There are 16 article(s) tagged Three 6 Mafia:

• August 2024

  • The 21 best ‘Memphis’ songs of the 21st century (so far)

    Given how much music the city has produced, it’s not much of a surprise that the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll punches well above its weight as a music subject.

    By Chris Herrington August 07, 2024

• July 2024

  • Opinion: A responsible imagining of the Memphis hip-hop museum has a sad soundtrack

    Opinion: I am a millennial and grew up on this music. However, as a public-safety professional, I cannot reconcile my nostalgic feelings with the cries I hear from Memphians when they call 9-1-1 in distress. Because then the lyrics come to life.

    By Erica May July 15, 2024

• October 2023

  • Letter to the Editor: Three 6 Mafia song a ‘bridge between the past and the present’

    “Music, particularly in Memphis, has always been a reflection of our diverse culture and shared experiences. While the lyrics of some songs might not resonate positively with everyone, they do reflect the challenges, triumphs and stories of their creators and many listeners.”

    By Letters to the Editor October 31, 2023

  • Poll results: If not Ja Morant, who is Memphis’ biggest star?

    The Daily Memphian polled readers on its site and on social media about who should be considered our biggest star. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 19, 2023

  • Letter to the Editor: Three 6 Mafia song has ‘no place as an anthem for a leader’

    Cindy Hazen of Memphis writes in an opinion letter: “Songs that glamorize Glocks, slurs against women, murder and drug dealing have no place being an anthem for a leader of a city that’s drowning in violence.”

    By Letters to the Editor October 15, 2023

  • Opinion: Paul Young, collaboration and Three 6 Mafia

    “All of us, together, can change the conversation from ‘Memphis is on the cusp of something’ to ‘Memphis is really doing something.’ ”

    By Elizabeth Cawein October 08, 2023

• January 2023

  • Social Club: ESPN gets a taste of Pollard’s, GloRilla makes hip-hop watch list

    Last Sunday’s NFL Countdown featured a mini-documentary on Dallas Cowboys running back and Memphis native Tony Pollard, whose family owns Pollard’s Bar-B-Que.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 15, 2023

  • Memphis rapper Gangsta Boo has died

    Born Lola Mitchell, Gangsta Boo was an original member of Three 6 Mafia.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 03, 2023

• October 2022

  • Social Club: GloRilla fans deem ‘Tomorrow’ a mantra, basketball fans talk preseason Ja Morant

    Memphians share restaurant souvenirs on Twitter, basketball fans talk about Ja Morant’s preseason performance and rapper GloRilla receives praise.

    By Jasmine McCraven October 07, 2022

• September 2022

  • Social Club: Memphians get lost in the pasta sauce, Titans and Three 6 unite

    Locals joke about interstate Alfredo sauce spill and the Tennessee Titans team up with Three 6 Mafia.

    By Jasmine McCraven September 02, 2022

• November 2021

  • Three 6 to go head-to-head with Bone Thugs on Verzuz

    The Verzuz will take place Thursday, Dec. 2 in Los Angeles and will be available to stream live from the official Verzuz Instagram page and Triller, a video-sharing social networking service. 

    By Jasmine McCraven November 15, 2021

• October 2020

  • Boyd: Memphis hip-hop is Halloween’s soundtrack

    While the rest of the world bobs for apples, fans of hardcore Memphis rap bob their heads to a collection of artists in the 1990s who built a repertoire around slasher film samples, cartoonish descriptions of grotesque violence and occult imagery. 

    By Jared Boyd October 30, 2020

• August 2020

  • Meet Skinny Finsta: Germany’s premier ‘Memphis’ rapper

    Some of the brightest stars of “Memphis rap” live on message boards and Twitter threads, instead of the banks of the Mississippi. Skinny Finsta's hometown is Heidelberg but it's the Bluff City sound that inspires him. 

    By Jared Boyd August 03, 2020

• July 2020

  • ‘Nobody Needs Nobody': Oral history of Memphis’ enduring rap anthem

    Memphis rap's impassioned ode, Playa Fly's 1998 single "Nobody," is arguably as popular today as it was more than 20 years ago. Artists and experts share the story behind its staying power.

    By Jared Boyd July 13, 2020

• December 2019

  • Three 6 Mafia, Lil’ Wayne, The Lumineers to appear at BSMF 2020

    Mavis Staples and Young Dolph, both with Memphis connections, also are on the music festival lineup.

    By Jared Boyd December 19, 2019

• October 2019

  • DJ Paul celebrates October with Three 6 Mafia reunion, Mempho show

    Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul says October is his favorite time of year. So, it's fitting he's performing twice in front of his hometown crowd.

    By Jared Boyd October 11, 2019