Song:Tha Crossroads
Album:The Collection Vol. 1
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has proven to be one of the more durable rap groups. They topped the charts with Tha Crossroads in 1995 and they are still around today. They are from Cleveland formed as the Band Aid Boys in 1991. They changed that to B.O.N.E. Enterpri$es in 1993. They all have the name bone in their names. Members are Anthony "Krayzie Bone" Henderson, Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse, Byron "Bizzy Bone" McCane and Charles "Wish Bone" Scruggs. Stanley "Flesh-n-Bone" Howse joined later. He is Layzie Bone's brother and Wish Bone is their cousin. They released the 1993 album Faces Of Death with Layzie Bone's older brother Kermit Henderson producing. It didn't look like they were going to go anywhere when rapper Eric "Eazy-E" Wright agreed to check them out. He signed them to his Ruthless label and their name was changed to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Their 1994 EP Creepin om ah Come Up did very well with hits like Thuggish Ruggish Bone. It was certified 4XPlatinum. While they were getting ready to record an album, Wright died of AIDS on Mar. 26, 1995. The group was concerned about their future. But Ruthless continued to support them and the album E. 1999 Eternal was released in 1995. The album and the single Tha Crossroads was a tribute to Eazy-E. Tha Crossroads topped the Billboard Hot 100. Most of the album including Tha Crossroads was produced by Tim "DJ U-Neek" Middleton. The girl group featured at the start of the video is called Tre'. The album was certified 4XPlatinum. The success continued with the 1997 album The Art Of War and the top five single Look Into My Eyes. It was also certified 4XPlatinum. They went into decline after internal strife with Bizzy Bone. Also Flesh-n-Bone was convicted of a gun charge and jailed. Breakup rumors plagued the 2000 CD BTNHResurrection and the album didn't do as well as previous albums. Bizzy Bone was fired after the 2002 CD Thug World Order and their Ruthless contract ran out. It looked like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony would end. The guys turned to solo projects. They reformed in 2006 and signed with Koch (now E1) and then they started their own label with Warner Bros. distribution. There was some talk of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony retiring. But they released an album last year and they are touring. This comp CD covers their first two albums. Here's the video for Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
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