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=== Albums ===
=== Albums ===
* ''Memphis Massacre'' (cassette, mini album, mixed), 1992
* ''Memphis Massacre'' (cassette, mini album, mixed), 1992<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-20 |title=The Rise of Memphis Rap Tapes |url=https://reverb.com/news/the-rise-of-memphis-rap-tapes |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=reverb.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust'', 1994<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-13 |title=Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust: 25 Years of Tommy Wright III |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2019/09/13/ashes-2-ashes-dust-2-dust-25-years-of-tommy-wright-iii/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Passion of the Weiss}}</ref>
* ''Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust'', 1994
* ''Runnin-N-Gunnin'' (cassette, album), 1995<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guts Of Darkness › Tommy Wright III › Runnin-N-Gunnin |url=https://www.gutsofdarkness.com/god/objet.php?objet=21426 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.gutsofdarkness.com}}</ref>
* ''Runnin-N-Gunnin'' (cassette, album), 1995
* ''Tommy Wright & Ten Wanted Men – Wanted Dead or Alive'' (cassette, album), 1995
* ''Tommy Wright & Ten Wanted Men – Wanted Dead or Alive'' (cassette, album), 1995<ref>{{Citation |title=Wanted: Dead Or Alive {{!}} Ten Wanted Men Lyrics, Song Meanings, Videos, Full Albums & Bios |url=https://sonichits.com/album/Ten_Wanted_Men/Wanted:_Dead_Or_Alive |language=en |access-date=2022-05-23}}</ref>
* ''On the Run'', 1996<ref>{{Cite web |title=Still Runnin-N-Gunnin: The Rebirth of Memphis Rap Legend Tommy Wright III |url=https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/11/tommy-wright-iii |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''On the Run'', 1996
* ''Tommy Wright* & Ten Wanted Men – 10 Toes Down'' (cassette, album), 1997
* ''Tommy Wright* & Ten Wanted Men – 10 Toes Down'' (cassette, album), 1997
* ''Feel Me Before They Kill Me'', 1998
* ''Feel Me Before They Kill Me'', 1998

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Tommy Wright III
Background information
Also known as1 Man Gang
BornMay 6 1976
OriginWhitehaven, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper, producer
Years active1992–present
LabelsStreet Smart Records

Tommy Wright III is an American rapper and hip hop producer.[1][2][3] He began rapping in Memphis, Tennessee during the 1990s and is considered to be an early pioneer for fast-paced rap and trap production in South Memphis.[4][5]

Musical career

Growing up in Memphis, Tommy Wright began producing music using four-track recording equipment. Between 1992 and 2001, he released five self-produced solo albums, one with N.O.D., and two more with group Ten Wanted Men, owned, operated and produced the entirety of Street Smart Record's discography and previewed – if possibly never distributed – a street documentary, Behind Closed Doors, for which there's also a soundtrack.[6]

Resurgence

Despite stepping back from the music industry after 2001's Behind Closed Doors (Da Soundtrack), Tommy Wright III maintained a cult following through the 2000s and 2010s.[7]

Tommy Wright III collaborated with Bay Area rapper Lil B on Secret, a song on the latter's 2019 mixtape, Loyalty Casket.[8]

Discography

Albums

  • Memphis Massacre (cassette, mini album, mixed), 1992[9]
  • Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust, 1994[10]
  • Runnin-N-Gunnin (cassette, album), 1995[11]
  • Tommy Wright & Ten Wanted Men – Wanted Dead or Alive (cassette, album), 1995[12]
  • On the Run, 1996[13]
  • Tommy Wright* & Ten Wanted Men – 10 Toes Down (cassette, album), 1997
  • Feel Me Before They Kill Me, 1998
  • NASHVILLE TAKEOVER (cassette, album), 2016

Compilations

  • Greatest Hits (cassette, compilation), 1997
  • Genesis (Greatest Underground Hits), 2000
  • Behind Closed Doors (Da Soundtrack), 2001

References

  1. ^ "Memphis Legend Tommy Wright III Adds Dates To "Break The State 2018" Tour". HotNewHipHop. October 13, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tommy Wright III, Memphis Rap Legend, Comes to Oakland". KQED. October 11, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tommy Wright III and Greenwade Remind Nashville Who They Are at Third Man". Nashville Scene. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Why is Memphis Rap Legend Tommy Wright III Playing in Philly?". The FADER. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  5. ^ October 26, Spencer Korchan Thursday; EDT, 2017 04:26 pm. "Tommy Wright III plays 529 Nov. 4". Atlanta Creative Loafing. Retrieved May 3, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "The Unsung Heroes of Early Memphis Rap".
  7. ^ "Still Runnin-N-Gunnin: The Rebirth of Memphis Rap Legend Tommy Wright III".
  8. ^ "DatPiff :: The Authority in Free Mixtapes".
  9. ^ "The Rise of Memphis Rap Tapes". reverb.com. August 20, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust: 25 Years of Tommy Wright III". Passion of the Weiss. September 13, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Guts Of Darkness › Tommy Wright III › Runnin-N-Gunnin". www.gutsofdarkness.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  12. ^ Wanted: Dead Or Alive | Ten Wanted Men Lyrics, Song Meanings, Videos, Full Albums & Bios, retrieved May 23, 2022
  13. ^ "Still Runnin-N-Gunnin: The Rebirth of Memphis Rap Legend Tommy Wright III". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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