Lord Infamous
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ricky T Dunigan |
| Also known as | The Scarecrow, Scarecrow Tha Terrible, Keyser Soze, Lord Infamous |
| Born |
November 17, 1973 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Origin | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | December 20, 2013 (aged 40) Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Horrorcore, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1990–2013 |
| Labels | Black Rain Entertainment, Columbia Records, Loud Records, Relativity Records, Prophet Entertainment, Hypnotize Minds, Wyte Music |
| Associated acts | Three 6 Mafia |
| Website | http://www.officialblackrainent.com/ |
Ricky T Dunigan (November 17, 1973 – December 20, 2013), better known by his stage name Lord Infamous, was an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He was best known as co-founder of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia. He was also the half-brother of Three 6 Mafia member DJ Paul. His lyrics touched on subjects such as horror, Luciferianism, mass murder, and torture; along with more common hip-hop themes such as crime and drugs.
Lord Infamous started his music career in the early 1990s with younger half-brother DJ Paul. They were fairly popular in the south Memphis area and released self-recorded tapes in their neighborhood, school, and local shops. Their first known tape entitled Portrait of a Serial Killa, was released in 1992.
In 1993 Lord Infamous and DJ Paul met up with fellow north Memphis rapper and producer Juicy J. These three along with a few other local rappers formed a group initially called "The Backyard Posse", which later went on to be known as "Triple 6 Mafia". The first record deal for the group was with Nick Scarfo and Prophet Posse. Under the label they released their first underground album, Smoked Out, Loced Out in 1994. At the same time, Lord Infamous released his first underground solo album, Lord of Terror. Shortly after in 1995, the group changed its name to Three 6 Mafia and released their debut album, Mystic Stylez. At this time Three 6 Mafia members DJ Paul and Juicy J were creating their own record company, Hypnotize Minds, which Lord Infamous became a part of. The group went on to release 4 more mainstream albums and numerous solo projects through the mid-2000s, though during this time the group became smaller due to the departure of several artists for various reasons.
In 2006, following jail time which led to a breach of contract with Sony, Lord Infamous was forced to end work with Three 6 Mafia, leaving the group on good terms. Lord Infamous later reunited with DJ Paul for Paul's 2009 solo album, Scale-A-Ton. This marked the first time they had worked together since Three 6 Mafia's 2005 album Choices II.
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