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The Mossie 
Kaveo, Mugzi & Tap Dat AssBackground information Origin Vallejo, California, United States Genres West Coast hip hop, Rap, Gangsta rap Years active 1993–2006 Labels Sick Wid It Records, Jive Records Associated acts E-40, B-Legit, Levitti, Celly Cel, A-1, Little Bruce, The Click, Funk Mobb Website Mugzi on Myspace Members Kaveo
Mugzi
Tap Dat AssThe Mossie was an American rap group from Vallejo, California, composed of three members: Kaveo, Mugzi and Tap Dat Ass. They first appeared together on E-40's 1993 EP, The Mail Man. Before dropping their 1997 debut album, Have Heart Have Money, on Sick Wid It and Jive Records, they appeared together on several other Sick Wid It releases, including: The Hogg in Me, The Hemp Museum and Southwest Riders.
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Background
The Mossie's debut album, Have Heart Have Money, was released in 1997 on Sick Wid It and Jive Records. The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and at number 62 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[1] It was executive produced by B-Legit and E-40 and features guest performances by Celly Cel, Levitti, 187 Fac, Silk-E, G-Note, B-Legit and E-40. Along with a single, a music video was released to promote the album, "Nobody Can Be You But You",[2] featuring E-40 and cameo appearances by B-Legit, Celly Cel, D-Shot and Suga-T. The group then went on to appear on several Bay Area artists' albums and compilations, together as a group and as solo artists.
In 2001, the group resurfaced with their second studio album, Point Seen, Money Gone. It was produced by Ant Banks, Bosko, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Sean T and Tone Capone. Three years later Young Mugzi (a.k.a. Mugzilla) dropped a soundtrack on his own label, 30-30 Records titled, Lifestyles of the Disobayish. The album features guest performances by Turf Talk, E-40, San Quinn, Celly Cel, Messy Marv, Spice 1, Laroo and The Mossie.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1997: Have Heart Have Money
- 2001: Point Seen, Money Gone
- 2006: Soil Savvy
Solo projects
- 2005: Young Mugzi Presents - Lifestyles of the Disobayish
Guest appearances
- 1993: "Where the Party At" (from the E-40 album The Mail Man)
- 1995: "Get a Bar of This Game" (from the Sick Wid It Records compilation The Hogg in Me)
- 1996: "Neva Bite" (from the B-Legit album The Hemp Museum)
- 1997: "N.S.R." and "Who Do I Trust" (from the Sick Wid It Records compilation Southwest Riders)
- 1998: "45 Ways" (from the Taydatay album Anticipaytion)
- 1998: "Personal" (from the E-40 album The Element of Surprise)
- 1998: "Point Seen, Money Gone" (from the D-Shot compilation Boss Ballin' 2 - The Mob Bosses)
- 1998: "We Be All Over" (from the N2Deep album The Rumble)
- 1998: "What U Want" (from the Swerve Records compilation 3 Beam Circus)
- 1999: "Duckin' & Dodgin'" and "Gangsterous" (from the E-40 album The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire)
- 2000: "Make Dat' Skrill" (from the Suga-T album Gettin' It)
- 2000: "Scared Man" (from the B-Legit album Hempin' Ain't Easy)
- 2003: "Wa La" (from the E-40 album Breakin' News)
References
- ^ ((( Have Heart Have Money > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
- ^ The Mossie - "Nobody Can Be You But You" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-02-11.
External links
- The Mossie at Discogs
- Mugzi on Myspace
Categories:- American hip hop groups
- Musical groups disestablished in 2006
- Musical groups established in 1993
- Musical groups from California
- West Coast hip hop groups
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