808 Mafia

808 Mafia is an American record production and songwriting group founded by record producers TM88, Lex Luger, and Southside.^[1] Its other members include Fuse 100, Tarentino, Purps, Swede, Nonstop Da Hitman, and MP808, among others. The group's name originates from the Roland TR-808, a drum machine commonly used in hip-hop music.^[2]

808 Mafia
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip hop trap
Occupations	Record production team Songwriting team
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 prodbyblezzy Luxury Tax 50 Pyrex (Whippa) Lukie Project X Max Lord
Past members	Jaye Neutron Lex Luger Ken Carson 16yrold PVLACE

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.^{[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

• Southside
• 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
• prodbyblezzy
• Henney Major
• Ash
• Luxury Tax 50
• YK
• Lukie
• Saiah Woes

Former members

• Jaye Neutron^[6]
• Ken Carson
• Lex Luger
• 16yrold
• PVLACE

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes with selected album details

Title	Album details
808 Mafia	Released: February 2, 2012 Label: Brick Squad Monopoly, Trap-A-Holics Format: Digital download

References

1. DXnext: South Side, Hiphopdx.com, Retrieved October 19, 2012.
2. Hasnain, Zainab (April 3, 2017). "How the Roland TR-808 revolutionized music". Theverge.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
3. 808 Mafia Mixtape Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine DatPiff. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
4. "808 Mafia Part 2 Mixtape Trailer". YouTube. February 10, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
5. "808 Mafia – 808 Mafia 2 [Mixtape]". OnSmash. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
6. "How Voice Tags Help Hip-Hop Producers Make A Name For Themselves". Genius.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.