Comin' Out Hard

1993 studio album by Eightball & MJG

Comin' Out Hard

Studio album by

Eightball & MJG

Released

August 1993

Recorded

1992–93

Genre

Southern hip hop

Length

41:21

Label

Suave House

Producer

Tony Draper

Eightball & MJG chronology

Listen to the Lyrics
(1992)

Comin' Out Hard
(1993)

On the Outside Looking In
(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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

In 2006, Spin included Comin' Out Hard on its list of "definitive" Southern Rap albums.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:52
2.	"9 Little Millimeta Boys"	5:17
3.	"The First Episode"	5:10
4.	"Armed Robbery"	4:42
5.	"Pimps"	6:41
6.	"Comin' Out Hard"	4:30
7.	"Mr. Big (Eightball solo)"	5:53
8.	"Nigga's Like Us"	4:46
9.	"Pimps in the House (MJG solo)"	3:18

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^[6]

Charts

Chart (1993-1994)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	40

References

^ Sarig, Roni (2007). Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-hop Became a Southern Thing. Hachette Books. p. 72.
^ Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. St. Martin's Publishing Group. 1999. p. 335.
^ Ellis, Bill (Nov 17, 2001). "Memphis Rappers Have Friends in High Places". The Commercial Appeal. p. E1.
^ Jason Birchmeier (1993-08-01). "Comin' Out Hard 8Ball and MJG". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
^ Caramanica, Jon (Feb 2006). "The Definitive Guide to Southern Rap". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 2. p. 91.
^ Kakaire, Christine (2019-08-13). "Pen & Pixel - The Graphic Design Duo That Helped Bling Hip-Hop". Red Bull Music Academy Daily. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ "Eightball & MJG Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-09-18.