1999 Eternal debuted at the top of the Billboard charts, driven by iconic singles like “1st Of The Month” and the album’s most famous drop, “Tha Crossroads.” His legacy was honored through the album’s title, and Bone Thugs did not disappoint in doing right by their late mentor. Sadly, Eazy-E was no longer around to bear witness, having passed away prior to its release. Following an EP by the name of Creepin’ On Ah Come Up, the harmonious Thugs came through with their first full-length project. The proteges of NWA legend Eazy-E, Bone’s breakout single “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” set the stage for the quintet to assert themselves as contenders. The Notorious B.I.G and Puff Daddy had asserted themselves as King, and King’s Hand, of New York.Īnd here were five emcees - Bizzy Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Flesh-N-Bone, and Wish Bone - seeking to follow-up on an EP that inserted them comfortably into the mix. OutKast made it known that “The South Had Something To Say,” following the release of 1994’s Southernplaylisticcadillacmuzic. The Wu-Tang Clan had turned heads through their brilliant pairing of martial-arts mysticism, mathematics, and genuine street narratives. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, and the DPG had planted the Death Row flag in West Coast soil, a point of contention to their East Coast counterparts. In 1995, the same year The Source Awards would stage its most notorious installment, many legendary acts were staking their claim across their respective cities.ĭr. Consider the hip-hop landscape at the time of its release. One that carved an intriguing musical cloth, and helped pioneer a darker variant of gangster rap not unlike the Geto Boys down in Houston, Bone’s G’d up aesthetic was peppered with enough horrorcore elements to spark a different sort of unease. Paired with haunting, reversed cries, it’s easy to imagine a ritual transpiring after nightfall in the streets of Cleveland. 1999 Eternal strikes a sinister, yet undeniably inviting tone. The opening message of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s E.
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