Steady B

Steady B

Infobox musical artist
Name = Steady B


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Warren Sabir McGlone
Born = birth date and age|1970|1|5
Origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre = Old School rap, Hardcore rap
Years_active = 1986–1996
Label = Pop Art Records
Jive/RCA Records
Ruffhouse/Columbia/SME Records
Associated_acts = C.E.B.
URL =
Current_members =
Past_members =
Notable_instruments = Infobox Criminal
subject_name = Warren Sabir McGlone


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date_of_birth = birth date and age|1970|1|5
place_of_birth = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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alias = Steady B
charge = First-degree murder, bank robbery, grand larceny
conviction = Guilty on all counts, October 30, 1996; sentenced to life without parole on December 13, 1996
penalty = Life without parole
status = In custody
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Warren McGlone (born January 5, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), known by the stage name Steady B, was an American rapper and emcee who, along with Schoolly D and the Fresh Prince, was one of the first wave of Philadelphia-area rappers to gain notoriety in the mid to late 1980s. Steady B's musical career was relatively short-lived, and he is currently serving a life sentence in a Pennsylvania state prison for his role in the murder of a Philadelphia Police officer during a botched bank robbery in January, 1996.

Music career

Early career

With an appealing blend of battle raps (most notably against LL Cool J, and local Philadelphia rap rivals Three Times Dope and the Fresh Prince) and freestyle lyrics, Steady B's style reflected the post-Run-D.M.C./pre-Public Enemy era of hip-hop. At his best, Steady mixed well-written metaphors and wordplay with sparse, yet catchy, drum tracks. Steady B released five albums over the course of his career, with mixed success.

C.E.B.

In 1991, Steady B formed the hardcore rap group C.E.B., with fellow, local Philadelphia rappers Cool C and Ultimate Eaze, in an effort to update his style, and record sales. C.E.B.'s name was a backronym for Countin' Endless Bank, but was also an acronym for the names of the group's three members. The trio released their only album "Countin' Endless Bank" on Ruffhouse Records in 1992. The album was poorly received, and Steady B faded into musical obscurity.

Legal issues

On January 2, 1996, Steady B, along with C.E.B. band mate Cool C, and another local Philadelphia rapper, Mark Canty, attempted a bank robbery at a PNC bank branch in Philadelphia. During the botched heist, where Steady B served as the getaway driver in a stolen minivan, Philadelphia Police Officer Lauretha Vaird, who responded to the bank's silent alarm, was shot and killed by Cool C.cite web | url = http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/len/96/15dec/html/nation.html | accessdate = 2006-10-28 | author = | title = Law Enforcement News: Around the Nation - Pennsylvania | publisher = John Jay College of Criminal Justice | date = 1996-12-15] cite web | url = http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=6217 | accessdate = 2006-10-28 | author = Steve Volk | title = Shoot the Messenger? | publisher = "Philadelphia Weekly" | date = 2003-09-24] Officer Vaird, an African-American woman and the single mother of two children, was the first female Philadelphia Police officer slain in the line of duty.cite web | url = http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n11_v89/ai_17900871 | accessdate = 2006-10-28 | author = | title = Philadelphia police charge rappers with female officer's murder; suspect still at large - alleged accomplice of Warren McGlone and Christopher Roney sought in shooting of city's first Black woman police officer, Lauretha Vaird | publisher = "Jet" Magazine | date = 1996-01-29]

Steady B was arrested at his apartment shortly after the bank robbery. Two handguns left at the scene by Cool C and Canty, including the murder weapon, were traced back to Steady, and he eventually confessed his role in the crimes to police during interrogation.cite journal | last = Beck | first = Hon. J. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Pennsylvania v. McGlone | journal = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | volume = J.A13034/98 | issue = | pages = pp. 1–4 | publisher = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | date = 1998-09-08 | url = http://www.superior.court.state.pa.us/opinions/a13034.pdf | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2006-11-05]

At his trial, the State presented evidence, including testimony from Steady's wife, that Steady B, Cool C, and Canty met at Steady's apartment shortly after the robbery, where they watched media coverage of the event on television, and discussed their escape.cite journal | last = Beck | first = Hon. J. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Pennsylvania v. McGlone | journal = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | volume = J.A13034/98 | issue = | pages = pp. 1–4 | publisher = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | date = 1998-09-08 | url = http://www.superior.court.state.pa.us/opinions/a13034.pdf | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2006-11-05] Incriminating statements by Canty were also admitted into evidence at Steady's trial.cite journal | last = Beck | first = Hon. J. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Pennsylvania v. McGlone | journal = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | volume = J.A13034/98 | issue = | pages = pp. 1–4 | publisher = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | date = 1998-09-08 | url = http://www.superior.court.state.pa.us/opinions/a13034.pdf | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2006-11-05]

On October 30, 1996, Steady was convicted of the second degree murder of Officer Vaird.cite web | url = http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/len/96/15dec/html/nation.html | accessdate = 2006-10-28 | author = | title = Law Enforcement News: Around the Nation - Pennsylvania | publisher = John Jay College of Criminal Justice | date = 1996-12-15] On December 13, 1996, Steady B was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.cite journal | last = Beck | first = Hon. J. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Pennsylvania v. McGlone | journal = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | volume = J.A13034/98 | issue = | pages = pp. 1–4 | publisher = Superior Court of Pennsylvania | date = 1998-09-08 | url = http://www.superior.court.state.pa.us/opinions/a13034.pdf | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2006-11-05]

Discography

olo albums

Group album

References

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:6zotk6hx9kra~T1 AllMusic.com Biography - Steady B]


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