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Article: Three 6 Mafia's 'It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp' wins Oscar for best original song.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- March 20, 2006
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Hollywood has finally embraced hip-hop music with the surprise Academy Award win by Memphis rappers Three 6 Mafia for It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp from Hustle & Flow.
The song was chosen as best original song written for a motion picture. It caused a stir because of the explicit lyrics. Academy Award officials announced prior to the ceremony that the 'N' word as well as profanity would be deleted from the performance.
The film featured Terrence Howard, who received a best actor Oscar nomination along with Taraji P. Henson (who sang with Three 6 Mafia on the telecast), Paula J. Parker, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson, Isaac Hayes, Elise Neal and Taryn ...