8Ball
Memphis All Stars
Album · Hip-Hop/Rap · 2009
By an accountant’s measure, 8Ball and MJG are second runners on the Memphis hip-hop scene; acclaimed, commercially successful and universally respected, but always a step behind Three 6 Mafia, who became the protagonists of one of hip-hop’s most unlikely success stories with their 2006 Oscar win. Yet 8Ball and MJG have been as important an influence on the development of hip-hop in Memphis as their more famous contemporaries, and while Three 6 Mafia’s output has slowed considerably since 2006, 8Ball and MJG have been maintaining a grueling release schedule. Less a proper solo record than a sampler of the Memphis scene, 8Ball’s Memphis Allstars sees the MC playing host to a distinguished roster of talented collaborators including established names like Gangsta Blak, Juicy J, and MJG, and up and coming artists like Devius, Big Ammo and Mac E.
Memphis All Stars
8Ball
By an accountant’s measure, 8Ball and MJG are second runners on the Memphis hip-hop scene; acclaimed, commercially successful and universally respected, but always a step behind Three 6 Mafia, who became the protagonists of one of hip-hop’s most unlikely success stories with their 2006 Oscar win. Yet 8Ball and MJG have been as important an influence on the development of hip-hop in Memphis as their more famous contemporaries, and while Three 6 Mafia’s output has slowed considerably since 2006, 8Ball and MJG have been maintaining a grueling release schedule. Less a proper solo record than a sampler of the Memphis scene, 8Ball’s Memphis Allstars sees the MC playing host to a distinguished roster of talented collaborators including established names like Gangsta Blak, Juicy J, and MJG, and up and coming artists like Devius, Big Ammo and Mac E.
