Three 6 Mafia celebrates Grizzlies win during Beale Street Music Festival performance
Three 6 Mafia celebrated the Memphis Grizzlies' playoff series win Friday night, along with the thousands of fans crowded around the Bud Light Stage at Beale Street Music Festival.
Three 6 Mafia's show started just as the Memphis Grizzlies' series-clinching game against the Timberwolves was winding down. A chunk of the crowd was fixed on the television screens in the VIP area, watching the final minutes of the Grizz win. The crowd erupted once the 114-106 victory was sealed, with Three 6 playing a celebratory "Tear Da Club Up."
"First off I want to give shoutout to the Memphis Grizzlies," Juicy J said. "We gon' win a championship — say what?!"
The group also led the crowd in a quick "Whoop That Trick" chant.
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Earlier in Friday night, Memphis rapper Al Kapone — who wrote the classic “Hustle & Flow” track “Whoop That Trick” that has evolved into an anthem for the team — showed his support for the Grizzlies, even donning a white jersey.
"Y'all make some noise for our Grizz," he told the crowd, which had gathered around the same time the Grizzlies tipped off.
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The Grizzlies will face the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in the Western Conference semifinals. That game will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at FedExForum.
Beale Street Music Festival kicked off Friday at the Fairgrounds in Liberty Park. The three-day festival is back for the first time since 2019, following two years of pandemic-related cancellations.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Grizzlies advance in NBA playoffs: Three 6 Mafia celebrates at BSMF
