8 Ball & MJG
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8 Ball & MJG | ||
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Background information | ||
Birth name | Premro Smith (8Ball), and Marlon Jermaine Goodwin (MJG) | |
Also known as | Ball & G | |
Born | 1972 | |
Origin | Memphis, Tennessee | |
Genre(s) | Memphis rap, Southern rap, Crunk, Gangsta rap | |
Occupation(s) | rappers | |
Years active | 1990 - present | |
Label(s) | Bad Boy Records | |
Associated acts |
Da Volunteers, Three 6 Mafia | |
Website | 8ballandmjg.com | |
Members | ||
8 Ball & MJG |
8-Ball and MJG is an American Southern hip-hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee.
Their first album for Bad Boy Living Legends went gold on the back of the single "You Don't Want Drama".
They also collaborated with Three 6 Mafia on the 2005 hit, Stay Fly.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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Comin Out Hard
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On the Outside Looking In
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On Top of the World
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Lyrics of a Pimp
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In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1
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Space Age 4 Eva
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Memphis Under World
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Living Legends
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Ridin High
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[edit] 8 Ball albums
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Lay It Down
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Lost
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Almost Famous
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Light Up The Bomb
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[edit] MJG albums
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No More Glory
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[edit] Misc
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Suave House: The Album of the Year
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Off Da Chain, Vol. 1
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[edit] Singles
- 1993: "Mr. Big"
- 1994: "Shonuff" (Tela featuring Jazze Pha, 8Ball & MJG)
- 1997: "That Girl" (MJG only)
- 1998: "Who in the Hell" (MC Ren featuring 8Ball & MJG)
- 2000: "Pimp Hard"
- 2002: "Rep Yo City" (E-40 featuring Lil Jon, Petey Pablo, 8Ball, & Bun B)
- 2004: "You Don't Want Drama"
- 2004: "Straight Cadillac Pimpin'"
- 2004: "Forever" (featuring Lloyd)
- 2005: "Stop Playin' Games" (8Ball only)
- 2005: "Stay Fly" (Three 6 Mafia featuring Young Buck, 8Ball & MJG)
- 2005: "Gangsta Party" (Yo Gotti featuring Eightball & Bun B)
- 2006: "I'm N Luv Wit a Stripper [Remix]" (T-Pain featuring Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG, & Too Short)
- 2006: "Spit Yo Game [Remix]" (Notorious B.I.G. featuring Twista, Krayzie Bone, 8Ball & MJG)
- 2006: "Ridin' High"
- 2007: "Relax And Take Notes" (featuring Project Pat & The Notorious B.I.G.)
- 2007: "I Need" (Kandi Girl featuring 8Ball & MJG)
[edit] Guest appearances
- Young Buck - "Dope Deals (Robbery)"
- Three 6 Mafia - "Stay Fly"
- Lil Jon - "White Meat"
- Lil Jon - "Diamonds"
- Lil Jon - "Rep Yo City"
- 112 - "Watcha Gonna Do"
- Mase - "The Player Way"
- T.I. - "Bezzle"
- Ludacris - "Hard Times"
- Too Short - "Don't Stop Rappin"
- Foxy Brown - "Ride (Down South)"
- Tela - "Sho Nuff"
- Jayo Felony - "How Angry"
- Luniz - "In My Nature"
- Spice 1 - "Chocolate Philly"
- 5th Ward Boyz - "FUCK Strugglin"
- MC Ren - "Who In The Fuck"
- Mr. 3-2 - "Hit The Highway"
- Devin the Dude - "Tha Funk"
- Young Buck - "Say It To My Face
- David Banner - "Air Force Ones" (Remix)
- Big Gipp - "All Over Your Body"
- UGK - "Gold Grill"
- Jadakiss - "What You Ride For?"
- Mr. Mike - "Stop Lying"
- Mobb Deep - "Where Ya From"
- Kingpin Skinny Pimp - "TV's (24's & Wang)"
- Jermaine Dupri - "Jazzy Hoes"
- Heavy D - "On Point"
- Project Playaz - "Dirty Down South"
- Rappin' 4-Tay - "360 Degrees"
- Lil' Keke - Southside, Pt. 2
- Lil' Keke - "Bottom 2 Da Top"
- Lloyd Banks - "Iceman" (*8 Ball Only) (Both appear on the Remix)
- Krayzie Bone - "Pimpz, Thugz, Hustlaz & Gangstaz"
- Yo Gotti - "Gangsta Party"
- Notorious B.I.G - "Spit your Game" (Remix)
- Killer Mike - "Gorilla Pimpin'"
[edit] References
- "Bad Boy Records signs Eightball & MJG to major record deal", MemphisRap.com More news at MemphisRap.com
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official Myspace
- Official 8 Ball Myspace
- The DJ Booth: 8Ball & MJG Interview (Mar '07)
- Eightball & MJG MemphisRap.com profile
- Yahoo! Music entry
- Eightball & MJG at All Music Guide
Bad Boy Family |
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R&B Artists |
Faith Evans | 112 | Total | Carl Thomas | Cheri Dennis | Cassie | Danity Kane | B5 | Nelson | Shannon (Jones) | New Edition | Mario Winans | Tanya Blount | Jerome |
Rap Artists |
Diddy | The Notorious B.I.G. | Mase | G-Dep | Black Rob | Mark Curry | Shyne | Yung Joc | The Lox | Loon | Craig Mack | 8 Ball & MJG | Aasim | Ness | Da Band | Boyz N Da Hood | Big Gee | Los | Chopper Young City |
Other Artists |
Dream | Christian Daniel | Jordan McCoy | Elephant Man | Fuzzbubble |
Producers |
Mario "Yellowman" Winans | Chucky Thompson | Stevie J. | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence | Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool | Coptic | Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker | Nashiem Myrick | Carlos Broady | Younglord | Ryan Leslie | Yogi | The Hitmen |
Associates |
Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre | The Madd Rapper | Kelly Price | Lil' Kim | Mary J. Blige | Missy Elliott | Adonis Shropshire | Jack Knight | Michael Carlos "Lo Down" Jones | Jay-Z | Sauce Money | Tony Dofat | Hezekiah Walker | Mechalie Jamison | Kandice Love | Shannon Lawrence | Buckwild | The Neptunes | R. Kelly | Rashad Smith | Poke |
Albums |
Bad Boy's Greatest Hits (Vol. 1) | No Way Out | The Saga Continues... | We Invented The Remix | Bad Boys 2 Soundtrack | Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary...The Hits | Bad Boy's R&B Hits |