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Although I wasn’t to quick to jump out and ask the man on Bone’s status, Krayzie seemed to know already where I was heading: “ For the next album I will produce most of it.”įor the last few months, there’s been much speculation throughout the Bone family on the personal beefs having a large impact on the state of the group. I questioned him on whether this would be a new trend with him and he seemed 100% sure of the direction he would be heading with his music. Not only does Thug On The Line feature Krayzie’s label’s family of emcees but it also features stellar production from Krayzie himself.

When I asked him to compare the two solo releases he seemed to be equally pleased with both but stated, “I have to say I like my second one ( Thug On Da Line) better.”

I have some emcees signed which I just met over the years.” Two years later comes the release of Thug On Da Line which is being released on Krayzie’s own Thug Line Records. It was a compilation of Krayzie’s favourite tracks and this reflected on the album. The majority of people I’ve spoken to stated that Thug Mentality to date is Krayzie at his best. In 1999, Krayzie Bone released the double album, Thug Mentality. With album sales reaching well over a million, not to mention the millions of Bone Thugs sales, Cleveland, Ohio was officially on the hip-hop map. Therefore, Cleveland based Mo Thug Family was the next major move. The next movement would be to take on solo roles and care of the Ruthless family. After releasing a few albums, Bone had been established. Family, friends and roots don’t just get up with you and move to L.A. Krayzie now resides in California, but he still makes frequent visits back to his hometown. He made sure the studios and stuff were taken care of to help the group reach ahead.” “ It was a good relationship, even though he died a year and a half after we met. At the same time, the pressure was on to release a product that would adhere to the Ruthless standard and push the group’s name forward.Īlthough Eazy-E passed away a year and a half after the group was signed, he had developed a relationship with the group that Krayzie says he appreciated. A standard was set for them to follow in which it was imperative for each emcee to insure the security and structuring of the Ruthless musical family. Their objective was to locate gangsta rap pioneer Eazy-E and to finally get the record deal they felt they deserved.Įric “Eazy-E” Wright liked what he heard and signed the group to his own label, Ruthless Records, shortly thereafter.

In the early 90s, Krayzie stepped up and purchased a one way ticket to Los Angeles for each member of the group. They grew up poor, some homeless and surrounded by the violence which flooded the streets. I look out for the kids as much as possible.”Įach member of Bone grew up with a struggle of their own. “ The young kids grew up and took over the streets. Leatherface (one of Krayzie’s many aliases). “ The only thing that’s changed from now since I was young is the faces,” stated Mr. He described his block as a rough neighbourhood with countless struggles. He got into hip-hop early staring in sixth grade by spitting rhymes back and forth with his friends at school. I was looking for anything to calm my nerves as I wasn’t expecting the last minute opportunity to come around.Īs a member of the rap group largely responsible for my early love for hip-hop, I was beyond stoked for the opportunity to speak with Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.īorn Anthony Henderson, the 6 Foot tall Gemini, Krayzie Bone is most well known for being a member of the Cleveland based rap which won a Grammy in 1997 for their Eazy-E tribute, “Tha Crossroads.” Right as I stepped up to get a little grub for the wait the phone started ringing.

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