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Three 6 Mafia Become First Rap Act to Win Academy Award

Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp from Hustle and Flow, becoming the first rap act to win an Oscar and performing the song live at the ceremony.

Events

  1. March 5, 2006
    Three 6 Mafia Become First Rap Act to Win Academy Award

    Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp from Hustle and Flow, becoming the first rap act to win an Oscar and performing the song live at the ceremony.

  2. March 5, 2006
    Three 6 Mafia Become First Rap Act to Win Academy Award

    Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp from Hustle and Flow, becoming the first rap act to win an Oscar and performing the song live at the ceremony.

  3. March 28, 2006
    T.I. Releases King

    Atlanta rapper T.I. released King, which debuted at number one with over 500,000 first-week sales and is credited as a defining record of the trap rap genre, solidifying T.I.'s title as the King of the South.

  4. March 28, 2006
    T.I. Releases King

    Atlanta rapper T.I. released King, which debuted at number one with over 500,000 first-week sales and is credited as a defining record of the trap rap genre, solidifying T.I.'s title as the King of the South.