In Our Lifetime (Eightball & MJG album)

In Our Lifetime is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo 8Ball & MJG. It was released on May 18, 1999, through Suave House Records under a new distribution deal with Universal Records. Recording sessions took place at Urban House Studios, Inc. and Digital Services in Houston and at the Dungeon Recording Studios in SWATS. Production was handled by T-Mix and Mr. DJ, with Tony Draper serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Big Duke, Thorough, CeeLo Green, Nina Creque, Outkast and Toni Hickman. The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B Albums charts, selling 95,000 copies in its first week in the United States. Music video was directed for "We Started This". This would be the duo's last recording for Suave House Records label.

In Our Lifetime
Studio album by Eightball & M.J.G.
Released	May 18, 1999 (1999-05-18)
Recorded	1998–99
Studio	Urban House Studios, Inc. (Houston, TX) The Dungeon Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA) Digital Services (Houston, TX)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:01:53
Label	Suave House Universal
Producer	Mr. DJ T-Mix
Eightball & M.J.G. chronology
Lyrics of a Pimp (1997) In Our Lifetime (1999) Memphis Under World (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Los Angeles Times

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Premro Smith Triston Jones	T-Mix	3:08
2.	"We Started This"	Smith Marlon Goodwin Jones	T-Mix	4:05
3.	"Paid Dues" (featuring Cee-Lo)	Smith Goodwin Thomas Callaway David Sheats	Mr. DJ	5:12
4.	"Do It How It Go"	Smith Goodwin Jones	T-Mix	3:54
5.	"Don't Flex"	Smith Goodwin Sheats	Mr. DJ	5:08
6.	"Belly" (featuring Big Duke)	Smith Goodwin Lee Dixon Jones	T-Mix	4:51
7.	"Daylight"	Smith Goodwin Jones	T-Mix	4:45
8.	"We Don't Give a Fuck"	Smith Goodwin Sheats	Mr. DJ	4:09
9.	"Get It Crunk" (featuring Thorough)	Smith Goodwin Rex Robeson Jones	T-Mix	4:03
10.	"Armed Robbery" (featuring Thorough, Gillie da Kid, Toni Hickman and Big Duke)	Far'd Nasir Toni Hickman Dixon Jones	T-Mix	4:06
11.	"Love Hurts" (featuring Nina Creque)	Smith Goodwin Nina Creque Jones	T-Mix	4:42
12.	"Nobody But Me"	Smith Goodwin Jones	T-Mix	4:58
13.	"Throw Your Hands Up" (featuring Outkast)	Smith Goodwin André Benjamin Antwan Patton Sheats	Mr. DJ	5:25
14.	"Speed"	Smith Goodwin Jones	T-Mix	3:27
Total length:				1:01:53

Personnel

• Premro "Eightball" Smith – vocals
• Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – vocals, keyboards (track 3)
• Thomas "CeeLo Green" Callaway – vocals (track 3)
• Lee "Big Duke" Dixon – vocals (tracks: 6, 10)
• Rex "Thorough" Robeson – vocals (tracks: 9, 10)
• Far'd "Gillie da Kid" Nasir – vocals (track 10)
• Toni Hickman – vocals (track 10)
• Nina Creque – vocals (track 11)
• André Benjamin – vocals (track 13)
• Antwan "Big Boi" Patton – vocals (track 13)
• Preston Crump – bass (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
• Eric Gales – guitar (track 6)
• Donny Mathis – guitar (track 8)
• Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards (track 8)
• Triston "T-Mix" Jones – producer & recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-12, 14)
• David "Mr. DJ" Sheats – producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
• John "Bernasky" Wall – recording (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
• James Hoover – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-12, 14)
• Simon "Crazy C" Cullins – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-12, 14)
• Josh Butler – mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Tony Draper – executive producer

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	10
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)	1

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1999

External links

• Eightball & M.J.G. – In Our Lifetime at Discogs (list of releases)