8Ball & MJG

They went on to release On the Outside Looking In (1994), On Top of the World (1995), In Our Lifetime (1999), Space Age 4 Eva (2000), Living Legends (2004), Ridin High (2007) and Ten Toes Down (2010).

[2] Their subsequent albums in the 1990s, including 1994's On the Outside Looking In, and 1995's On Top of the World helped cement their status as undisputed icons of the South's budding mainstream rap scene.

[8] In 1996, they appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America Is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists.

[9] The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by the magazine The Source.

[10] They already had some experience with the label, being featured on the song "The Player Way" from Bad Boy rapper Mase's 1997 album Harlem World.

[14] 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?