03/05/2016

In Hip Hop History Today “Three 6 Mafia Wins an Oscar” March 5, 2006

On March 5, 2006, Three 6 Mafia became the second hip-hop group to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song with “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp” (co-written by Frayser Boy). They were also the first hip-hop artists ever to perform at the ceremony. It was the second hip hop song to win an Oscar, after Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”, from the film 8 Mile (2002). Right before presenter Queen Latifah announced that they had won, she laughed, pumped up the audience and sang the chorus from the popular song.