Tommy Wright III

Tommy Wright III (born May 6, 1976) is an American rapper and hip hop producer. He began rapping in Memphis during the 1990s and is considered to be an early pioneer for fast-paced rap and trap production in South Memphis.

Biography Background Tommy Wright III was born on May 6, 1976, into a family of deaf people. He is an only child. His mother, Erma Lewis-Ivie, worked as a postal worker, and his father, Tommy Wright Jr., was employed at a factory that manufactures metal and plastic products. According to Tommy Wright III, his parents were members of a Baptist church for the deaf, where they sang in a choir that performed songs in sign language. During his childhood, he developed a passion for music. He played the trombone, tuba, and baritone saxophone. According to him, in the mid-to-late 1980s, his neighbor, the DJ Disco Hound, introduced him to the nightclubs of Memphis, where he discovered hip-hop. Despite the influence he had on the Memphis rap scene at the time, he remained underground. Tommy Wright III was sampled in ASAP Rocky's song "OG Beeper," in Russian rapper Big Baby Tape's song "Hard 2 Kill,"

Discography Albums Memphis Massacre (cassette, mini album, mixed), 1992 Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust, 1994 Runnin-N-Gunnin (cassette, album), 1995 Tommy Wright & Ten Wanted Men – Wanted Dead or Alive (cassette, album), 1995 On the Run, 1996 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