Three 6 Mafia Biography

Three 6 Mafia started in 1991 with two brothers, DJ Paul and Lord Infamous who chose to collaborate with Juicy J under the name Triple 6 Mafia. The hip hop group formed through release of many EPs off of their own record company Prophet Entertainment (Later renamed Hypnotize Mindz Records.)

In 1995, the group released its first official album, Mystic Stylez. It had recorded this album by using the profits from its highly successful underground tape Smoked Out, Loced Out. On the 1995 single "Live By Yo Rep", the group had accused a Cleveland group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony of stealing its style (a mix of quasi-harmonic rapping and blatant references to the occult). A rebuttal from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony came on the track "All Original" on their album Art of War that speaks critical remarks against Triple 6 Mafia. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony dissed Three 6 Mafia on the song "Notorious Thugs" with The Notorious B.I.G.. The group also was able to make a number of other enemies with former members such as Playa Fly, Gangsta Blac, and Kingpin Skinny Pimp. They also lost several members such as Koopsta Knicca left due to a monetary dispute, while La Chat is currently pursuing a solo career. Gangsta Boo is rumored to have converted to Christianity and is interested in gospel music (which she denies, saying that it's a rumor started by her former label mates). Although during their early career, they also were able to propel the careers of several other rappers.

On June 7th 2006, Sony officially acknowledged the departure of original Three 6 Mafia member, Crunchy Black. (edit)

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