Steady Mobb'n
Steady Mobb'n was an American hip hop duo composed of Crooked Eye and Billy Bathgate, from the Ghost Town section of West Oakland. The duo were formally signed to No Limit Records & Bomb Shelter Entertainment in the late 1990s.
Steady Mobb'n | |
|---|---|
 Crooked Eye and Bavgate in 1998 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oakland, California |
| Genres | Gangsta Rap, West Coast hip hop |
| Years active | 1994–2003 |
| Labels | Black Mafia, Thizz Entertainment, No Limit, Priority, Bomb Shelter, Colcash (Former) |
| Members | Crooked Eye Bavgate |
Music career
In 1995, Steady Mobb'n released a cassette EP titled Blood Money. Two years later the duo joined rapper/entrepreneur Master P's No Limit Records, and collaborated with Master P on the single "If I Could Change", which was produced by No Limit Records in-house producer DJ Daryl and served as the first single from the I'm Bout It soundtrack. Steady Mobb'n's debut album, Pre-Meditated Drama, was released in May 1997 and gave them their biggest chart success, peaking at #29 on the Billboard Hot 200 and #6 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. However, after the commercial disappointment of their 1998 follow-up, Black Mafia (#82 on the Billboard 200, #19 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums), Steady Mobb'n departed No Limit.
In 2001, Steady Mobb'n reunited with No Limit producer DJ Daryl and signed with his label Bomb Shelter Music. Their third album, Crime Buddies, was released that year but failed to chart. In 2003, they released their fourth and final record, the non-charting Espionage, on the independent Big Body Entertainment. The duo split up thereafter.
Solo careers
Billy Bathgate changed his name to Bavgate and signed with Thizz Entertainment.
As of October 2019, Crooked Eye (real name Aaron Edmond) was living in a homeless encampment in Oakland, California.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| Pre-Meditated Drama | 29 | 6 | |
| Black Mafia |
|
82 | 19 |
| Crime Buddies |
|
— | — |
| Espionage |
|
— | — |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| Blood Money | — | — | |
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B | |||
| I'm Bout It (with Various artists) |
4 | 1 |
| |
| I Got the Hook Up (with Various artists) |
|
3 | 1 |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B | |||
| Mean Green: Major Players Compilation (with Various artist) |
9 | 6 |
| |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap | |||
| "Ghetto Life" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
1998 | — | — | — | Black Mafia |
| "Bang To This" | 2001 | — | — | — | Crime Buddies |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap | |||
| "Game of Life" (Snoop Dogg featuring Steady Mobb'n) |
1998 | — | — | — | Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told |
Collaboration singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Rap | |||
| "If I Could Change" (with Master P, Mia X, Mo B. Dick & O'Dell) |
1997 | 48 | 23 | 7 | I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture |
References
- Goodman, Amy (October 25, 2019). ""State of Emergency": Special Report on California's Criminalization of Growing Homeless Encampments". Democracy Now.