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Eightball & MJG In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1 Release Date: 1999 05 18 Label: Uptown/Universal Aging does not become most hip-hop artists, nor do reunions. However, there are always exceptions that prove the rule and, apparently, In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1 is one of those cases. Eightball & MJG went on hiatus in 1998, and they both released solo albums that weren't bad but weren't particularly noteworthy, either. Their reunion on In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1 is another story altogether. Working with producers Organized Noize, T-Mix, and Black, the duo has found an appealing variation on the Dirty South sound -- a smooth groove that recalls classic late-'70s/early-'80s funk, while taking chances with its drum machine rhythms and the overall sonic texture. Even the hardest-hitting cuts, "Get It Crunk" and "We Started This," have a spacy feel to their production. It all holds together, and none of the guest artists -- including Cee-Lo, Big Duke, Nina Creque, and OutKast -- detracts from Eightball & MJG, who have written some of their finest lyrics yet. The entire album is designed as an oral history of their past, and since they have a loose narrative to follow, they've wound up creating their most coherent -- and arguably best -- album yet. Very few rappers could claim to get better with age, but it seems like Eightball & MJG may be doing just that. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Intro Smith, Jones 3:08 2 We Started This Jones, Goodwin, Smith 4:05 3 Paid Dues Sheats, Burton, Smith, Goodwin 5:12 4 Do It How It Go Goodwin, Smith, Jones 3:54 5 Don't Flex Sheats, Goodwin, Smith 5:08 6 Belly Jones, Dixon, Goodwin, Smith 4:51 7 Daylight Jones, Goodwin, Smith 4:45 8 We Don't Give a Fuk Goodwin, Sheats, Smith 4:09 9 Get It Crunk Jones, Goodwin, Robeson, Smith 4:03 10 Armed Robbery Nasir, Hickman, Jones, Dixon 4:06 11 Love Hurts Smith, Creque, Smith, Goodwin, Jones 4:42 12 Nobody But Me Jones, Goodwin, Smith 4:58 13 Throw Your Hands Up Patton, Benjamin, Sheats, Smith, Goodwin 5:25 14 Speed Goodwin, Smith, Jones 3:27 Releases: Year Type Label 1999 CD Uptown/Universal 2003 CD Draper Inc. 1999 CS Uptown/Universal

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