Section 8 (album)

Not to be confused with Section.80.

Section 8
Studio album by MC Eiht
Released	June 8, 1999 (1999-06-08)
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	59:30
Label	Hoo-Bangin' Priority
Producer	Mack 10 (exec.) Binky Mack MC Eiht DJ Raw Steel Young Tre Ant Banks Bird Black Hole DJ Slip Fredwreck Julio G
MC Eiht chronology
Last Man Standing (1997) Section 8 (1999) N' My Neighborhood (2000)
Singles from Section 8
"Automatic" Released: May 4, 1999 "Thicker than Water" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

Section 8 is the fourth studio album by American rapper MC Eiht. It was released on June 8, 1999, through Hoo-Bangin' Records and Priority Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Ant Banks, DJ Slip, Fredwreck, Julio G and MC Eiht himself, with Hoo-Bangin' Records founder Mack 10 serving as executive producer. It features guest performances from Ice Cube, High "T", Mack 10, Soultre, Techniec, Val Young and CMW.

The album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single, "Automatic", made it to number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 6 on the Hot Rap Songs.

Along with a single, a music video was produced for "Automatic". The song "Thicker Than Water" was originally heard in Richard Cummings Jr.'s 1999 film Thicker than Water and was also released as a single and a music video to promote the film's soundtrack.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Section 8" (Intro)	Binky Mack MC Eiht	0:53
2.	"Living n' tha Streetz" (featuring Boom Bam)	Young Tre	4:44
3.	"My Life"	Young Tre	4:54
4.	"Murder at Night"	Ant Banks	4:23
5.	"Caution"	Bird	4:42
6.	"The Getaway" (Skit)		0:26
7.	"Automatic"	Fredwreck Julio G.	4:15
8.	"Strawberriez -n- Cream" (featuring High "T" and Compton's Most Wanted)	DJ Raw Steel MC Eiht	5:19
9.	"Flatline"	DJ Raw Steel MC Eiht	4:33
10.	"Dayz of 89'"	DJ Slip	4:48
11.	"Tha Hood Still Got Me Under" (featuring Soultre)	Binky Mack	4:41
12.	"Me & My Bitch" (featuring Techniec)	Binky Mack J!	4:20
13.	"Ill tha Hood Way" (featuring Mack 10 & Ice Cube)	Binky Mack	4:27
14.	"Thicker Than Water" (featuring Val Young)	Black Hole	4:22
15.	"Tha Nail Shop" (Luther's Outro)		2:43
Total length:			59:30

Samples

Dayz of 89'

• "You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors

Flatline

• "Sweet Moments" by The Love Unlimited Orchestra

Me & My Bitch

• "Rain Dance" by The Jeff Lorber Fusion

My Life

• "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers
• "Everyday" by Jamiroquai
• "In the Mood" by Tyrone Davis

Thicker Than Water

• "If You Play Your Cards Right" by Alicia Myers

Chart history

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	5

External links

• Section 8 at Discogs (list of releases)