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Main, first and foremost, I’m a Memphis Nigga, and I have repeated this mantra since my formative years growing up in Castalia Heights (CTO)- Castalia Taking Over) and South Parkway. Yep, even before I had all my degrees culminating with my Ph.D. And as you can suspect, being such I love the crib and all aspects of it especially its music, From Sam and Dave, Al Green and Isaac Hays to yes , the Three –six mafia. I didn’t get the chance to see them on the Oscars since my lame ass was up in the cut looking and hoping for Gonzaga to lose in the Western Athletic Conference final. But I knew about it.


I was at my home boys recording studio about 3 weeks ago when he got a call from D.J. Paul saying that they were being nominated for an Oscar and that even before hand the city had set it out for them. My home boy, who I grew up with, was one of the Villains in the Three-Six movie Choices. He was Alonzo Bolden (Reggie Boyland).

Three 6 Mafia were originally called "Backyard Posse and includes as its members Gangster Blac, Gangsta Boo, La Chat, Koopsta Knicca, Crunchy Blac, Lord Infamous, Juicy J, and DJ Paul. With the beat making magic of Paul and Juicy, they are the first hip-hop group from Memphis to go platinum.


Like I said, I didn’t see it or the performance; in fact I have never looked at the Oscars anyway. But my home boys called me, about three of them in a row ecstatic. Although most of yawl may recognize them for the songs "Sippin' on Some Syrup" in 2000 and "Stay Fly", I remember buying their tapes from them directly off the streets at clubs and Overton park. My favorites personally are: Azz and Titties”, “weak ass bitch”, “Make a stang”, “Mafia”, "tear the club up" "fuck what ya heard" among many more. This is likely the biggest bang for our music in the industry since Isaac Hayes winning for "Theme from Shaft" in 1971. So I say this just to say good lookin Three-six, for putting Memphis-1o, flip town, the bluff city back on the top of music game as it should be.