release of their debut album Mystic Stylez). Thegroup has also collaborated with manyrappers ontheir ownlabel; Hypnotize Minds,
where they have kick started the careersfor many Memphis rappers, such as; Frayser Boy, GangstaBlac, LilWyte andIndo G. The group frequently
collaborates wit ...read more
Three 6 Mafia are an Academy Award-winning, American hip hop group originating from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1991as Triple6Mafia,by DJ Paul,
Juicy J, & Lord Infamous, the group at its most featured six members including; Crunchy Black,Gangsta Boo andKoopstaKnicca (whowere all added
shortly before the release of their debut album Mystic Stylez). Thegroup has also collaborated with manyrappers ontheir ownlabel; Hypnotize Minds,
where they have kick started the careersfor many Memphis rappers, such as; Frayser Boy, GangstaBlac, LilWyte andIndo G. The group frequently
collaborates withProject Pat (Juicy J's older brother). Their 2005 song "It's Hard Out Here for aPimp"won BestOriginal Song at the 78thAcademy Awards.
The group released their debut underground album Mystic Stylez in 1995 through Prophet Entertainment, a record label theycreatedbuthavesince
relinquished control of. Their musical style—which initially featured dark, menacing beats with equallygritty lyrics—has sincemovedto amore mainstream
sound. The group has also had numerous lineup changes, and nowconsists only of original members Juicy J andDJPaul.Nonetheless, they have cultivated
a sizable and diverse cult followingthat has only increased since their Oscar win. They havereleasedtwoRIAA rated platinum albums; When the Smoke
Clears:Sixty 6, Sixty 1 and Most Known Unknown, the latter featured their wellknownsingleStay Fly, which is said to be the causeof their rise to fame and
the mainstream. They have since gone on to collaborate with manywellknownsingers and rapperssuch as Akon, Tech N9ne, Insane Clown Posse, Paul
Wall, Ludacris, Sean Kingston and Flo Rida. Their latestalbumwithLexLuger (producer) entitled Laws of Power is set to be released Fall of 2011. « hide |
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