Living Legends (album)
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Living Legends is the sixth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by rap duo 8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American Rap and Crunk duo from Memphis, Tennessee. The two rappers met at in 1980.They first appeared on the rap scene with their 1992 underground album Listen To The Lyrics...

 and their first release for Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...

. It was the first mainstream album for the duo, they had been underground
Underground music
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 for the previous ten years. It spawned three singles into music videos: "You Don't Want Drama", "Straight Cadillac Pimpin'", & "Forever". In addition to selling 750,000 copies to date, the album sold 121,000 copies in its first week which was good enough for #3 spot on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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, making it 8Ball & MJG's highest charting album to date.

Singles

  1. "Intro"
  2. "You Don't Want Drama"
  3. "Straight Cadillac Pimpin'" featuring Shannon Jones
  4. "We Do it"
  5. "The Streets" featuring Bun B
    Bun B
    Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...

  6. "Mad Rapper"
  7. "Shot Off" featuring Ludacris
    Ludacris
    Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

  8. "When It's On" featuring P. Diddy
  9. "Trying To Get At You" featuring 112 (group)
  10. "Baby Girl" featuring P. Diddy
  11. "Get a Kit"
  12. "Forever" featuring Lloyd
    Lloyd
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  13. "Look At The Grillz" featuring T.I.
    T.I.
    Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....

     and Twista
    Twista
    Carl Terrell Mitchell , better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds...

  14. "Living Legends" (Interlude)
  15. "Don't Make Me"
  16. "Memphis City Blues"
  17. "Gangsta"
  18. "Confessions" featuring Poo Bear

Credits

  • Executive Producer: P. Diddy
  • Co-Executive Producer: Harve Pierre
  • Associate Executive Producer: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche
  • A&R: Conrad "Rad" Dimanche and Dewayne "Big Du" Martin
  • Project Manager: Gwendolyn Niles
  • Marketing: Tracey Waples, Suhailah Yoba and Ammanda Espinal
  • Creative Direction & Design: Christopher Stern
  • Photography: Jonathan Mannion
  • Background Photos: Abbey Katz
  • Associate Design: Marsha Porter
  • Styling: Mike B
  • Management: James E. McMillan

Charts

Album – Billboard (U.S.)
Year Chart Position
2004 The Billboard 200 3
2004 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
Song Chart Peak
position
"You Don't Want Drama" U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

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