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AP.9
Mob Figaz is a Bay Area hip hop group formed by C-Bo in 1997. The members consist of Husalah, Rydah J. Klyde, and The Jacka from Pittsburg; Fed-X from Richmond; and AP.9 from Oakland, California. Their first album, ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was a minor success, reaching #63 on ''Billboards Top R&B Albums chart.Billboard.com, ''Mob Figaz - C-BO'' retrieved 9 October 2009 On February 2, 2015, Mob Figaz member The Jacka was fatally shot by an unidentified gunman in Oakland. Discography Studio albums * 1999: ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'' Compilations * 2003: ''Mob Figaz'' * 2005: ''The Best of The Mob Figaz Vol. 1'' * 2007: ''AP.9 Presents: The Life and Times Of the Mob Figaz'' * 2008: ''The Best of The Mob Figaz Vol. 2'' Alumni collaborations * 2002: ''Camp Mob Figaz: The Street Soundtrack'' (with various) * 2005: ''17708 (MOB)'' (with AP.9 & Fed-X) * 2005: ''3 da Hard Way'' (with Husalah, The Jacka & Marvaless Marva Jean Cooks II (born August 28, 1975), better known by her stage n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husalah
James "Husalah" Ratliff (born May 13, 1979), is an American rapper from Pittsburg, California. He began his career with the Pittsburg group the Mob Figaz, whose first album, ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was released in 1999. Like his late close friend The Jacka, Husalah is a Muslim, and frequently references Islam in his lyrics. He has released three solo studio albums (''Dope, Guns and Religion'', ''Hustlin’ Since the ‘80s'', and ''The H''), as well as numerous group projects. Career Husalah began his career with the Pittsburg-based group Mob Figaz. Their first album, '' C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was released in 1999 and was a minor hit on the Billboard Hip Hop charts, entering in at #63. The album sold fairly well, selling 60,000 units. His first solo album, entitled ''Dope, Guns, and Religion'', was released in 2006 and was one of the most highly anticipated Bay Area hip-hop albums of the time. Husalah has collaborated with many respected and noteworthy rappers, including E-40, Too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C-Bo
Shawn Thomas, also known by his stage name C-Bo, is an American rapper. C-Bo, notoriously known for his relationship with law enforcement, was one of the first rappers to be jailed due to his lyrical content, a scathing critique of political officials, including governor Pete Wilson, California's Prop. 184 mandatory 25-life sentences for three strike felons, and police on his track "Deadly Game" written with rapper X-Raided in 1995. He unsuccessfully argued for appeal three times, while gaining nationwide attention for arguably his most successful mainstream album. Although some charges were dropped as it was viewed as a violation of his First Amendment rights, he was arrested in California in 1998, under the suspicion that his violent rap lyrics violated his parole. He rapped his court statement to the presiding judge, in Ohio, who gave C-Bo probation on the condition that he also rap in a Public Service Announcement. He also notably appeared in the California Love music vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jacka
Dominick Newton (August 12, 1977 – February 2, 2015), better known by his stage name The Jacka, was an American rapper from Pittsburg, California. The Jacka began his career as part of the rap group Mob Figaz. He was killed in a shooting in Oakland, California, on February 2, 2015. The murder is currently unsolved. Early life Newton was born to 14-year-old parents and became the family breadwinner as a teenager, a role that landed him in prison for a year at age 18. Newton converted to Islam at a young age and changed his name to ''Shaheed Akbar''. Career His career began with the Bay Area rap group Mob Figaz after the teenaged Newton and several friends were approached by established rap artist C-Bo in a record store and went to a recording studio that day. The guest rappers appeared on "Ride Til We Die," the opening track on C-Bo's 1998 album ''Til My Casket Drops.'' Their debut album, '' C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', released in 1999 was a minor hit on the ''Billboard'' Hip Hop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C-Bo's Mob Figaz
''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'' is the debut studio album by American West Coast hip hop supergroup Mob Figaz. It was released on May 18, 1999 via West Coast Mafia Records/Git Paid Entertainmant. Production was handled by Kezo, Lev Berlak, One Drop Scott, DJ Daryl, RobLo, SupaFlexXx, JT the Bigga Figga and Mo Stewart, with C-Bo serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from C-Bo, Huccabucc, Young Kyoz, Spice 1, B.A., LaToya London, Marvaless, N4SA, Steady Mobb'n, Unda P, Young Meek and Yukmouth. It peaked at number 63 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the US. Track listing Personnel * AP.9 – main artist * Fed-X – main artist * Bob "Husalah" James – main artist * Rydah J. Klyde – main artist * Dominick "The Jacka" Newton – main artist * Shawn "C-Bo" Thomas – featured artist (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 9, 13, 15), executive producer * LaToya London – featured artist (track 3) * Huc-A-Buc – featured artist (tracks: 4, 9) * Kevin "Kaos" Crockett – fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Governments to include the nine counties that border the aforementioned estuaries: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and San Francisco. Other definitions may be either smaller or larger, and may include neighboring counties that do not border the bay such as Santa Cruz and San Benito (more often included in the Central Coast regions); or San Joaquin, Merced, and Stanislaus (more often included in the Central Valley). The core cities of the Bay Area are San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland. Home to approximately 7.76 million people, Northern California's nine-county Bay Area contains many cities, towns, airports, and associated regional, state, and national parks, connected by a complex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Verdict
''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, and Lindsay Crouse. A down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer accepts a medical malpractice case to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing. ''The Verdict'' garnered critical acclaim and box office success. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Sidney Lumet), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Newman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Mason), and Best Adapted Screenplay (David Mamet). Plot Once-promising attorney Frank Galvin is an alcoholic ambulance chaser. As a favor, former partner Mickey Morrissey sends him a medical malpractice case which is all but certain to be settled out-of-court for a significant amount. The case involves a young wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Til My Casket Drops
''Til My Casket Drops'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper C-Bo, released February 24, 1998 on AWOL Records. The album was produced by C-Bo, DJ Daryl, Mike Mosley, B.C., One Drop Scott and Rick Rock. It peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Billboard Albums">Til My Casket Drops > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-02. Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song "Money by the Ton" featuring Mississippi. The song peaked at #8 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, making it both C-bo and Mississippi's only charting single to date. The album features guest performances by Spice 1, E-40, Big Syke, Outlawz and X-Raided, as well as labelmates Killa Tay and Lunasicc. Mob Figaz made their first appearance on the album. West Coast Mafia Records, C-Bo's own label, reissued ''Til My Casket Drops'' in 2002. Track listing #"Ride Til' We Die" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laroo T (born 1959), Dutch jazz musician
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Laroo may refer to: * Laroo T.H.H., American rapper *Saskia Laroo Saskia Laroo (born 31 July 1959 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch jazz musician who has been dubbed the "Lady Miles Davis". Her music style can be described as a combination of jazz, pop, electronic dance music, Latin and world music. Biography The begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3X Krazy
3X Krazy (pronounced 3-Times Crazy) was an American hip hop group formed in Oakland, California in 1994. The group consisted of members Keak da Sneak, B.A. and Agerman. History Founding 3X Krazy was formed in 1994 and was signed to Str8 Game Records. Prior to the formation of 3X Krazy, Agerman and Keak da Sneak were a duo known as Dual Committee. As Dual Committee, they received their first record deal with AWOL Records. Although an album was never released under AWOL Records, Dual Committee appeared on two songs on fellow label-mate C-Bo's second release, ''The Autopsy''. After parting ways with AWOL, B.A.aka Lamore Jacks (then known as Bart AKA Mr Kamikaze) joined the group and 3X Krazy was formed. 1995-2003 The group's debut EP '' Sick-O'' was released in 1995, and although not a commercial success, the group still managed to attract the attention of a major record label, Virgin Records who signed the group in 1996. 3X Krazy's only released for Virgin was 1997's '' Stackin Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortalized (3X Krazy Album)
''Immortalized'' is the second album by 3X Krazy. It was released on June 22, 1999 for Big Block Records and Champeli Entertainment and featured production from Tone Capone, Big Deion, DJ Daryll, One Drop Scott and Numskull. Track listing #"The Real" (featuring Suga Bear, Reddy B & Lil Dank) – 5:26 #"The Sickness" – 3:52 #"Bad Boyz" (featuring Burnie & Mob Figaz) – 5:24 #"Friday" – 3:54 #"Pimp Till I Can't Breath" (featuring Eternal) – 4:35 #"Maria" – 5:44 #"Kaviealstars" (featuring C-Bo, Otis & Shug) – 4:04 #"Eliminations" – 4:23 #"Death Call" – 4:18 #"Bloodrush" – 4:25 #"Reactions" – 4:52 #"Immortalize" (featuring Mob Figaz) – 4:58 #"Panties-Na-Knot" (featuring Swoop G & 2 Scoops) – 4:31 #"Murder & Kamikaze" (featuring Swoop G & Eklipze) – 4:03 #"Fuck Wit Dis" (featuring Lil Tigger) – 4:28 #"Gaffled Remix" (featuring 2Pac Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
