Steady Mobb'n

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

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. ^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US R&B
Pre-Meditated Drama	Released: May 6, 1997 Label: No Limit, Priority Format: CD, Cassette, MD, LP	29	6
Black Mafia	Released: November 24, 1998 Label: No Limit, Priority Format: CD, MD, LP	82	19
Crime Buddies	Released: August 7, 2001 Label: Bomb Shelter Format: CD, MD, LP	—	—
Espionage	Released: July 1, 2003 Label: Black Mafia, Big Body Format: CD, MD, LP	—	—

Extended plays

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US R&B
Blood Money	Released: 1995 Label: GT Productions Format: Cassette, EP	—	—

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US	US R&B
I'm Bout It (with Various artists)	Released: May 13, 1997 Label: No Limit, Priority Formats: CD, MD, LP	4	1	RIAA: Platinum
I Got the Hook Up (with Various artists)	Released: April 7, 1998 Label: No Limit, Priority Format: CD, MD, LP	3	1	RIAA: Platinum

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US	US R&B
Mean Green: Major Players Compilation (with Various artist)	Released: September 28, 1998 Label: No Limit, Priority Formats: CD, MD, LP	9	6	RIAA: Gold

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

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

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

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

List of collaboration singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

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

1. Goodman, Amy (October 25, 2019). ""State of Emergency": Special Report on California's Criminalization of Growing Homeless Encampments". Democracy Now.