

Determined to reach him, they scrounged together the money for one-way bus tickets to Los Angeles. In hopes of securing a record deal, the group was given an audition over the phone, receiving an unfulfilled promise from rapper Eazy-Eto call them back. Like so many aspiring rappers around the country, they put in calls to executives at record companies, hoping to find someone who would listen. Enterpri$e, which consisted of five members - Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone and later Flesh-n-Bone - and recorded an album entitled Faces of Death in the studio of their then-mentor, Kermit Henderson (Krayzie Bone's younger brother) on his indie label Stoney Burke in 1993. History 1991–93: B.O.N.E Enterprise early years įormed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991, the group was originally called "The Band-Aid Boys".

In 2007 they had another major-label release, Strength & Loyalty, on Swizz Beatz's label Full Surface Records. After that album, the group went on hiatus from their label and released their sixth studio album, Thug Stories, independently in 2006. In 2000, BTNHResurrection reached platinum in one month, while 2002's Thug World Order received more moderate sales and promotion, going gold and peaking at #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. 1 & 2 was both released in 19 respectively both reaching Platinum status in the U.S. The editors of ranked them #12 on their list of the "25 Best Rap Groups of All Time", and MTV called them "the most melodic hip-hop group of all time". Bone Thugs is the only group that has worked with all four deceased artists 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-Eand Big Pun while they were still alive. The album was another runaway success selling 394,000 copies in its first week and overall selling 4.6 million copies in the U.S. The Art of War, the group's third album, was also released in July 1997. This was the groups best selling album to date selling over 4 million copies in just 4 months after release and by July of 2009 the album had sold over 9 million copies in the United States and has reportedly sold 19 million copies worldwide. A tribute to then-recently deceased Eazy-E, titled "Tha Crossroads" in early January 1996 which won a Grammy award in 1997. The album debut and peaked at #1 selling 313,000 copies in the first week. 1999 Eternal, which included hits "1st of tha Month" and "East 1999". In 1995, the group released its second album, E. The EP included their breakout hit single "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" & the Eazy E assisted single For Tha Love Of $ released in August 1994, the album was a massive success selling over 4 million units in the United States and over 9 million records worldwide.

American West Coast rapper Eazy-E, former member of rap group N.W.A, signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in late 1993, when Bone Thugs debuted with their EP Creepin on ah Come Up. It consists of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone and Flesh-N-Bone. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American hip hop group from Cleveland, Ohio.
