Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

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Early years

Formed in 1991 as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e, the group consisted of four members: Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, and Layzie's cousin, Wish Bone. Their first album, Faces Of Death , was recorded in 1993. With new member and Layzie's brother, Flesh-n-Bone, added the same year, the group renamed itself Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. In November 1993, the group auditioned backstage for rapper Eazy-E, who was performing in Cleveland with his father. After a second audition, Eazy-E signed the group to his label Ruthless Records.

Ruthless Records

Creepin on ah Come Up

Released in June 1994, the EP Creepin on ah Come Up , was Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's debut with Ruthless. Peaking at #12 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, it included the hit singles "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "Foe tha Love of $", the second of which featured a verse by Eazy-E. "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #2 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, and "Foe tha Love of $" peaked at #41 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the Rap Tracks.

E. 1999 Eternal

In 1995, the group's sophomore album E. 1999 Eternal was released. It included the singles "1st of tha Month", which peaked at #14 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot Rap Tracks, and "Tha Crossroads", which reached #1 on the Hot 100 and Hot Rap Tracks charts. The album name originated from Eazy-E's album, Eternal E, naming it after Eazy-E's album was just another way of showing respect and tribute to the rapper that helped make them big. 10 Million + records sold worldwide.

The Art of War

In 1997, the group released the double-disc set The Art of War . The single "Look into My Eyes" appeared on the soundtrack of the film Batman & Robin . It peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. "If I Could Teach the World", the other single from The Art of War , peaked at #27 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot Rap Tracks.

BTNHResurrection

In 2000, the group released BTNHResurrection . The album featured the single "Resurrection (Paper, Paper)", which peaked on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #52. Flesh-n-Bone was convicted for assault with a firearm and criminal possessi

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