Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J and Philadelphia-born songwriter/rapper Derrick Milano produced “Lick Or Sum” for GloRilla. The track borrows from “Slob on My Nob” by Tear Da Club Up Thugs.

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we're looking back at albums that changed the game. Today, it's the group that took a shoestring DIY approach to creating horrorcore: Three 6 Mafia.

Memphis’ very own rap group, Three 6 Mafia sent the Bonnaroo crowd into a frenzy Friday night during their set, special guest and all, on the Which stage. Three 6’s Juicy J and DJ Paul began ...

Another hit was "Tear Da Club Up '97," an example of the Memphis "get buck" or "crunk" sound that Juicy J calls "chant" music, for choruses that invite audiences to chant loudly in unison with the ...

Memphis’ very own rap group, Three 6 Mafia sent the Bonnaroo crowd into a frenzy Friday night during their set, special guest and all, on the Which stage. Three 6’s Juicy J and DJ Paul began ...

In the early 1990s, Juicy J founded Three 6 Mafia with DJ Paul and Lord Infamous. One of the rap group's first big hits was "Tear da Club Up." To preorder his Juicy J's memoir, visit here: bit.ly ...

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we're looking back at albums that changed the game. Today, it's the group that took a shoestring DIY approach to creating horrorcore: Three 6 Mafia.

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.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TEAR DA CLUB UP '97") THREE 6 MAFIA: (Rapping) I don't like that violence stuff. But I believe in getting buck. If you with me, let me see you tear the, tear the club up.

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.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TEAR DA CLUB UP '97") THREE 6 MAFIA: (Rapping) I don't like that violence stuff. But I believe in getting buck. If you with me, let me see you tear the, tear the club up.

The rapper known as Gangsta Boo died this week at age 43. Born Lola Mitchell, she was known as one of the South's premier crunk emcees and she got her start in the group Three 6 Mafia.