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Stories/Essays: Memphis Music - Hear & Now: mbmusic07-01
![PLAYING THE GAME:While the underground hip-hop culture in Memphis continues to thrive it's still a struggle to break out for independent artists like Yung Kee, who has found regional success. Kee, whose father is a trombonist for Al Green and Isaac Hayes, is a tireless self-promoter and entrepreneur working to make his dream of national success come true like a handful of other local acts including the 2006 Academy Award winning Three 6 Mafia.](http://cdn.lightgalleries.net/4bd5ec025ee31/images/mbmusic07-01-2.jpg)
PLAYING THE GAME:
While the underground hip-hop culture in Memphis continues to thrive it's still a struggle to break out for independent artists like Yung Kee, who has found regional success. Kee, whose father is a trombonist for Al Green and Isaac Hayes, is a tireless self-promoter and entrepreneur working to make his dream of national success come true like a handful of other local acts including the 2006 Academy Award winning Three 6 Mafia.