''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'' is the debut studio album by American
West Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast region of the United States. West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the e ...
supergroup Mob Figaz
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 ...
. 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
Joseph Tom, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has produced music on over ...
and Mo Stewart, with
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 off ...
serving as executive producer. It features
guest appearance
In show business, a guest appearance is the participation of an outsider performer (such as a musician or actor) in an event such as a music record or concert, show, etc., when the performer does not belong to the regular band, cast, or other ...
s from C-Bo, Huccabucc, Young Kyoz,
Spice 1
Robert Lee Greene, Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1992.
Career Jive R ...
, B.A.,
LaToya London,
Marvaless, N4SA,
Steady Mobb'n
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
I ...
, Unda P, Young Meek and
Yukmouth
Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a ...
. It peaked at number 63 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart in the US.
Track listing
Personnel
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AP.9 – main artist
*
Fed-X – main artist
* Bob "
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 frien ...
" James – main artist
*
Rydah J. Klyde – main artist
* Dominick "
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 ...
" Newton – main artist
* Shawn "
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 off ...
" 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 – featured artist
(tracks: 4, 14)
* Aaron "Crooked Eye" Edmand – featured artist
(track 5)
* Billy "
Bavgate" Moore – featured artist
(track 5)
* N4SA – featured artist
(track 6)
* Unda P – featured artist
(track 6)
* Young Meek – featured artist
(track 9)
* Marva "
Marvaless" Cooks – featured artist
(track 9)
* Lamore "B.A." Jacks – featured artist
(track 10)
* Jerold "
Yukmouth
Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a ...
" Ellis III – featured artist
(track 10)
* Robert "
Spice 1
Robert Lee Greene, Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1992.
Career Jive R ...
" Green, Jr. – featured artist
(tracks: 14, 15)
* Jason "J-Dino" Moss – guitar
(track 1), co-producer
(track 3), mixing
* Lev Berlak – producer
(tracks: 1, 2, 7), co-producer
(track 3), mixing
* Wilson "Flexx" Hankins – producer
(tracks: 1, 7)
* R. "Roblow" Mixon – producer
(tracks: 2, 3)
* Kezo – producer
(tracks: 4, 12, 14, 15)
* Daryl Anderson – producer
(tracks: 5, 13), mixing
(track 13)
* Scott "1 Drop Scott" Roberts – producer
(tracks: 6, 10, 11)
* Maurice "Mo-Z" Stewart – producer
(track 8)
* Joseph "
JT the Bigga Figga
Joseph Tom, better known by his stage name JT the Bigga Figga (also known as Figg Panamera), is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive from the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California. He has produced music on over ...
" Tom – producer
(track 9)
* Ken Lee – mastering
* Ghostribe Graphix – layout, design
Charts
References
External links
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1999 albums
Mob Figaz albums