Black Mafia (album)

Black Mafia
Studio album by Steady Mobb'n
Released	November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:08:19
Label	No Limit Priority
Producer	Carlos Stephens Craig B. KLC Meech Wells Mo B. Dick M.P. O'Dell
Steady Mobb'n chronology
Pre-Meditated Drama (1997) Black Mafia (1998) Crime Buddies (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

Black Mafia is the second studio album by American hip-hop duo Steady Mobb'n. It was released on November 24, 1998, through No Limit/Priority Records, marking the duo's second and final full-length for the label.

Produced by Beats by the Pound and Meech Wells, it features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Mystikal, Fiend, Freedom, Full Blooded, Lil' Soldiers, Mac, Magic, Master P, Mia X, M.P., Mr. Serv-On, Prime Suspects, Renzo, Silkk the Shocker and Gambino Family. According to group member Billy Bavgate, the record was completed in one week.

The album failed to match the major success of their 1997's Pre-Meditated Drama, debuting at number 82 on the Billboard 200 and number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts with 21,000 copies sold in its first week. It was supported with the only promotional single "Ghetto Life". Most critics blame the albums lackluster sales and weak delivery on the account of DJ Daryl not being present on the album. Steady Mobb'n departed No Limit Records thereafter.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ghetto Life" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Master P)	Aaron Edmand Billy Moore Calvin Broadus Percy Miller Marvin Gaye	Craig B.	4:37
2.	"'Bout Dat Mess" (featuring Fiend, M.P., Mystikal, Mia X and Mac)	Edmand Moore	O'Dell	3:13
3.	"Still Hustlin'" (featuring Renzo)	Edmand Moore	M.P.	3:56
4.	"When Them Killas Call" (featuring C-Murder)	Edmand Moore	O'Dell	3:45
5.	"Niggas Like Me" (featuring Mystikal and Silkk the Shocker)	Edmand Moore	KLC	4:28
6.	"Papa Didn't Raise No Punks" (featuring C-Murder)	Edmand Moore	Craig B.	3:12
7.	"Lil' Niggas" (featuring Lil' Soldiers)	Edmand Moore	KLC	3:04
8.	"Plead My Case" (featuring Magic)	Edmand Moore Awood Johnson Jr.	Craig B.	3:51
9.	"Heaven or Hell"	Edmand Moore	Mo B. Dick	3:48
10.	"Carry On" (featuring Mr. Serv-On)	Edmand Moore	Carlos Stephens O'Dell	4:30
11.	"Light Green and Remmy" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Edmand Moore	Meech Wells	4:12
12.	"Stick Up" (featuring Freedom)	Edmand Moore Clinton Wright	Mo B. Dick	2:46
13.	"Turn Me Up" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Edmand Moore	Carlos Stephens	4:18
14.	"Family Ties" (featuring Gambino Family)	Edmand Moore Lawrence Johnson Reginald Johnson Melchior Johnson Edward Bell	Craig B.	4:36
15.	"No One"	Edmand Moore	Mo B. Dick	3:17
16.	"Crosses Artist" (featuring Full Blooded)	Edmand Moore Gary Williams	Craig B.	3:44
17.	"MG Theme"	Edmand Moore	Mo B. Dick	3:47
18.	"Hit a Lick" (featuring Prime Suspects)	Edmand Moore	KLC	3:15
Total length:				1:08:19

Sample credits

• Track 1 contains elements from "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" written by Marvin Gaye.
• Track 3 contains elements from "Sweet Sticky Thing" written by James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce and William Beck.
• Track 13 contains elements from "The Message" written by Edward Fletcher, Sylvia Robinson, Melvin Glover and Clifton Chase.

Personnel

• Aaron "Crooked Eye" Edmand – vocals
• Billy "Bavgate" Moore – vocals
• Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – featured artist (tracks: 1, 11, 13)
• Percy "Master P" Miller – featured artist (track 1), executive producer
• Richard "Fiend" Jones – featured artist (track 2)
• M.P. – featured artist (track 2), producer (track 3)
• Michael "Mystikal" Tyler – featured artist (tracks: 2, 5)
• Mia "Mia X" Young – featured artist (track 2)
• McKinley "Mac" Phipps, Jr. – featured artist (track 2)
• Joshua "Renzo" Chew – featured artist (track 3)
• Corey "C-Murder" Miller – featured artist (tracks: 4, 6)
• Vyshonn "Silkk the Shocker" Miller – featured artist (track 5)
• Ikeim – featured artist (track 7)
• Freequan – featured artist (track 7)
• Awood "Magic" Johnson, Jr. – featured artist (track 8)
• Corey "Mr. Serv-On" Smith – featured artist (track 10)
• Clinton "Freedom" Wright – featured artist (track 12)
• Lawrence "Gotti" Johnson – featured artist (track 14)
• Reginald "Reginelli" Johnson – featured artist (track 14)
• Melchior Johnson – featured artist (track 14)
• Edward "P'heno" Bell – featured artist (track 14)
• Gary "Full Blooded" Williams – featured artist (track 16)
• Tayari "Gangsta T" Herrera – featured artist (track 18)
• Damien "New-9" Dixon – featured artist (track 18)
• Ernest "Uzi" Espradron – featured artist (track 18)
• Craig Bazile – additional vocals (track 8), producer (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 14, 16)
• Hawkins – additional vocals (track 8)
• Raymond "Mo B. Dick" Poole – additional vocals (tracks: 9, 17), producer (tracks: 9, 12, 15, 17)
• Aldreamer "Peaches" Smith – additional vocals (tracks: 10, 15)
• O'Dell Vickers, Jr. – producer (tracks: 2, 4, 10)
• Craig "KLC" Lawson – producer (tracks: 5, 7, 18)
• Carlos Stephens – producer (tracks: 10, 13)
• Cecil Demetrius "Meech Wells" Womack, Jr. – producer (track 11)
• Omni Color – design, layout
• Pen & Pixel – cover artwork
• Duffy Rich – A&R coordinator

Charts

Chart performance for Black Mafia

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	82
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	19

External links

• Steady Mobb'n – Black Mafia at Discogs (list of releases)