Husalah

American rapper

Husalah
Birth name	James Ratliff
Born	(1979-04-13) April 13, 1979 (age 45)
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1995-present
Labels	The Artist Records, Sumo Records

Musical artist

James "Husalah" Ratliff (born May 13, 1979),^[1] is an American rapper from Pittsburg, California. He began his career with the Pittsburg group the Mob Figaz, whose first album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, was released in 1999. Like his late close friend The Jacka, Husalah is a Muslim, and frequently references Islam in his lyrics. He has released three solo studio albums (Dope, Guns and Religion, Hustlin' Since the '80s, and The H), as well as numerous group projects.

Career

Husalah began his career with the Pittsburg-based group Mob Figaz. Their first album, C-Bo's Mob Figaz, was released in 1999 and was a minor hit on the Billboard Hip Hop charts, entering in at #63. The album sold fairly well, selling 60,000 units. His first solo album, entitled Dope, Guns, and Religion, was released in 2006 and was one of the most highly anticipated Bay Area hip-hop albums of the time.

Husalah has collaborated with many respected and noteworthy rappers, including E-40, Too Short, Kool G Rap, Cormega, Paul Wall, Freeway, the late Mac Dre, Andre Nickatina, Keak Da Sneak, Lil B The Based God, Yukmouth, Clyde Carson, and Roach Gigz, among others.

Discography

Solo albums

Studio albums

2007: Huslin Since Da 80's
2018: H

Mixtapes

2006: Dope, Guns & Religion
2010: Tha Furly Ghost Vol. 3^[2]

Collaborative albums

With Mob Figaz

1999: C-Bo's Mob Figaz

With Mob Figaz alumni

2002: Camp Mob Figaz: The Street Soundtrack (with various)
2003: Mob Figaz
2005: 3 Da Hard Way (with The Jacka & Marvaless)
2006: Animal Planet (with The Jacka)
2006: Mob Trial (with AP.9 & The Jacka)
2007: Without My 5 (with AP.9)

Additional collaborations

2007: Explosive Mode 3: The Mob Gets Explosive (with The Jacka, Messy Marv & San Quinn)
2008: The Tonka Boyz (with B-Luv) (R&B #57 / Heatseekers #49)^[3]
2014 Tortoise and the Hare (with Blanco & Kokane)

Guest appearances

2001. "Target Practice" (with The Jacka, Earl Haze, Kozi & Yukmouth) on (The Jacka Of The Mob Figaz)
2010. "Lightweight Jammin'" (with E-40, & Clyde Carson on (Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift)
2016. "This Goin' Up" (with E-40, & Turf Talk) on (The D-Boy Diary: Book 2)

References

^ AP9 (May 13, 2011). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUSALAH!!". The Siccness Network. Retrieved April 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Tuesday Rap Release Dates: Kanye West, Big L, Gucci Mane, Black Milk | Get the Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHopDX". Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p734424/charts-awards