RBL Posse

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RBL Posse
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Years active	1991–2003
Label(s)	In-a-Minute, Big Beat, RightWay
Former members
Black C Mr. Cee Hitman

RBL Posse (short for Ruthless by Law) was a 1990s gangsta rap group from Hunters Point in San Francisco, California.

1 History
2 Discography
- 2.1 Solo releases
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

Formed in 1991 by Black C (Christopher Matthews) and Mr. Cee (Kyle Church). Their first release, the self-produced "Don't Give Me No Bammer" came out on In-a-Minute Records and made the Billboard magazine Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking at #16.^[1] Two albums followed: A Lesson to Be Learned, which peaked at #60 on the Billboard magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Ruthless by Law, which surpassed their debut by making it to #23, also grazing the bottom of the The Billboard 200 at #197.^[2] In 1995 they produced a solo record by group member Hitman (Ricky Herd) called Solo Creep.

Their impressive sales for regional indie releases attracted interest from Atlantic Records subsidiary Big Beat, who signed the group. Before they could deliver an album, Mr. Cee was shot nine times and killed on New Year's Day in 1996.

Black C and Hitman filled the void created by Mr. Cee's absence with various producers, including Rick Rock and MC Eiht, and released An Eye for an Eye in 1997. The album peaked at #70 on The Billboard 200 chart and got as high as #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[2]

Another Hitman solo record was released in 1999 and in 2000, RBL Posse released a double album—Bootlegs and Bay Shit: The Resume. 2001's Hostile Takeover would prove to be the group's last album when, in 2003, Hitman was shot and killed while driving.

Black C has continued to release solo albums and RBL Posse-related material.

[edit] Discography

A Lesson to Be Learned (1992, In-a-Minute; 2006, Mo Beatz)
- Singles: "Don't Give Me No Bammer", "I Ain't No Joke"
Ruthless by Law (1994, In-a-Minute)
- Singles: "Bounce to This", "Blue Bird", "Listen to My Creep"
An Eye for an Eye (1997, Big Beat)
- Singles: "How We Comin'", "'Til the End"
Bootlegs and Bay Shit: The Resume (2000)
Hostile Takeover (2001, RightWay; 2006, Mo Beatz)

[edit] Solo releases

Hitman — Solo Creep (1995, RightWay)
- Singles: "Mack A Hoe", "Would You Know"
N.O.H. Mafia — Niggaz on High (1996, RightWay)
Hitman — H2O Volume One (1999, RightWay)
Black-C & TayDaTay — Prime Factorz (2000)
Prime Minister — No Compromise (2002)
Military Minded — Ghetto Vietnam (2002, RightWay)
The Rightway Malitia — Malitia Muzik (2003)
Black C — Last Man Standing (2003)
Black C — The City of Gods (2007)
- Singles: "Like Ya Birthday", "Ralley Round", "Cause of Fame"