American hip hop group
The Mossie was an American rap group from
Vallejo, California, with 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.
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.
- Young Mugzi Presents - Lifestyles of the Disobayish (2005)
- 1992: "Ballers" (Mugzi; from
The Click album
Down and Dirty)
- 1992: "Street Life" (Kaveo & Mugzi; from
The Click album
Down and Dirty)
- 1992: "Porno Star" (Kaveo; from
The Click album
Down and Dirty)
- 1993: "Drought Season" (Kaveo; from
E-40 album
Federal)
- 1993: "Let Him Have It" (Kaveo; from the
E-40 album
Federal)
- 1993: "Extra Manish" (Mugzi; from
E-40 album
Federal)
- 1993: "Tryin' to Get a Buck" (Kaveo; from the
B-Legit album
Tryin' to Get a Buck)
- 1993: "Wheels" (Mugzi; from the
D-Shot album
The Shot Calla)
- 1994: "Where the Party At" (from the
E-40 album
The Mail Man)
- 1994: "Raw Deal" (Kaveo; from the
Little Bruce album
XXXtra Mannish)
- 1994: "How to Catch a Bitch" (Mugzi; from the
Celly Cel album
Heat 4 Yo Azz)
- 1994: "Pimp's, Playa's and Hustla's" (Kaveo; from the
Celly Cel album
Heat 4 Yo Azz)
- 1995: "Get a Bar of This Game" (from the Sick Wid It Records compilation
The Hogg in Me)
- 1996: "Big Pimpin'" (interlude) and "9 Sexual" (interlude) [Kaveo; from the
Playaz Tryna Strive album
All Frames of the Game)
- 1996: "Neva Bite" (from the
B-Legit album
The Hemp Museum)
- 1996: "My Drinking Club" (Mugzi, also with
Levitti; from
E-40 album
Tha Hall of Game)
- 1996: "It Is What It Is" (Kaveo; from
E-40 album
Tha Hall of Game)
- 1997: "N.S.R." and "Who Do I Trust" (from the Sick Wid It Records compilation
Southwest Riders)
- 1997: "It's Ma Thang" (Kaveo; from the
D-Shot album
Six Figures)
- 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: "Can I Kick It?" (Mugzi; from the
Celly Cel album
The G Filez)
- 1998: "We Be All Over" (from the
N2Deep album
The Rumble)
- 1998: "Bay Area Playaz" (Kaveo; 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)
- 1999: "Critic Killaz" (from the
A-1 album
Mash Confusion)
- 1999: "Scared Man" (from the
B-Legit album
Hempin' Ain't Easy)
- 2000: "Make Dat' Skrill" (from the
Suga-T album Gettin' It)
- 2000: "Like a Jungle" (Mugzi; from
E-40 album
Loyalty and Betrayal)
- 2002: "Shoe Strings" (Mugzi & Kaveo; from the
Celly Cel album
Song'z U Can't Find)
- 2002: "Side Show" (mugzi; from the
Latino Velvet album
Velvetism)
- 2003: "Double Fisted" (from the
Mack 10 album
Ghetto, Gutter & Gangsta)
- 2003: "Wa La" (from the
E-40 album
Breakin' News)
- 2006: "No Problems" (Kaveo; from the
Celly Cel album
The Wild West)
- 2009: "Krankin (3030/Sick Wid It RMX)" [Mugzi; from the Nump album Student ov da Game
- 2010: "I'm in the Room" (Mugzi; from deluxe edition of
E-40 album
Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift)
- 2010: "He's a Gangsta" (Kaveo, also with
Messy Marv &
The Jacka; from
E-40 album
Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift)
- 2012: "Rollin'" (Mugzi, also with
Raheem DeVaughn, Laroo T.H.H., Work Dirty,
Droop-E & Decadez; from
E-40 album
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1)
- 2012: "It's Curtains" (Kaveo, also with
Droop-E; from
E-40 album
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3)
- 2013: "Thanks for Lookin' Over Us" (Mugzi, also with
Baby Bash & Paula DeAnda; from
Jay Tee album The Game Is Cold)
- 2013: "Mobbin' Is My Profession" (Kaveo, also with Cousin' Fik, Work Dirty & Choose Up Cheese; from
Droop-E album Hungry and Humble)