The pinnacle of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s artistry and commercial success was their 1995 album E. 1999 Eternal, a smooth and spooky smash hit dedicated to the death of the group’s mentor, gangsta rap pioneer Eazy-E. Anchored by the unstoppable and timeless singles “1st of tha Month” and “Tha Crossroads”—an instant classic that probably even had your squarest middle-school teacher musing about how badly the Cleveland group missed their Uncle Charles—E. 1999 Eternal showcased the wide range of personas and voices of Bong Thugs, from the unhinged Krayzie Bone to the beyond smooth Layzie Bone to the rapid-fire rhyming of Bizzy Bone over smoky, snappy DJ U-Neek beats.…
The pinnacle of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s artistry and commercial success was their 1995 album E. 1999 Eternal, a smooth and spooky smash hit dedicated to the death of the group’s mentor, gangsta rap pioneer Eazy-E. Anchored by the unstoppable and timeless singles “1st of tha Month” and “Tha Crossroads”—an instant classic that probably even had your squarest middle-school teacher musing about how badly the Cleveland group missed their Uncle Charles—E. 1999 Eternal showcased the wide range of personas and voices of Bong Thugs, from the unhinged Krayzie Bone to the beyond smooth Layzie Bone to the rapid-fire rhyming of Bizzy Bone over smoky, snappy DJ U-Neek beats.…