808 Mafia

This article is about the American hip-hop production team. For the English hip-hop producer, see 808Melo.

808 Mafia
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupations	Record production team Songwriting team
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Brick Squad Monopoly Mizay
Members	Southside TM88 DY Krazy Slowburnz King Trice Tre Pounds Smatt Sertified Gezin Tarentino Steezefield Purps 5K 808 Mafia Hussein Swede MP808 Luxury Tax 50 Pyrex (Whippa) Lukie Max Lord 808ULA
Past members	Jaye Neutron Lex Luger Ken Carson 16yrold PVLACE Project X

808 Mafia is an American record production and songwriting group founded by record producers TM88, Lex Luger, and Southside. ^[1] Its other members include Fuse 100, Tarentino, Purps, Swede, Nonstop Da Hitman, and MP808, among others. The group's name originates from the Roland TR-808, a drum machine commonly used in hip-hop music. ^[2]

History

808 Mafia formed in 2010 when rapper Waka Flocka Flame decided to create a production team, made up of his frequent collaborators Lex Luger and Southside. The group quickly expanded, adding a number of upcoming and affiliated producers, and is currently signed to Flame's label Brick Squad Monopoly.^{[ citation needed ]}

The group released its debut self-titled instrumental mixtape in 2012, hosted by Trap-A-Holics, ^[3] which was produced by and introduced 5 of its members: TM88 (credited as Trackman), Be-Bop, Purps, Bobby Beats, and Tarentino. A sequel called 808 Mafia II, announced for release on December 21, 2012 was repeatedly delayed. In March 2013, a trailer for the tape was released to the team's YouTube channel. ^[4] 808 Mafia II was eventually released on April 23, 2013 via LiveMixtapes, hosted by Trap-A-Holics, DJ Scream and DJ Drama, and featuring production by Southside, TM88, Purps, Tarentino, Fuse, Chris Fresh, King Trice, OG Taxx and Be Bop. ^[5]

Members

• Southside
• TM88
• Tarentino
• Tre Pounds
• Chris Fresh
• Pyrex Whippa
• Project X
• MP808
• Lil 88
• DY Krazy
• 808Sco
• Fuse
• Gezin
• Max Lord
• Nonstop Da Hitman
• Purps
• Steve Lean
• YK 808
• Henney Major
• Ash
• Luxury Tax 50
• YK
• Lukie
• Saiah Woes
• fuse 808

Former members

• Jaye Neutron ^[6]
• Ken Carson ^{[7] [8]}
• Lex Luger ^[9]
• 16yrold
• PVLACE

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected album details

Title	Album details
808 Mafia	Released: February 2, 2012 Label: Brick Squad Monopoly, Trap-A-Holics Format: Digital download

References

1. DXnext: South Side, Hiphopdx.com, Retrieved October 19, 2012.
2. Hasnain, Zainab (April 3, 2017). "How the Roland TR-808 revolutionized music". Theverge.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
3. 808 Mafia Mixtape Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine DatPiff. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
4. "808 Mafia Part 2 Mixtape Trailer". YouTube. February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
5. "808 Mafia – 808 Mafia 2 [Mixtape]". OnSmash. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
6. "How Voice Tags Help Hip-Hop Producers Make A Name For Themselves". Genius.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
7. "Ken Carson (Friday)". Creative Loafing . Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
8. Park, Stephanie; Pinsky, Hannah (April 20, 2024). "Ken Carson: A Rising Rapper". Parks Panther Press. Parks Junior High School. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
9. Barker, Andrew (October 22, 2010). "Lex Luger: Dances to his own beat". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2025.