8Ball
Rapper
Rapper known for his frequent collaborations with fellow hip-hop artist MJG. Prominent album releases for the duo include On the Outside Looking In (1994), Living Legends (2004), and Ten Toes Down (2010).
He initially met his rap partner MJG while both were students at Ridgeway Middle School in Memphis, Tennessee in 1984. He and MJG then released the 1991 underground album Listen to the Lyrics.
He released his debut solo album Los in 1998, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 200. In 2006, he and MJG were featured on the popular Three 6 Mafia song "Stay Fly," which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
He was born Premro Smith, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.
In June 2008, he and MJG signed onto T.I.'s rap production company Bad Boy Productions.