Three 6 Mafia - Wikipedia Three 6 Mafia is an American hip-hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991 Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip-hop group, they went on to enjoy mainstream success [1] The group's 1995 debut album Mystic Stylez became an influential cult classic [2] They have released music on independent labels such as Prophet Entertainment and their own Hypnotize Minds label, as well as
The Story of Three 6 Mafia: Memphis’ Pioneering Hip-Hop Legends In 2013, DJ Paul spearheaded a reunion of Three 6 Mafia under a new name: Da Mafia 6ix The lineup included DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca, and Gangsta Boo, with the intent of recapturing the raw horrorcore energy of their early days
Three 6 Mafia Influence on Rap → Hip-Hop History In the early 1990s, a group of teenagers from Memphis, Tennessee, formed a group that would later become a cornerstone of the rap genre The group, known as Three 6 Mafia, consisted of Ricky Dunigan (Lord Infamous), Paul Beauregard (DJ Paul), and Jordan Houston (Juicy J)
Three 6 Mafia Biography — Hip Hop Scriptures Representing Memphis, TN, the group's six core members -- Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous, Koopsta Knicca, Juicy "J," and DJ Paul -- give the group its dark image, vividly rapping about drug use, violent aggression, pornographic sex, and anything else remotely evil
Three 6 Mafia - Memphis Music Hall of Fame Not only did it make Three 6 Mafia the first rap group to win an Academy Award (solo artist Eminem had previously won), they became the first rap act to perform at the Oscars
Three 6 Mafia | Rap Wiki | Fandom On the 1995 single Live by Yo Rep (song), Three 6 Mafia accused Cleveland group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony of stealing its style (a mix of quasi-harmonic rapping and blatant references to the occult)