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They are known to have mentioned the occult in song topics and this, with their name, has potentially affected their amount of television and radio play (until their success with 'Stay Fly'). Three 6 Mafia's name has been a topic of controversy because of some people's belief that their name refers to the Number of the Beast (supported by their former name 'Triple Six Mafia'). Lord was so pumped about the project, before he died - Paul promised him he'd continue the group.

'It's what Lord would've wanted' - said Paul about that in an interview.ДJ Paul was talkin' to Lord like 'Yo man what do you think about doin' another The Serialz Killaz record next', Lord replied 'Man, instead of that - why don't we just get everyone back together and do Three 6 again?' emphasizing they go back to their roots of darker music that made them famous. Lord Infamous's casket went on the 2nd half of 'Da 6ix Commandments' tour so he could be there with the fans. The current line up is DJ Paul, Koopsta Knicca, Crunchy Blac [and RIP Lord Infamous aka Scarecrow, who still pops up all over the new album thanks to DJ Paul finding old and unreleased verses). DJ Paul also recently remastered two of their underground tapes - 'DJ Paul & Lord Infamous - Come Wit Me To Hell Part 1. DJ Paul went back in the vaults and unearthed unused or undergound verses from Lord Infamous and remastered them, and seamlessly adds Lord Infamous posthumously to the majority of the tracks on 'Watch Wut U Wish.'Д®ver since reforming as Da Mafia 6ix they've gone back to their darker 'devil shit' style that made them so popular in the first place.

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As Da Mafia 6ix they did a collaboration album with Insane Clown Posse on Psychopathic Records 'The Killjoy Club - Reindeer Games' followed by the follow-up to 'Da 6ix Commandments' - the full length 'Watch Wut U Wish' in 2015. They have reunited under the moniker 'Da Mafia Six' - putting out the mixtape '6ix Commandments', after it's releases Lord Infamous passed away and Gangsta Boo left the group. They most recently released their ninth studio album Last 2 Walk on June 24, 2008. Nonetheless, they have cultivated a sizeable and diverse cult following that has only increased since their Oscar win. The group has also had numerous lineup changes, and now consists only of DJ Paul and Juicy J. Their musical style-which initially featured dark, menacing beats with equally gritty lyrics-has since moved to a more mainstream sound. The group released their horrorcore debut underground album Smoked Out, Loced Out in 1994 through Prophet Entertainment, a record label they created but have since relinquished control over. Their 2005 song, ' It's Hard out Here for a Pimp', won Best Original Song at the 78th Academy Awards. The group also frequently collaborates with Project Pat (the brother of Juicy J). Formed in 1991 by DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, and Juicy J, they shortly thereafter recruited fellow Memphian rappers Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, and Crunchy Black. to a fervent reception, with setlists largely comprising Three 6 classics if they can make it over here, they might just prove to be the next best thing.Template:Infobox Musical artist Three 6 Mafia (formerly Triple 6 Mafia) is an Academy-Award winning American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee. The remaining members though - minus J - have reformed as Da Mafia 6ix and toured the U.S. Hopes of a rare Three 6 tour in the UK, are likely to have been dashed by numerous recent events, including Juicy JвЂ™s increasing focus on his solo career and the death of Lord Infamous late last year.

It was then, in 2005, that they won an Academy Award for вЂItвЂ™s Hard Out Here for a PimpвЂ™ from Hustle & Flow a year later, they featured on Justin TimberlakeвЂ™s FutureSex/LoveSounds, on вЂChop Me UpвЂ™. For one reason or another, the southern hip hop sound that Three 6 Mafia helped to pioneer in their native Memphis never quite crossed over into the mainstream here in the UK to be fair, though, the fact that they would often blend that approach with elements of gangsta rap and - ill-advisedly - the short-lived crunk fad might have had something to do with that, especially given that the latter craze emerged at around the time that the group would have been at their most commercially-viable, the mid-noughties.