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EXPLAINED: Three 6 mafia - The Real Truth

For 808 Day, 13 iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

808-featuring cuts from boundary-pushing artists, from Kraftwerk and Marvin Gaye to Aphex Twin and New Order

MusicRadar

EV Motorcycle Maker Energica Is About to Be Auctioned Off, and It's a Steal

To paraphrase the great Three 6 Mafia, "It's hard out here for an electric motorcycle company." In the interim years, we've seen countless startups and OGs fall, and all for different reasons. Whether it's due to a lack of funding or lackluster sales, behind-the-scenes tomfoolery, or parasitic acquisition, the number…

RideApart

Graceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame

Twelve years ago, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing ceremony, honoring legends spanning generations and genres, from Elvis Presley to Three 6 Mafia

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Three 6 Mafia turns $4,500 into $45 million with 'Mystic Stylez'

In 1995, the Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia took a shoestring DIY approach to recording their debut album, Mystic Stylez. Their example led to a flourishing independent hip-hop scene.

WEKU

The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more

MusicRadar

Three 6 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo’s cause of death revealed

Gangsta Boo, the Memphis-area rapper best known as a member of Three 6 Mafia, died earlier this year from an accidental overdose, her autopsy confirmed.

Tribune News Service

Gangsta Boo, former member of Three 6 Mafia, dies at 43

Lola “Gangsta Boo’’ Mitchell was found dead Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee, her hometown. The cause of death has not been released.

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‘Devastating loss’: US rapper Gangsta Boo dies aged 43

Her sudden death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from shocked fans

Evening Standard

Gangsta Boo, a former member of Three 6 Mafia, dies at 43

Lola "Gangsta Boo'' Mitchell was found dead Sunday in Memphis, Tenn., her hometown at the age of 43. The cause of death has not been released.

WEKU

Pioneering rapper and Three 6 Mafia member Lola 'Gangsta Boo' Mitchell dead at 43

Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, Gangsta Boo was just 14 years old when she launched her career and was a member of the rap collective Three 6 Mafia.

ABC News

Rapper Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia dies at 43

Gangsta Boo, rap pioneer and former member of Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has died. She was 43.

Los Angeles Times

Gangsta Boo dead: Tributes paid as rapper and former Three 6 Mafia member dies aged 43

2 Chainz and Lil Jon have led tributes to Gangsta Boo, the pioneering rapper and former member of Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, who has died aged 43.

Evening Standard

Gangsta Boo dies aged 43 - US rapper collaborated with Eminem and Three 6 Mafia

Gangsta Boo was the second woman to join Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia before leaving in 2002

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