Steady Mobb'n was a rap group composed of Crooked Eye and Billy Bathgate, from the Ghost Town

Ghost Town

"Ghost Town" is the title of a 1981 song by the British ska band, The Specials. The song spent three weeks at number one and ten weeks in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Addressing themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities, the song is remembered for...

 section of West Oakland. The duo who were formally signed to Master P

Master P

Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...

's No Limit Records

No Limit Records

No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...

 in the late 90s.

History

In 1995, prior to the signing with No Limit Records

No Limit Records

No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...

; a four song cassette EP which the two had released, by the name of 'Blood Money' was creating a buzz in their native city of Oakland and the rest of the Bay Area. The duo first appeared in the mainstream on Master P's single "If I Could Change" in 1997 and shortly after the group's debut album Pre-Meditated Drama

Pre-Meditated Drama

Pre-Meditated Drama is the debut album by American rap group Steady Mobb'n, released May 6, 1997 on No Limit Records. It features production by Craig B, DJ Daryl, KLC and Master P. Most of the album was recorded in Oakland, however, it was released on the southern Label...

 was released. The album was a success and made it to #29 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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. The following year saw a follow-up album titled Black Mafia

Black Mafia (album)

Steady Mobb'n is the second album released by rap group, Black Mafia. It was released on November 24, 1998, through No Limit Records and was produced by Beats By the Pound and Meech Wells. Black Mafia failed to match the success of the previous album, Pre-Meditated Drama, only reaching #82 on the...

, but it was a huge failure only making it to #82 on the Billboard 200 and the group was released from No Limit. Despite being released, the duo stayed together and released two independent album, 2001's Crime Buddies

Crime Buddies

Crime Buddies is the third album released by rap group, Steady Mobb'n. It was released on August 7, 2001, through independent record label Coldcash Records and was produced by the duo themselves and former No Limit Records producers Mo B...

 and 2003's Espionage

Espionage (album)

Espionage is the fourth and final album released by rap group, Steady Mobb'n. It was released independently through Big Body Entertainment and was produced by Harm, Ronski and Poe...

, before disbanding. Along with Whoridas, Steady Mobb'n was one of the few groups from to have a buzz in the local underground Bay Area rap scene.

Billy Bathgate then changed his name to "Bavgate" and is now signed to Thizz Entertainment

Thizz Entertainment

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, he has made numerous appearances on compilations released by the label.

Discography

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	US Hip-Hop Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
1997	Pre-Meditated Drama Pre-Meditated Drama Pre-Meditated Drama is the debut album by American rap group Steady Mobb'n, released May 6, 1997 on No Limit Records. It features production by Craig B, DJ Daryl, KLC and Master P. Most of the album was recorded in Oakland, however, it was released on the southern Label...	29	6
1998	Black Mafia Black Mafia (album) Steady Mobb'n is the second album released by rap group, Black Mafia. It was released on November 24, 1998, through No Limit Records and was produced by Beats By the Pound and Meech Wells. Black Mafia failed to match the success of the previous album, Pre-Meditated Drama, only reaching #82 on the...	82	19
2001	Crime Buddies Crime Buddies Crime Buddies is the third album released by rap group, Steady Mobb'n. It was released on August 7, 2001, through independent record label Coldcash Records and was produced by the duo themselves and former No Limit Records producers Mo B...	-	-
2003	Espionage Espionage (album) Espionage is the fourth and final album released by rap group, Steady Mobb'n. It was released independently through Big Body Entertainment and was produced by Harm, Ronski and Poe...	-	-