Reason First: EXCLUSIVE: Three 6 Mafia, $uicideboy$ Settle $6M Battle Over Stolen Songs

Oscar ® Award winning trio Three 6 Mafia has cleared the air on a suit that saw the $uicideboy$ stealing their music for profit.

Legal teams haggled over the specifics of the case.

After several years of litigation, the two parties finally settled, saying that DJ Paul did not grant verbal agreements to grant permission to the New Orleans group to use their songs.

In a way, everyone won and no one won as both teams decided to forgo an appeals process. Though, it appears Three Six is more on the side of right.

In a genre of thieves, this free-for-all known as rap music is sometimes difficult to pin down as truly original. The three members know that they have been in the game long enough to recognize the reality of people ripping off their songs.

With this settlement should come understanding if not closure for both the claimant and the defendant.

$uicideboy$ have filled out arenas as just a duo. Their work features images of Bud Dwyer who killed himself on live television decades ago.

Their horrorcore style of the two of them has definite ties to 3Six. They pushed forward the idea that the Memphis trio had allowed them to sample their records.

Whatever the settlement, which has not been disclosed, it should definitely favor Triple Six Mafia. They have pioneered the sound of poppy soul and dark-tinged dirges that have lasted the test of time.

When approached by the two of them, Juicy J agreed to work with them on some projects. That must’ve been the end of it. Three Six’s DJ Paul and Juicy took offense to records like “Mask and da Glock” and “Smoked Out, Loced Out.”

In consideration of the legal implications of the case, it is at least a reminder of an imperfect but nonetheless robust law system. When someone’s copyrighted material has been used without permission, both sides can go before a legal authority and have their words convey their side. What’s so special is that the law only has one side and that is the truth.

What the $uicideboy$ didn’t count on consisted of the vigorous opposition that Three Six would put up to show their right to produce music and enjoy the residual of their efforts. Without being mired down in too much struggle, Three Six and the Boy$ settling their differences demonstrated that hip hop artists can reach a consensus over a bitter disagreement.

The power of the dollar will always charge and fuel the business of music. Here, yet, the idea of respect and acknowledgement remained on the table. In an age of AI creations and simulated or augmented realities, it is clear the path forward may get even more difficult.

This will be just another example of how stealing of music will become even more prevalent and vicious. In reality, there will be scores of legal battles waged over the fact technology will improve and bright minds will have good intentions. It will be factions of the populace who will want to disrupt, distort, and damage the digital fabric.

Three Six Mafia will continue to safeguard their music, even from admirers and collaborators. As the days wind toward more advances, they might ensure they will have a litany of lawyers ready to pounce on any and all perpetrators who rise up against their sound.

$uicideboy$ must learn that while it’s okay to look up to groups like 3-6, it is not permissible to just steal the songs of one of the most venerated groups in rap history.

Settlements will always allow for the system of justice to remain in place. That’s with a soundtrack or not.