Memphis,
Tenn.-based rap group Three 6 Mafia has teamed with MTV for a new comedic reality
series.The
show, titled Adventures in Hollyhood, is set in Los Angeles and follows
the Oscar-winning collective and their entourage as they set out to Hollywood
in an effort to make the most of their fame and "establish themselves as
Hollywood players.""The
show…is about us winning the Oscar and coming–not moving–to LA," DJ
Paul told AllHipHop.com. "We still live in Memphis, but we got spots in Los
Angeles to capitalize and chase paper. I can’t do that in the hood. It’s a comedy
and we got a lotta celebrity cameos. It shows us taking meetings, recording, filming,
etc., but comedy with it. No boring sitting there negotiating s**t."The
series, which was green-lighted Wednesday (Sept. 20) by MTV, will premiere in
the first quarter of 2007 with eight half-hour episodes.Adventures
in Hollyhood is the latest in a string of accomplishments for Three 6 Mafia
since the group captured a best original song Oscar this year for "It’s Hard
Out Here for a Pimp," from the film Hustle & Flow.They
were recently seen performing in the series premiere of NBC’s Studio 60 on
the Sunset Strip.Fans
can also catch the group in the upcoming Jackass 2 film, in theaters on
Friday. With more than 15 years of experience under their belt, the group is still
amazed at how fortunate they’ve become."It
feel good as hell man," said DJ Paul. "You know after ‘Sippin on Sizurp’
and ‘Chicken Heads’ blew real big in 2000 I thought that would be the career highs
for us. ‘Ridin’ Spinners’ did real good, but not as big as those. But we still
sold over a gold album with just that one single so that still was a blessing."But
we was like ‘let’s just keep the underground rolling. We’ve done our run.’ That
was like 2002, already 12 years in the game," Paul continued. "Then
all of a sudden in 2005 the label called us and said ‘when u n***as gonna give
us another major release."That
call marked the beginning of the group’s transition into the mainstream, as work
began on their breakthrough release Most Known Unknowns."I
call it the ‘Watch what you wish for album’ cause we fussed about not being known
and getting credit for our role in Hip-Hop being the pioneers of Crunk and at
that time, 15 years in the game," said DJ Paul, who was surprised at the
reaction to "Poppin’ My Collar," the group’s follow up to its hit lead
single "Stay Fly.""That
was a record for us cause we never had a second single do big in our career,"
he said. "Then we win an Oscar, of all awards, and we never even been nominated
for anything before! I never won s**t in my life–not even in a Sprite bottle
top. My winning luck was bad."Bad
luck seems to be the furthest thing associated with Three 6 Mafia now, as the
group prepares for reality show stardom. "Hollyhood
shows how that all went down and more," DJ Paul said about their rise. "It’s
something different from all reality shows. It’s the new Three’s Company,
Sanford & Son of this time."