Three 6 Mafia Make Hip-Hop History; Take Home An Oscar
Published: Monday - March 6, 2006
Words by Allen Starbury
Three 6 Mafia (Photo: Hypnotized Minds)
Three 6 Mafia made history on Sunday night (March 5), when they became the first hip-hop artists ever to perform during the Academy Awards ceremony.
Not only did they make a first in hip-hop, they also were put into a category with Eminem and Issac Hayes, when they also won the Oscar for Best Song for the track "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp," which they also performed, beating out Dolly Parton's "Travelin' Thru" from the transsexual road comedy-drama "Transamerica," and Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker's "In The Deep" from the best-picture Oscar winner "Crash."
The Three 6 Mafia track was performed in "Hustle & Flow" and on the soundtrack by the movie's main character, pimp-turned-rapper Djay, played by Terrence Howard.
The trio -- consisting of Jordon "Juicy J" Houston, Paul "DJ Paul" Beauregard and Darnell "Crunchy Black" Carlton" -- feel the win further concretes hip-hop position in entertainment.
"Right now, when you look around and listen to radio and watch television, hip-hop is taking over," Juicy J told Reuters.
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