Life's Quest

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Life's Quest
8Ball Life's Quest.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2012
Recorded2011–12
Genre Hip hop
Length51:31
Label E1 Music
8Ball chronology
Doin' It Big
(2008)
Life's Quest
(2012)
Singles from Life's Quest
  1. "Good Girl Bad Girl"
    Released: May 18, 2012

Life's Quest is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper 8Ball. It was released on July 24, 2012, through E1 Music. [1] It features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Angie Stone, Big K.R.I.T., Ebony Love, Keelyn Ellis, LC, MJG, Singa and Slim.

Contents

The album debuted at number 116 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 3,800 copies in the United States. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
RapReviews8/10 [5]
XXL 4/5 (XL) [6]

Life's Quest was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on five reviews. [3]

Pete T. of RapReviews stated: "a mature performance over sleek, fresh production makes Life's Quest a pleasure". [5] Neil Martinez-Belkin of XXL called it "an LP that accurately reflects 8Ball's place as one of the finest elder statesmen of southern rap". [6] AllMusic's David Jeffries wrote: "if 8Ball always seemed more moonshine than fine wine, Life's Quest suggests he can still get better with age and go down smooth when you let him mellow". [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Indestructible" (featuring Keelyn Ellis)5:03
2."This That" (featuring Singa)4:37
3."We Buy Gold" (featuring MJG and Big K.R.I.T.)2:57
4."GoThatAWay" (featuring LC)4:16
5."Don't Bring Me Down" (featuring 2 Chainz)4:13
6."Good Girl Bad Girl"3:30
7."Touch"4:35
8."The Price" (featuring Ebony Love)4:06
9."Life's Quest" (featuring Angie Stone)5:21
10."Lucky's Theme Song"3:59
11."You'll Never Know"4:48
12."Good Days" (featuring Slim)4:06
Total length:51:31

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 22

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