808 Mafia
808 Mafia | |
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| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | Brick Squad Monopoly Mizay Entertainment |
| Members | Southside TM88 King Trice Offsneak Jan Metternich
Henney Major Nonstop Da Hitman Prod. Slayer ReoN 5K 808 Mafia Hussein Rotten Skee Guroo Haze (Producer) KaiGoinKrazy Sir Fredo Swede Outtatown Blessedcaspian MP808 Luxury Tax 50 Zypitano G13 Mr.Max Ms.Katy Pyrex (Whippa) Lukie Project X |
| Past members | Jaye Neutron Lex Luger Ken Carson 16yrold PVLACE |
808 Mafia is an American record production and songwriting team, founded by record producers Southside, TM88, and Lex Luger.[1] Southside is currently at the helm of the group. The group also includes producers Young Miami , Fuse 100, Tarentino, Purps, Swede, Nonstop Da Hitman, MP808, among others. Its name comes from the drum machine commonly used in hip-hop music, the Roland TR-808.[2]
History
808 Mafia was founded in 2010 when rapper Waka Flocka Flame came up with the idea of a production team, made of his frequent collaborators Lex Luger and Southside. The group quickly expanded, adding a number of upcoming and affiliated producers, and is currently signed to Flame's label Brick Squad Monopoly. In addition to Waka Flocka Flame, 808 Mafia has produced tracks for many notable artists such as Gucci Mane, Future, Drake, G Herbo, 21 Savage, Chief Keef, Young Thug, Fredo Santana, Juicy J, DJ Khaled, Wiz Khalifa and Cal Scruby among others. Its members have also independently worked on songs with Imran Khan, Kanye West, Rae Sremmurd, Jay-Z, G Eazy, Jeezy, Wale, Pusha T, and DJ Drama.[citation needed]
The group released its debut self-titled instrumental mixtape in 2012, hosted by Trap-A-Holics.[3] The mixtape was produced by and served as an introduction to 5 of its members: TM88 (credited as Trackman), Be-Bop, Purps, Bobby Beats, and Tarentino. A sequel called 808 Mafia II was announced for release on December 21, 2012, but the release was delayed multiple times. In March 2013, a trailer for the tape was released to the team's YouTube channel.[4] 808 Mafia II was released on April 23, 2013, via LiveMixtapes. It was hosted by Trap-A-Holics, DJ Scream and DJ Drama, and features production by Southside, TM88, Purps, Tarentino, Fuse, Chris Fresh, King Trice, OG Taxx and Be Bop.[5]
Members
- ATL Jacob
- Simple
- Chris Fresh
- DY Krazy
- Fuse
- Gezin
- MaxLord
- Muezly
- MP808
- Nonstop Da Hitman
- Purps
- Pyrex Whippa
- Southside
- Steve Lean
- Tarentino
- TM88
- Tre Pounds
- YK 808
- Henney Major
- YRB
- Kjxrtan
- Sebbikarls
- Daniil3hunna
- Lil 88
- Luxury Tax 50
- YK
- Lukie
Former members
- Jaye Neutron[6]
- Ken Carson
- Lex Luger
- 16yrold
- PVLACE
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| 808 Mafia |
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References
- ^ DXnext: South Side, Hiphopdx.com, Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ Hasnain, Zainab (April 3, 2017). "How the Roland TR-808 revolutionized music". Theverge.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ 808 Mafia Mixtape Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine DatPiff. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "808 Mafia Part 2 Mixtape Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "808 Mafia – 808 Mafia 2 [Mixtape]". OnSmash. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "How Voice Tags Help Hip-Hop Producers Make A Name For Themselves". Genius.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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