LOST IN THE UNDERGROUND: Missing Memphis Rap Releases
WARNING: Some tapes/albums might or not exist, due to the poor information gathered over the years.
UPDATES: Coming Soon!
For years, people from around the world have gone through-out various discographies centered around Memphis, Tennessee. Artists like Juicy J, Blackout, Tommy Wright III, C-Rock, Eightball & MJG, and groups like The Frayser Click, 10 Wanted Men, and of course, the Three 6 Mafia have been proving for years how timeless their music is how much the new generation is trying to mimick the way they made their tapes sound without much success.
But it's well known how underground most of these releases were due to the cheap equipment used to create the music and the format they were released, not to mention the limited quantities they were released. This raises the question: Is there any tape or album that has never been released, finished or even ripped online for everybody to enjoy? The answer unfortunately is yes.
For example, one of the most infamous lost tapes highly sought after is the Soul Takers underground tape. This tape is known that had been apparently released by Street Smart Records around '96, even having promotions in tracks like the Intro of On The Run w/D.J. Squeeky. Despite the background where it came from and the heavenly like production, to this day only few tracks had been found spread around other releases from the label, to some point, it's said that in reality it was never released. Here's a fanmade tracklist with all the known tracks featuring Evil Son & Crucifix off the Soul Takers:
Let's change our focus to another known producer, D.J. Live Wire. In recent years, a member from the Butcher Squad: Hardcore. Has shared a photo online of some tapes from his collection. Although the photo had interesting alternative presses for some tapes, the one that basically stole the show was D.J. Live Wire's Volume 7. Fortunately is known that the tape is currently being worked to be reissued, who knows when it might come out but you best believe the wait will be worth it.
Now let's go back to the early days of member of the Three 6 Mafia: D.J. Paul. It's known that he made mixtapes just as most producers once did. But only from the Volume 10 to the 16 are known to not only exists but also been ripped online. And many are left with the question: Where's the rest of the tapes? The thing is that they haven't been ripped, in another photo here. D.J. Paul's Killa Mix #7, and it seems these tapes still exist despite the years that been passed and the damage that could had been taken right now, around the globe. All it needs is someone willing to upload it online which in most cases they won't...
Before we can look at these missing tapes, I gotta warn everybody about another issue, bootlegs. During the recent years many wannabe collectors have been trying to remake these tapes as how the original pressings looked like, this to trick the amateur collector into buying them for insanely high prices. When in reality, they are far from the real deal and most of the time they'll use mp3 rips to make them. A good example is the previously mentioned: Soul Takers underground tape. Which uses a fanmade tracklist along some extra tracks that have nothing to do with the tape, one of them, a mix coming from the S.P.V. Click tape. Some going even to the degree of creating made-up names for unheard tapes such as Cloud 9 Click's first and second tape. The average listener and even some veteran collectors might be fooled by how accurate they look to the original pressings but there's always something that gives it out, there's always something...
With all this being said, let's take a look at what we have found over the years, what it had been lost to time, and what has yet to be confirmed to exist...
D.J. B.K. - Volume 45: For U Mack Ass Niggars [1993] [Originally ripped by WatkinsNBrown and uploaded to YT, but was completely silent due to copyright restrictions, eventually was reuploaded with sound by OldSchoolMuzik]
STREET KNOWLEDGE ONE - Justa Criminal (The Criminal Element) [1992] [According to the Discogs page it had a G-Funk style production. Recorded over a D.J. Mix of 90s rap. Only one half of the tape (1 track) was ripped to YT, the other track has yet to surface]
CRIMINAL MAFIA - In The Darkness I Pray [1996] [It's said that the Side B can be heard in a online compilation meaning that just the Side A is missing from this tape. It's known there are copies roaming around plus it might be reissued in the future. This tape has been bootlegged in 2023 partially with fake audio from other known tracks from the Criminal Mafia]
D.J. BIG TIM - Part III: Searching Fa Da Cheeda [1999] [Only one of the 2 CDs and an advance copy with snippets of unheard tracks can be found online, unknown if it was ever released officially]
PSYCHO - Split Personality E.P. [1992] [Only the track "Street Player" has yet to be ripped, it's known a bootleg copy has been found and it's on the works for a reissue]
D.J. SOUND - D.J. Sound In Training: The Real Volume 1 [1990] [Bootleg released by Player 1, unknown if it was ever released officially by Sound. It's known the tape was fully ripped by WatkinsNBrown but only the Side A can be found in Youtube, the full rip has yet to resurface]
D.J. SQUEEKY - Master Mix Tape Volume 6 [1993] [Side B has never been ripped to the public and although D.J. Squeeky sells this mixtape in his site it's only the Side A from an online rip. It's known that the other side has a "dedications" track with D.J. Zirk rapping his verse of Azz Out over a different beat. Two copies are known to still exist]
THREE 6 MAFIA - Laws Of Power [2011] [Sequel for the album "Last 2 Walk", shelved for officially unknown reasons, it's said that it was never released due to the multiple set backs, delays, the commercial failure of the last album, and the interest that D.J. Paul and Juicy J had for other projects. In 2020, D.J. Paul was asked in a interview about the album which he doubted the album would ever be officially released to the public. Despite all this, a lot of tracks had been leaked over the years]
SOUL TAKERS - Underground Tape [1996] [Promoted in the album "On The Run" by Tommy Wright III. Unknown if it ever was officially released as a copy is known to exist in the hands of a collector who claims that he appeared in the tape. It's unknown if Tommy Wright III, Mac Shaun, or anybody involved in the tape might still have a copy of this tape. Only the intro, songs: "Comin' Strapped", "Hoes & Harmony", "We Creep", "On My Mind", and "Funeral Home" are known to had come from this tape and can be found in other releases such as Tommy Wright III's Greatest Hits (1996), and S.P.V. Click's Volume 1. This tape has been bootlegged in 2023 with a fanmade tracklist that includes the mix track "Time To Hit The Door Hoe"]
C-ROCK - Mental Illusions [1999] [Most tracks can be found in the 2011 CD-R release but some tracks were replaced with other tracks recorded around the 00s. Currently in the works for a future remastered reissue]
RUTHLESS ASS NIGGAS (R.A.N.) - Gotta Be Lyrical [1993] [Most of the tape has been ripped online, only the the track "Gotta Be Lyrical" has yet to be ripped. Known to be on the works for a future reissue]
D.J. SOUND & D.J. LIVE WIRE - Bass Trax Volume 1: A 1994 Production! [1994] [Although it's known a promotional poster and a track exists, the project was never finished. The track (featuring M.C. Money & Gangsta Gold) can be found in the 2006 bootleg reissue of "Da Hard Ov Frayser". The poster was drawned by D.J. Live Wire. According to D.J. Sound, he only was able to make between 2 to the 3 tracks while it's unknown how many tracks Live Wire was able to make]
D.J. PINKY - Thugz 2000 [2000] [Although the album was reissued by Sun City Publishing (who bought the rights for the release), it's missing 4 tracks. No copies with the missings tracks had been found yet]
MAC D.L.E. - Level 6 [1994] [According to a Youtube user, it's said that the tape is missing two more tracks, one of them featuring Homicide from the Backyard Posse. And also claimed to have a copy of the tape. Unknown if it'll ever be ripped as no copies are known to exist]
FREAK MASTER (F.M.) - Roll It Up! [1994] [Only most of the track "Sex Fiend (Street Mix)" can be heard in Memphis Rewind's channel. The rest has yet to be ripped, it's has been rumored that a rip existed online]
PLAYA YO - Nightmare In Dunbar Oaks [1998] [Despite it was reissued by Lite Green Records, it only contains two known tracks from this release with the rest of the CD containing tracks from other releases from Lil Maniyak. Other tracks can be found in various compilations such as Skanliss Solo and Don't Test A Playa Nutz]
SOUTH MEMPHIS GANGSTAS - Come Up On Here [1994] [Most of this tape can be found online, only the track "Comm. No 1" on the Side C is yet to be ripped online]
KILLA B - The Cap'pilla [1993] [Only the tracks "The Cap'pilla (Remix)" known online as "Squeeze The Trigger", "No Bloodstains", "Mo Murder" known online as "Runnin From The 5-0", "Kick Dat Shit (Remix)", and a snippet pressumed to be "Attack Of The Killa B" can be found online. The majority of "Attack Of The Killa B", "I'm That Aggin", "Bamin", and "Journey Of The Pimpside" are yet to be ripped to the public. It's known a copy was sold to an unknown collector around 2022]
SCANDALOUS (SKANLISS) - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Only 4 tracks can be found in various of Lil Maniyak's compilation releases from Lite Green Records. Like Nightmare In Dunbar Oaks, it was reissued by Player 1 but mostly had tracks from different tapes]
GANGSTA TYPE NIGGAZ (G.T.N.) - Underground Tape [1994] [Featuring D.J. Fila, D.J. Rod, K.E., and Dirty "D". Only the Side A of a demo mixdown has been ripped. Expected to be ripped soon]
ORGANIZED RHYME - It's A Pimp Thang [1992] [Featuring Killa B, Eightball & MJG. It's known most if not all the tape has been already ripped. Yet to be confirmed. Unlike future reissues, the original release has different mixdowns for various tracks]
D.J. SOUND - Volume 7 (A Mix For You Hoes Talkin' Shit) [1994] [Despite being unofficially reissued by Player 1, the tape has barely any tracks from the original release, being most from D.J. Sound's Greatest Hits (Pt. 1). Unknown if it's in the works for a future official reissue]
TONY T. - Wanted Dead Or Alive [unknown year] [Distributed by Lipstix Distribution and A.R.P. Productions, produced by Chazearei. Only some snippets has been uploaded to Youtube]
TOMMY WRIGHT III - Exposin Information [unknown year] [The track "Suicide" from the compilation "Genesis: The Greatests Underground Hitz" is mentioned to be one of the tracks made for the album in the credits of the CD. Produced by Mr. Maceo in '98 initially for the Manson Family's track "What U Gone Do" from Cursed (Part 2)]
PLAYA POSSE - Underground Tape [unknown year] [It's known that only the track "BBB" comes from this tape, a now deleted comment from Youtube claimed that the track "Nigga Come And Get Your Some" came from this release too]
D.J. JUICY J & D. MAGIC - Notorious Mix Tape: Volume 5 (Part 2) [1992] [Few songs and a snippet had been uploaded to Youtube, it's known a copy exists but has never been fully ripped. This tape is infamous because it's a response to the disses directed to Juicy J's Volume 5 by D.J. Zirk and D.J. Squeeky who claimed he stole tracks from a Skinny Pimp tape produced by them]
D.J. SQUEEKY - Gotta Get The Bass (Part 2) [1994] [Mentioned in few video comments and by Jaquency (Gangsta Walk legend). Few bits of various tracks such as "Girl Don't Need Shit But Hard Dick Coke & A Smile" and the track "Looking For The Chewin" can be found online from recordings by Jaquency who claims D.J. Squeeky told him he "no longer had" the tape. It's known a copy still exists but it has never been ripped yet nor is known if it's in the works for a possible reissue]
901 - Orangemound 4 Life [1995] [Produced by D.J. Flex and D.J. Squeeky. Only the track "All About The Money" and a snippet of "Fear Got Yo Anger" is known to exist as well as a copy that was rumored to be sold to collector Mista Mane also known as Memphis Rewind. Despite this, a rip is known to exist around exclusive gatekeeping circles]
BLACKOUT - Greatest Hits [unknown year] [Featuring the Playa Posse. It's only known that the track "Murda Case" is on the Side B of this tape. A copy is known to exist in very bad shape. Unknown if it might be on the works for a future release]
D.J. PINKY - Tha Bay [unknown year] [Only few photos of the CD and some tracks in D.J. Pinky's official Soundcloud are known to exist]
KOOPSTA KNICCA - Da Devil's Playground (Part 2) [unknown year] [Various dates has been given for an official release by D.J. Paul but it has yet to be released. Rumored to had been cancelled after Koopsta Knicca's death. Only few snippets and unconfirmed leaked songs are known to roam in Youtube]
II BLACK PRESENTS B.M.H.S. - Bitches Mitchell Heights Style [1997] [Girl group from the Broken Record Shit Productions label, it's only known that two tracks in II Black's tape "Mtitchell Heights / Big Pimpin" can be heard, unknown if this project was ever finished or released]
BLACKOUT - Solo Tape [1993] [Blackout's first solo tape, predating "Dreamworld" from '95. Only a snippet can be heard in Blackout's Instagram. Unknown if it's on the works for a future reissue]
TRE-8 (SOUTH MEMPHIS GANGSTAS) - Underground Tape [1994] [Featuring member of the S.M.G. Big-C. Despite is known a track has been ripped and a copy exists, it has yet to be fully ripped. This tape is infamous for containing the diss track "Fuck Deez Bitches" aimed towards Tommy Wright III, who he later would sample it in the track "Me Against The World"]
D.J. SOUND - Volume 12 [2004] [Originally set to be officially released under Lite Green Records, only a bootleg later released by Player 1 has been heard of this project containing few tracks from the original tracklist. It's also known that photos of some copies of the promotional poster still exist to this day]
HITTMAN HAMP - Self-Titled Demo [1997] [Only a track has been ripped of this tape, the rest has yet to resurface]
SUAVE - Shank & Kill [1999] [Although the tape was never finished, some of the surviving tracks can be found in Mr. Maceo's Summer and Spring Mix tape, it's unknown how much tracks were recorded]
D.J. FELA - Crunk For Tha Next Generation [2001] [D.J. Fila's last release before being murdered. Only an apparent promotional CD survives of this album, supposedly in the works for a reissue]
WAKO - Solo Tape [1997] [Promoted in Terror's It's Whateva promotional flyer as well as various songs. According to Blackout the tape was never finished but it's apparently in works for a future official release. Only the track "I Can't Sleep" is confirmed to had been recorded for this tape]
LYNCH - Solo Single [1996] [Not to be confused with other rappers like G.S. Productions affiliate Yo Lynch. Produced by D.J. Fila, online rip contains mostly a fake tracklist. Unknown if it's in the works for a possible reissue
D.J. BIG TIM - Part 1 (The Nightmare) [unknown year] [Rumored that some tracks were used as samples in D.J. Big Tim's Part II such as "The Nightmare Mixx"]
D.J. SPANISH FLY - Volume 46 (Oh Word!! #46) [1994] [Only a track uploaded by D.J. Spanish Fly is known to exist, unknown if it's in the works for a reissue. This tape has been possibly bootlegged in 2023 with songs coming from other unrelated D.J. Spanish Fly mixtapes]
GUICE - Ashes From My 2nd Blunt [unknown year] [Rumored that the track "Knappy Headed Hustler" comes from this release, in the works for a future reissue]
304 (BABY OG) - 187 In Progress [unknown years] [Released in Street Smart Records around '94 or '95. Mentioned by Tommy Wright III in the song "Me Against The World, as well as being advertised in Hardcore's track "A.P.G. Taking Over". Rumored that the track "Glock" from the Ten Toes Down 2012 reissue comes from this release]
MISTA KRONIC (2ND FAMILY) - Solo Tape [1997] [Recorded around the time King JC's #7 tape and mentioned in an article related to the upcoming release (at the time) of the Playalistic Compilation. Although it was never finished, some tracks were finished for this tape but only the track "I'm A Gee" from King JC's #10 album is confirmed to had been made for this tape.]
THE H.O.H. (HALLS OF HELL) / S.I.R. - Demo Tape [1994] [Only few snippets can be found of this release, group is infamous for their release "Livin' In A Casket"]
SKINNY PIMP - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Production handled by D.J. Zirk, Psycho, and S.M.K., according to D.J. Zirk, it only had 5 tracks, with 3 of them being produced by him. Rumored that tracks "Kickin' It With Da Skinny Pimp", "A.B.C. (Original)", and "Niggaz From The Hood Ain't Changed" (produced supposedly by D.J. Squeeky) are from this release with some of them being found in Juicy J's Notorious Mix Tape Volume 5. It's also said that these tracks caused the beef between D.J. Paul & Juicy J and G.S. Productions]
D.J. SQUEEKY & RATED "R" - Master Mix Tape Volume 1 [unknown year] [A copy can be seen in rare video recorded by Player 1 along a collection of various Memphis tapes. Only two tracks ripped by an unknown collector can be found online]
LO KEE G - Real G's [1995] [It's said that at least 6 songs were recorded for this tape which only 2 can be found online with the track "M.H.V." being cut short for unknown reasons]
LIL BLUNT & THE GHETTO TROOPERS - Underground Tape [unknown year] [Only few photos of this release can be found online, it's rumored that a rip exists online but only in certain gatekeeping sites. Around 2022 some tracks were uploaded to Youtube but it has never been confirmed if they were from this release exactly]
K.B. LOC & READY ROC - Hard Shit [1993] [Only a bootleg release by Player 1 has been ripped from this tape with most of it's contents being from unrelated tapes by Dirty Red & Lil Bay]
PLAYA FLY - Just Awaken Shaken [1995] [The original version (not to be confused with the track of the same name from the album "Just Gettin' It On"), mentioned by Blackout in a interview. Only a sample in the track "Syko Soundz" can be heard of this track. Unknown if it's going to be ever release as the track was never released to the public]
ETERNAL - Coming Real [1997] [Only tracks "Survival" and "Them Killaz" can be found in Youtube uploaded by Sniper of the Ski Mask Troopaz. A rare snippet can also be found in some sites online]
CATASTROPHIC PRODUCTIONZ - The Compilation (Volume 2) [unknown year] [Only a sampler/promo tape and two tracks can be found of this release]
TAZAR (ZAR THE STAR) - How Ya Livin' [1991] [Only a rip of the vinyl release can be found in Youtube. The cassette release contains two bonus tracks but they haven't been ripped to the public]
LIL COOP - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Production by Blackout, was never finished. Was set to release around the time the Dreamworld was released. It's know few tracks exist of this release]
D.J. 380 & G-NUT - Under Pressure (Mississippi, TN] [1998] [Only few tracks has been found of this tape, the only known copy as far as documented was rumored to be sold to collector Memphis Rewind]
GHETTO GANKSTAS - Murder On Brentwood [1996] [Only a track called "Problems Of The World" uploaded to YT can be found of this release along a portion of the cover]
BIZZE-K - Pimp Giga-Low (Oakland, TN) [1991] [Only a track of the same name as the tape has been uploaded to YT, some pics of the tape and j-card can be found in discogs]
D.J. LIVE WIRE & THE BUTCHER SQUAD - Volume 7 [unknown year] [Currently in the works for a reissue]
LIL RUSSELL (CRIMINAL MAFIA) - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Mentioned in The New Testament, possibly in the works for a reissue]
PLAYER 1 & PLAYER 2 (BLOODY BONES) - Player 1 And Player 2 Are Back Broke [1993] [Precursor to Crime Rate Sky-High, it's said some tracks can be found in some old voumes from D.J. Sound. A broken copy was sold around 2012 and it has never been seen again.]
Homicide from the Backyard Posse (Three 6 Mafia) - 187 (Pt. 1) [unknown year] [Some tracks are said to appear in old mixtapes by D.J. Paul, Skinny Pimp and Juicy J]
D.J. SIR SWIFT - The Memphis Murder Mix Vol. 2: The Saga Continues [1995] [Some photos of the release can be seen in Discogs]
CLOUD 9 CLICK - Part 1 [unknown year] [Rumored to be ripped around the late 90s by M-Town Bound or other early Memphis rap sites. Unknown if any copy or rip exists/survives. This tape has been bootlegged in 2023 with a fake name and fake tracklist]
CRIMINAL MAFIA - Underground Tape/Volume 1 [unknown year] [Unknown if it might be reissued in the future]
1-9-6- CLIQUE - Crucifix's (Original Version) [unknown year] [Not to be confused by the '96 remake, produced by D.J. Willplay, Mista E, a member of the group, has confirmed a copy still exists but is unknown if it will eventually have a reissue]
ALI BOOM - Volume 1 [unknown year] [Unknown fate, rumored to be basically a demo and had been released in very limited quantities]
D.J. GLOCK - Schemes Of The Murda Man [unknown year] [Some copies had been found but it has never been ripped to the public]
SNUBNOZE - Underground Tape [1993] [Mentioned in Guice's song "Murder On Their Mindz", possibly in the works for a reissue]
TRUMA CENTER KILLAZ - 60 Min. With G-Loc & T.C.K. (Part 1) [unknown year] [No copies has been found yet, unknown fate]
M.C. ROBOT/M.C. ELETRONIC/INDEPENDENT RAPPER (TOMMY WRIGHT III) - Still Not Quite Human [1991] [Mentioned by Tommy Wright III in a interview, supposed to be his first tape. So far no surviving copy has resurfaced]
D.J. FILA & D.J. ROD - Bass Mix (Pt. 1) [unknown year] [No copy has resurfaced, unknown fate]
CLOUD 9 CLICK - Part 2 [unknown year] [A rip of the tape was first avaliable in a Memphis rap site from the early 00s, eventually the site disappeared along the rip. Said to have tracks from the Part 3, unknown fate of either a copy or rip. This Tape has been bootlegged in 2023 with a fake name and fake tracklist]
D.J. LIVE WIRE - Volume 1 [unknown year] [Not to be confused by The Butcher Squad's E.P. bootleg release by Player 1, unknown fate]
THA SERIAL KILLAZ (D.J. PAUL & LORD INFAMOUS) - Where's Da Bud At (Radio Edit) [1992] [Heard in one of D.J. Sound's mixtapes from the Player 1's bootleg releases under Lite Green Records. Extremely rare radio edit of the infamous track by Lord Infamous's Where's Da But At]
GANGSTA PIMP & JAKE THE SNAKE - Untitled [1995-96] [Tape produced by the infamous producer of the 9 Trae Family. Unknown fate]
SKINNY PIMP & 211 - Underground Tape [unknown year] [Believed to had preceded the album "Pimps & Robbers"]
C-ROCK - Roc It Up [unknown year] [Unknown if it was ever released, promoted in several Street Smart Records releases]
ALI BOOM - Volume 2 [unknown year] [Unknown fate, rumored to had been a demo just as the Volume 1 and 3 released in very limited quantities]
MARCUS HITTMAN HAMPTON - My City [unknown year] [According to the Discogs page it had a G-Funk style production from the early 90s. Only one copy has resurfaced but has never been ripped]
GOVERNER PRODUCTIONS - Finna Boom [unknown year] [Recorded in A.R.P. Productions in the early 90s. Only one copy has resurfaced but has never been ripped]
SOUTHSIDE HUSTLERS - Maxi-Single [1993] [Not to be confused with the other group "South Side Hustlas". Produced by D.J. Live Wire and Chaz. Only one copy has resurfaced but never has been ripped]
GANGSTAZ OF LOVE - Mark Of The Beast [unknown year] [Only a snippet could be heard of this tape until it was deleted by the original uploader. A track called "Agnes" was uploaded to Youtube by Sniper from the Ski Mask Troopaz and Ex-Producer of this tape but it's unknown if it's a modern remix of one of the original tracks or came from a different project/tape as the name doesn't match any of the listen in the label of the tape]
BOSS BYTCH - Boss Of All Bosses [unknown year] [Never finished, rumored that some tracks were completed but went unreleased]
TRUMA CENTER KILLAZ/PLAYAZ TAKING OVER - Recognize Thz Playa Sh*t [unknown year] [One original copy can be seen in the page of Trill Hill Tapes, possibly in the works for a reissue. This tape has been bootlegged around 2022-23, unknown if it contains the real tracklist or unrelated tracks to the tape]
MISTA DRE (DOOM SHOP PRODUCTIONS) - Mista Mista (The Nationwide Album) [1998] [Mentioned in the outro of the tape "P.C.P. Compilation", but was never released. Mista Dre has confirmed that he made 25 tracks for this release and is currently on the works to be reissued officially by Trill Hill Tapes]
LIL FLY - Never Test My Pimp'en [unknown year] [Rumored to be Playa Fly's first ever song, unknown producer, and tape it was released]
River-Side Clique - Running In Da Wind [1996] [Original pad pressed version with Playa Fly's verse in Hit Da Top, pressumed to have a diss towards Tommy Wright III or someone clicked with him which eventually was censored in later reissues]
P. GOLDY & LIL JAMES - Hi-Impact Records Presents: The Best Kept Secret [unknown year] [Tape features D.J. Fila and D.J. Pinky plus many more. One a photo of the tape has been seen online]
ASSASSIN STYLE KILLAZ - Underground Tape [1993] [Mentioned by Blackout in a interview, one of his earliest projects. In the works for a reissue]
MID-NITE THIEVES - Underground Tape [unknown year] [Mentioned in the inlay of "Whatcha Talkin' Bout" by Lil Watts, unknown if it's on the works for a reissue]
LIL KRONIC - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Mentioned in the inlay of "Whatcha Talkin' Bout" by Lil Watts, unknown if it might be reissued]
S.M.K. - G's Up Hoes Down [1995] [Said to predate the album "Ain't Nuttin' Shakin", one dubbed tape is known to exist and might be ripped by King JC in the future
THE SHOWBOYS - Gangster Walk [1991] [Released by Get Buck Records, said to be a 2 track single released in tape and vinyl. Engineered by William Brown and Archie]
CHROME (H.C.P.) - Murda Mafia [unknown year] [Mentioned in a Three 6 Mafia forum, featuring Shank]
HARDCORE & DA A.P.G. - Shit Is On [1994] [Original version first recorded by D.J. Live Wire. Although this mixdown was never released as it was stolen by Tommy Wright III and Hardcore himself along several master tapes, Tommy Wright III ended up deleting verses from Da A.P.G. and replacing them with his own and Mac T-Dog. This can also be confirmed by the track "Me Against The World" where Tommy Wright can be heard mentioning what happened. It's said Live Wire had back ups for the stolen songs but since he died in '03 it's unknown the fate of the tapes]
LITTLE ROCK (2ND FAMILY) - Solo Tape [1997] [Mentioned by King JC in a interview. The tape was completed but was used by Rock as a demo given to Gangsta Pat which gave him a record deal, they both remade the entire tape and released it under the name of "Die Hard Organization". While this album can be easily in Youtube, the original mixdown has yet to resurface and it's unknown if it ever was released to the public]
MAC BLIZO (MANSON FAMILY) - Solo Tape [1998] [Mentioned in a interview by C-Rock. The tape was never finished according to Mr. Maceo and it's unknown if any tracks were fully completed]
CRIME LORDZ - Underground Tape [1996] [Made after Lil Yo's (Yo Gotti) "Youngsta's On Da Come Up". No copy or rip has ever resurfaced, it was mentioned in the Datpiff page of the group]
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS - 4 Chapters (Single) [1996] [Released by Paper Chase Productions, featuring Marco, Mista Dre, K-Nine & E-1 from the Doom Shop Productions. Only one photo of the released can be found online. Said to had never been released, possibly in the works for a reissue]
JESSE JAMES - Solo Tape [1996] [Featuring a group called the Oil(?) Click, mentioned in the track "Fugitives" by N.O.D.]
PROPAGANDA (CHILLY D & MANIAC) - Underground Tape [unknown year] [Mentioned by Maniac himself in the comments of a video and confirmed to be his first ever tape. Unknown if Chilly D or Maniac himself still have a copy of this release]
MANIAC - Hip Hop Gangster (Single) [unknown year] [Said to be Maniac's first ever release as a solo artist, was played once a radio from Memphis but failed to have any recognition. Unknown fate of this release]
T-ROCK - Gun Blast [unknown year] [Barely any information exists about this release, unknown fate of any of the copies]
PROJECT CLICK - Love 2 Hate [1999] [Only a photo of the supposedly original tape has ever been seen online, unknown if Playa Blac might a copy of it]
THE CASTALIA POSSE - Message From Tha Country [unknown year] [Production handled by K.B. Loc and Kountry Boy of the South Circle Klick, unknown fate of any copy of this release]
JAZZE PHA (PHALON) - Pre-1989 productions and recordings [unknown year] [Rumored that Jazze Phan himself and his father own copies of remaining copies]
DA DIRTY THUG (D.D.T.) [1998] [Promoted in the Side A Outro of the D.J. Big Tim's 2nd tape "Da Hardezt Underground Single Of '97-98". Unknown fate of any copy as it's known it was released to the public]
LUNATIC - Step Into Dis Clique [unknown year] [Only a photo of the possible master can be seen online, unknown if it was produced by D.J. Fila or D.J. Pinky]
JUICY J - Criminal Zone [unknown year] [Mentioned by Juicy J in his own biography. Said to be his first hit, unknown in what tape this track might had been released]
S.M.K. - Underground Game [1999] [Mixed by S.M.K. himself, featured remixes from hit tracks of the moment by Scarface, Snoop Dogg, No Limit Records, Daz Dillinger, etc. Only a promotional flyer and some photos of two different pressings can be seen online, although these copies are known to exist they have never been ripped to the public
INDO-G - Back To The Basics [2003] [Advertised in the inlay of "Defcon 1: Lyrical Warfare". Also mentioned in the outro of the same album by T-Love]
NO LOVE HUSTLER - On A Mission [unknown year] [A copy has resurfaced but has only few tracks had been ripped only. This tape might had been bootlegged around 2023, unknown if it has tracks from the original pressing or an unrelated tape]
TRIPLE THREAT - Taste Of The Threat [unknown year] [Released by A.R.P. Productions. Is known some copies have been sold but the tape has still yet to be ripped to the public
DROP - The Insidious [1996] [Released in Die Rich Records, unknown fate of any copy of this tape]
THE SOUTH CIRCLE KLICK - Dat Real Underground Playa Type Shit [1997] [Released in Lower Level Music, features EMP The Pimp, Chill Will & D.J. Cue Dogg. Produced by D.J. Hustler]
GANGSTA B - Diary Of A Gangsta [unknown year] [Unknown fate of any information or copy of this release]
DIRTY "D" - Tha Intro [1994] [Released in 380 Bad Boy Records, a copy is known to exist but has never been ripped to the public]
LIL PEN - Shock Tha World (Pt. 2) [unknown year] [No information exists of this release yet, unknown fate of any copy of this release]
1-9-6- Clique - Something To Fire A Joint Up To [1993] [Group's first ever release, unknown fate of any copy in existence. Rumored to be in the works for a possible reissue]
MISTA 187 - Solo Tape [1997] [Promoted in Criminal Manne's Da Compilation. According to producer Mista Dre, the tape was never finished but some songs were made for this release. Unknown if they'll ever be released soon as a reissue]
DEFEAT (KING JC & VIC) - Black & White (Albuquerque, NM) [1989] (Confirmed by King JC to be his first ever tape, unknown if it's in the works for a possible reissue]
unknown artist - Time 4 Ah Come Up [unknown year] [Mentioned in a forum related to various Real Nigga Records releases, unknown fate of any copy left, rumored to had been ripped online]
LIL KLICK - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Promoted in the flyer for the label Real Nigga Records(?)]
DON TRIGGA & TINIMAINE - Underground Album [1997] [Unknown if this release exists, never has been confirmed by Zirk Or Tinimaine]
D.J. PAUL & JUICY J - Cashin' Checks [unknown year] [Mentioned in the outro of Last 2 Walk, said to had been in the works since the 90s and to be a sequel to the Notorious Killa Mix series from the underground days]
CRIMINAL MANNE - Why They Playa Hate Me [1996] [Listed in the tape "Mr. Manne" but was never included in any press. Confirmed to had been a misprint, unknown if the track ever existed]
MAC D.L.E. - Level 8 [1994] [Mentioned in the outro of the Level 7, unknown if it was ever released]
DRIVEBY - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Mentioned in the track "Dedications" from Carmike's Comin' At Yo Ass. Unknown if it was ever released or finished]
211 & LIL CED - Southern G's [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
M.C. BLACK - Murder Faces [unknown year] [Promoted in "-", never been confirmed if it was ever released]
M.D.B. - Tha Real Nigga Mix [unknown year] [Promoted in a promotional flyer for the label Real Nigga Records]
RUTHLESS ASS NIGGAS (R.A.N.) - The Icywhite Compilation [unknown year] [Featuring 211 and Geto Natives. No information has surfaced about this release]
MAC T-DOG - Blast On Sight [unknown year] [Once pre-sold in a site by Tommy Wright III but never released or sent to buyers. Unknown if it's a whole new album or the same one with recordings from the late 90s-early 00s]
BIG DADDY & LIL YO - Drinkin'-N-Thinkin' [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
LO-KEY (2 LOW KEY) - Feelin' of A Playa [unknown year] [Rumored to had never been finished, unknown if any tracks were finished]
PRINCESS LOKO - Game Recognize Game [unknown year] [Only promoted in some Street Smart Records releases, unknown if it was ever released or finished]
TRUMA CENTER KILLAZ - Insane [1993] [Mentioned in a early post about lost tapes from Memphis. Unknown fate]
JOHN DOGG - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Mentioned in a track from Puppy Dogg's "Da Moscow Gangsta". Unknown fate of any recording or information about it]
DA CRIME CLICK - Satanic Verses [unknown year] [Said to had been released around '94 and '96]
LIL RED (CLOUD 9 CLICK) - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Promoted in some tracks from the Part 3 (On Da Come Up)]
M.D.B. - Tha Real Nigga Mix (Part 2) [unknown year] [Promoted in a flyer for the label Real Nigga Records]
TEN WANTED MEN - Bars & Police Cars [unknown year] [Promoted various release from Street Smart Records. Only a cover is known to be from this release, unknown if it was ever released]
TRUMA CENTER KILLAZ - Str8 Unduhground [1998] [Said to had been ripped online during the early days of the internet, unknown if this tape ever existed]
LIL KRUGER (DARKSIDE CLICK) - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Promoted in some tracks from the Darkside Click, rumored that it was never finished]
MANIAC - Psycho Ward [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
HILLTOP HUSTLERS - Hillbound [unknown year] [Only mentioned online by various users asking for a rip, unknown if they had mistaken this release with another tape from the same group]
SIR MIKE G & M.D.B. - Real Niggaz [unknown year] [Promoted in a flyer for the label Real Nigga Records]
3.H.N. (3 HARD NIGGAZ) - Underground Tape [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
STREET SMART RECORDS - Da Collection (Part 1) [unknown year] [Unknown if this release was ever finished due the hiatus of the label itself and Tommy Wright III]
TRUMA CENTER KILLAZ - Black Mafia Click [unknown year] [Only mentioned online from an unknown source]
OW7LAW THA MASQUE MANE - 6 Split Chargin' Faces E.P. [1995] [Promoted in the label of the tape Devil Shit (Chapta 1 E.P.), said that various tracks can be found in some tapes by M.C. Mack such as Tha Devil Shit Compilation (Volume 1)]
LAMARCUZZ (CRIMINAL MAFIA) - Solo Tape [unknown year] [First mistaken to be another tape by Lil Marc. Unconfirmed if this release ever existed]
GANGSTA BOO - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Unknown who might had produced this tape, if D.J. Paul or D.J. Fila]
D.J. GLOCK - Schemes Of A Murda Man (Volume 2) [unknown year] [Promoted in the outro of D.J. Glock's South Style, unknown if it was ever made or released]
M.D.B. - Welcome To Memphis [unknown year] [Promoted in a flyer for the label Real Nigga Records, rumored to never had existed]
LIL RAMSEY - Dope On Sale [unknown year] [Promoted in various releases by Street Smart Records, unknown if it was ever recorded]
TRIPPLE T & K-SMOOTH - Non-Fiction [1998] [Mentioned in the track "No Flaws" by Lo-Down. Unknown fate]
808 CRIMINALS - Criminals Don't Die [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
2-FACED - Back Stabber [unknown year] [Promoted in various releases from Street Smart Records]
MANSON FAMILY - various recordings and mixtapes [1991-1997] [The original Manson Family before the release of Gram Afta Gram. Unknown fate of any of the tapes made before '98]
MANIAC (BLACK MAFIA) - Dirty Money [1999] [Promoted in the outro of the unfinished demo of the Black Mafia. Was set to release in the label Big Face Records. Unknown if the tape was ever finished]
SIXX - Naked Soul [unknown year] [Promoted in some releases from Street Smart Records and Real Nigga Records. Unknown if it was ever released or finished]
C-9 - Bad Surroundingz [unknown year] [Promoted in several Street Smart Records]
CARTEL RECORDS - Affiliated To The Game [unknown year] [Promoted in the label of the tape from Cursed - Part 1 from the Manson Family. Unknown if it was ever released]
BIG O (LIL STEEL/SWISHAFACE) - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Promoted in the track "Out Dis Bitch" from Lil E's Playa 4 Life. Unknown if it was ever finished or was never released]
REAL NIGGA RECORDS - Undaground Hitz [unknown year] [Promoted in the flyer for the label Real Nigga Records]
LA CHAT - Pimpin', Cakin', N Breakin' [unknown year] [Cover for the planned release seen in some releases from Street Smart Records]
D.J. PAUL - Solo "Rap" Album [1995] [Promoted in the intro of D.J. Paul's Greatest Hits (Volume 1). Track "Sweet Robbery" was supposedly made for this release. Unknown if D.J. Paul ever finished this album as he shifted his focus to the Three 6 Mafia's upcoming album Mystic Stylez]
BIG G - Smoke One [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
HI CHIEFAZ - Inhale Exhale [1998] [Promoted in Memphis Dirty Dollars by S.M.K.]
D.J. CUTLASS - G-Ville Bound [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
SIX-KILLA (UNIFIED FAMILY) - unknown title tape [unknown year] [Promoted in the track "West Memphis" by Lo-Down. Title of this tape can be heard in the same song but it can't be heard properly]
WILLETT KLICK - Tribute To Tha Greatest (Tupac) [unknown year] [Promoted in a flyer for the label Real Nigga Records. Supposedly a photo of this release exists but it's extremely rare and it has never been confirmed to be real]
PROJECT PIMP - No Competition [unknown year] [Promoted in various releases from Street Smart Records]
LIL SLIM & M.H.V. (MITCHELL HEIGHTS VETERANS) - The Black Magik Tape [unknown year] [Promoted in the track "Mitchell Heights" from Robbery's My Speciality. Known to had been produced by Blackout as it the name "Black Magik Productions" was supposedly his first own label before Snubnoze Muzik. Unknown if it was ever recorded a track for it]
2 LO G'S - South Bound Hustla [1999] [Promoted in the inlay of the album by S.M.K. Memphis Dirty Dollars]
L.D.O.G. - Guilty Before Proven Innocent [unknown year] [Was supposedly the full version of the single "The Unknown Gangsta". Unknown fate of any copy or information about this release]
MR. KEYSER SOZE - Forever I Will [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
BIG CHIEF - Neva Trust A Hoe [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
PRINCESS LOKO - Hoe Never, Gangsta Forever [unknown year] [Mentioned in the intro of Wanted: Dead Or Alive by Ten Wanted Men. Unknown if it was ever finished]
TOJO - Solo Tape [1995] [Mentioned in the track "Lil' Something Extra" from Psycho's Return Of The Psycho. It was only implied that the release was coming out soon but it has never been confirmed if it was ever even finished]
EIGHTBALL & MJG - Dead On Arrival [1990] [Said to had been Eightball & MJG's first ever released under O.T.S. Records.]
BLUE STEEL - Tha 1st Chapta [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
HIT MAN - Hit'em Up [1998] [Promoted in Memphis Dirty Dollars by S.M.K.]
WIZZOD - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Promoted in the tracks "Mitchell Heights" from Robbery's My Speciality and "Binghampton Niggaz" from Paranoid Funk. Rumored that the track "Rekonize" was made for this release. Unknown if it's on the works for a possible reissue]
UNDERCOVER - Under The Influence [1994] [Supposedly was set to be released under Street Smart Records. Promoted in Lil Ramsey's Goin' Undacova tape]
2-L- - 1 Life Ta Live [1999] [Promoted in Memphis Dirty Dollars by S.M.K.]
WEEDIE - unknown titled tape (West Memphis, AR) [1998] [Mentioned by Lil Jack in "98 G.R.A.M.Z." as a way to diss/laugh Weedie. Said to been released not only for free but also came with a Blunt. Unknown fate of any copy of this release]
SCANMAN (KILLA KLAN KAZE) - Solo Tape [unknown year] [Never finished and supposedly never existed. Recorded before Scanman joined the Killa Klan Kaze. It's rumored that track "Meet Yo End" along other unreleased tracks were made for this release
LIL CHRONIC - Down 4 Life [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
PROJECT PIMP - Playa Haterism [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
O.A.G. - Money Oh Money [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
unknown artst - The Untold Story [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
KOH - Fa Luvas An Playaz [1998] [Promoted in Memphis Dirty Dollars by S.M.K.]
COMPLETITION UNKNOWN - unknown titled release [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
PROJECT PIMP - Real Niggaz Click [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
QUEEN - Welcome To My World [unknown year] [Rumored to be the same rapper from the Manson Family, not much information exists of this release]
OUT ON BAIL CLICK - unknown titled release [unknown year] [Rumored to had been finished and ready to be release through Loc Down Entertainment. Featuring Infra Red, Ghetto Soldiers & Born Twice]
108 KLICK - Deceptions [1999] [Promoted in Memphis Dirty Dollars by S.M.K]
SS BOY (GRENADE POSSE) - Nonfiction Life (Volume 1) [unknown year] [Promoted in Makin' Plenty Power Moves by the Grenade Posse]
2 DEEP - Stop The Cicle [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
C-9 - Convicted Criminal [unknown year] [no information has been given for this release]
ODD-1 (DIRTY 12) - Area 51 [1995] [Said to had been produced by M.C. Mack and T-Love of C.I.A.]
MISTA MOTIVATION - Kill Branch [1998] [Promoted in Memphis Dirty Dollars by S.M.K.]
OUT ON BAIL CLICK - Y.2.K. (Year 2 Kill) [2000] [Promoted in Tha Afta Party by The Gran Reaper]
S.M.K. & 11/29 (ELEVEN DUB) - Book 2: Pray For Them Haters [1999] [Promoted in the Unemployed Hustlaz mixtape]
KENNY D SAMPLE - No Peace (Cell Bound Of The Living Example) [1997] [Unfortunately the album was never finished due to Kenny D Sample's death. Only tracks "Retaliate" and "Backtrackin" are said to be the only ever made for this release]
LOC DOWN ENTERTAINMENT - Compilation [unknown year] [Promoted in Lil Pen's Shock Da World! (Part 1)]
DEM LOW LIFES - Hostile Take Over [1998] [Promoted in Memphis Dirty Dollars by S.M.K., unknown if any of the albums promoted there were ever finished]
ROC-A-FELLAZ - Roc-A-Fellaz Forever [unknown year] [Said to have never went through production]
NIGGA CREEP - Solo Tape [1995] [Confirmed by D.J. Sound that he never produced a solo project for Nigga Creep. Unknown if any tape was completed for him with another producer. A fake "reissue" was released by Player 1 in the 00s. Said to had been released in '95 but featured tracks from the album Body Parts by the Prophet Posse]
PROJECT PAT - Suicidal [2000] [Once said to be an unreleased project by Project Pat/Three 6 Mafia, later confirmed it was the original name for Ghetty Green and was only changed by the record label to be approved for release]
M.D.B. - Fuk All Y'all [unknown year] [Only promoted by Street Smart Records but was never started]
D.J. SOUND & THE FRAYSER CLICK - Saltyricon [1997] [Fake name for the '96 release Broken Halo]
D.J. PAUL & JUICY J - Greatest Hits [1995] [A bootleg and online rip exists although they had been confirmed to be fake. As it was made with other rips from different tapes, unconfirmed if there was ever a real greatest hits release for the duo]
21ST FAMILY - In Loving Memory Of "D.J. Fila" [unknown year] [Was never an album but only a simple photo from the channel "memphis rapz 0"]
LIL GRIM - Ain Hard To Find [unknown year] [Promoted in the label of the tape Blackhouse Underground Mix. Never started/finished]
INSANE WAYNE - No Wiggin' Out [unknown year] [Only "hyped" by Street Smart Records. Confirmed by Mr. Maceo that the album was never started]
various 1-9-6- CLIQUE members - Solo tapes [unknown year] [Confirmed by Mr. King E that none of the rappers Lil Bone, Mista E, and Killer B were made a solo tape as they were focused in nationwide projects]
WILLETT KLICK - Underground Tape [unknown year] [Confirmed by M.D.B. that this tape never went through production]
CRUNCHY BLAC - Solo Tape [unknown year] [First mentioned by a Youtube user, claiming he had a copy of it but at the time of asking him for photos he failed to send any or even reply to sent messages. Possibly mistaken to be a bootleg compilation The Blackness]
D.J. FILA - Sniper Loc [1996] [Fake name for the tape Playerz 4 Life, fake rip contains tracks from the 2nd Family]
CANDY LADY - 4 Ever Hate Me [unknown year] [Album was just "hyped" like No Wiggin' Out by Insane Wayne]
PLAYA FLY - Fly Sh_t (Promotional VHS) [1996] [Only some photos of a copy exist online, said to have a rare music video for the track "Triple Bitch Mafia (Pt. 2"]
LIL GRIM (CHILDREN OF THE CORN) - Original Master Tapes [1994-97] [All tapes were destroyed in an almost fatal car crash, said that everything was lost forever]
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - The Movie [2001] [Was promoted in the late 90s-early 00s but went unreleased. Only a trailer of the film exists along it's soundtrack, Tommy Wright III first confirmed that the film was in the works for a release in 2012 but he has yet to be released to the public]
D.J. PAUL - Early mixtapes/Killa Mixes [1989-92] [It's known only from the Killa Mix N°10 (Volume 10) to the Volume 16 have been ripped to the public, only few copies of the earliest mixtapes have resurfaced but never have been ripped]
D.J. JUICY J - Early mixtapes/Notorious Mix Tapes [1989-92] [Only from the Notorious Mix Tape Volume 5 to the Volume 9mm can be found online, it's known a Volume 4 and Volume 5 (Pt. 2) exist with the latter one have been ripped a few songs to Youtube]
THREE 6 MAFIA - For Da Summa/Live By Your Rep [1995] [Mentioned in the Siccness Forums the possible existence of music videos made for these songs from the album "Mystic Stylez". Has never been confirmed if they ever were produced]
REAL NIGGA NITE OUT - The Video [unknown year] [Promoted in a flyer for the label Real Nigga Records]
WOMACK DA OMEN - Book Of Da Dead [1996] [Original release with a unique j-card of Womack holding a human skull. Confirmed that only 100 copies were produced. Rumored that the cover can be seen in D.J. Pinky's Hit'em Up Album j-card]
D.J. B.K. - Early mixtapes [unknown year] [Only few mixtapes can be found of B.K. being the earliest the Volume 6 and the latest the Volume 46 and Da Return Of Da Dead]
LIL RAMSEY - Goin' Undacova [1997] [Reissue with both original and remixed mixdowns. It came with an special j-card that can only been seen in the trailer for Behind Closed Doors in very bad quality]
S.P.V. Click - Volume 1 [unknown year] [Original release supposedly came with a j-card only briefly seen in a photo of Memphis Rewind's Snubnoze Muzik collection]
HARDCORE - Shit Is On [1994] [Original release came with a rare j-card of Hardcore and a weed themed cap. The photo can be seen in the Behind Closed Doors trailer but in very bad quality]
THREE 6 MAFIA - Side 2 Side (Remix) [2006] [Music video featuring Kanye West and Project Pat. Unknown fate of any copy or information for the video]
TOMMY WRIGHT III - Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust [1994] [Original full j-card with a promotional photo of the Memphis Massacre cover. Only seen briefly in a photo of Memphis Rewind's Street Smart Records collection]
GUICE - Ashes Off My Blunt [1995] [Original j-card that has only been scanned in bad quality/has only survived a scan in bad quality. Rumored by Blackout himself that he no longer has a copy of it]
RAY THE "J" SHOW - Chewing Is All They're Doing [unknown year] [Only a photo of this tape exists, said to be a "comedy rap tape"]
FREEZE MASTER C - Various mixtapes [unknown year] [Only a photo of the Volume 30 survives of these mixtapes, unlike D.J. Paul, Juicy J, and D.J. B.K., no rip has ever surfaced of any mixtape]
unknown magazine title - unknown title of the magazine or number of issue [1994] [Said that this specific issue of a local Memphis magazine is infamous for having Chaz from A.R.P. Productions taking credit for various track productions by D.J. Live Wire and other producers. These statements would be later addressed in a diss track named "B.I.T.C.H." by D.J. Live Wire & The Butcher Squad]
