three 6 mafia

an underground rap group from memphis that no longer exists, atleast as far as the true fans of the group are concerned. they are now a duo, (dj paul and juicy j). back in '91, dj paul and his brother lord infamous began producing underground tapes out of a makeshift home studio, paul putting tracks together featuring heavy kick drums, deep bass lines, and fast rattling high hats mixed with nicely sampled bits and pieces of everything from ol' school gangsta rap vocals, horror movie scores, and classic r&b melodies. soon lord and paul began recording with other local talent from the memphis area, and in the very beginning they were known as The Serial Killaz, or Backyard Posse..eventually changing the name of the group to Triple 6 Mafia. dj paul produced many, many, many classic underground albums with his impressive collective of lyricists, led by impressive tounge twisting hardcore/horrorcore lyricists such as skinny pimp and koopsta knicca, as well as the scarecrow of course. Lord Infamous aka the Scarecrow was the mastermind behind the name of the group. not only did he come up with it, but his devilish rap style is what set the theme of the group's work for nearly a decade. Since lord infamous is no longer activly recording with dj paul and juicy j, the true fans will no longer consider them three 6 mafia. during dj paul and juicy's rise to commercial stardom, lord infamous, the heart and soul of the group and it's original style, was locked up on several charges and did not take part in the recording of most known unknowns or the oscar awards. meanwhile, lesser members of the three 6 mafia/hypnotize minds camp such as frayser boy got to partake in these events and enjoy time in teh spotlight, despite having done next to nothing for the group when compared to a true lyrical legend, lord infamous, the scarecrow. many greats have left the group over the last decade or so (koopsta knicca, gangsta boo, skinny pimp, gangsta blac, crunchy black, ect) but the group officially died upon the departure of what may be the greatest lyricist to ever emerge from the south, tricky rickey, the infamous scarecrow. r.i.p. triple 6, the true fans will always remember the classics.