Steady Mobb'n
Crooked Eye and Bavgate in 1998
Crooked Eye and Bavgate in 1998
Background information
OriginOakland, California
GenresGangsta Rap, West Coast hip hop
Years active1994–2003
LabelsBlack Mafia, Thizz Entertainment, No Limit, Priority, Bomb Shelter, Colcash (Former)
MembersCrooked 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 296
Black Mafia
  • Released: November 24, 1998
  • Label: No Limit, Priority
  • Format: CD, MD, LP
 8219
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)		 41
I Got the Hook Up
(with Various artists)
  • Released: April 7, 1998
  • Label: No Limit, Priority
  • Format: CD, MD, LP
 31
  • 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)		 96

Singles

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
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.
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