Steady Mobbin'

{{distinguish|text=Steady Mobbin, a song by Young Money Entertainment or the band Steady Mobb'n}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Steady Mobbin'

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ice Cube

| album = Death Certificate

| B-side = No Vaseline

| released = August 9, 1991

| recorded = 1991

| studio = Paramount Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)

| venue =

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| length = 4:13

| label = Priority

| writer = O'Shea Jackson

| producer = {{flatlist|

  • Ice Cube
  • The Boogie Men

}}

| prev_title = AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = True to the Game

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|tMxXtOU09tM|"Steady Mobbin'"}}}}

}}

"Steady Mobbin'" is a song recorded by Ice Cube and it was released as the first single from his second album Death Certificate.{{cite web|url=https://icecube.com/death-certificates-30th-anniversary/|title=DEATH CERTIFICATE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY|publisher=IceCube.com|date=October 27, 2021|accessdate=December 6, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/|title=Ice Cube's Insight Weak|publisher=Sun-Sentinel|date=February 28, 1993|accessdate=December 6, 2021}}

The single contains the b-side, No Vaseline, which is a diss track towards N.W.A.{{cite web|author=Robert Blair|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/how-ice-cubes-no-vaseline-sets-the-standard-for-diss-tracks-news.92603.html|title=How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks|publisher=HotNewHipHop.com|date=October 29, 2019|accessdate=December 6, 2021}}

Samples

The song contains samples of "Reach Out" by Average White Band; "Love Amnesia" by Parlet; and "Dr. Funkenstein" and "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention – B3M)" by Parliament.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Charts

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Chart (1991)

!Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2023/01/week-commencing-27-january-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing January 27, 1992|website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=January 28, 2023}}

|align="center"| 147

{{Single chart|Billboardrapsongs|3|artist=Ice Cube|refname=|access-date=December 6, 2021|rowheader=true}}
{{Single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|30|artist=Ice Cube|refname=|access-date=December 6, 2021|rowheader=true}}

References