We Are the South: Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by

8Ball & MJG

Released

May 18, 2008

Label

Koch Records

8Ball & MJG chronology

Ridin High
(2007)

We Are the South: Greatest Hits
(2008)

Ten Toes Down
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	5.4/10^[2]
RapReviews	8/10^[3]

We Are The South: Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by 8Ball & MJG. It was released on May 18, 2008, by Koch Records, and includes many of the duo's best songs from Comin' Out Hard, On the Outside Looking In, Space Age 4 Eva, and Living Legends.

It peaked at #59 on the Billboard charts.^[4]

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Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that "the new Greatest Hits album from the legendary Memphis duo draws completely from their peak period and sounds like the classic album that has eluded them their whole career rather than a 'best of' collection."^[5]

Track listing

#	Title	Feature guest(s)
1	"Introduction into the Game"
2	"Pimp in My Own Rhyme"
3	"Don't Flex"
4	"Paid Dues"	Cee-lo
5	"Friend or Foe"	E-40, Mac Mall, Big Mike & Rodney Ellis
6	"Space Age Pimpin"
7	"Sho'Nuff"	Tela & Jazze Pha
8	"Just Like Candy"
9	"In the Middle of Night"
10	"What Can I Do"
11	"Throw Your Hands Up"	OutKast
12	"Starships and Rockets"
13	"The Artist Pays the Price"
14	"Have You Been"
15	"That Girl"	Rodney Ellis
16	"Lay It Down"	Ice Cube & P.Diddy

References

^ Jeffries, David. "8Ball and MJG: We Are the South: Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ Breihan, Tom. "8BallMJG We Are the South: Greatest Hits". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ "8BALL & MJG :WE ARE THE SOUTH (GREATEST HITS)". RapReviews. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ "Chart History 8Ball & MJG". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ Henriques, Anthony. "8Ball and MJG: We Are the South: Greatest Hits". PopMatters. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	Comin' Out Hard (1993) On the Outside Looking In (1994) On Top of the World (1995) In Our Lifetime (1999) Space Age 4 Eva (2000) Living Legends (2004) Ridin' High (2007) Ten Toes Down (2010)
Compilation albums	Lyrics of a Pimp (1997) Memphis Under World (2000) We Are the South: Greatest Hits (2008)
8Ball albums	Lost (1998) Almost Famous (2001) Light Up the Bomb (2006) The Vet & the Rookie (2007) (with Devius) Doin' It Big (2008) (with E.D.I.) Life's Quest (2012)
MJG albums	No More Glory (1997) Pimp Tight (2008) This Might Be the Day (2008)

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