All 8ball and mjg albums full#
You start doin all that shit you said you’ll never do”Īn above average cross-section of the volumnious 8Ball & MJG catalogue is represented on “We Are the South (Greatest Hits).” While even a two-disc set might have been hard-pressed to tell their full story, it can’t be argued that the songs chosen for this one represent the group poorly. Then out the blue I’ll be caressin you, undressin you Tell me things about you, I’ll tell you things about me Let’s hit the ‘tel, get a suite and order somethin to eat Them hoes just be wishin they could be in yo’ positionĬhiefin hay with somethin stout wearin lingerie I hear your partners dissin when they think I ain’t listenin Just call me Ball baby, to me you’re the superstarĪsk me time and time again why did I choose youĭo I wanna be your man or just misuse you? This indo got me pervin let’s go hop in my SuburbanĪnd ride ’til we get to where you want to be no matter how far Rappers get that ass then be outta here like yesterdayīut not tonight, you look so tight, it feels so right Lick me, don’t be, afraid of what yo’ friends say Your mouth is sayin no, but your body’s sayin stick me The Memphis duo stay real with hard talk while easily suaving it out to broaden their appeal without trading any of their hardcore credibility in the process.ĨBall: “You and I, me and you, situation gettin sticky The fact these two songs existed side by side on their own album let alone on this compilation is proof of why Ball & G have such enduring popularity. “Space Age Pimpin'” is as smooth as “Pimp in My Own Rhyme” is hard, and both songs are expertly produced by T-MIX. Pimp niggaz who survived, comin up payin dues” What’s next, much real shit, comin from the two Hear the, pimp speakin, for all and each andĪnd each and all, now break ’em off somethin Ball Holla if ya hear me, step off if you trick busters fear me Scandalous groupie big choosy booty outrageous hoes “These bitches be poppin game – and wearin they niggaz clothes “Pimp in My Own Rhyme” was (to my knowledge) never an official single for radio yet remains to this day one of the defining and arguably most popular songs of their career. Take for example two of the first four songs on the album chosen from their “On Top of the World” album released in 1995. It’s the ultimate catch-22 for any kind of album, where you can do it right and be irrelevant or do it wrong and be totally unnecessary.ĨBall & MJG’s “We Are the South” tries very hard to straddle the line between being true to their hip-hop legacy and appealing to anybody who wasn’t already aware of said legacy.
In the case of the latter there was a strong chance to showcase the early work of a rapper who was popular locally before he blew up nationally, but they missed the mark on that score AND on collecting his “Greatest Hits” – an EPIC FAIL all around.
We’ve seen this before on albums like OutKast’s “Big Boi & Dre Present…” and Juvenile’s “The Greatest Hits.” In the case of the former none of the songs “presented” were all worthwhile yet totally unnecessary given the strong likelihood any OutKast fan would have owned all of the songs save for the new tracks used as bait. “We Are the South (Greatest Hits)” is the kind of curiosity that often results when a popular group with a long track record offers a compiltion of hits or favorites. They are more than just “The South” – they are HIP-HOP. Even when they’ve done side projects and solo albums, the team has always reunited to drop cult classic rap albums to please their loyal fans. Through fifteen years of hustle, hard work and friendship this Memphis duo put the city of Memphis and their neighborhood of Orange Mound on the map. Any purchaser of an 8Ball & MJG “Greatest Hits” album is undoubtedly aware of their influence on a whole generation of hip-hop artists (and not just in the South) and their staying power in a genre where rap groups come and go – sometimes breaking up before their first album even reaches retail. The point being made in the introductory track of 8Ball & MJG’s “We Are the South (Greatest Hits)” is chock full of validity and completely moot at the same time. +No More Glory+ and +In Our Lifetime+ (nuff said nigga)” Every nigga in the South learned somethin from the Suave House
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