They first appeared on the rap scene with their 1993 album Comin’ Out Hard. The album was successful commercially as well as critically and established the group as a prominent act in the then emerging Southern Rap scene. Their subsequent albums in the 1990s including 1994’s On the Outside Looking In, and 1995’s On Top of the World cemented their status as some of the South’s best rappers. On Top of the World was particularly succeessful, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 200 and being certified Gold. After those albums both 8Ball & MJG released solo albums, first MJG’s No More Glory in 1997 and then 8Ball’s Lost in 1998. They reunited in 1999 to release their fourth album as a group, titled In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1
For their later releases they signed with Bad Boy Records. Their first album for Bad Boy Records, Living Legends, was certified Gold by the RIAA. Their second album on Bad Boy Records was titled Ridin High and was released in March 2007.
Commercially one of the high points of 8Ball & MJG’s career was their being featured on Three 6 Mafia’s hit song “Stay Fly” in 2005. That song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, which is the biggest hit of Three 6 Mafia’s career and the biggest hit for 8Ball & MJG. The song was a collaboration between two of the most successful rap groups from the state of Tennessee, where Three 6 Mafia also hail from.
Today 8Ball and MJG also head their own record labels. 8Ball heads 8 Ways Entertainment (distributed by Koch Entertainment), while MJG heads MJG Muzik. On their label are the young, up and coming Memphis duo, Da Volunteers, who are widely known throughout the Southern United States for their 2006 single, “What’s Yo Favorite Color?”, which glorifies their neighborhood of Orange Mound.
In September 2007, 8Ball and MJG signed deals in Sacramento, CA with Real Talk Entertainment 8Ball released a group album with E.D.I of the Outlawz entitled Doin’ It Big on April 1, 2008 and MJG released a solo album entitled Pimp Tight on April 29, 2008.
In June 2008 the group announced that they have officially signed onto T.I.’s record label Grand Hustle.
Baby Girl
Eightball & MJG Lyrics
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Get on the dance floor
Will you put your drink down
Come and dance with me
What it do baby girl
Get on the dance floor
Will you put your drink down
Let's hit my residence, baby it's evident
That you been raising hell, I make it heaven sent
M-J take you to places that you never went
One room one night for every day spent
Knocking a dent in the sheet-rock she's hot
Got them legs fanned open like a peacock
I saw her dancing in the club with her new outfit
Her hair and her nails did show me love
Ya man say he got good green show me some bud
Give me the real hook up price like I'm ya 'cause
Baby see I'm above the bullshit and the playing
Them hoes you listening to don't know what they saying
They relaying that he say she say language
If that's the way we trying to swing it won't swing it
M-J fucking G I ain't really new to this shit
Just want to add something new to the list
What it do baby girl
Get on the dance floor
Will you put your drink down
Come and dance with me
Money make the world go round that's what they say
Conversation rules the nation in every way
My mind thinking shit and I say it before I know
I'm at the condo busting condoms on the floor
We keep the crunk hyper than any who use a mic
We do the kinda music the pretty women gone like
A sweet smell you know with perfect nails and toes
A round cinnabun head under them clothes
I know you want to go and smoke out
Stay up all night and go eat at the Waffle House
You and me bring your friend that make three
I bet I can make you feel so sexy
Let the drank flow and burn the best dro
Put ya drank down and go hit the dance floor
Make a nigga want to get with you and spend dough
Love what you do to me mami I want to know
What it do baby girl
Get on the dance floor
Will you put your drink down
Come and dance with me
My yak spilling full of that hay I'm feeling right
Spend the night with me let's wake up and take a flight
She'll suck a nigga dick for the flight but don't bite
We gone keep it on the low no gossip and no hype
My rubber on tight on the jet on the runway
Leave Monday don't come home to Sunday
We dip Tuesday be back in town by Wednesday
Break a girl off that chain like Cunta Kintae
So will you dip with me baby girl
On a trip around the world while I play with your curls
Play with your titty nipples will that make your toes curl
You a bad motherfucker baby its your world
I know I'm coming on strong but that's me
Whatever you want I can do it correctly
So get ya mind right baby you Tina and I'm Ike
Bring that ass over here dance with Ike or we gone fight
What it do baby girl
Get on the dance floor
Will you put your drink down
Come and dance with me
The song "Baby Girl" by Eightball & MJG is a catchy hip-hop song that is all about having a good time at the club with a beautiful woman. The chorus asks the woman to come dance with the artist, and the verses are essentially love letters to the woman. The first verse is rapped by MJG and describes how he wants to take her to new places and make her feel special. He also talks about how other men at the club are trying to impress her, but he can offer her something real. In the second verse, 8 Ball raps about how the woman makes him feel and how he wants to spend time with her. He offers to take her on a trip around the world and do anything she wants.
Line by Line Meaning
What it do baby girl
8 Ball is greeting the girl and asking how she is doing.
Get on the dance floor
8 Ball is encouraging the girl to dance with him.
Will you put your drink down
8 Ball is asking the girl to stop drinking and come with him to dance.
Come and dance with me
8 Ball is inviting the girl to dance with him.
Let's hit my residence, baby it's evident
MJG is suggesting to the girl to go to his place since it is obvious that she has been looking for fun.
That you been raising hell, I make it heaven sent
MJG is saying that the girl has been causing trouble, but he will make her feel good like a blessing from heaven.
M-J take you to places that you never went
MJG is promising to show the girl new experiences that she has never had before.
One room one night for every day spent
MJG is suggesting that they spend a night together for every day that they have known each other.
Knocking a dent in the sheet-rock she's hot
MJG and the girl will have sex so intense that it will result in damaging the wall.
Got them legs fanned open like a peacock
MJG is saying that the girl has her legs spread wide open, like a peacock shows its feathers.
I saw her dancing in the club with her new outfit
MJG noticed the girl dancing in the club wearing new clothes.
Her hair and her nails did show me love
MJG noticed the girl's well-done hair and nails, signifying she took the effort to look good for the night out.
Ya man say he got good green show me some bud
MJG wants to confirm if the girl's boyfriend has some good quality marijuana by requesting to see it.
Give me the real hook up price like I'm ya 'cause
MJG asks the girl to offer him a good price, like she would to a close family member, for the marijuana.
Baby see I'm above the bullshit and the playing
MJG is stating he's beyond childish behavior and games.
Them hoes you listening to don't know what they saying
MJG believes that the girls the girl listens to for advice do not understand what they are talking about.
They relaying that he say she say language
MJG suggests that the girls the girl listens to are constantly gossiping.
If that's the way we trying to swing it won't swing it
MJG is saying that if they continue with that kind of lifestyle, it won't end up well.
M-J fucking G I ain't really new to this shit
MJG is letting the girl know that he is experienced in what he does.
Just want to add something new to the list
MJG is excited to add something new to his sexual experiences list with the girl.
Money make the world go round that's what they say
8 Ball is saying that money is what drives the world's economy.
Conversation rules the nation in every way
8 Ball believes that communication is an essential aspect of life that unites a nation.
My mind thinking shit and I say it before I know
8 Ball admits to impulsively speaking his mind without filtering his thoughts.
I'm at the condo busting condoms on the floor
8 Ball is suggesting that he is sexually active, and the presence of condoms on the floor indicates it.
We keep the crunk hyper than any who use a mic
8 Ball and MJG believe their music energizes people more than any other musician.
We do the kinda music the pretty women gone like
8 Ball and MJG's music appeals to women who are pleasant to look at.
A sweet smell you know with perfect nails and toes
8 Ball admires the girl's perfume and her well-manicured fingernails and toenails.
A round cinnabun head under them clothes
8 Ball is referring to the girl's buttocks under her outfit.
I know you want to go and smoke out
8 Ball assumes that the girl wants to smoke marijuana.
Stay up all night and go eat at the Waffle House
8 Ball suggests having breakfast after staying the whole night awake.
You and me bring your friend that make three
8 Ball suggests a threesome with the girl and one of her female friends.
I bet I can make you feel so sexy
8 Ball is confident that he can make the girl feel attractive and desirable.
Let the drank flow and burn the best dro
8 Ball suggests smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol excessively.
Put ya drank down and go hit the dance floor
8 Ball advises the girl to stop drinking and go dancing.
Make a nigga want to get with you and spend dough
8 Ball believes that the girl's sexy dancing would attract men to spend money and woo her.
Love what you do to me mami I want to know
8 Ball enjoys what the girl is doing to him, and he wants to learn more from her.
My yak spilling full of that hay I'm feeling right
8 Ball is drunk and high, resulting in him feeling good.
Spend the night with me let's wake up and take a flight
8 Ball is asking the girl to spend the night with him and fly off to a destination the following day.
She'll suck a nigga dick for the flight but don't bite
MJG is saying that the girl is willing to offer sexual favors for the flight, only if she does not hurt him while at it.
We gone keep it on the low no gossip and no hype
MJG and the girl will keep their relationship and events that happen private, with no rumors or attention-seeking behavior.
My rubber on tight on the jet on the runway
8 Ball is wearing a condom as a precaution during sexual activity, especially since they are traveling.
Leave Monday don't come home to Sunday
8 Ball plans to travel for several days, leaving on Monday and returning on Sunday.
We dip Tuesday be back in town by Wednesday
MJG and the girl plan to travel on Tuesday and be back in town by Wednesday.
Break a girl off that chain like Cunta Kintae
MJG is quoting from the novel 'Roots,' suggesting he will take away the girl's current life situation to create a better one for her.
So will you dip with me baby girl
8 Ball asks the girl if she wants to travel with him.
On a trip around the world while I play with your curls
8 Ball suggests traveling around the globe while also playing with the girl's hair.
Play with your titty nipples will that make your toes curl
MJG is asking the girl if he plays with her nipples, would that make her aroused.
You a bad motherfucker baby its your world
MJG admires the girl, calling her an attractive and confident woman who can control her surroundings.
I know I'm coming on strong but that's me
8 Ball admits to having a dominant and assertive personality.
Whatever you want I can do it correctly
8 Ball is willing to fulfill the girl's desires and do it properly.
So get ya mind right baby you Tina and I'm Ike
MJG is comparing their relationship to Tina Turner and Ike Turner, suggesting he is in control like Ike was.
Bring that ass over here dance with Ike or we gone fight
MJG is demanding that the girl dances with him, or else he will get upset and aggressive.
Chorus
Repeats the chorus lyrics of the song.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JEREMY A. GRAHAM, MARLON J. GOODWIN, PREMRO VONZELLAIRE SMITH, DOMINIQUE DE LEON, MARLON GOODWIN, RICHARD MAE
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