Juicy J cleaned up a 1994 tape to create Chronicles of the Juice Man (2002).ĭJ Paul and Juicy J jointly assembled the mixtapes Underground Vol 2 - Club Memphis (1999) collects more, but of lower quality.ĭJ Paul cleaned up an old 1993 tape to create Underground Volume 16 - For da Summ (2002) and Notably the gangsta rap Ridin' da Chevy and the horrorcore of Playa Hataz and Walk Up to Your House. Underground Vol 1 - 1991-1994 (1999) is a compilation of early material, Pimpin' and Robbin' is the standout.Īt the same time Koopsta Knicca released his first solo album, The lo-fi, murky production and the sleepy, foggy rhythm makes the songs sound drugged. Smoked Out Loced Out (1994), when they still called themselves Triple Six Mafia. Memphis' Three 6 Mafia, formed around the trio of When the Smoke Clears - Sixty 6, Sixty 1 (2000), 5/10 Tear Da Club Up Thugz: CrazyNDaLazDayz (1999), 6/10 ( Copyright © 2006 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use)Ĭhapter 2 - World Domination (1997), 6/10 Three 6 Mafia: biography, discography, review, links “Pimp” was the second hip-hop track to take the honor, after Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” three years earlier.The History of Rock Music. 16, 2008Īnd though it had no chart presence, don’t forget a potential trump card: The Academy Award-winning “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp.” The release, from the soundtrack to Hustle & Flow, won best original song for Juicy J, DJ Paul and labelmate Frayser Boy at the 2006 Oscars. "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)," Three 6 Mafia featuring Project Pat, Young D & Superpower, No. "Low," Juicy J featuring Nicki Minaj, Lil Bibby & Young Thug, No. "Sippin' on Da Syrup," Three 6 Mafia featuring UGK, No. "Show Out," Juicy J featuring Big Sean & Young Jeezy, No. "Shell Shocked," Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign featuring Kill The Noise & Madsonik, No. "Bounce It," Juicy J featuring Wale & Trey Songz, No. "Powerglide," Rae Sremmurd & Juicy J, No. "Stay Fly," Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck, Eightball & MJG, No. "Bandz A Make Her Dance," Juicy J featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz, No. Let’s dive into the top performers of the Memphis’ clique’s catalog - again, combining work done as a group or by individuals in lead roles:ġ. Among the highlights, two top 10s: “Stay Fly,” featuring Young Buck, Eightball and MJG (No. Single success took a few years, with the group’s first stint on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs coming with 1998’s “Tear Da Club Up ’97,” the first of 18 chart entries to date. The crew, with Crunchy Black, DJ Paul, Gangsta Boo, Juicy J, Koopsta Knicca and Lord Infamous among its ranks at times, arrived on Billboard's charts in 1995 with the Mystic Stylez album. Now, for the challengers, Memphis’ own Three 6 Mafia. The smash was a tribute to late mentor Eazy-E (of N.W.A) and the head of the act’s Ruthless Records label. The five-piece, comprised of Bizzy Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone and Wish Bone, is probably best known for the 1996 crossover hit “Tha Crossroads,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts for eight and seven weeks, respectively. Its breakout single, “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” was the first of their 14 entries on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and climbed to No. Seniority first: Cleveland’s Bone Thugs-N-Harmony burst onto Billboard’s charts in 1994 with their debut EP, Creepin on Ah Come Up.
THREE 6 MAFIA MAFIA UPDATE
We'll update this article once the new date is announced.Īhead of the upcoming Instagram Live battle between two of rap’s best-known groups - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia - Billboard revisits the two groups’ chart successes to pinpoint the most likely candidates to make the set list during the showdown. Three 6 Mafia battle was originally scheduled for Thursday night (April 30) but has been postponed to a yet-determined date and has been rebranded as a Verzuz battle - the popular head-to-head beat battles started by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.