Occasional reunions, such as 2000's BTNHResurrection and 2002's Thug World Order, produced some moments of glory, but these were few and far between.
Within a year of release, it was certified quadruple platinum for over four million units sold in the U.S.Ī second round of solo albums sold poorly, and Bone quickly slid off the mainstream radar. Not only did it top the same Billboard charts as E 1999 Eternal, but lead single "Look into My Eyes" went Top Five on the Hot 100. However, their second album, Art of War (1997) - an ambitious double-disc package - was very successful. As was in vogue at the time, the group members subsequently pursued respective solo careers and also a Mo Thugs Family spinoff group none of these ventures rivaled the proper Bone projects.Īt this point, the onetime cohesive group, which specialized in interwoven, harmonious singing as well as rapping, became conflicted and the group members failed to collaborate well. The album topped the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and spawned a pair of popular singles, "1st of the Month" and "Tha Crossroads," the latter a dedication to the deceased Eazy-E and a Grammy Award recipient. The single crossed into the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 22.Īmid the fervor, the group immediately reentered the studio and emerged with a remarkable album, E 1999 Eternal (1995). The EP boasted "Thuggish Ruggish Bone," a conventional G-funk song with an unconventional array of Bone Thug rappers that became an overnight summer anthem, especially throughout the Midwest. The debut release from Bone was an EP, Creepin on ah Come Up (1994). N.W.A's Eazy-E signed the group - initially comprised of Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-N-Bone, Layzie Bone, and Bizzy Bone - to Ruthless Records.
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Mainstream interest dropped off toward the tail end of the '90s, but the group, which underwent a series of lineup changes, continued to release new material via mixtapes and albums throughout the 2000s. But after two hours of these singsong melodies, War seems more like a siege than a surgical strike.' Rolling Stone gave the album three and a half stars out of a possible five.Graced with a quick and sometimes sung delivery, along with a unique sense of melody, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony burst out of Cleveland, Ohio in the mid-'90s with a pair of massive hits ("Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "Tha Crossroads") along with a great first album, as well as a successful follow-up, and then quickly unraveled. By the end of the second disc, they have repeated all of their ideas at least five times apiece, and only a few of those ideas resulted in actual songs in the first place.' Considine of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a 'B' rating, stating, 'Lest the smooth sound of 'Look Into My Eyes' leaves you thinking the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are really just pop-friendly softies, this 28-song double disc, The Art of War, offsets its slow-and-sweet numbers with bloodthirsty workouts like the shotgun-spiked 'Thug Luv'. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said, 'While the group is capable of producing a catchy single, they don't have the personality to sustain an album, much less a double-disc set. While others criticizing the album for its length, including extended disses towards other rappers, leading to repetitive song play.
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