Just found out that one of my favorite rappers, Lord Infamous of Three 6 Mafia, died of a heart attack yesterday at the age of 40. This news ruined my evening because I’m a huge Three 6 Mafia fan and I always thought Lord Infamous was an underrated, versatile lyricist. The man’s flow and wordplay was sick. He and Three 6 are Hip-Hop pioneers who brought a lot of creativity to the game. Lord’s half-brother DJ Paul and Juicy J did solid work under the Three 6 banner after the other members splintered away but in my opinion, The Mafia was at its best with Gangsta Boo, Koopsta Knicca and of course, Lord Infamous as the go-to lyricists.
Crazy thing is, all the original members of Three 6 Mafia (sans Juicy J) recently reunited as Da Mafia 6ix and dropped a dope mixtape called 6ix Commandments. At least Infamous got to see his crew get back together for one more project before he passed away.
It would take way more time than I have right now to properly eulogize him and his many achievements, so I’ll just post four joints that I think epitomize the extraordinary talents of Lord Infamous. It’s tough to sum up his abilities in four songs because he has so many hot verses to choose from but these are some of my personal favorites.
I just wanted to salute this man at The Spizzy right quick because this is one of those celebrity deaths that really hurt me.
R.I.P. Scarecrow. You will be missed.