Some information about Bone Thugs N Harmony
Well, as I've mentioned before, I've had that song, "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in my head for a few days, now. So I decided to do more information on the history behind not just the band and the song, as well. And I after looking up some of the information I found, I can't help but wonder, why isn't more of this information on the band posted on Wikipedia, as well as some of the other musicians they've been associated with over the years? So, anyway, here's what I found out:
The song is dedicated to the group's mentor, the late gangsta rap icon Eazy-E, and other family members.
"Crossroad" originally debuted in 1995 on the album, E. 1999 Eternal. It was dedicated to Bone's dead friend Wallace (Wally) Laird III, but after the death of Eazy-E they decided to remake it as "Tha Crossroads". The original song appears on the edited version of the album, though the European release has the original as track number 8 and the remix as track 18. (Wikipedia.org)
As for other information behind people mentioned in the song. I watched the hip hop group doing an interview on youtube, and one of the guys from the group had mentioned something about possibly a group called, "The Graveyard Shift". Why there's no information about that hip hop group, I have no idea. But here's what I found on the "Graveyard Shift":
The song is dedicated to the group's mentor, the late gangsta rap icon Eazy-E, and other family members.
"Crossroad" originally debuted in 1995 on the album, E. 1999 Eternal. It was dedicated to Bone's dead friend Wallace (Wally) Laird III, but after the death of Eazy-E they decided to remake it as "Tha Crossroads". The original song appears on the edited version of the album, though the European release has the original as track number 8 and the remix as track 18. (Wikipedia.org)
As for other information behind people mentioned in the song. I watched the hip hop group doing an interview on youtube, and one of the guys from the group had mentioned something about possibly a group called, "The Graveyard Shift". Why there's no information about that hip hop group, I have no idea. But here's what I found on the "Graveyard Shift":
The Graveyard Shift:
The Graveyard Shift were friends and family of Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony. The group was signed to ruthless, but Lil' Boo Krayzie Bone's
cousin) was the first to die, in 1994. Mentioned in crossroads. The remaining
members, Tombstone, Gates, and Sin. Tombstone was killed later. "Still
waters" was supposed to be there first cd.
their music had a really gothic sound to it. sins voice is really scary, and they use metaphors a lot, and really creepy beats.
Gates quit rapping after tombstone died, and sin left mo thugs, and signed with another ex-mo thug artist, but still hasn't released anything.
their music had a really gothic sound to it. sins voice is really scary, and they use metaphors a lot, and really creepy beats.
Gates quit rapping after tombstone died, and sin left mo thugs, and signed with another ex-mo thug artist, but still hasn't released anything.
( www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the graveyard shift)
As for Wish Bone's Uncle Charles mentioned in the song, here's what it had to say about him:
In real life, Uncle Charles was setup and killed with his own gun. He
was shot in the face and his body was dumped. His male partner was
believed to be behind the killing although he was in jail at the time.
The man the police believed pulled the trigger is in an Ohio prison
right now and will be released this summer. The male partner was a
street criminal who committed several felonies and was on the run from
police when Charles took him in. The male later stole Charles’ Jaguar
and was later arrested (Although he was not charged for that car theft
but another). A witness told police that the man told Charles he would
have him killed if he told police. The partner later died in an Ohio
prison.
(hiphoptvwhy.com/dj-why-review/who-was-and-what-happened-to-uncle-charles-of-bone-thugs)
What I'm wondering is, when did all this happen? What year did it happen? And Why wasn't any of this mentioned in any of the member's of the group's early life, from before they became famous, or during the height of their success outside their musical career? That's some more information that's once again not mentioned if you were to look them up on Wikipedia. Why it doesn't go into more detail on some website, I never will know. I get that it's a touchy subject. And it's never easy to lose someone you know, if you know that they were a good person in your life.
Other interesting information I never knew about the band until now:
Names and real names of the group:
Bizzy Bone (Real Name:Bryon Anthony McCane II, born 9/12/1976)
Layzie Bone (Real Name: Steven Howse, Born 9/23 1974)
Flesh-N-Bone (Real Name: Stanley Howse, Born 6/10/1973)
Krayzie Bone (Real Name: Anthony Henderson, born 6/17/1973)
Wish Bone (Real Name: Charles Scruggs, born 2/17/1975. No information available on his date of birth or his real name on Wikipedia for some reason. I can't figure out why.)
Layzie Bone, Flesh-N-Bone, and Wish Bone are related. Layzie Bone and Flesh-N-Bone are brothers and Wish Bone is their cousin.
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