BONE Thugs-N-Harmony is remembered for their hit singles I Tried and Tha Crossroads.
The Grammy Award-winning band got their big break when they were signed to their first record deal by Public Enemy’s Eazy-E.
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Who are the members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony?
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is a hip-hop quintet consisting of Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, and Wish Bone.
In 1993, Bone Thugs were signed to Eazy-E’s Ruthless Records and released their debut EP Creepin on ah Come Up the following year.
In 1995, the group released their second and most successful album E. 1999 Eternal.
They earned recognition for their songs Thuggish Ruggish Bone, 1st of tha Month, and Tha Crossroads.
For the last-mentioned single, Bone Thugs won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
When was Bone Thugs-N-Harmony formed?
Originally calling themselves the Band-Aid Boys, Bone Thugs was formed in 1991.
Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, the group was renamed B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e until their name was tweaked to their most famous moniker by mentor Eazy-E.
“We honestly never imagined it would be like this. It’s crazy,” Krayzie Bone said of Bone Thugs’ success.
He told Thrasher: “We was so caught up in the thought of just making it—being able to make music.
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“We weren’t thinking about anything else that came. When the success came, it was kind of overnight.
“I remember our song hit the radio. I remember when Eazy called us and told us to turn the radio on because they were about to play Thuggish Ruggish Bone in California.
“Everything just started changing. From the success, it shocked everybody. It was the real deal.
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“We were like serious superstars. We still had a street mentality and didn’t understand what was going on because it was going so fast.”
They have cited N.W.A, LL Cool J, and Tupac Shakur as influences.
What happened to Krayzie Bone?
On September 22, 2023, Krayzie Bone was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital after experiencing an emergency where he started coughing up blood.
It was discovered via a CT scan that an artery in his lung was leaking.
It was believed his emergency was triggered by his health battle with sarcoidosis.
Between his marriage to Andrea Henderson and his previous marriage, Krayzie has five children.
He is a father to daughters Melody, Destiny, and Malaysia, as well as his sons Nathan and Anthony.
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