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0075678397127

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Overview
8ball & MJG (or Eightball & MJG, as they used to call themselves) have been the kings of Memphis rap for quite some time now, even going so far as to refer to themselves as "living legends." That's not exactly an overstatement. They've inspired countless Southern rappers and helped to foster a strong hip-hop community in their home city, and now, signed to Bad Boy Records, they're able to reach an even wider audience. Their second album on Diddy's label, Ridin High, is a super-produced tribute to the things the duo love best: drugs, money, and women (there's even a song titled "Alcohol Pussy Weed"). From the first single, "Relax and Take Notes" (featuring a Biggie line from "Dead Wrong," not any new material from the deceased rapper), to "Worldwide" to "30 Rock" (the only track to have a non-Southerner guest, this one being Mr. Combs himself), 8 and MJ rhyme their way through heavy synth crunk beats and smooth slow jams. Their lines aren't revolutionary -- the kind of typical braggadocio so much associated with hip-hop at this point -- but their delivery is fluid and well practiced, their cadences moving from singsongy triplets to rough and fast eighth notes easily, and only occasionally do their rhymes really fall short (the best example being, from the Jazze Pha-produced "Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now," "I'm about to turn you inside out/I'm about to look into your heart though your mouth/With my dickoscope"). Listeners familiar with 8ball & MJG will probably be a little disappointed with Ridin High: it's more focused on club anthems than the group has been before, but it's this same thing that should make the album appeal to those looking for good, commercial Southern rap. The duo is aware of this transition, and the ever-growing popularity of their music and their audience, but they want to make sure everyone knows that that hasn't changed their lives or what they believe in. "I could give a muthaf*ck about a flow and hustle," 8 spits on "Memphis," which samples a short line from the Marc Cohn adult contemporary classic "Walking in Memphis." Maybe that's true, but mainstream success of a certain film, and a certain style, definitely won't hurt their album sales.
Product Details
Release Date: | 03/13/2007 |
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Label: | Bad Boy |
UPC: | 0075678397127 |
catalogNumber: | 83971 |
Rank: | 57396 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
8ball & MJG Primary ArtistNotorious B.I.G. Guest Appearance
Juvenile Guest Appearance
Three 6 Mafia Guest Appearance
Nina Creque Vocals
Kevin Hicks Guitar
Shawty Redd Various
Talleya Barbee Vocals
Bigg D Vocals
Carla Vanessa Vocals
Dave Toliver Vocals
Brandon 'Bizzy' Holeman Guitar
Technical Credits
Marc Cohn ComposerHoward White Composer,Engineer
R. Kelly Composer
Phalon Alexander Composer
Sean "Puffy" Combs Composer,Audio Production
DJ Toomp Audio Production
Terry Davis Composer
Money Mark Audio Production
Mike "Hitman" Wilson Engineer
Mario Winans Composer,Audio Production
Chad Butler Composer
MJG Producer,Audio Production
Jazze Pha Producer,Audio Production
Marvin Scandrick Composer
DeWayne "Big Du" Martin Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Baron "B-Rock" Agee Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Paul Beauregard Composer
Premro Smith Composer
Aldrin Davis Composer
Corey Evans Composer
Harve Pierre Executive Producer
Joshua Phillips Engineer
Jordan Houston Composer
Christopher Wallace Composer
Shawty Redd Audio Production
Co Audio Production
Kenan Thompson Producer,Audio Production
Jason Boyd Composer
Andy Geel Engineer
LVM Audio Production
Lenny Mollings Composer
Terius Gray Composer
Alexis Seton Engineer
Conrad Dimanche Composer,Audio Production
Gorilla Tek Audio Production
Midnight Black Audio Production
Nico Solis Composer,Engineer
DJ Nasty Audio Production
Abbey Katz Art Direction
Souldiggaz Audio Production
Danja Audio Production
Derrick Selby Engineer
Thomas Bennett "Tom Cat" Arranger,Engineer
Steve Fisher Engineer
Bigg D Producer
Johnny Mollings Composer
C.K.P. Audio Production
Michael Render Composer
Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford Audio Production
Alonzo Mathis Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Marcella Araica Engineer
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