Tommy Wright III is an American rapper and hip hop producer.[1][2][3] He began rapping in Memphis, Tennessee during the 1990s and is considered to be an early pioneer for fast-paced rap and trap production in South Memphis.[4][5]

Tommy Wright III
Background information
Also known as	1 Man Gang
Born	(1976-05-06) May 6, 1976 (age 46) Memphis, Tennessee
Origin	Whitehaven, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Memphis rap gangsta rap horrorcore
Occupation(s)	Rapper, producer
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Street Smart Records

Musical career

Growing up in Memphis, Tommy Wright began producing music using four-track recording equipment. Between 1992 and 2001, he released five self-produced solo albums, one with N.O.D., and two more with group Ten Wanted Men, owned, operated and produced the entirety of Street Smart Record's discography and previewed – if possibly never distributed – a street documentary, Behind Closed Doors, for which there's also a soundtrack.[6]

Resurgence

Despite stepping back from the music industry after 2001's Behind Closed Doors (Da Soundtrack), Tommy Wright III maintained a cult following through the 2000s and 2010s.[7]

Tommy Wright III collaborated with Bay Area rapper Lil B on Secret, a song on the latter's 2019 mixtape, Loyalty Casket.[8]

Discography

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (June 2020)

Albums

• Memphis Massacre (cassette, mini album, mixed), 1992[9]
• Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust, 1994[10]
• Runnin-N-Gunnin (cassette, album), 1995[11]
• Tommy Wright & Ten Wanted Men – Wanted Dead or Alive (cassette, album), 1995[12]
• On the Run, 1996[13]
• Tommy Wright* & Ten Wanted Men – 10 Toes Down (cassette, album), 1997[14]
• Feel Me Before They Kill Me, 1998[15]
• NASHVILLE TAKEOVER (cassette, album), 2016[16]

Compilations

• Greatest Hits (cassette, compilation), 1997
• Genesis (Greatest Underground Hits), 2000
• Behind Closed Doors (Da Soundtrack), 2001

References

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[es] Tommy Wright III

[ru] Райт, Томми III