808 Mafia
808 Mafia | |
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| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Brick Squad Monopoly Mizay |
| Members | Southside TM88 DY Krazy Lil 88 Slowburnz King Trice Tre Pounds Smatt Sertified Gezin Tarentino Steezefield Purps 5K 808 Mafia Hussein Swede MP808 Luxury Tax 50 Pyrex (Whippa) Lukie Project X Max Lord |
| Past members | Jaye Neutron Lex Luger Ken Carson 16yrold PVLACE |
808 Mafia is an American record production and songwriting team founded by record producers TM88, Lex Luger, and Southside, who is currently at the helm of the group.[1] The organization also includes producers Fuse 100, Tarentino, Purps, Swede, Nonstop Da Hitman, MP808, among others. The group's name originates from the Roland TR-808, a drum machine commonly used in hip-hop music.[2]
History
[edit]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.[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
[edit]- TM88
- Tarentino
- Tre Pounds
- Chris Fresh
- Pyrex Whippa
- Project X
- MP808
- Lil 88
- DY Krazy
- Fuse
- Gezin
- Max Lord
- Nonstop Da Hitman
- Purps
- Steve Lean
- YK 808
- Henney Major
- Ash
- Luxury Tax 50
- YK
- Lukie
Former members
[edit]- Jaye Neutron[6]
- Ken Carson
- Lex Luger
- 16yrold
- PVLACE
Discography
[edit]Mixtapes
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| 808 Mafia |
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References
[edit]- ^ 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. February 10, 2013. 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.