"Steady Mobbin'" is a song recorded by Ice Cube and it was released as the first single from his second album Death Certificate.[1][2]

"Steady Mobbin'"
Single by Ice Cube
from the album Death Certificate
B-side"No Vaseline"
ReleasedAugust 9, 1991
Recorded1991
StudioParamount Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length4:13
LabelPriority
Songwriter(s)O'Shea Jackson
Producer(s)
  • Ice Cube
  • The Boogie Men
Ice Cube singles chronology
"AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"
(1990)
"Steady Mobbin'"
(1991)
"True to the Game"
(1992)
Music video
"Steady Mobbin'" on YouTube

The single contains the b-side, No Vaseline, which is a diss track towards N.W.A.[3]

Samples edit

The song contains samples of "Reach Out" by Average White Band; "Love Amnesia" by Parlet; and "Dr. Funkenstein" and "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention – B3M)" by Parliament.[citation needed]

Charts edit

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 147
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 30

References edit

  1. ^ "DEATH CERTIFICATE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY". IceCube.com. October 27, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ice Cube's Insight Weak". Sun-Sentinel. February 28, 1993. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Robert Blair (October 29, 2019). "How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks". HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing January 27, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2021.