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When did 8Ball & MJG start making music?
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8Ball & MJG's first song “Mr. Big” released on April 17, 1993.
The godfathers of Memphis rap, 8Ball & MJG have been friends since middle school. With releases dating back to 1991, they helped define the sound of southern rap. Their debut studio album, 1993’s Comin Out Hard, borrowed from the then-dominant West Coast sound, but put a distinctly a southern flare on it. That formula would come to be emulated... Read More
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