Their 2005 song 'It's Hard out Here for a Pimp' won Best Original Song at the 78th Academy Awards. The group also frequently collaborates with Project Pat (the brother of Juicy J).

Formed in 1991 by DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, and Juicy J, they shortly thereafter recruited fellow Memphian rappers Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, and Crunchy Black.

Koopsta Knicca Info Three 6 Mafia (formerly Triple Six Mafia) is an Academy Award winning American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee. Label(s): Hypnotize Minds, Columbia RecordsĪssociated Acts: Project Pat, Frayser Boy, Tear Da Club Up Thugs, Prophet Posse, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Gangsta Boo “Hard Out Here For a Pimp” earned them an Academy Award (!!!) for Best Original Song in 2006, as the world woke up to their impact.Also known as: 3-6 Mafia, 36 Mafia, Three Six Mafia, Three-6 Mafia, Triple 6 Mafia, Triple Six 3:36: 2005: Built Like Dat: 2008: Dirty Bitch: 2008: First 48 Three 6 Mafia, Al Kapone, MJG, Project Pat, 8Ball and Spanish F.L.Y. A string of party-starting, genre-defining singles would follow, as well as arguably their biggest legacy: the rise of trap music, which would spread from the Deep South across the country. They became progenitors of hip-hop’s blinged-out crunk phase, defined by the trunk-rattling When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1. As the group entered the new millennium, the murky, horror-inspired sound that began with their 1995 underground classic, Mystic Stylez, would reach a global audience. Even before the Backyard Posse linked up with Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo and Crunchy Black, they all were already dynamic MCs, producers and DJs with a deep catalogue of locally distributed cassettes. The throughline among them? A dedication to the art and science of rap music. But like supervillains, each of the six Mafia members has an origin story worth its own book. OFFICIAL Chopped And Screwed EditionThree 6 Mafia 6ixxes Suicide Volume 3 - 6 Mafia (Chopped And Screwed By SlabAllStarz x DJ tR1pL 6ixx x DJ Smilez x DJ C. Their story as a collective traces back to 1991, when Memphis-based brothers DJ Paul and Lord Infamous formed the Backyard Posse with Juicy J. Their blood-curdling, progressive proto-trap and machine-gun flows have soaked into and defined the contemporary consciousness of hip-hop and pop. It’s hard to imagine what music would sound like today without Three 6 Mafia.

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