Hip-Hop/Rap
United States
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJGの他のアルバム
8Ball & MJGについて
出身地
Memphis, TN, United States
形成済み
1991
ジャンル
Hip-Hop/Rap
8Ball & MJG are Memphis rap pioneers who achieved enduring success beyond the mainstream radar.
• The pair met as seventh graders at Memphis’ Ridgeway Middle School in 1984, sharing a love of hip-hop.
• In 1991, they released a three-track project that included the song “Listen to the Lyrics.” They sold vinyl and cassette copies around Memphis.
• They signed to Houston label Suave House Records for their 1993 debut album, Comin’ Out Hard. The H-Town skyline is pictured on the cover.
• While moving from Memphis to Houston, ’Ball and ‘G brought a suitcase containing records by Simply Red, Issac Hayes, and Booker. T & The MG’s—all of which are sampled on Comin’ Out Hard.
• The duo’s third album, 1995’s On Top of the World, went Top 10 on the Billboard 200 and went gold.
• After success at Suave House, 8Ball & MJG signed with Bad Boy Records in the early ’00s and released two albums that were executive produced by Diddy. They later briefly signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle imprint.
• In 2005, the duo scored the biggest hit of their career by guesting on “Stay Fly,” a No. 13 hit for fellow Memphis rappers Three 6 Mafia.
• 8Ball & MJG have appeared on No. 1 albums by Foxy Brown, Ma$e, and Ludacris.
• In 2018, the duo was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
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