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MJG, half of the pioneering Southern rap duo 8Ball & MJG, rarely branched out for solo albums (e.g., No More Glory, 1997), yet his work with 8Ball proved influential, earning him a reputation as a living legend. Born Marlon Jermaine Goodwin, MJG grew up in the Orange Mound area of Memphis, TN, where he met 8Ball at Ridgeway Junior High School in 1984.

The two shared a passion for hip-hop, which hadn’t yet made a strong impact in the South, and formed their own rap duo, 8Ball & MJG. They made their recording debut in 1991 with a three-track single, Listen to the Lyrics, released on cassette and 12” vinyl by On the Strength Records, an independent label. (These early recordings for On the Strength would later be reissued in 1997 as Lyrics of a Pimp and also in 2000 as Memphis Under World.) 8Ball & MJG subsequently signed a deal with Suave Records (aka Suave House), a Houston, TX-based label run by Tony Draper. 8Ball & MJG’s debut full-length, Comin’ Out Hard (1993), produced partly by MJG, was the inaugural release by Suave, which would grow to become one of the premier Southern rap labels of the decade. Now considered a milestone, Comin’ Out Hard was among the first Southern rap albums to get widespread recognition, opening the door for other pioneers such as Three 6 Mafia, Master P, and Cash Money Records.

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DLoCo1 wrote:
18 days ago

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DLoCo1 wrote:
18 days ago

Small Town Girl iz the shit i luv it

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ABNcrew wrote:
last month

MJG – Can't Get Rid Of Me yeeeaccchhhhhhh

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adamsfc wrote:
February 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Trap+Music

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cutie_becnel wrote:
January 2009

I like 8 ball and Mjg comin out hard album

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S-Kayos wrote:
December 2008

I agree. Vote no. also listen to "Shine and Recline (feat. 8Ball) it's a smooth strack.

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case-oNe wrote:
December 2008

can u'all please change that ugly main pic? Just vote "no" :)

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AlexanderTheGod wrote:
May 2008

This is fuckin' awesome!

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Ricodeuce wrote:
May 2008

Whack - MJG is Pimp Type not Pimp Tight. I been looking around and this is a mixtape not the new album. The album is called This Might Be the Day and it hasn't dropped yet.

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CheezPizza wrote:
May 2008

Pimp Tight is crazy good

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