update his style and record sales. C.E.B.'s name was a backronym for "Countin' Endless Bank", but it was also an acronym for the names of the group's three members. The trio released its only album, Countin' Endless Bank, on Ruffhouse Records in 1992. The single "Get the Point" reached No. 5 on Billboards Hot Rap Singles. The album was poorly received. Armed robbery and murder On January 2, 1996, Steady B, along with C.E.B. bandmate Cool C and another local Philadelphia rapper, Mark Canty, attempted a bank robbery at a PNC bank branch in Feltonville, Philadelphia. During the botched heist, in which Steady B served as the getaway driver in a stolen minivan, Philadelphia Police Officer Lauretha Vaird, who responded to the bank's silent alarm, was shot and killed by Cool C. Vaird, an African American woman and the single mother of two children, was the first female Philadelphia police officer slain in the line of duty. The incident inspired the song "Slipped Away (The Ballad of Lauretha Vaird)", which appeared on Philadelphia trio G. Love and Special Sauce's album Yeah, It's That Easy. Steady B was arrested at his apartment shortly after the bank robbery. Two handguns left at the scene by Cool C and Canty, including the murder weapon, were traced back to Steady, and he eventually confessed to his role in the crimes to police during interrogation. At his trial, the State presented evidence, including testimony from Steady's wife, that Steady B, Cool C, and Canty met at Steady B's apartment shortly after the robbery, where they watched media coverage of the event on television and discussed their escape. Incriminating statements by Canty were also admitted into evidence at Steady B's trial. On October 30, 1996, Steady B was convicted of the second-degree murder of Officer Vaird. On December 13, 1996, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Discography Solo albums Group album References External links [ AllMusic.com Biography – Steady B] 1969 births 1996 murders in the United States African-American male rappers American bank robbers American people convicted of murdering police officers American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Jive Records artists Living people People convicted of murder by Pennsylvania Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Pennsylvania Rappers from Philadelphia Criminals from Philadelphia 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American musicians