Steady Mobb'n
{{short description|American hip hop group}}
{{One source|date=April 2022}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Steady Mobb'n
| image = Steady Mobb'n.jpg
| caption = Crooked Eye and Bavgate in 1998
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = Oakland, California
| genre = Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop
| years_active = 1994–2003
| label = Black Mafia, Thizz Entertainment, No Limit, Priority, Bomb Shelter, Colcash (Former)
| associated_acts = DJ Daryl, Master P, Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Fiend, Soulja Slim, Mac, Lil Soldiers, Prime Suspects, Full Blooded, Sons of Funk
| website =
| current_members = Crooked Eye
Bavgate
}}
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.
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/25/state_of_emergency_special_report_on|title="State of Emergency": Special Report on California's Criminalization of Growing Homeless Encampments|work=Democracy Now|first=Amy|last=Goodman|date=October 25, 2019}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US R&B |
|---|
| scope="row" | Pre-Meditated Drama
| | 29 || 6 |
| scope="row" | Black Mafia
|
| 82 || 19 |
| scope="row" | Crime Buddies
|
| — || — |
| scope="row" | Espionage
|
| — || — |
=Extended plays=
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US R&B |
|---|
| scope="row"|Blood Money
| | — || — |
=Soundtrack albums=
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|+ List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications |
| style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US !style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US R&B |
|---|
| scope="row"|I'm Bout It (with Various artists) | | 4 || 1 |
|
| scope="row"|I Got the Hook Up (with Various artists) |
| 3 || 1 |
|
=Compilation albums=
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| scope="col" style="width:2.8em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:2.8em;font-size:90%;"| US |
|---|
| scope="row"| Mean Green: Major Players Compilation (with Various artist) | | 9 || 6 |
|
=Singles=
=As lead artist=
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|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US
!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Ghetto Life" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |1998 | — | — | — |
| scope="row"|"Bang To This"
|2001 | — | — | — |
=As featured artist=
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|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US
!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US |
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| scope="row"|"Game of Life" (Snoop Dogg featuring Steady Mobb'n) |1998 | — | — | — |
=Collaboration singles=
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|+ List of collaboration singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US
!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US |
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| scope="row"|"If I Could Change" (with Master P, Mia X, Mo B. Dick & O'Dell) |1997 | 48 | 23 | 7 |
References
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