Scene · Tennessee
Memphis
Memphis rap grew out of dark, lo-fi underground cassettes in the early 1990s, from DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Paul and Juicy J to Tommy Wright III and Kingpin Skinny Pimp, and gave the world Three 6 Mafia, 8Ball & MJG and a sound that still echoes through trap and phonk.
Artists
Who came out of Memphis
Artist8Ball & MJGOrange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee
ArtistAl KaponeSouth Memphis, Tennessee
ArtistGangsta PatWhitehaven, Memphis, Tennessee
ArtistKingpin Skinny PimpDixie Homes, North Memphis, Tennessee
ArtistProject PatNorth Memphis, Tennessee
ArtistThree 6 MafiaMemphis, Tennessee
ArtistTommy Wright IIIWhitehaven, Memphis, TennesseeAlbums
Records from the scene
AlbumSinista FunkAl Kapone · 1994
Album#1 SuspectGangsta Pat · 1991
AlbumAshes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 DustTommy Wright III · 1994
AlbumKing Of Da Playaz BallKingpin Skinny Pimp · 1996
AlbumMista Don’t Play (Everythangs Workin)Project Pat · 2001
AlbumOn Top Of The World8Ball & MJG · 1995
AlbumOn The Outside Looking In8Ball & MJG · 1994
AlbumComin’ Out Hard8Ball & MJG · 1993
AlbumWhen The Smoke Clears (Sixty 6, Sixty 1)Three 6 Mafia · 2000
AlbumChpt. 2: World DominationThree 6 Mafia · 1997
AlbumMost Known UnknownThree 6 Mafia · 2005
AlbumMystic StylezThree 6 Mafia · 1995
VideoJuicy J On Three 6 Mafia Reunion, Tells The Story Behind ‘Slob On My Knob’ & Remembers Stan LeeHOT 97
VideoJuicy J talks to Cipha & KFoxx about Three 6 Mafia, Working with Wiz & More!!HOT 97