Ten Toes Down
Ten Toes Down is the eighth studio album by the American Southern hip-hop duo 8Ball & MJG. It was released on May 4, 2010, via Grand Hustle Records and E1 Music.
Production was handled by Drumma Boy, Nard & B, 1500 or Nothin', B-Don, Beat Billionaire, David Banner, Lil' C, Midnight Black, Mo B. Dick, Nitti and Swizzo. It features guest appearances from Bun B, Lil' Boosie, Slim Thug, Soulja Boy, T.I., Young Dro, Mitchelle'l and Ricco Barrino.
The album debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Top Rap Albums, and number 6 on the Independent Albums, selling 16,000 units in its first week in the United States.
Background
The Memphis hip-hop duo 8Ball and MJG released their seventh collaborative studio album and the second for Bad Boy South, Ridin High, on March 13, 2007, before leaving the label and each member once again embarking on their own solo runs. In the period from 2007 to 2008, 8Ball released 2 albums — The Vet & the Rookie together with Devius and Doin' It Big together with E.D.I. Mean. And MJG released Pimp Tight and This Might Be the Day — both in 2008 with a small time difference between the release dates.In 2009, it was revealed that the duo has signed with T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records label.
In late January 2010, 8Ball and MJG announced that they will be releasing their latest album entitled Ten Toes Down spring of this year through a new deal between Grand Hustle and independent distribution company E1. Along with this announcement, the rappers revealed that the album will be produced by Drumma Boy, Nard & B, Nitti and Mo B. Dick, and will feature guest appearances from T.I., Young Dro, Snoop Dogg, David Banner and Bun B.
On February 2, 2010, the duo released two singles off of the album, "Ten Toes Down" and "Bring It Back". An accompanying music video for "Bring It Back", directed by Gabriel Hart, was released on March 28, 2010.
Originally scheduled for April 6, the release was postponed and the album was released on May 4, 2010. Despite the aforementioned announcement, Snoop Dogg's contributions did not make the final cut.