Search - Eightball & Mjg :: In Our Lifetime 1

A look at "In our lifetime".

Jason | Denver, Colorado | 09/25/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"From the intro of this album the listener is immediately sent into the "space-age orbit" of this remarkable duo. I am convinced that this intro track was made for the listener to unwind to, spark up that blunt after a long day or pour yourself a drink and get your mind ready for this space-age vibe. Though I feel track 2 "We started this" should not be the first song on the record it still shows the strong character of Eighball and MJG and their stance on a hip hop culture in need of some saviors. Track 3, "Paid dues" is little more like what fans have come to expect from these two, witty, rythmically tight flows with meaning which I feel is missing today in hip hop. In my opinion the highlights of this record are track 4,"Do it how it go", track 7,"Daylight", track 8...., track 13 "Throw your hands up", my favorite song on the record, featuring a badass guest appearance by Outkast is a classic, and last but not least the final cut, track 14 "Speed". I recommend this record to anyone out there who likes rap, Eightball and MJG have become one of my favorite rap groups without a doubt. I tend to favor MJG's delivery but that is not to say that Eightball is slippin', not at all, thats just my opinion. Bottom line, these two are REAL MC's with a gift for this rap thing, check it out!"

Deserves more props.

thegreatgrizant | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 10/18/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Positives: The third track on the album, "Paid Dues" featuring Cee-Lo, is extremely tight and relaxed. This track is a good example of how good Southern rap should be made. Slow beat, relaxed feel and laid back rapping. Eightball in my opinion is one of the best rappers in this rap game. He's an excellent story-teller and he has some incredible metaphors. I don't like MJG's style quite as much but I do think the two rappers go together really well. It seems like Eightball effortlessly commands the mic while MJG storms it with his energetic flow. "Love Hurts" sounds like another nonsense soft track but it's really a pretty good track. "Nobody But Me" is in a way the Down South version of Eminem's "The Way I Am" in some ways. "Throw Your Hands Up" featuring Outkast is another good track on the album that deserves to be mentioned. Outkast is a good group and the four rappers together tear up the mic like few others can do. Overall, this Down South production is full of laid back and high quality cuts.Negatives: The second track, "We Started This", is a good example of everything the duo does wrong. The beat is way too fast and makes the rap sound unnecessarily hurried. The chorus is also weak and repetitive. "Get It Crunk" is another example of Ball & MJG relying on a weak chorus that never ends and a beat that could work for trance music. I'm a big fan of Eightball's Lost and I know these two can do better than this. At the end of the day, this CD is pretty cool though."

OFF THE CHAIN

G$ | 03/15/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"THE BEST CD EVERYBODY AND THEY MOMMA NEED TO GET THIS JOINT WHILE THEY SMOKE A JOINT IN THE JOINT"