Comin' Out Hard Explained
| Comin' Out Hard |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Eightball & MJG |
| Cover: | 8Ball & MJG - Comin' Out Hard.jpg |
| Released: | August 1993 |
| Recorded: | 1992 - 93 |
| Genre: | Southern hip hop |
| Length: | 41:21 |
| Label: | Suave House |
| Producer: | Tony Draper |
| Prev Title: | Listen to the Lyrics |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | On the Outside Looking In |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Comin' Out Hard is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Eightball & MJG, released in August 1993 by Suave House Records.[1] [2] It has sold more than 500,000 copies.[3]
Critical reception
In 2006, Spin included Comin' Out Hard on its list of "definitive" Southern Rap albums.[4]
Personnel
- Tony Draper – executive producer
- Eightball – vocals
- James Endsley – executive producer
- Fresh – engineer, mastering, mixing
- MJG – vocals
- Kid Style – design
- T-Money – engineer, mastering, mixing
- Bruce "Grim" Rhodes - DJ
- Pen & Pixel - cover art[5]
Notes and References
- Book: Sarig . Roni . Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-hop Became a Southern Thing . 2007 . Hachette Books . 72.
- Book: Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists . 1999 . St. Martin's Publishing Group . 335.
- News: Ellis . Bill . Memphis Rappers Have Friends in High Places . The Commercial Appeal . Nov 17, 2001 . E1.
- Caramanica . Jon . The Definitive Guide to Southern Rap . Spin . Feb 2006 . 22 . 2 . 91.
- Web site: Kakaire . Christine . 2019-08-13 . Pen & Pixel - The Graphic Design Duo That Helped Bling Hip-Hop . 2022-11-02 . Red Bull Music Academy Daily.
