''Pre-Meditated Drama'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo

Steady Mobb'n Steady Mobb'n was an American hip hop duo composed of Crooked Eye and Billy Bathgate, from the Ghost Town, Oakland, California, Ghost Town section of West Oakland. The duo were formally signed to No Limit Records & Bomb Shelter Entertainment i ...

, released May 6, 1997 on Bomb Shelter and No Limit Records with a distribution by

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. The 12 songs DJ Daryl produced were recorded at The Grill Studios in Oakland California. It managed to gain decent success, peaking at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling 74,000 copies in its first week. allmusic ((( Pre-Meditated Drama > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-12-02. The original version of "If I Could Change" was heard in the film, ''

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'', and was also released as a single and a music video to promote the film's

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. The soundtrack came out shortly after this album and the song was produced by DJ Daryl.

Critical reception

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'' (5/97, p. 128) - 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...''Pre-Meditated Drama'' shows that (Steady Mobb'n) definitely have those engaging narratives of the hustling street life....if you truly appreciate gangsta rap and the sound that has made No Limit records so popular, then this is the album for you..."

Track listing

#"Intro" #"Strong Heart" #"It's On" (featuring

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, Fiend &

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) #"Animosity" #"Trouble" (featuring Richie Rich) #"Kidnap Call" (skit) #"West to South" (featuring Master P, Fiend,

C-Murder Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part of his brother Master P's label No Limit Records, primarily as a member of the label's supergr ...

Silkk the Shocker Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker (formerly Silkk), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. The brother of Master P, Miller signed with his record label No Limit Records, an im ...

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, C-Loc, Kane & Abel) #"Puff Puff Pass" #"Dice Game" (skit) #"Check ya Nuts" #"Trying to Get Mine" (featuring Master P &

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) #"Call Back" (skit) #"Blood Money" (featuring Marvin Klark) #"Lil Nigga" #"Up to no Good" (featuring Master P,

Mia X Mia Young (born January 9, 1970), better known by her stage name Mia X, is an American rapper and songwriter from New Orleans. She enjoyed success in the local " bounce" scene of the early 1990s. She was the first female emcee to get a contr ...

& Big Ed) #"Block Monsters" (featuring Killa K, Marvin Klark & Kollision) #"Mr. Serv On commercial" #"4 Corners" (featuring Dirty White) #"If I Could Change" (remix) (featuring Ephrine Galloway & Juda)

Chart history

References

External links

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