Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is a melodic rap and gangsta rap group from Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland crew whose rapid-fire, harmonized flows made them the most melodic group of 90s gangsta rap.
Who are Bone Thugs-n-Harmony?
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is a group from Cleveland, Ohio: Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone. Eazy-E signed them to Ruthless Records in 1993.
Known for
The EP Creepin on ah Come Up (1994) with "Thuggish Ruggish Bone", and the album E. 1999 Eternal (1995) with "1st of tha Month" and "Tha Crossroads", a tribute to Eazy-E that won a Grammy in 1997.
Style
Fast, tightly stacked flows that they sing as much as rap, with harmonies running through dark, street-level stories.
Impact
Bone proved the Midwest could compete with both coasts and showed that a hard rap group could also be melodic. Their mix of speed and melody runs straight through to many of today's melodic rappers.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: quick answers
What genre is Bone Thugs-n-Harmony?
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s music falls under Melodic Rap and Gangsta Rap. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is part of Midwest hip-hop, with the most important work in the 1990s and 2000s.
Where do Bone Thugs-n-Harmony come from?
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony comes from Cleveland, Ohio.
When did Bone Thugs-n-Harmony start?
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony has been active since 1991.
Which artists are similar to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony?
If you like Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, listen to Eazy-E, N.W.A, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and Geto Boys.
