Three 6 Mafia

American hip-hop group

Three 6 Mafia is a rap group from Memphis, Tennessee. They became a band under the name Triple 6 Mafia in 1991 and released their first studio album Mystic Stylez in 1995. They are signed to Sony Music Entertainment, Hypnotize Minds and Columbia Records. Their song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2006.[1] The song "Somebody's Gonna Get It" is the current entrance theme song of WWE superstar Mark Henry.[source?]

Three 6 Mafia
DJ Paul and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia
DJ Paul and Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia
Background information
Also known as
  • Triple Six Mafia
  • Tear Da Club Up Thugs
  • Backyard Posse
  • Da Mafia 6ix
OriginMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Years active1991–present
Labels
Members
Past member(s)

Studio albums change

  • Mystic Stylez (1995)
  • Chapter 1: The End (1996)
  • Chapter 2: World Domination (1997)
  • When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 (2000)
  • Choices: The Album (2001)
  • Da Unbreakables (2003)
  • Choices II: The Setup (2005)
  • Most Known Unknown (2005)
  • Last 2 Walk (2008)
  • Laws of Power (2014)

References change

  1. "New CDS". The New York Times. 23 June 2008.

Other websites change

Three 6 Mafia's Official website Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine