Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
American hip hop group
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (or simply Bone Thugs; formerly B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e) is an American hip-hop group formed in 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Flesh-n-Bone, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are known for helping pioneer the chopper rap style and the use of rap-singing in popular music, as well as bringing exposure to Midwestern hip-hop. They are frequently cited as one of the greatest rap groups and have sold over 16 million records.
The group signed with American rapper Eazy-E's Ruthless Records in late 1993 and made their debut with the EP Creepin on ah Come Up the following year. In 1995, they released their second album, E. 1999 Eternal, which included the hit singles "1st of tha Month" and "East 1999". Their song "Tha Crossroads", a tribute to Eazy-E, spent eight consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and earned them a Grammy Award in 1997. The group's third album, The Art of War, was released in 1997. In 2000, their album BTNHResurrection achieved platinum status in the United States within a month of its release, whereas their 2002 album, Thug World Order, saw more moderate success, attaining platinum certification and peaking at No. 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
History
1993: B.O.N.E. Enterprise early years
Formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1991, the group was originally called "Band Aid Boys".
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