I guess the guys from OutKast made sure it happened. HHDX: Outkast brought you out at their show at #ATLast, how did it feel to get to experience that with another legendary duo?ĨBall: It was definitely something that was awesome, man, and it was put together by our management Push. 8Ball & MJG Talk Rockin’ With OutKast & “On The Outside Looking In” Now, some 25 years later, the group is on the verge of releasing their newest project Time Is and we had a chance to stroll down memory lane and talk just how the south went from having “something to say” to being the loudest voice in the room. The mid 90s project made them stars amongst their cohorts in the mid-South, and introduced the nation to the Mississippi River nook’s eventual massive appeal. Dre heralded Tha Dogg Pound and their debut album Dogg Food. One of the first albums this spawned was ‘93s Comin’ Out Hard, then came ‘94s On The Outside Looking In and ‘95s mainstream Southern Rap masterpiece, On Top Of The World, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts, tucked neatly behind the Dr. It was a sound so different, so regional, that it was almost swallowed up by the antics of their distant ATLien cousins to the south.įor the duo known as 8Ball & MJG (Premro Smith and Marlon Jermaine Goodwin), while deeply set in the soul of Memphis Hip Hop, they were also one of the first Memphis acts to wield a style more relatable nation wide. For us, Memphis is king and has also been a hotbed of crazy talent decked out in the darker, horror-core of DJ Paul, Al Kapone and an early Three 6 Mafia. There are a few great American cities for music, and in the great state of Tennessee, Memphis and Nashville often duke it out for supremacy.
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