This was largely owing to co-founder Juicy J's decision to focus on his solo career.
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The band would eventually follow with the 2008 album "Last 2 Walk" (another top five-charting LP), their own MTV reality show "Adventures in Hollyhood," and plans for a series of Three 6-branded films and other multimedia content.Īfter a period of slowing activity, in 2012 it was formally announced Three 6 Mafia was going on an indefinite hiatus.
MEMPHIS AND THE OSCARS: Here are 20 Academy Award moments with a Bluff City connection The group nabbed the trophy for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - co-written by Hypnotize Minds artist Frayser Boy - their contribution to writer-director Craig Brewer's made-in-Memphis "Hustle & Flow." The group's performance on the Oscar telecast and their unexpected win suddenly made them household names. In 2006 - 34 years after Stax legend Isaac Hayes earned an Oscar in the same category for "Theme from Shaft" - Three 6 Mafia won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. 3 on the Billboard pop charts, a portent of even bigger things to come. Released in 2005, the disc would become the band's biggest seller, reaching No. The group - which has sold more than 5 million albums - hit the charts in the mid-2000s, with singles "Stay Fly" and "Poppin' My Collar," off their "Most Known Unknown" LP. Given its many members over the years, and its numerous affiliates, the Three 6 Mafia collective remains a historic force in Memphis hip-hop.įormed in 1991 - by DJ Paul, Lord Infamous and Juicy J - Three 6 Mafia put out nine full-length LPs (as well as myriad mixtapes, collaborations and side projects) during their initial 21-year run, during which they helped define the sound of the Dirty South.
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