Living Legends (album)

Living Legends
Studio album by 8Ball & MJG
Released	May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11)
Recorded	2002–2004
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)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:12:09
Label	Bad Boy South Universal
Producer	Anthony "Scoe" Walker Bangladesh Cool & Dre Davour Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Gorilla Tek Lil' Jon Nashiem Myrick Pop-Trax Red Spyda the Wunda Twinz Vanex Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham
8Ball & MJG chronology
Space Age 4 Eva (2000) Living Legends (2004) Ridin High (2007)
Singles from Living Legends
"You Don't Want Drama" Released: 2004 "Forever" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
HipHopDX	3.5/5 [3]
RapReviews	8.5/10 [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 produced 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Sean Combs Anthony Walker Vangelis	Anthony "Scoe" Walker	1:14
2.	"You Don't Want Drama"	Premro Smith Marlon Goodwin Shondrae Crawford	Bangladesh	4:33
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 Myrick	5:09
5.	"The Streets" (featuring Bun B)	Smith Goodwin Sean Williams	The Wunda Twinz	4:15
6.	"Mad Rapper (Interlude)"	Smith Deric Angelettie Conrad Dimanche	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie	1:16
7.	"Shot Off" (featuring Ludacris)	Christopher Bridges Christopher Drumwright William Frank Wright	Davour Vanex Stevie J (co.)	5:20
8.	"When It's On" (featuring P. Diddy)	Smith Goodwin Jeremy Graham	Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham	5:06
9.	"Trying to Get at You" (featuring 112)	Smith Goodwin Bridges Adonis Shropshire Donald DeGrate	Gorilla Tek	4:18
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" Walker	1:47
12.	"Forever" (featuring Lloyd)	Smith Goodwin Lloyd Polite	Bangladesh	5:00
13.	"Look at the Grillz" (featuring T.I. and Twista)	Smith Goodwin Clifford Harris Carl Mitchell Jonathan Smith	Lil' Jon	5:20
14.	"Living Legends (Interlude)"	Crawford	Bangladesh	1:09
15.	"Don't Make"	Smith Goodwin Crawford	Bangladesh	5:24
16.	"Memphis City Blues"	Smith Goodwin Andy Thelusma	Red Spyda	4:48
17.	"Gangsta"	Smith Goodwin Angelettie Dave Orgin Jonathan Robinson	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Pop-Trax	3:41
18.	"Confessions" (featuring Poo Bear)	Smith Goodwin Jason Boyd Marcello Valenzano Andre Lyon Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb	Cool & Dre	4:33
Total length:				1:12:09

Sample credits

• Track 1 contains samples from "West Across the Ocean Sea" written by Vangelis.
• Track 9 contains interpolations from the composition "Come and Talk to Me" written by Donald DeGrate.
• Track 17 contains samples from the composition "Fresh" written by Dave Orgin and Jonathan Robinson.
• Track 18 contains interpolations from the composition "Reaching Out" written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb.

Personnel

• 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

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200 [6] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 1 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [8] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200 [9] 144 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2004

References

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.

External links

• 8Ball and MJG – Living Legends at Discogs (list of releases)