Mob Figaz is a Bay Area hip hop group formed by

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in 1997. The members consist of

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 frie ...

, Rydah J. Klyde, and

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from Pittsburg; Fed-X from Richmond; 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: ''

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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 &

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) * 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

Hip hop groups from California Musical groups established in 1997 Gangsta rap groups Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area {{Hiphop-group-stub