Three-Six Mafia Up For An Oscar? What's Next?

Our no. 12 top link this morning needs no introduction -- it's Academy Award time, and the talents behind this year's top movies are getting ready for their magical night in Hollywood. Nominated flicks include Brokeback Mountain, of course, as well as Wallace & Gromit, and The Constant Gardener. And y'know who else is up for an Oscar? Memphis rap coterie Three-Six Mafia, one of our favorite recording groups, which heretofore had been known for its, shall we say, colorfully phrased odes to drug dealin', interactions with women, and, most recently, ridin' spinners. (In their song "Sippin' on some sizzurp," the boys boast: "We eat so many shrimp/ we got iodine poisoning.") This extraordinary nomination was made for a song they contributed to the flick " Hustle & Flow," which starred Terrence Howard as a small-time hustler who, like so many of our rap stars, saw the music of the streets as a way out of his dead-end life. The significance of the nomination was lost on many bloggers, but at least one, ProHipHop, mentioned it in a rap-related recap of the nominations. Not that they needed it, but this Oscar would help Three-Six stay fly-y-y-y-y-y until they die-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie.

Posted by Philip Ewing at February 2, 2006 11:44 AM

Category: Moving Pictures