Living Legends (album)

Living Legends is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. The album was released on May 11, 2004, by Bad Boy South. It spawned three singles "You Don't Want Drama", "Straight Cadillac Pimpin'" and "Forever". In addition to selling 750,000 copies to date, the album sold 121,000 copies in its first week and debuted to number three spot on the Billboard 200, making it 8Ball & MJG's highest charting album to date.

Living Legends
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2004
Recorded2002-2004
GenreHip hop
Length60:12
Label
ProducerDiddy, Bangladesh, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Lil Jon, Yogi, Cool & Dre, Davour & Vanex, Nashiem Myrick, The Wunda Twinz, Gorilla Tek, Anthony "Scoe" Walker, Red Spyda
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
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
RapReviews[4]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"Bangladesh1:14
2."You Don't Want Drama" (featuring Diddy)Bangladesh4:34
3."Straight Cadillac Pimpin'" (featuring Shannon Jones)Davour & Vanex4:59
4."We Do It"Nashiem Myrick5:09
5."The Streets" (featuring Bun B)The Wunda Twinz4:15
6."Mad Rapper (Interlude)"Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie1:16
7."Shot Off" (featuring Ludacris)Davour & Vanex5:20
8."When It's On" (featuring Diddy)Yogi5:06
9."Trying to Get at You" (featuring 112)Gorilla Tek4:18
10."Baby Girl" (featuring Diddy)Yogi4:17
11."Get a Kit (Interlude)"Anthony "Scoe" Walker1:47
12."Forever" (featuring Lloyd)Bangladesh5:00
13."Look at the Grillz" (featuring Twista & T.I.)Lil Jon5:20
14."Living Legends (Interlude)"Bangladesh1:10
15."Don't Make"Bangladesh5:24
16."Memphis City Blues"Red Spyda4:48
17."Gangsta"Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Pop-Trax3:42
18."Confessions" (featuring Poo Bear)Cool & Dre4:33

Credits

  • Executive Producer: P. Diddy
  • Co-Executive Producer: Harve Pierre
  • Associate Executive Producer: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche
  • A&R: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche and Dewayne "Big Du" Martin, Maurice "Moetown' Lee
  • Project Manager: Gwendolyn Niles
  • Marketing: Tracey Waples, Suhailah Yoba and Ammanda Espinal
  • Creative Direction & Design: Christopher Stern
  • Photography: Jonathan Mannion
  • Background Photos: Abbey Katz
  • Associate Design: Marsha Porter
  • Styling: Mike B
  • Management: James E. McMillan Dumoe Management

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 1
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References

  1. David Jeffries (2004-05-11). "Living Legends: Chopped and Screwed - 8Ball and MJG | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  2. K.B. Tindal (2004-05-11). "8Ball & MJG - Living Legends". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. "8Ball and MJG: Living Legends : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. 2004-06-24. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved 2015-06-20.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. "8 Ball & MJG :: Living Legends :: Bad Boy Records". Rapreviews.com. 2004-05-11. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  5. "Eightball & MJG Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  6. "Eightball & MJG Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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