We Are the South: Greatest Hits

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We Are the South: Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)
Label Koch Records
8Ball & MJG chronology
Ridin High
(2007)
We Are the South: Greatest Hits
(2008)
Ten Toes Down
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork 5.4/10 [2]
RapReviews8/10 [3]

We Are The South: Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by 8Ball & MJG. It was released on May 18, 2008, by Koch Records, and includes many of the duo's best songs from Comin' Out Hard , On the Outside Looking In , Space Age 4 Eva , and Living Legends .

Contents

It peaked at #59 on the Billboard charts. [4]

Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that "the new Greatest Hits album from the legendary Memphis duo draws completely from their peak period and sounds like the classic album that has eluded them their whole career rather than a 'best of' collection." [5]

Track listing

#TitleProducer(s)Feature guest(s)Time
1"Introduction into the Game"
2"Pimp in My Own Rhyme"
3"Don't Flex"
4"Paid Dues" Cee-lo
5"Friend or Foe" E-40, Mac Mall, Big Mike & Rodney Ellis
6"Space Age Pimpin"
7"Sho'Nuff" Tela & Jazze Pha
8"Just Like Candy"
9"In the Middle of Night"
10"What Can I Do"
11"Throw Your Hands Up" OutKast
12"Starships and Rockets"
13"The Artist Pays the Price"
14"Have You Been"
15"That Girl"Rodney Ellis
16"Lay It Down" Ice Cube & P.Diddy

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