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1999 studio album by Eightball & M.J.G.
In Our Lifetime
Released May 18, 1999 (1999-05-18 ) Recorded 1998–1999 Studio Urban House Studios, Inc. (
Houston ,
TX ) The Dungeon Recording Studios (
Atlanta ,
GA ) Digital Services (Houston, TX)
Genre
Hip hop Length 1 :01 :53
Label
Producer
In Our Lifetime is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo
8Ball & MJG . It was released on May 18, 1999, through
Suave House Records under a new distribution deal with
Universal Records . Recording sessions took place at Urban House Studios, Inc. and Digital Services in
Houston and at the Dungeon Recording Studios in
SWATS .
Production was handled by
T-Mix and
Mr. DJ , with Tony Draper serving as executive producer. It features
guest appearances from Big Duke, Thorough,
CeeLo Green , Nina Creque,
Outkast and Toni Hickman. The album debuted at number 10 on the
Billboard 200 and topped the
Top R&B Albums charts, selling 95,000 copies in its first week in the United States.
[6] Music video was directed for "We Started This". This would be the duo's last recording for Suave House Records label.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro"
T-Mix 3:08 2. "We Started This" T-Mix 4:05 3. "Paid Dues" (featuring
Cee-Lo )
Mr. DJ 5:12 4. "Do It How It Go" T-Mix 3:54 5. "Don't Flex" Mr. DJ 5:08 6. "Belly" (featuring Big Duke) Smith Goodwin Lee Dixon Jones T-Mix 4:51 7. "Daylight" T-Mix 4:45 8. "We Don't Give a Fuck" Mr. DJ 4:09 9. "Get It Crunk" (featuring Thorough) Smith Goodwin Rex Robeson Jones T-Mix 4:03 10. "Armed Robbery" (featuring Thorough, Gillie da Kid, Toni Hickman and Big Duke) Far'd Nasir Toni Hickman Dixon Jones T-Mix 4:06 11. "Love Hurts" (featuring Nina Creque) Smith Goodwin Nina Creque Jones T-Mix 4:42 12. "Nobody But Me" T-Mix 4:58 13. "Throw Your Hands Up" (featuring
Outkast ) Mr. DJ 5:25 14. "Speed" T-Mix 3:27 Total length: 1:01:53
Personnel
Premro "
Eightball " Smith – vocals
Marlon "
MJG " Goodwin – vocals, keyboards (track 3)
Thomas "
CeeLo Green " Callaway – vocals (track 3)
Lee "Big Duke" Dixon – vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
Rex "Thorough" Robeson – vocals (tracks: 9, 10)
Far'd "Gillie da Kid" Nasir – vocals (track 10)
Toni Hickman – vocals (track 10)
Nina Creque – vocals (track 11)
André Benjamin – vocals (track 13)
Antwan "
Big Boi " Patton – vocals (track 13)
Preston Crump – bass (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
Eric Gales – guitar (track 6)
Donny Mathis – guitar (track 8)
Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards (track 8)
Triston "
T-Mix " Jones – producer & recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-12, 14)
David "
Mr. DJ " Sheats – producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
John "Bernasky" Wall – recording (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
James Hoover – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-12, 14)
Simon "Crazy C" Cullins – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-12, 14)
Josh Butler – mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
Tony Dawsey – mastering
Tony Draper – executive producer
Charts
Certifications
See also
References
^
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas .
"8Ball and MJG - In Our Lifetime Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved October 8, 2023 .
^
Baker, Soren (May 15, 1999).
"Record Rack" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 8, 2023 .
^ Ex, Kris (July 8, 1999). "Recordings: Eightball and M.J.G. – In Our Lifetime Vol. 1".
Rolling Stone . No. 816–817. pp. 147–148.
^ Burke, Miguel (June 1999). "Record Report: Eightball and MJG – In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1".
The Source . No. 117. New York. pp. 208, 210.
^ Jones, Steve (May 18, 1999). "Duo's 'Lifetime' of edgy rap".
USA Today . p. 04D.
^ Boehlert, Eric (May 26, 1999).
"Backstreet Boys Debut At Platinum Plus" .
Angelfire . Retrieved October 8, 2023 .
^
"The Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 23.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 5, 1999. p. 132.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved October 8, 2023 .
^
"Top R&B Albums" .
Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 23.
Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 5, 1999. p. 68.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved October 8, 2023 .
^
"American album certifications – 8 Ball & MJG – In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 6, 2024 .
External links
Studio albums Compilation albums 8Ball albums MJG albums