8Ball & MJG
Hip-Hop/Rap
The next 8Ball & MJG concert is scheduled for Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre in Mableton, GA, United States. See all 1 upcoming concerts
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![Watch Kick Dat (Remix) [feat. DaBoii, 8Ball & MJG, 8Ball & Damedot] music video by FreshDuzIt](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video126/v4/7a/29/78/7a297891-405e-f696-89ee-fa27ed223780/617513677560_cover.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Kick Dat (Remix) [feat. DaBoii, 8Ball & MJG, 8Ball & Damedot] music video by FreshDuzIt")
About 8Ball & MJG
Hometown
Memphis, TN, United States
Formed
1991
Genre
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.
