| Funk Mobb | |
| Origin: | Vallejo, California |
| Genre: | West Coast hip hop, Rap, Gangsta rap |
| Years Active: | 1994–1998 |
| Label: | Sick Wid It, Jive |
| Associated Acts: | Celly Cel, E-40, The Click, B-Legit, Little Bruce, Levitti, Richie Rich, Daz Dillinger |
| Current Members: | K-1 G-Note Mac Shawn |
Funk Mobb was an American, short-lived rap group composed of Bay Area rappers, K-1, G-Note and Mac Shawn who were signed by Sick Wid It and Jive Records. They were active from 1994 to 1998, first appearing on Little Bruce's debut album, XXXtra Mannish and then releasing their one and only album in 1996, It Ain't 4 Play. It peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 28 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers.[1] After the album the group would disband with Mac Shawn releasing two albums, 1997's Music fo' the Mobb and 2001's Worldwide Bosses and Playas and even joining Death Row Records for a short while. In 1999 G-Note joined No Limit Records[2] and changed his name to Lil Italy.[3] There he released his debut solo album, On Top of da World.
| Year | Album | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tryin' to Get a Buck | "Just Living" (B-Legit featuring Mac Shawn) | |
| 1994 | XXXtra Manish | "Funk Mobb Niggaz" (Little Bruce featuring Funk Mobb) | |
| Heat 4 Yo Azz | "Pimp's, Playa's and Hustla's" (Celly Cel featuring Funk Mobb) | ||
| 1995 | In a Major Way | "Sideways" (E-40 featuring B-Legit, Mac Shawn) | |
| The Hogg in Me | "Time to Mobb" (Funk Mobb featuring Levitti, Little Bruce) | ||
| 1996 | Paper Chasin' | "Hustlas and Tendas" (Suga-T featuring B-Legit, Funk Mobb) | |
| The Hemp Museum | "My Flow of Cash" (B-Legit featuring Funk Mobb) | ||
| 1998 | The Golden Bay compilation | "The Akadomma Family" (B-Legit, Funk Mobb, Levitti) | |
| 3 Beam Circus compilation | "Get Yo' Wig Split" (Funk Mobb) | ||
| The Rumble | "Bay Area Playaz" (N2Deep featuring Mac Shawn, Taydatay, Cougnut, Da' Unda' Dogg, Kaveo, Baby Beesh, Don Cisco, J Sweets) | ||
| 1999 | Hempin' Ain't Easy | "Keep It P.I." (B-Legit featuring Mac Shawn) | |
| "I Thought You Knew" (Mac Shawn featuring E-40, Daz Dillinger) | |||
| "It's Goin' Down" (Mac Shawn featuring Daz Dillinger, Tha Realest) | |||
| 2000 | Too Gangsta for Radio | "Real Type Gangsta" (Mac Shawn) | |
| 707 compilation | "From the Wrist" (Funk Mobb, B-Legit, Little Bruce) | ||
| 2001 | 2002 | "Your Gyrlfriend 2" (Tha Dogg Pound featuring Mac Shawn, Soopafly) |