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  "slug": "tommy-wright-iii",
  "name": "Tommy Wright III",
  "description": "Tommy Wright III appears once in our Memphis Rap list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-31",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/tommy-wright-iii/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1996,
    "last": 1996
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 4,
    "list": "Memphis Rap"
  },
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    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "memphis-rap",
      "name": "Memphis Rap",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/memphis-rap/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "tommy-wright-iii--playa-hataz",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/tommy-wright-iii--playa-hataz/",
      "title": "Playa Hataz",
      "year": 1996,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Self-released, self-produced, self-distributed. The tape underground's purest practitioner, and rediscovered wholesale by the phonk producers of the 2010s.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Tommy%20Wright%20III%20Playa%20Hataz",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fd3MuK6-W5k",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 4,
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        "slug": "memphis-rap",
        "name": "Memphis Rap",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/memphis-rap/"
      },
      "artist": "Tommy Wright III"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}