Mobstability

Mobstability is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Twista and fellow Chicago-based hip hop group the Speedknot Mobstaz. It was released on October 6, 1998 via Atlantic Records. Production was handled entirely by The Legendary Traxster, with Leroy Burton serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Christopher Williams, Danny Boy, NewSense and Shock The World. The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 and number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its lead single, "In Your World", peaked at No. 101 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on the Dr. Dolittle: The Album soundtrack.

Mobstability
Studio album by Twista & the Speedknot Mobstaz
Released	October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)
Recorded	1997–1998
Studio	Creator's Way Studios (Chicago)
Genre	Hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:05:52
Label	Creator's Way Big Beat Atlantic
Producer	Leroy Burton (exec.) The Legendary Traxster
Twista & the Speedknot Mobstaz chronology
Mobstability (1998) Mobstability II: Nation Business (2008)
Twista chronology
Adrenaline Rush (1997) Mobstability (1998) Kamikaze (2004)
Singles from Mobstability
"In Your World" Released: June 30, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Source	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Carl Terrell Mitchell Calvin Thomas Jabari Bristow	0:44
2.	"Crook County" (featuring Newsense of Psychodrama)	Mitchell Thomas Bristow Corinthia Federick Samuel C. Lindley	3:48
3.	"Mob Up"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow	4:32
4.	"Front Porch" (featuring Danny Boy)	Mitchell Thomas Bristow Lindley	5:17
5.	"In Your World" (featuring Christopher Williams)	Mitchell Thomas Bristow Lindley	4:41
6.	"Legit Ballers"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow Lindley	5:18
7.	"Mobstability"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow	5:06
8.	"Party Hoes"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow	4:35
9.	"Warm Embrace"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow	6:17
10.	"Smoke Wit You" (featuring Baby Boy)	Mitchell Thomas Bristow	4:25
11.	"Loyalty" (featuring Shock The World)	Mitchell Thomas Bristow Lindley Frederick Taylor	4:18
12.	"Motive 4 Murder"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow Lindley	6:11
13.	"Dreams"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow	5:12
14.	"Rock Y'all Spot"	Mitchell Thomas Bristow	5:28
Total length:			1:05:52

All lyrics are written by Carl Terrell Mitchell, Calvin Thomas and Jabari Bristow, except for track 2 written with Corinthia Federick; all music is composed by Samuel "The Legendary Traxster" Lindley.

Personnel

• Carl "Twista" Mitchell – main artist
• Calvin "Liffy Stokes" Thomas – main artist
• Jabari "Mayze" Bristow – main artist
• Samuel "The Legendary Traxster" Lindley – producer, engineering, mixing
• Darnell "Cayex" Evans – engineering assistant
• Frederick "Toxic" Taylor – engineering assistant
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• Leroy Burton – executive producer
• Victor Hall – art direction, photography
• Mike Caren – A&R
• Corinthia "Newsense" Federick – featured artist (track 2)
• "Danny Boy" Steward – featured artist (track 4)
• Troy Christopher Williams – featured artist (track 5)
• Shock The World – featured artist (track 11)
• Baby Boy – additional vocals (track 10)
• Vicky – additional vocals (track 13)

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	9