There are 3 known 8 Balls. 1. First(as by number of plays on last fm) Eightball (Premro Smith) and MJG (Marlon Jermaine Goodwin) grew up in the rough Orange Mound area of Memphis and met at Ridgeway Junior High in 1984. They shared a passion for hip-hop, which hadn't yet made a strong impact in the South, and soon formed a partnership. Eightball & MJG may have never made a significant impact nationally during their rise to fame in the 1990s