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Ball has been a pioneer in the game since before many young rap fans were born. As one half or arguably the greatest rap group alive, 8Ball appears to be hungrier than ever. Both he and his partner in crime MJG have respectively opened their own record labels and are determined to continue rewriting the history books of hip-hop. In this interview, 8Ball talks about his new label and the resurgence of Bad Boy Records. Tell me about your new CD, Light Up the Bomb? It’s in stores now, Light Up the Bomb is the title, and 8 Ways Entertainment is the label. Its kind of like Jay-Z’s Dynasty album; it was a lot of him but it was also a lot of the fam, when they was coming up and people didn’t know ‘em. That’s kinda what Light Up the Bomb reflects. It’s a lot of me, but it’s also got G and Devius on it and Montana Trax produced all the tracks; it’s like a pre-warning of what’s to come. I heard Montana Trax is also working on his own project, is that right? Yeah, he’s got another Montana Trax album coming and he’s gon’
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produce everything that’s going on over here; you know we got my solo album coming, too. Now that’s going to be your third solo album, correct? Yeah, it’s my third. Damn, you and MJG have put out so many CD’s throughout the years, do you ever find it hard to stay fresh and keep coming up with new material? Well, yeah, sometimes, but I wouldn’t call it hard to create, but sometimes it’s hard to get in a creative mood. You know what I mean? That’s the problem right there, the other part is easy, but to get in that mood is the hard part. So how do you get in the mood to make music? Do you have a process or does the mood just have to come on its own? I just write better when I’m zooming, when I get in my own zone and smoke up a lot of weed. I really like to write alcohol free, but I gotta have a lot of weed, though.