Southern hip hop duo T.H.U.G. M.A.F.I.A.(The Hardworking Underestimated Geniuses Making All Finances In Appropriate Ways), is based in East Point, Georgia consisting of Rockford, Illinois native Benjamin "Death-Trap" Gulley and Atlanta, Georgia native Kevia "K-Steel" Stills. The group formed in Atlanta in late 2001, performing at local clubs and major music venues in and around South West Atlanta. The groups music style consists of West Coast G-Funk and Dirty South Slang. The group was highly influenced by music legends: Zapp and Roger, Eazy-E, NWA, 2PAC, DJ QUIK, MC EIHT, UGK, The Dayton Family, OUTKAST, GETO BOYS, and Snoop Dogg.   Genre: hip hop, rap   Members: ■ Scoopastar (twitter.com/scoopastar713) ■ Dudella (twitter.com/dudella713) ■ Dmanish (twitter.com/dmanish713) ■ Da Original AJ (twitter.com/daoriginalaj713) ■ Senistar (twitter.com/therealsenistar) ■ Sixx Mann (twitter.com/sixxmann) ■ Chris Sko (twitter.com/chris_sko) ■ Triple M (twitter.com/triplem830) ■ Queen ■ Lil Flip (twitter.com/lilflip713) ■ Shun Flames (twitter.com/shunflamesbeats) ■ 2 LOW   Cities: ■ Houston ■ Dallas ■ San Antonio ■ Michigan ■ Memphis ■ Chicago ■ LA ■ Boston ■ New Orleans ■ Mexico / Crystal City