8Ball and MJG will celebrate in their hometown of Memphis and name the intersection after them.
On Saturday (September 28), the intersection of Park Avenue and Airways Boulevard — located near the Orange Mound the pair often shout out in their music — will officially become 8Ball Boulevard and MJG Avenue.
In an Instagram post, 8Ball responded to the news, “Thank you Memphis. Thank you Orange Hills. Love is appreciated!
“Never got a lot of accolades so this hits a different note, you hear me. Thank you @mayorpaulyoung @duprano and everyone who made this possible.
In 2018, the legendary duo was inducted into the Memphis Hall of Fame, only the second hip-hop group in the company’s history to be honored.
8Ball expressed his gratitude on Instagram, including a special tribute to the 2012 inductee Three 6 Mafia.
“Last night was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame!” he wrote. “What a huge blessing and honor it is to be among royalty like Aretha Franklin, George Klein, and Eddie Floyd! Congratulations to the first group of 3-6 Mafia who represent the Memphis music community Salute to the inductees! Thank you Memphis.
8Ball and MJG burst onto the scene in 1993 with their debut studio album, Comin’ Out Hard. Their last new work together was their eighth, Ten Toes Down, released in 2010.
In 2022, more than 80,000 people tuned in to watch the duo take on UGK on the Verzuz, including Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Fat Joe, Slim Thug, DJ Scratch and more.
From 8Ball & MJG’s “Don’t Make Me” and UGK’s “Int’l Player’s Anthem” from 2004’s Living Legends (which included a surprise appearance from Outkast legend Big Boi) to Bun B paying tribute to the late Pimp C ‘s song, the audience was treated to a hearty helping of Southern rap classics.
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While Bun, 8Ball and MJG had plenty to say between songs, 8Ball took the opportunity to call out Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast host Gillie Da Kid for his alleged comments about late DJ Screw and Rap-A-Lot’s story told the wrong record label founder J. Prince (aka Lil J).
“I remember late at night — this was when we first moved to Houston — I used to be with Lil Keke; that’s how you knew it was a true story,” he began. “These boys took me to Carrington’s Bar in the parking lot, where Screwball used to sell tapes in the back of the car. As I walked over, the boy said, ‘Man, I’ve got everything. “He gave me about 20 volumes at once.
He continued, “One more thing, while the world was listening, Gillie Da Kid told a story about us escaping from Lil J in the parking lot one night. Gillie Da Kid, you’re remembering it wrong. You’ve never been in a car with me. My first gun charge was in Houston, you can look it up.
“Lil J, we have nothing but respect for that man and he has nothing but respect for us. We never had to run away from Lil J. So get your story right and get back online, Tell me who it was that night.
