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Life's Quest is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper 8Ball. It was released on July 24, 2012, through E1 Music. It features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Angie Stone, Big K.R.I.T., Ebony Love, Keelyn Ellis, LC, MJG, Singa and Slim.

The album debuted at number 116 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 3,800 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	8/10
XXL	4/5 (XL)

Life's Quest was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on five reviews.

Pete T. of RapReviews stated: "a mature performance over sleek, fresh production makes Life's Quest a pleasure". Neil Martinez-Belkin of XXL called it "an LP that accurately reflects 8Ball's place as one of the finest elder statesmen of southern rap". AllMusic's David Jeffries wrote: "if 8Ball always seemed more moonshine than fine wine, Life's Quest suggests he can still get better with age and go down smooth when you let him mellow".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Indestructible" (featuring Keelyn Ellis)	5:03
2.	"This That" (featuring Singa)	4:37
3.	"We Buy Gold" (featuring MJG and Big K.R.I.T.)	2:57
4.	"GoThatAWay" (featuring LC)	4:16
5.	"Don't Bring Me Down" (featuring 2 Chainz)	4:13
6.	"Good Girl Bad Girl"	3:30
7.	"Touch"	4:35
8.	"The Price" (featuring Ebony Love)	4:06
9.	"Life's Quest" (featuring Angie Stone)	5:21
10.	"Lucky's Theme Song"	3:59
11.	"You'll Never Know"	4:48
12.	"Good Days" (featuring Slim)	4:06
Total length:		51:31

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	22

References

Horowitz, Steven (July 9, 2012). "8Ball "Life's Quest" Tracklist & Cover Art". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
"Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/29/2012". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
^ "Critic Reviews for Life's Quest - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ Jeffries, David. "8Ball - Life's Quest Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ T, Pete (August 8, 2012). "8Ball :: Life's Quest – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ Martinez-Belkin, Neil (July 26, 2012). "8Ball, Life's Quest - XXL". XXL. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
"8Ball Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
"8Ball Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
"8Ball Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

v t e 8Ball & MJG
Discography
Studio albums	Comin' Out Hard (1993) On the Outside Looking In (1994) On Top of the World (1995) In Our Lifetime (1999) Space Age 4 Eva (2000) Living Legends (2004) Ridin' High (2007) Ten Toes Down (2010)
Compilation albums	Lyrics of a Pimp (1997) Memphis Under World (2000) We Are the South: Greatest Hits (2008)
8Ball albums	Lost (1998) Almost Famous (2001) Light Up the Bomb (2006) The Vet & the Rookie (2007) (with Devius) Doin' It Big (2008) (with E.D.I. Mean) Life's Quest (2012)
MJG albums	No More Glory (1997) Pimp Tight (2008) This Might Be the Day (2008)
Guest appearances	"Sho Nuff"

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