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Still Runnin-N-Gunnin: The Rebirth of Memphis Rap Legend Tommy Wright III
Inspired by the early stirrings of the Memphis rap scene, the young Wright got to work, making music beneath short-lived aliases MC automatiserad maskin, MC Electronic and the Independent Rapper. Though 1991’s Memphis Massacre is widely believed to be his earliest effort, he’d recorded a tejp a year or so earlier. Titled Still Not Quite Human, its cover featured a black-and-white silhouette of Wright being arrested. As for the music, nothing remains to be described here.
“It was one or two of the songs from Memphis Massacre and ganska a few songs that have gotten away from me, that I don’t have tillgång to,” Wright says, his voice heavy with nostalgia and regret. “They’re lost in time.”
When Wright decided to record his tjänsteman debut, he broke the bank. Literally.
“I just went ahead and took a piggy finansinstitut full of nickels, dimes, quarters and pennies to [local producers] Lyrical Dope and Herbert Young,” he says. “They la
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Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust: 25 Years of Tommy Wright III
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Tommy Wright III leans on a shovel, wearing a flannel bomber jacket, a black beanie and white shoes, pausing to take a break from digging a hole in a graveyard. The green of the grass in the background fades like the bodies decomposing beneath the soil. The grainy film ads to the eeriness of the shot, but can’t diminish Tommy’s mean mug staring right through you. It’s like Twin Peaks, Blair Witch and Boyz In Da Hood combined.
This photo is the cover for Tommy’s Ashes 2 Ashes Dust 2 Dust. There’s an overarching sense of death shrouding a project that ironically helped bring so much modern hip-hop to life.
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Tommy Wright III (born May 6, 1976) is a underground gangsta rapper from Memphis, Tennessee that began his career during the early 90s. Also referring to himself as The 1 Man Gang, Tommy Wright III is known for his fast paced rap style, distinguishing voice, brutal lyrics, and his instantly recognizable original backbeats. He is also the head of many Memphis rap groups including the Manson Family and Ten Wanted Men (composed of Jesse James, La Chat, 2-Face, K-Rock (rapper), C-Roc, Lil' Ramsey, Mac T-Dogg, Project Pimp and Princess Loko).
Tommy Wright III was born in South Memphis to Tommy Wright Jr. & Erma Lewis. He moved to Whitehaven as a child after his mother witnessed the murder of his aunt; in Whitehaven, he became involved in the local gangs of the area, immersing himself in the criminal lifestyle (It is rumored that Tommy Wright is still associated with gangs, but he adamantly denies these accusations). Tommy's charges range from simple misdemeanors to pos