Section 8
Studio album by
MC Eiht
ReleasedJune 8, 1999 (1999-06-08)
Recorded1998–99
Genre
Length59:30
Label
Producer
MC Eiht chronology
Last Man Standing
(1997)		 Section 8
(1999)		 N' My Neighborhood
(2000)
Singles from Section 8
  1. "Automatic"
    Released: May 4, 1999
  2. "Thicker than Water"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Section 8 is the fourth studio album by American rapper MC Eiht. It was released on June 8, 1999, through Hoo-Bangin'/Priority Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Ant Banks, DJ Slip, Fredwreck, Julio G and MC Eiht himself, with Hoo-Bangin' Records founder Mack 10 serving as executive producer. It features guest performances from Ice Cube, High "T", Mack 10, Soultre, Techniec, Val Young and CMW.

The album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single, "Automatic", made it to number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 6 on the Hot Rap Songs.

Along with a single, a music video was produced for "Automatic". The song "Thicker Than Water" was originally heard in Richard Cummings Jr.'s 1999 film Thicker than Water and was also released as a single and a music video to promote the film's soundtrack.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Section 8" (Intro)
0:53
2."Living n' tha Streetz" (featuring Boom Bam)Young Tre4:44
3."My Life"Young Tre4:54
4."Murder at Night"Ant Banks4:23
5."Caution"Bird4:42
6."The Getaway" (Skit) 0:26
7."Automatic"
4:15
8."Strawberriez -n- Cream" (featuring High "T" and Compton's Most Wanted)
  • DJ Raw Steel
  • MC Eiht
5:19
9."Flatline"
  • DJ Raw Steel
  • MC Eiht
4:33
10."Dayz of 89'"DJ Slip4:48
11."Tha Hood Still Got Me Under" (featuring Soultre)Binky Mack4:41
12."Me & My Bitch" (featuring Techniec)
  • Binky Mack
  • J!
4:20
13."Ill tha Hood Way" (featuring Mack 10 & Ice Cube)Binky Mack4:27
14."Thicker Than Water" (featuring Val Young)Black Hole4:22
15."Tha Nail Shop" (Luther's Outro) 2:43
Total length:59:30

Samples

Dayz of 89'

Flatline

Me & My Bitch

My Life

Thicker Than Water

Chart history

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 5

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Section 8 - MC Eiht | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "MC Eiht Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "MC Eiht Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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