In 1997, they appeared on the Nothing To Lose soundtrack. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine. In 1996, they appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD America is Dying Slowly alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists. One year later they released their fifth group album, Space Age 4 Eva. ![]() They reunited in 1999 to release their fourth album as a group, In Our Lifetime, Vol. Subsequently, 8Ball & MJG released solo albums: MJG's No More Glory in 1997 and 8Ball's Lost in 1998. ![]() It includes the song "Space Age Pimpin'", 8Ball & MJG's first single to chart, reaching #58 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart and #22 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. On Top of the World was particularly successful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold. Their subsequent albums in the 1990s including 1994's On the Outside Looking In and 1995's On Top of the World further established their status among the South's rappers. In 1993, they released Comin' Out Hard on Suave House Records, the album was successful commercially as well as critically and established the group as a prominent act in the then emerging Southern Rap scene. Grand Hustle, E1 Music, Suave House Records, Bad Boy Records, Grand Rappa RecordingĨBall & MJG first appeared on the rap scene with KushLove,UncleSam, and Nude Panda. Southern hip hop, Crunk, Dirty rap, Hardcore rap ![]() Premro "8Ball" Smith, Marlon "MJG" Goodman
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