Three 6 Mafia
Awards & Honours
9
Awards Won
1
Honours
4
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Three 6 Mafia's Oscar win remains their crowning achievement. They are the only hip-hop group to ever win an Academy Award, a feat that shocked the music world and validated Southern rap on a global stage. Their album Most Known Unknown went Platinum, and they scored multiple top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. They pioneered a sound that became the blueprint for trap music, influencing generations of artists. Their independent grind from selling tapes out of car trunks to accepting an Oscar is one of hip-hop's greatest success stories.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Three 6 Mafia Day
February 28, 2006 declared Three 6 Mafia Day by the mayor following their Oscar win.
Rankings & Lists
50 Greatest Hip-Hop Groups of All Time
10 Best Rap Groups of All Time
The 50 Best Rap Groups of All Time
The 100 Best Rap Groups of All Time
Magazine Covers
Billboard
October 22, 2005
Stay Fly: How Three 6 Mafia Conquered the South
XXL
November 2005
The Dirty South's Reigning Kings
The Source
December 2005
From the Underground to the Oscars
Vibe
March 2006
The Academy's Hip-Hop Shockers
Memphis Flyer
March 2006
Memphis's Own Oscar Winners
Records & Feats
First hip-hop group to win an Academy Award
Won Best Original Song in 2006 for It's Hard out Here for a Pimp.
First Southern rap group with a top 10 album on Billboard 200
Da Unbreakables peaked at #4 in 2003.