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8Ball & MJG

December 18, 2023

8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album Comin' Out Hard. They went on to release On the Outside Looking In (1994), On Top of the World (1995), In Our Lifetime (1999), Space Age 4 Eva (2000), Living Legends (2004), Ridin High (2007) and Ten Toes Down (2010).

8Ball & MJG
OriginOrange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresHip hop, Memphis hip hop
Years active1991–present
Labels
Past membersPremro "8Ball" Smith
Marlon Jermaine "MJG" Goodwin

Career edit

8Ball & MJG first appeared on the rap scene with their underground 1991 album Listen to the Lyrics.[1] In 1993, they released the successful album Comin' Out Hard.[2] Their subsequent albums in the 1990s, including 1994's On the Outside Looking In, and 1995's On Top of the World cemented their status as some of the South's best rappers.[3] On Top of the World was particularly successful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200 and being certified gold.[3] It also contained the song "Space Age Pimpin'", which was 8Ball & MJG's first single to chart, reaching #58 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #22 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.[4] After those albums, both 8Ball & MJG released solo albums, first MJG's No More Glory in 1997 and then 8Ball's Lost in 1998.[5][6] They reunited in 1999 to release their fourth album as a group, titled In Our Lifetime.[7] One year later in 2000, they released their fifth group album entitled Space Age 4 Eva.[8]

In 1996, they appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America Is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists.[9] The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by the magazine The Source.[9] In the early 2000s, they would sign with Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records.[10] They already had some experience with the label, being featured on the song "The Player Way" from Bad Boy rapper Mase's 1997 album Harlem World.[11] Their first album for Bad Boy Records, Living Legends, came out in 2004 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[12] Their second album on Bad Boy Records was titled Ridin High and was released in March 2007.[12]

Commercially, one of the high points of 8Ball & MJG's career was their being featured on Three 6 Mafia's hit song "Stay Fly" in 2005.[13] That song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, which is the biggest hit of Three 6 Mafia's career and the biggest hit for 8Ball & MJG.[13] The song was a collaboration between two of the most successful rap groups from the state of Tennessee, whence Three 6 Mafia also hail.[13] Today, 8Ball and MJG also head their own record labels. 8Ball heads 8 Ways Entertainment (distributed by Koch Entertainment), while MJG heads MJG Muzik.[14] On their label are the young, up and coming Memphis duo, Da Volunteers, who are widely known throughout the Southern United States for their 2006 single, "What's Yo Favorite Color?", which glorifies their neighborhood of Orange Mound.[14]

In September 2007, 8Ball and MJG signed deals in Sacramento, California with Real Talk Entertainment. 8Ball released a group album with E.D.I. Mean of the Outlawz entitled Doin' It Big on April 1, 2008, and MJG released a solo album entitled Pimp Tight on April 29, 2008.[14][15] In June 2008 the group announced that they officially signed onto T.I.'s record label Grand Hustle.[16] Their eighth album as a group and their first on Grand Hustle, titled Ten Toes Down, was released in May 2010.[17] It reached #36 on the Billboard 200 in its first week.[17]

Discography edit

Main article: 8Ball & MJG discography

Studio albums edit

8Ball albums edit

MJG albums edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Eight Ball And MJG* - Listen To The Lyrics (Cassette) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Comin' Out Hard: 8ball & Mjg: Music". Amazon. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Music - On Top Of The World by 8Ball & MJG". iTunes. October 31, 1995. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "Space Age Pimpin' [Explicit]: 8 Ball & Mjg: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "Music - No More Glory by MJG". iTunes. November 18, 1997. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Music - Lost by Eightball". iTunes. May 19, 1998. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "Music - In Our Lifetime by 8Ball & MJG". iTunes. May 18, 1999. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Birchmeier, Jason (November 21, 2000). "Space Age 4 Eva - Eightball & MJG : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Music - America Is Dying Slowly by Various Artists". iTunes. January 1996. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  10. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus (June 8, 2009). . SOHH.COM. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  11. ^ Stanley, Leo (October 28, 1997). "Harlem World - Mase : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Jeffries, David (May 11, 2004). "Living Legends - Eightball & MJG : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  13. ^ a b c "Music - Stay Fly (feat. Young Buck & 8Ball & MJG) - EP by Three 6 Mafia". iTunes. July 5, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  14. ^ a b c Tomer, Matt (November 21, 2006). "8 Ball & 8 Ways Entertainment :: Light Up the Bomb :: 8 Ways Entertainment". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  15. ^ Rinaldi, Matt (April 29, 2008). "MJG: Pimp Tight - 8Ball : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  16. ^ Burgess, Omar (June 16, 2008). . HipHop DX. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  17. ^ a b Jeffries, David (May 4, 2010). "Ten Toes Down - Eightball & MJG : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

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December 18, 2023
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MJG first appeared on the rap scene with their underground 1991 album Listen to the Lyrics 1 In 1993 they released the successful album Comin Out Hard 2 Their subsequent albums in the 1990s including 1994 s On the Outside Looking In and 1995 s On Top of the World cemented their status as some of the South s best rappers 3 On Top of the World was particularly successful peaking at 8 on the Billboard 200 and being certified gold 3 It also contained the song Space Age Pimpin which was 8Ball amp MJG s first single to chart reaching 58 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks chart and 22 on the Hot Rap Singles chart 4 After those albums both 8Ball amp MJG released solo albums first MJG s No More Glory in 1997 and then 8Ball s Lost in 1998 5 6 They reunited in 1999 to release their fourth album as a group titled In Our Lifetime 7 One year later in 2000 they released their fifth group album entitled Space Age 4 Eva 8 In 1996 they appeared on the Red Hot Organization s compilation CD America Is Dying Slowly alongside Biz Markie Wu Tang Clan and Fat Joe among many other prominent hip hop artists 9 The CD meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men was heralded as a masterpiece by the magazine The Source 9 In the early 2000s they would sign with Sean Combs Bad Boy Records 10 They already had some experience with the label being featured on the song The Player Way from Bad Boy rapper Mase s 1997 album Harlem World 11 Their first album for Bad Boy Records Living Legends came out in 2004 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America 12 Their second album on Bad Boy Records was titled Ridin High and was released in March 2007 12 Commercially one of the high points of 8Ball amp MJG s career was their being featured on Three 6 Mafia s hit song Stay Fly in 2005 13 That song peaked at 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 which is the biggest hit of Three 6 Mafia s career and the biggest hit for 8Ball amp MJG 13 The song was a collaboration between two of the most successful rap groups from the state of Tennessee whence Three 6 Mafia also hail 13 Today 8Ball and MJG also head their own record labels 8Ball heads 8 Ways Entertainment distributed by Koch Entertainment while MJG heads MJG Muzik 14 On their label are the young up and coming Memphis duo Da Volunteers who are widely known throughout the Southern United States for their 2006 single What s Yo Favorite Color which glorifies their neighborhood of Orange Mound 14 In September 2007 8Ball and MJG signed deals in Sacramento California with Real Talk Entertainment 8Ball released a group album with E D I Mean of the Outlawz entitled Doin It Big on April 1 2008 and MJG released a solo album entitled Pimp Tight on April 29 2008 14 15 In June 2008 the group announced that they officially signed onto T I s record label Grand Hustle 16 Their eighth album as a group and their first on Grand Hustle titled Ten Toes Down was released in May 2010 17 It reached 36 on the Billboard 200 in its first week 17 Discography editMain article 8Ball amp MJG discography Studio albums edit Lyrics of a Pimp 1991 Comin Out Hard 1993 On the Outside Looking In 1994 On Top of the World 1995 In Our Lifetime 1999 Space Age 4 Eva 2000 Living Legends 2004 Ridin High 2007 Ten Toes Down 2010 8Ball albums edit Lost 1998 Almost Famous 2001 Lay It Down 2002 Light Up the Bomb 2006 The Vet amp The Rookie with Devius 2007 Doin It Big with E D I 2008 8Ball amp Memphis All Stars Cars Clubs amp Strip Clubs 2009 Life s Quest 2012 MJG albums edit No More Glory 1997 Pimp Tight 2008 This Might Be the Day 2008 Too Pimpin 2013 Too Pimpin 2 0 2014 References edit Eight Ball And MJG Listen To The Lyrics Cassette at Discogs Discogs com Retrieved June 5 2013 Comin Out Hard 8ball amp Mjg Music Amazon Retrieved June 5 2013 a b Music On Top Of The World by 8Ball amp MJG iTunes October 31 1995 Retrieved June 5 2013 Space Age Pimpin Explicit 8 Ball amp Mjg MP3 Downloads Amazon Retrieved June 5 2013 Music No More Glory by MJG iTunes November 18 1997 Retrieved June 5 2013 Music Lost by Eightball iTunes May 19 1998 Retrieved June 5 2013 Music In Our Lifetime by 8Ball amp MJG iTunes May 18 1999 Retrieved June 5 2013 Birchmeier Jason November 21 2000 Space Age 4 Eva Eightball amp MJG Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved June 5 2013 a b Music America Is Dying Slowly by Various Artists iTunes January 1996 Retrieved June 5 2013 Langhorne Cyrus June 8 2009 8Ball Explains Bad Boy Break Rewards Eminem W Rap Legend Status SOHH COM Archived from the original on December 19 2013 Retrieved June 5 2013 Stanley Leo October 28 1997 Harlem World Mase Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved June 5 2013 a b Jeffries David May 11 2004 Living Legends Eightball amp MJG Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved June 5 2013 a b c Music Stay Fly feat Young Buck amp 8Ball amp MJG EP by Three 6 Mafia iTunes July 5 2005 Retrieved June 5 2013 a b c Tomer Matt November 21 2006 8 Ball amp 8 Ways Entertainment Light Up the Bomb 8 Ways Entertainment RapReviews com Retrieved June 5 2013 Rinaldi Matt April 29 2008 MJG Pimp Tight 8Ball Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved June 5 2013 Burgess Omar June 16 2008 T I Signs 8Ball amp MJG While Beef Continues HipHop DX Archived from the original on June 19 2008 Retrieved June 5 2013 a b Jeffries David May 4 2010 Ten Toes Down Eightball amp MJG Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved June 5 2013 External links editOfficial website Bad Boy Online Archived June 2 2008 at the Wayback Machine Eightball amp MJG at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 8Ball 26 MJG amp oldid 1184536445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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