I’m not sure what kind of weed they were smoking (perhaps it was the hydro they mention), but it made for some excellent soundscapes. U-Neek produced the entire album with co-production from Kenny McCloud, Tony-C, and Bone at times. One reason for the great success of this album was the chemistry that Bone seemed to have with DJ U-Neek at the time. Some portions of the album feature the backwards playing music, and there are a few webpages dedicated to decoding all of the elements of the album. For example, there’s Cleveland Blvd., North Eazy St., and even Wrightwoods Drive. Upon playing it for this review, it all still sounds as good as it did over fourteen years ago. In any situation, the Eternal album has proven to be just that, eternal. Within the album credits is an extended backwards cryptic message and a fictional map with street names that reflect important elements of Bone’s career up to that point. The reunited and reinvigorated quintet is set to release The World’s Enemy this upcoming December, a feat that many thought would never happen. The album itself had many of the same themes of the prior albums including violence and the occult, but with this release they took it to a higher level with weed appreciation songs and diving deeper into the occult side of things. I apologize for the bad pun, but it was hard to resist. The public seemed to be enthralled with the idea of rapid fire lyrics with a dash of harmonization for flavor, and they ate it up, leaving nothing but bones behind. Prior to BTNH, the biggest rap act out of the city was probably MC Brains of “Oochie Coochie” fame. Cleveland has always had its fair share of people that were accepted in other fields of entertainment, but there had never been any rap acts with the street edge of Bone Thugs. Hailing from the same city that the Thugs claimed as their own, we looked to them almost as folk heroes. The song proved to be a massive hit for the crew and I can even recall the group being interviewed on Yo! MTV Raps by Fab 5 Freddy as he jokingly asked “Where’s Chicken Bone?” However, it was no joking matter when the album hit the street, well at least not my street. The album’s first single (no pun intended) was “1st Of Tha Month”, which was a feel-good ode to the distribution of welfare checks. His death left many wondering about the future of the group, but just a short four months later, BTNH would release what many (including this reviewer) consider to be their magnum opus, “E. However, in March of 1995, disaster would strike as their mentor, Eazy-E would die as a result of complications from AIDS. 1999 Eternal (LP) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Currently Unavailable. Bone remained a fixture through the second half of 1994. Artist: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Genre: Hip Hop Release Date: 1995 Label: Ruthless Records Catalog Number: 88561-5539-1 Recording: Studio Sound: Stereo. “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” helped to thrust the Cleveland natives into the national spotlight, and eventually their debut EP, “Creepin On Ah Come Up” hit multi-platinum status. I doubt he ever dreamed that his castigating words against gangsta rap would become one of the most famous song introductions in rap history. It further solidified their place in hip-hop’s hall of fame by creating a sound that lived beyond them and influenced modern rappers both sonically and lyrically.Here at RapReviews, we’re not against rap (obviously), we’re not against rappers (again, obviously), and we’re not against those thugs, well at least not THESE thugs. Stick around to hear Jinx recount the lasting legacy of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony by putting Cleveland on the map with this Midwestern G-Funk classic. Bill Collector/Budsmokers Only/Tha Crossroads/Me Killer/ Land Of The Heartless/No Shorts, No Losses, 1st Of Tha Month/ Buddah Lovas/Die Die Die/Mr. Da Introduction/East 1999/Eternal/Crept and We Came/Down '71 (The Getaway)/Mr. Later, find out whether Ouija boards, ignoring your doctor’s advice, villainous aliases, and the phrase Oh well fall under Flagrant Foul or Hard AF. The best-selling album from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has sold more than 6 million copies, but this Rexord Store Day marks its first official release on vinyl. Hear Shea ruminate about his nostalgia for this album, followed by the disastrous results of trying to relive it in adulthood. The Ruthless Records signees layer their melodic harmonies and ominous rap style over DJ U-Neek’s beats to create tracks like “1st of tha Month,” “Tha Crossroads,” “Mr.
This week, Jinx and Shea dive into Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s 1995 sophomore album, E.