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| Released | June 8, 1999 (1999-06-08) | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
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| Length | 59:30 | |||
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Section 8 is the fourth studio album by American rapper MC Eiht. It was released on June 8, 1999, through Hoo-Bangin' Records and 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.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Section 8" (Intro) |
| 0:53 |
| 2. | "Living n' tha Streetz" (featuring Boom Bam) | Young Tre | 4:44 |
| 3. | "My Life" | Young Tre | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Murder at Night" | Ant Banks | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Caution" | Bird | 4:42 |
| 6. | "The Getaway" (Skit) | 0:26 | |
| 7. | "Automatic" |
| 4:15 |
| 8. | "Strawberriez -n- Cream" (featuring High "T" and Compton's Most Wanted) |
| 5:19 |
| 9. | "Flatline" |
| 4:33 |
| 10. | "Dayz of 89'" | DJ Slip | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Tha Hood Still Got Me Under" (featuring Soultre) | Binky Mack | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Me & My Bitch" (featuring Techniec) |
| 4:20 |
| 13. | "Ill tha Hood Way" (featuring Mack 10 & Ice Cube) | Binky Mack | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Thicker Than Water" (featuring Val Young) | Black Hole | 4:22 |
| 15. | "Tha Nail Shop" (Luther's Outro) | 2:43 | |
| Total length: | 59:30 | ||
Dayz of 89'
Flatline
Me & My Bitch
My Life
Thicker Than Water
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[2] | 54 |
| USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
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