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MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee) 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). Career 8Ball & MJG first appeared on the rap scene with their underground 1991 album ''Listen to the Lyrics''. In 1993, they released the successful album '' Comin' Out Hard''. 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. ''On Top of the World'' was particularly successful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold. It also contained the song "Space Age Pimpin'", which was 8Ball & MJG's first single to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No More Glory
''No More Glory'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper MJG. The album was released on November 18, 1997, by Draper Inc. Records. The album's title is a reference to the confederate flag and its nickname "Glory". MJG had already released three albums as a part of the group 8Ball & MJG, but following 1995's '' On Top of the World'', the two rappers decided to each release a solo album before continuing as a group. This was the first solo released from the group, 8Ball would release his solo debut, ''Lost'', in 1998. It would be MJG's only solo album until 2008 when he released ''Pimp Tight Pimp Tight is the second solo studio album by American rapper MJG. The album was released on April 29, 2008, by Real Talk Entertainment Real Talk Ent. is an American privately held record label that was started in 2003. It is led by CEO/President ...''. Track listing "Take No Shit" is censored on all pressings. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{Aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' High (8Ball & MJG Album)
''Ridin High'' is the seventh studio album by the American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on March 13, 2007, by Bad Boy South. It was originally scheduled for July 2006, under the title ''Pure American Pimpin, but was eventually confirmed to be titled ''Ridin High''. The album features guest appearances from Three 6 Mafia, Juvenile, Yung Joc, P Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Jazze Pha, 112, & Project Pat. Productions will come from Jazze Pha, Sean Dre, Drumma Boy, Lil Jon, DJ Toomp and Timbaland's protégé Nate " Danja" Hills. The first single off the album is "Relax and Take Notes", which features The Notorious B.I.G. (containing elements of " Dead Wrong" from his posthumous album ''Born Again'') and fellow Memphian Project Pat Patrick Earl Houston (born February 8, 1973), better known by his stage name Project Pat, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. He is the older brother of Juicy J, the co-founder of Three 6 Mafia. Houston was formerly a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Age 4 Eva
''Space Age 4 Eva'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album released on November 21, 2000, by Jay Faires, JCOR Entertainment and Interscope Records. The music video for the album's first single "Pimp Hard" marked the directorial debut of photographer Anthony Mandler. Track listing Charts References {{Authority control 2000 albums 8Ball & MJG albums Albums produced by Swizz Beatz Albums produced by DJ Quik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost (Eightball Album)
''Lost'' is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Eightball. It is a double album. The album was released on May 19, 1998, by Draper Inc. Records. 8Ball had already released three albums as a part of the group 8Ball & MJG, but after 1995's '' On Top of the World'' the group decided to make solo albums before reuniting as a group. This was the second of the group's solo albums, being released after MJG's ''No More Glory''. This album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling 1.8 million copies in the U.S. The song "Drama in My Life" was first heard on the soundtrack album to the 1998 film ''Woo Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to: People Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names: * Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛 * Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫 * Ng (name): 吳, 伍 * ...''. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1998 albums 8Ball & MJG albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Our Lifetime (Eightball & MJG Album)
''In Our Lifetime'' is the fourth album by American hip hop duo Eightball & MJG. The album was released on May 18, 1999, by Suave House Records under a new distribution deal with Universal Records. It was produced by their longtime producer T-Mix with additional production from Mr. DJ. It would be Eightball & MJG's last recording under Suave House Records. The album sold 95,000 copies in its first week. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes and AllMusic. * Preston Crump - bass * MJG - keyboards * Mr. DJ - music programming, scratches, mixing * Eric Gales - guitar * Donny Mathis - guitar * Marvin "Chanz" Parkman - keyboards * T-Mix - producer, recording engineer * John "Bernasky" Wall - recording engineer * Crazy C - mixing * Josh Butler - mixing * Tony Dawsey Tony Dawsey is an American mastering engineer at Masterdisk in New York City. He has been active since 1980. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living Legends (album)
''Living Legends'' is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on May 11, 2004, by Bad Boy South Bad Boy South was a southern hip hop spin-off label of Bad Boy Records. The label was founded by Sean Combs in 2003. History Bad Boy South was founded in 2003 after this signing of 8 Ball & MJG. The label was created to capitalize on the success .... It spawned three singles "You Don't Want Drama", "Straight Cadillac Pimpin'" and "Forever". In addition to selling 750,000 copies to date, the album sold 121,000 copies in its first week and debuted to number three spot on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it 8Ball & MJG's highest charting album to date. Track listing Credits *Executive Producer: P. Diddy *Co-Executive Producer: Harve Pierre *Associate Executive Producer: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche *A&R: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche and Dewayne "Big Du" Martin, Maurice "Moetown' Lee *Project Manager: Gwendolyn Niles *Marketing: Tracey Waples, Suhailah Yoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comin' Out Hard
''Comin' Out Hard'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Eightball & MJG. The album was released on August 17, 1993, by Suave House Records. Track listing Personnel *Tony Draper – Executive Producer *Eightball – Vocals *James Endsley – Executive Producer *Fresh – Engineer, Mastering, Mixing *MJG – Vocals *Kid Style – Design *T-Money – Engineer, Mastering, Mixing *Bruce "Grim" Rhodes - DJ *Pen & Pixel Pen & Pixel Graphics, Inc is a Houston, Texas-based graphics design firm that specializes in musical album covers, especially for gangsta rap artists in the Southern United States. For a long time, it was the house design firm for No Limit Recor ... - Cover art Charts References 1993 debut albums 8Ball & MJG albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Outside Looking In
''On the Outside Looking In'' is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Eightball & MJG. The album released on May 24, 1994, by Suave House Records and Relativity Records Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his company, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metro New York. Relativity released music that covers a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered in .... Track listing Charts References 1994 albums 8Ball & MJG albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Toes Down
''Ten Toes Down'' is the eighth studio album by the American southern hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on May 4, 2010, by Grand Hustle Records and E1 Music. This is the first album by the duo after leaving the Bad Boy South, before signing a record deal with the Grand Hustle label. The album has guest appearances by T.I., Young Dro, Slim Thug and Bun B with production by T.I., as well as Nitti, Drumma Boy, Nard & B and Lil' C, among others. The album sold 20,000 copies in its first week, when it entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 36. Singles The album's second single, "Bring It Back", was released on February 2, 2010. The song was produced by Nitti and includes guest vocals by their label-mate Young Dro. The music video, directed by Gabriel Hart, was released on March 28, 2010. Critical reception Mitchell Hannah of HipHopDX ''HipHopDX'' is an online magazine of hip hop music criticism and news. The website's current president and publisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Top Of The World (8Ball & MJG Album)
''On Top of the World'' is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Eightball & MJG. The album was released on November 1, 1995, by Suave House Records and Relativity Records. West-coast artists E-40 and Mac Mall both make appearances on this album, along with Big Mike – a one-time member of Geto Boys. Nuckle Heads, a newly formed group of 2 female rappers on Suave House, debut on this album. South Circle (Mr. Mike and Thorough) also make an appearance here. Former 1 of the Girls member Nina Creque also appears on the album. The album cover was designed by Houston based company Pen & Pixel Graphics, who also designed the cover for their 1993 debut ''Comin' Out Hard''. The company would later be known for their covers for No Limit Records as well as Cash Money Records Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams. Distributed by Republic, formerly known as Universal Republic, the label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Top Of The World (album)
''On Top of the World'' is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Eightball & MJG. The album was released on November 1, 1995, by Suave House Records and Relativity Records. West-coast artists E-40 and Mac Mall both make appearances on this album, along with Big Mike – a one-time member of Geto Boys. Nuckle Heads, a newly formed group of 2 female rappers on Suave House, debut on this album. South Circle (Mr. Mike and Thorough) also make an appearance here. Former 1 of the Girls member Nina Creque also appears on the album. The album cover was designed by Houston based company Pen & Pixel Graphics, who also designed the cover for their 1993 debut ''Comin' Out Hard''. The company would later be known for their covers for No Limit Records as well as Cash Money Records Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams. Distributed by Republic, formerly known as Universal Republic, the label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy South
Bad Boy South was a southern hip hop spin-off label of Bad Boy Records. The label was founded by Sean Combs in 2003. History Bad Boy South was founded in 2003 after this signing of 8 Ball & MJG. The label was created to capitalize on the success of southern hip hop and to have one label simply focus on that genre so that the mainstream label could go out and search for other talents. For the first year, 8 Ball & MJG were the only artists on the label. In 2005, the label signed a deal with Russell "Block" Spencer to cross-promote artists on his label, Block Entertainment. This deal added acts Boyz n da Hood, Gorilla Zoe, Big Gee, Jody Breeze, Duke, and Young Jeezy. Jeezy would leave the label before the group could release their debut album, which sparked controversy as he would start his own label and sign with The Island Def Jam Music Group. In late 2005, the label would sign Yung Joc, who would quickly become the face of the rising label. In 2006, his debut album ''New Joc City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |