Mob Figaz is a

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group formed by C-Bo in 1997. The members consist of

Husalah James "Husalah" Ratliff (born May 13, 1979), is an American rapper. 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 Mu ...

, Rydah J. Klyde, and

The Jacka Shaheed Akbar (August 12, 1977 – February 2, 2015; former name Dominick Newton), better known by his stage name The Jacka, was an American rapper from Pittsburg, California. He began his career as part of the rap group Mob Figaz. He was kil ...

from Pittsburg; Fed-X from

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; and AP.9 from

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. Their first album, ''C-Bo's Mob Figaz'', was a minor success, reaching #63 on ''Billboards

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chart.Billboard.com, ''Mob Figaz - C-BO'' retrieved 9 October 2009 On February 2, 2015, Mob Figaz member

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), known professionally as Marvaless, is an American rapper from Sacramento, California. Career In 1992, a year after finishing high school, Cooks got together with C-Bo to record her debut album, '' Gh ...

) * 2006: ''Mob Trial'' (with AP.9, The Jacka & Husalah) * 2006: ''Shower Posse'' (with Husalah & The Jacka) * 2007: ''Money Over Bitches'' (with Rydah J. Klyde & Fed-X) * 2007: ''Mob Trial 2'' (with Fed-X, The Jacka & Rydah J. Klyde) * 2008: '' Mob Trial 3: The Verdict'' (with The Jacka, AP.9 & Fed-X) U.S. R&B #91

Guest appearances

References

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