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Bone Thugs N Harmony Information
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'Bone Thugs-N-Harmony' is a US rap group from Cleveland, Ohio.
History
Their career took off in 1993 after heading to Los Angeles on a Greyhound bus in search of rapper Eazy-E. They auditioned over the phone, and Eazy-E said he would call back, but he never did. When the group found out that Eazy-E was performing in Cleveland, they went backstage to audition in person. Backstage, live on The Box, they rapped for Eazy and were signed to Ruthless Records on the spot.
Their first Ruthless release, Creepin on ah Come Up, featured production by Yella of N.W.A fame and was released in 1994. It sold over three million copies and contained the hit singles "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "Foe Tha Love of $". Upon the release of their second album E. 1999 Eternal, their mentor Eazy-E died of AIDS. A new track was dedicated to Eazy-E called "Tha Crossroads", which earned the group a Grammy Award and broke The Beatles' 32-year record for fastest rising single. Since then, E. 1999 Eternal has sold over 5 million copies domestically.
Perhaps the group's most important contribution to rap is their speedy, harmonizing flow. While fast rapping has always had a niche in the culture, Bone certainly brought the style to the forefront. The group is well-known for its remarkable ability to harmonize whilst flowing at top speeds. They are significant also as a group that has sung a cappella without a loss of street cred. Although 1996 was the peak of their popular appeal, Bone still has a fairly large cult following. There always seems to be rumors of a breakup (stemming from problems between Bizzy Bone and the rest of the group), yet every two or three years they release an album, in addition to a number of successful solo albums. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are the only group to have collaborated with all three of the late rappers Eazy-E, Tupac Shakur, and the Notorious B.I.G.; as well as featuring on Mariah Carey's 1998 hit single, Breakdown. In 2002, Bone Thugs N Harmony came out with an album called "Thug World Order" and one of their songs called "Home" is featuring Phil Collins. Recently, the group was featured on the remix of Mariah Carey's single "Don't Forget About Us."
Departure of Flesh-N-Bone
In 2000, Flesh-N-Bone was sentenced to 11 years in prison for threatening a friend with an AK-47 assault rifle.
Birth Name: Stanley Howse
Aliases: Stack, 5th Dawg
Birth Date: June 10, 1973
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Measurements: 6'3" 173lbs
Record Label: Flesh-N-Bone Incorporated (F.B.I )
Albums: T.H.U.G.S.: Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls (1996), 5th Dog Let Loose (2000)
Siblings: Younger brothers Steve Howse (Layzie Bone) and Stew Bone
Cousins: Charles Scruggs (Wish Bone)
Relationship with Bizzy Bone
In late 2002, Bizzy Bone departed from the group after giving a drunken performance with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at BB King's Blues Club in New York City. In October 2003, he rejoined the group for the Wicked Wonka Tour with the Insane Clown Posse and soon recorded Bone Brothers, a duet album with Layzie Bone. Things quickly turned sour, though, as Bizzy declined to tour to support the album and refused to sign a record contract with the rest of the group to Swizz Beatz' Full Surface Records. After this and a number of other incidents, the group once again cut ties with Bizzy in May 2005.
Line-up
Current members
*Krayzie Bone
*Layzie Bone
*Wish Bone
Former members
*Bizzy Bone
*Flesh-N-Bone
Discography
Main albums
*Faces Of Death (1993)(as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e)
*Creepin on ah Come Up (1994) #12 US, 3x Platinum, 3,356,443 copies (April 2005)
*E. 1999 Eternal (1995) #1 US, 5x Platinum, 5,130,521 copies (July 2005)
*The Art of War (2-Disc Set) (1997) #1 US, 4x Platinum
*BTNHResurrection (2000) #2 US, Platinum
*Thug World Order (2002) #12 US, Gold
*Bone Instrumentals (2003) (available at bonethugaffiliated.com)
*Bone Thug Affiliates (2004) (available at bonethugaffiliated.com)
*Greatest Hits (2004) Gold
*Ghetto Street Thugz (2005) (available at bonethugaffiliated.com)
*Bone 4 Life (2005) (available at upidistribution.com)
*Greatest Hits (Chopped & Screwed) (2005)
*Strength & Loyalty (2006) (available at upidistribution.com)
*Bone Thug Story (2006)
*Bone's Greatest Weed Songs (2006) (available at bonethugaffiliated.com)
Compiliation albums
*The Collection Volume One (1998) #25 US, Platinum
*The Collection Volume Two (2000) #42 US
*Greatest Hits (2004) (2-Disc Set) #95 US, Gold, 344,000 copies (September 2005)
*Greatest Hits (Chopped and Screwed) (2005)
(All sales numbers are US only).
Hit singles
* From Creepin On Ah Come Up
** 1994 "Foe Tha Love Of $" #41 US
** 1994 "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" #22 US
* From E. 1999 Eternal
** 1995 "1st of Tha Month" #14 US
** 1996 "Tha Crossroads" #1 US
* From The Art Of War
** 1997 "Look Into My Eyes" #4 US
* From Mariah Carey's Butterfly
** 1998 "Breakdown" #12 US
*From Thug World Order
** 2003 "Home" #19 UK
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