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Living Legends
Studio album by
8Ball & MJG
ReleasedMay 11, 2004 (2004-05-11)
Recorded2002–2004
Studio
  • Daddy's House Studios (New York, NY)
  • Bangladesh Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • Circle House Studios (Miami, FL)
  • Platinum Recording Studios (Houston, TX)
  • Long Walk Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • Ludaplex Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA)
GenreHip-hop
Length1:12:09
Label
Producer
8Ball & MJG chronology
Space Age 4 Eva
(2000) 		Living Legends
(2004) 		Ridin High
(2007)
Singles from Living Legends
  1. "You Don't Want Drama"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Forever"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop[1]
AllMusic[2]
HipHopDX3.5/5[3]
RapReviews8.5/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Living Legends is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. It was released on May 11, 2004, via Bad Boy South. The album was producd by Anthony "Scoe" Walker, Bangladesh, Cool & Dre, Davour, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Gorilla Tek, Lil' Jon, Nashiem Myrick, Red Spyda, Stevie J, the Wunda Twinz, Vanex, and Yogi Bear. It features guest appearances from P. Diddy, 112, Bun B, Lloyd, Ludacris, Poo Bear, Shannon Jones, T.I., and Twista.

The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and atop of both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the Top Rap Albums charts in the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 20, 2004, for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone. Its lead single, "You Don't Want Drama", made it to number 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 22 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Anthony "Scoe" Walker1:14
2."You Don't Want Drama"
Bangladesh4:33
3."Straight Cadillac Pimpin'" (featuring Shannon Jones)
  • Smith
  • Goodwin
  • Shannon Jones
  • J. Knight
  • Davour
  • Vanex
4:59
4."We Do It"
  • Smith
  • Goodwin
  • Nashiem Myrick
Nashiem Myrick5:09
5."The Streets" (featuring Bun B)
  • Smith
  • Goodwin
  • Sean Williams
The Wunda Twinz4:15
6."Mad Rapper (Interlude)"
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie1:16
7."Shot Off" (featuring Ludacris)
5:20
8."When It's On" (featuring P. Diddy)
  • Smith
  • Goodwin
  • Jeremy Graham
Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham5:06
9."Trying to Get at You" (featuring 112)
Gorilla Tek4:18
10."Baby Girl" (featuring P. Diddy)
  • Smith
  • Goodwin
  • Graham
  • Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham
  • Stevie J (co.)
4:17
11."Get a Kit (Interlude)"
  • John Dean
  • Walker
Anthony "Scoe" Walker1:47
12."Forever" (featuring Lloyd)
Bangladesh5:00
13."Look at the Grillz" (featuring T.I. and Twista)
Lil' Jon5:20
14."Living Legends (Interlude)"CrawfordBangladesh1:09
15."Don't Make"
  • Smith
  • Goodwin
  • Crawford
Bangladesh5:24
16."Memphis City Blues"
Red Spyda4:48
17."Gangsta"
  • Smith
  • Goodwin
  • Angelettie
  • Dave Orgin
  • Jonathan Robinson
  • Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
  • Pop-Trax
3:41
18."Confessions" (featuring Poo Bear)
Cool & Dre4:33
Total length:1:12:09
Sample credits

Personnel

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  • Premro "8Ball" Smith — vocals
  • Marlon "MJG" Goodwin — vocals
  • Shannon Jones — vocals (track 3)
  • Bernard "Bun B" Freeman — vocals (track 5)
  • Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges — vocals (track 7)
  • Sean "P. Diddy" Combs — vocals (tracks: 8, 10), executive producer
  • 112 — vocals (track 9)
  • Lloyd Polite — vocals (track 12)
  • Clifford "T.I." Harris — vocals (track 13)
  • Carl "Twista" Mitchell — vocals (track 13)
  • Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd — vocals (track 18)
  • Anthony "Scoe" Walker — producer (tracks: 1, 11), recording (track 11)
  • Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford — producer (tracks: 2, 12, 14, 15), recording (tracks: 1, 12, 14), mixing (tracks: 1, 14)
  • Davour — producer (tracks: 3, 7)
  • Vanex — producer (tracks: 3, 7)
  • Nashiem Myrick — producer (track 4)
  • The Wunda Twinz — producer (track 5)
  • Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie — producer (tracks: 6, 17)
  • Jeremy "Yogi Bear" Graham — producer (tracks: 8, 10)
  • Tony "Gorilla Tek" Castillo — producer (track 9)
  • Jonathan "Lil' Jon" Smith — producer (track 13)
  • Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma — producer (track 16)
  • Pop Traxx — producer (track 17)
  • Marcello "Cool" Valenzano — producer (track 18)
  • Andre "Dre" Lyon — producer (track 18)
  • Steven "Stevie J." Jordan — co-producer (tracks: 7, 10)
  • Ariel Borujow — recording (tracks: 2, 8, 15, 17)
  • Elizabeth Collins — recording (tracks: 3, 8, 9)
  • Shannon "Slam" Lawrence — recording (tracks: 3, 15, 16)
  • Alexis Seton — recording (tracks: 3, 16)
  • Stephen Dent — recording (track 4)
  • Bernowksi Wall — recording (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Frankie Harley Jr. — recording (tracks: 6, 17)
  • Nikolas Marzouca — recording (tracks: 7, 18)
  • Dale Ramsey — recording (track 7)
  • Steve Nowa — recording (track 9)
  • Mark Vinten — recording (track 13)
  • Steve Pageot — recording (track 17)
  • Ed Raso — mixing (tracks: 6, 11)
  • Rich Keller — mixing (tracks: 2-5, 7-10, 14-18)
  • John Frye — mixing (track 12)
  • Ray Seay — mixing (track 13)
  • Chris Athens — mastering
  • Conrad Dimanche — associate executive producer, A&R
  • Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre — associate executive producer
  • Abbey Katz — art direction
  • Scott Sandler — logo design
  • Jonathan Mannion — photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Living Legends". AllHipHop. June 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Living Legends - 8Ball and MJG | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Tindal, Kennith B. (May 11, 2004). "8Ball & MJG - Living Legends". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 11, 2004). "8 Ball & MJG Living Legends". RapReviews. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Hoard, Christian; Caramanica, Jon (June 24, 2004). "Review | New CDs". Rolling Stone. No. 951. p. 179. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  6. ^ "8Ball MJG Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "8Ball MJG Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "8Ball MJG Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 2004. p. YE-20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 2004. p. YE-26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – 8 Ball & MJG – Living Legends". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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