Comin' Out Hard

• Artist: Eightball & MJG
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• Release Date: August 01, 1993
• Total Time: 41:40
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

Along with OutKast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) and Goodie Mob's Soul Food (1995), Eightball & MJG's debut, Comin' Out Hard, is one of the most influential rap albums to come out of the South. It wasn't as widely heard as those others albums, nor was it as professional-sounding; however, its independent release by Suave Records, based in Houston, and its basement-level production were influential in their own way. A generation of underground Southern rappers would arise by the end of the '90s, many of them following the template of Comin' Out Hard: underground hardcore rap modeled after West Coast gangsta rap yet delivered in a distinctly Southern manner, released via an indie label with major ambitions. Even the cover artwork of Comin' Out Hard, courtesy of Pen & Pixel Graphics, was influential, as the company would go on to design all the bling-blinging No Limit and Cash Money albums of the late '90s. Unfortunately, Comin' Out Hard is more historically significant than it is impressive from a strictly musical point of view. The production is admittedly lo-fi, credited to the rappers themselves, and while the raps are effective, the hooks leave room for improvement. Eightball & MJG would indeed improve in the years that followed, ultimately releasing a classic at the end of the decade, In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1999). Comin' Out Hard pales in comparison, yet it's an interesting album to hear from a historical perspective and is certainly noteworthy for its widespread influence, especially throughout the South. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro		8Ball & MJG	(1:53)
9 Little Millimeta Boys		8Ball & MJG	(5:08)
The First Episode		8Ball & MJG	(5:13)
Armed Robbery	T. Jones	8Ball & MJG	(4:34)
Pimps		8Ball & MJG	(6:25)
Comin' Out Hard		8Ball & MJG	(4:27)
Mr. Big		8Ball & MJG	(5:46)
Nigga's Like Us		8Ball & MJG	(4:54)
Pimps in the House		8Ball & MJG	(3:20)

Credits

8Ball & MJG (Main Performer), Fresh (Engineer), Fresh (Mastering), Fresh (Mixing), T-Money (Engineer), T-Money (Mastering), T-Money (Mixing), Tony Draper (Executive Producer), James Endsley (Executive Producer), MJG (Producer), MJG (Performer), MJG (Mixing), Kid Style (Design), 8Ball (Producer), 8Ball (Engineer), 8Ball (Mastering), 8Ball (Mixing)