Legendary Memphis rap duo 8Ball & MJG were inducted into the Memphis Hall of Fame earlier this month. Their induction marks the second Hip Hop act in the Memphis Hall of Fame’s history to collect the honor.
8Ball took to Instagram to express his gratitude, which included a special shout out to Three 6 Mafia who was inducted in 2012.
“Got inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame last night!” he wrote. “Such a great blessing and pleasure to be honored in royal company like Aretha Franklin, George Klein and Eddie Floyd to name a few! And shoot out to the FIRST inductees that represented the Memphis music community 3-6 Mafia! Thank you Memphis.”
The duo emerged in 1993 with their inaugural studio album, Comin’ Out Hard. Their last collaborative project and eighth effort, Ten Toes Down, was released in 2010.
Also among this year’s class of inductees was the late Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, soul singer Eddie Floyd, gospel singer O’Landa Draper, pioneering rock-n-roll television show host George Klein and the Box Tops.
The ceremony was held on November 1 at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
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Super underrated group. I still listen to “On Top of the World” regularly.
8Ball put lyricism on the map for southern rappers. His flow, wordplay, and storytelling abilities raised the bar for southern rappers and influenced future artists like Teflon Don( Rick Ross) and T.I. MJG’s brash delivery and no nonsense approach made each rhyme sound like an old bull schooling a young one about life. Living Legends!
They were ahead of their time. Great mic skills. The original and only kings of the south. Very underrated. They never had beef with other artists.
Shout out to Ball an G a great duo an the best MCs out the M town!!… Support quality Hiphop y’all an check out The Underachievers I think their the best duo of this generation.
What happened to me country?
best rap group of all time. trust me
“In Memphis trying to be a rapper/
But rapping dont mean sh!t
To Elvis Presley loving krackers”
-8ball
Dam Ball & G! We r long over due for another album. I’m schooling my teenager son and his friends on all the Ball & G albums. Lol. I can’t get wit some of this new shit that’s out here now. But play all my SuaveHouse and NoLimt shit every week. Ball & G got me through high school and college. I was Spaceage Pimpin 4 real.
Living Legends on some Elvis Presley S***T !!! I know alot of Hip Hop critics going to be upset that me being from the South and putting 8Ball & MGJ in my Top 10 Greatest Hip Hop Groups they do movies Listen to ( Strong Amy Robbery ) Hear How they painted that picture that’s Art Thank God For Suave House I’m a Die Hard Fan everything in their catalog is CLASSIC To Me . Songs of the Night 8Ball ( Stop Playing Games ) – South Circle ( New Day )