Their eighth album as a group and their first on Grand Hustle, Ten Toes Down, was released in May 2010. In June 2008, the duo announced that they officially signed onto T.I.'s record label Grand Hustle. MJG released a solo album, Pimp Tight, on April 29, 2008. On April 1, 2008, 8Ball released Doin' It Big with E.D.I. of the Outlawz. In September 2007, 8Ball & MJG signed deals in Sacramento, California with Real Talk Entertainment. Along with OutKasts Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) and Goodie Mobs Soul Food (1995), Eightball & MJGs debut, Comin Out Hard, is one. MJG heads MJG Muzik which features another Memphis duo, Da Volunteers, known for their 2006 single, "What's Yo Favorite Color?", which glorifies their neighborhood of Orange Mound. 8Ball heads 8 Ways Entertainment (distributed by Koch Entertainment). The song was a collaboration between two of Tennessee's most successful rap grond MJG also head their own record labels. Their second Bad Boy album Ridin High was released in March 2007.Ĭommercially 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 which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their first album for Bad Boy, Living Legends, was released in 2004 and certified Gold.
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. In the early 2000s, the duo signed with Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records. In 1997, they appeared on the Nothing To Lose soundtrack. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine. 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. One year later they released their fifth group album, Space Age 4 Eva. They reunited in 1999 to release their fourth album as a group, In Our Lifetime, Vol. Subsequently, 8Ball & MJG released solo albums: MJG's No More Glory in 1997 and 8Ball's Lost in 1998. It includes the song "Space Age Pimpin'", 8Ball & MJG's first single to chart, reaching #58 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart and #22 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. On Top of the World was particularly successful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold. Their subsequent albums in the 1990s including 1994's On the Outside Looking In and 1995's On Top of the World further established their status among the South's rappers. The domain uses a Commercial suffix and its server(s) are located in N/A with the IP number 157.230.209.131 and it is a. In 1993, they released Comin' Out Hard on Suave House Records, the album was successful commercially as well as critically and established the group as a prominent act in the then emerging Southern Rap scene. Provided by Alexa ranking, has ranked N/A in N/A and 8,507,850 on the reaches roughly 362 users per day and delivers about 10,857 users each month. Grand Hustle, E1 Music, Suave House Records, Bad Boy Records, Grand Rappa RecordingĨBall & MJG first appeared on the rap scene with KushLove,UncleSam, and Nude Panda. Southern hip hop, Crunk, Dirty rap, Hardcore rap They flipped a coin and UGK won and decided to go second.Premro "8Ball" Smith, Marlon "MJG" Goodman Round by Round of the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony vs. Eightball & MJG BONUS SONG Our BONUS SONG pick is a celebrated classic guest spot Suave House was on fire when these Memphis rap superstars teamed up for this strip club classic. | Ray J & Bobby V vs Sammie & Pleasure P | Omarion vs Mario | Musiq Soulchild vs Anthony Hamilton | Mary Mary vs BeBe & CeCe Winans | The Diplomats | Ja Rule vs Fat Joe | KRS-One vs. SWV | Swizz Beatz vs Timbaland Rematch | Eve vs Trina | Bow Wow vs. Monica | Gladys Knight vs Patti LaBelle | Gucci Mane vs Jeezy |Į-40 vs.
Like we have done previously with these Verzuz battles, here’s a round by round break down of the UGK vs 8Ball and MJG Verzuz.īattle starts at 8:00pm EST. You can also watch along live on the thriller app. They have also released several individual projects as well.
Their Underground Kingz album in 2007 went number 1 on the Billboard charts, just months after Pimp C was released from prison.ĨBall & MJG released 8 albums from 1993 to 2010. For a large part of their career they were definitely Underground Kingz, but after collaborating with Jay-Z on “Big Pimpin’,” the group found mainstream success.