8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee.The two rappers met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee) in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album Comin' Out Hard. The godfathers of Memphis rap, 8Ball & MJG have been friends since middle school. With releases dating back to 1991, they helped define the sound of southern rap.
8 Ball & MJG featuring Lloyd performing the song Forever. Subscribe if you like and check out my other videos. All copyrights go to their respective owners. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Eightball & MJG. On Top Of The World at Discogs. Complete your Eightball & MJG. collection. 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.
| Ridin High |
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| Studio album by |
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| Released | March 13, 2007 |
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| Recorded | 2006-2007 |
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| Genre | Hip hop |
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| Length | 60:14 |
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| Producer | - P. Diddy(also exec.)
- Drum Majors
- Midnight Black
- Bangladesh
- B-Rock
- C.K.P.
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| 8Ball & MJG chronology |
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Living Legends
(2004) | Ridin High
(2007) | Ten Toes Down
(2010) |
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| Singles from Ridin High |
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Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| AllHipHop | [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| HipHopDX | [4] |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10)[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | C[6] |
| Vibe | [7] |
| XXL | [8] |
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.
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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. The second single of the album is called 'Cruzin'. Following its release, the album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 50,000 copies in its first week.[9]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | 'Intro' (P Diddy) | P Diddy | 0:48 |
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| 2. | 'Relax and Take Notes' (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Project Pat) | DJ Nasty & LVM | 4:51 |
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| 3. | 'Ridin High' (featuring P Diddy) | Bigg D | 4:18 |
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| 4. | 'Turn Up the Bump' | Danja | 4:29 |
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| 5. | 'Cruzin' (featuring Three 6 Mafia & Slim of 112) | Midnight Black | 5:20 |
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| 6. | 'Whatchu Gonna Do' (featuring Pimp C) | Midnight Black | 4:50 |
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| 7. | '30 Rocks' (featuring P Diddy) | Soul Diggaz | 4:23 |
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| 8. | 'Blow Job (Interlude)' (Featuring P Diddy) | MJG, P Diddy Big Block | 1:33 |
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| 9. | 'Hickory Dickory Dock' | Shawty Redd | 4:53 |
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| 10. | 'Runnin Out of Bud' (featuring Killer Mike) | Gorilla Tek | 5:13 |
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| 11. | 'Clap On' (featuring Yung Joc) | Gorilla Tek | 3:50 |
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| 12. | 'Alcohol Pussy Weed /Skit' | P Diddy, Mario Winans | 3:37 |
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| 13. | 'Pimpin (Interlude)' | Conrad 'Rad' Dimanche, Kenan Thompson | 0:30 |
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| 14. | 'Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now' (featuring Jazze Pha & Juvenile) | 3:57 |
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| 15. | 'Worldwide' | 4:26 |
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| 16. | 'Take it Off' (featuring Poo Bear) | 5:22 |
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| 17. | 'Memphis' (featuring Al Kapone) | 3:59 |
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| 18. | 'Get Low' | 4:00 |
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| 19. | 'Stand Up' | 4:21 |
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Credits[edit]
- 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
- Project Manager: Gwendolyn Niles
- Marketing: Jason Wiley
- Creative Direction & Design: Abbey Katz
- Photography: Naoto Akeda
- Background Photos: Abbey Katz
- Associate Design: Marsha Porter
- Styling: Shanieke Peru
- Management: Du Drilla
Charts[edit]
In Our Lifetime
Weekly charts[edit]| Chart (2007) | Peak
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| US Billboard 200[10] | 8 | | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
| Year-end charts[edit]| Chart (2007) | Position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 73 |
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References[edit]
- ^'AllHipHop.com : Reviews'. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^Marisa Brown (2007-03-13). 'Ridin' High - 8Ball and MJG | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^Endelman, Michael (2007-03-09). 'Ridin High'. EW.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^Tardio, Andres (2007-03-19). '8Ball & MJG - Ridin' High'. HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^'8 Ball & MJG :: Ridin High :: Bad Boy South'. Rapreviews.com. 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^'8Ball & MJG - Ridin' High - Review'. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^'Vibe - Google Livres'. August 2006. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^'8Ball & MJG Ridin' High - XXL'. Xxlmag.com. 2006-06-26. Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^'Musiq, Lloyd Usher Six Big Debuts Onto Album Chart'. Billboard. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^'Eightball & MJGrefname=Billboard 200 Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^'Eightball & MJG Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^'Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2007'. Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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Hailing from the historical Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis, 8Ball and MJG first joined forces as young teens in the 1980s. 'It was seventh grade at Ridgeway High,' MJG recalled in 2010. 'We took classes together, and we were two of the same. Every high school has cliques, and we ran with the weed-smoking, class-cutting damn near misfits.' Despite their instantaneous bond, the duo was (and remains) a study in contrasts. While the heavier 8Ball specialized in a smooth and laid-back style of rapping, his lanky counterpart perfected a much more aggressive, staccato flow. 'Like we say all the time, we like the Studney Twins,' MJG once said, referencing the starkly different 'twins' from a famous Godfathers Pizza ad. 'It's the Studney of it that makes it special. It's the unalikeness that makes us so alike.'
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Like many artists before them, 8Ball and MJG began their careers in the small clubs and talent shows around Memphis, taking gigs wherever they could find them. 'We started hanging out at this little spot shooting pool, at this hole-in-the-wall club near MJG's house that did blues, like live blues shows and made blues records,' said 8Ball. 'We hung out there so much, when they'd walk away, they'd let us get on the mic and start beat-boxing, rapping and stuff… so that's how we started doing talent shows.'
