Warren Sabir McGlone (born September 17, 1969), known by the stage name Steady B, is an American hip hop emcee who, along with Schoolly D, the Fresh Prince, and Three Times Dope, was one of the first wave of Philadelphia-area emcees to gain notoriety in the mid-to-late 1980s. Steady B was a member (and de facto leader) of Philadelphia's Hilltop Hustlers crew. His musical career was relatively short-lived, and he is currently serving a life sentence in a Pennsylvania state prison for his role in the murder of Philadelphia Police officer Lauretha Vaird during a botched bank robbery in 1996. Early life McGlone, affectionately known as "Boobie", was raised in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia. More specifically in the Hilltop area, which runs roughly between the corridors of 59th Street and Lansdowne Avenue and 63rd Street and Lancaster Avenue. McGlone was introduced to hip hop while attending the former Hanna Elementary School and started practicing his freestyle skills. He would later attend and matriculate at the former Shoemaker Jr. High School. Whilst attending Overbrook High School, McGlone began testing his rap skills in battles with, among others, future Hollywood icon Will Smith, who was then known as the Fresh Prince. It was during this time that he changed his name to Steady B (Boobie). Career Early career Steady B's original DJ was Grand Dragon K.D., later replaced by DJ Tat Money, who later became the DJ for Kwamé and a New Beginning. At his best, Steady B mixed well-written metaphors and wordplay with sparse yet catchy drum tracks. He released five albums over the course of his career, with mixed success. Steady B and Grand Dragon K.D. released a few early hip hop 12" singles on the Pop Art label in 1985. These included "Take Your Radio" (an answer record to LL Cool J's "I Can't Live Without My Radio"), "Fly Shanté" featuring Roxanne Shanté, and "Just Call Us Def". Neither of these early 12" singles feature on albums. Steady B and Grand Dragon K.D. appeared at "UK Fresh 86" at Wembley Arena in London on July 19, 1986, known as the Hip Hop Woodstock. Recordings of his set only featured one track, "Do the Fila", his answer to Joeski Love's "Pee-Wee's Dance". C.E.B. In 1991, Steady B formed the hardcore hip hop group C.E.B. with fellow local Philadelphia emcees Cool C and Ultimate Eaze, in an effort to