No it’s clear from one enjoyable album after another that these two enjoy the rap, enjoy the hustle, and enjoy reaping the rewards of their hard work again and again. Maybe Metallica can pull that off but most people would call it quits long before that no matter how good the music or how full the dumptruck was with cash at their front do’. Besides it’s hard to imagine any two or more people working together artistically for 20+ years if they hated each other’s guts. They don’t have to do it, they just enjoy making music. “Ten Toes Down” represents yet another declaration of their suave, their cool, their mojo baby yeah. That’s not to say Ball & G aren’t doing that in their spare time – they’ll certainly tell you so in their rhymes – but that’s not ALL they’re doing. The oft-used MJG phrase PIMP TIGHT fits them like a glove – there’s no slackin’ in their mackin’ and they’ve got shit down cold.Ī lot of artists in their position would rest comfortably on their laurels, staring contently at walls lined with gold and platinum plaques, sipping juice out of a pimp cup while a beautiful and voluptuous masseuse tends to their every need. They’ve been together 20 years, they’re famous enough to be called “ Living Legends” without seeming vain, and their fanbase spans the entire globe. We’ve covered no less than eight Ball & G albums at RR in the last ten years, and that’s not counting side projects, solo albums or the many “Chopped and Screwed” alternate versions. To say the veteran duo could tour in any of these cities and draw a huge crowd is entirely accurate, but if anything, the list of cities they name isn’t nearly long enough. That’s their kinfolk, their cousins, their people, their fans. Judging by the list of cities on “We Come From” though, anywhere that’s been typecast as countryor Dirty South is metaphorically accurate as their GPS location too.

Let there be no doubt about where 8Ball & MJG come from – it’s the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee.

– Houston, Texas – New Orleans -Atlanta…” Jackson, Mississippi – Birmingham, Alabama

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