Let’s dive into the top performers of the Memphis’ clique’s catalog - again, combining work done as a group or by individuals in lead roles:ġ. Among the highlights, two top 10s: “Stay Fly,” featuring Young Buck, Eightball and MJG (No. Single success took a few years, with the group’s first stint on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs coming with 1998’s “Tear Da Club Up ’97,” the first of 18 chart entries to date. The crew, with Crunchy Black, DJ Paul, Gangsta Boo, Juicy J, Koopsta Knicca and Lord Infamous among its ranks at times, arrived on Billboard‘s charts in 1995 with the Mystic Stylez album. Now, for the challengers, Memphis’ own Three 6 Mafia. “I Tried,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Akon, No. “Foe Tha Love of $,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Eazy-E, No. “If I Could Teach The World,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, No. “1st of Tha Month,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, No. “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, No. “Ghetto Cowboy,” Mo Thugs Family featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, No. “Look Into My Eyes,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, No. “Ridin’,” Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone, No. “Tha Crossroads,” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, No. With “Crossroads” leading the pack, here’s a look at the Cleveland collective’s biggest hits on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, combining their group and each member’s solo hits in lead roles:ġ. The smash was a tribute to late mentor Eazy-E (of N.W.A) and the head of the act’s Ruthless Records label. The five-piece, comprised of Bizzy Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone and Wish Bone, is probably best known for the 1996 crossover hit “Tha Crossroads,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts for eight and seven weeks, respectively. Its breakout single, “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” was the first of their 14 entries on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and climbed to No. Seniority first: Cleveland’s Bone Thugs-N-Harmony burst onto Billboard’s charts in 1994 with their debut EP, Creepin on Ah Come Up.
We’ll update this article once the new date is announced.Īhead of the upcoming Instagram Live battle between two of rap’s best-known groups - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia - Billboard revisits the two groups’ chart successes to pinpoint the most likely candidates to make the set list during the showdown. Three 6 Mafia battle was originally scheduled for Thursday night (April 30) but has been postponed to a yet-determined date and has been rebranded as a Verzuz battle - the popular head-to-head beat battles started by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. On Twitter, reaction to the VERZUZ battle between Bone Thugs-n-Harmony naturally cropped up and we’ve got those reactions below.UPDATE: The Bone Thugs-N-Harmony vs. If the chatter online is any indication, the final VERZUZ of the year was one of the best in the series.
As founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland noted, VERZUZ isn’t a traditional battle born of ill intentions but is a celebration of legends in the game for their musical contributions.įans also praised Layzie Bone for keeping the peace and remaining calm, and there was a beautiful moment of reconciliation between Bizzy Bone and Juicy J that deserves recognition. From there, all hell broke loose and there was mayhem on the stage before security staff and their crews split everyone apart while things cooled off.īizzy eventually returned to the stage to apologize and the show went on as planned, but the damage was done image-wise by the fracas, with some online wondering if the VERZUZ brand needs to approach these events from a different angle. Juicy J fired back with a quick “suck my d*ck” jab, prompting Bizzy to toss a bottle of water at him. Before we even get started you ugly motherf*ckers ain’t finna to be mocking me while I’m on motherf*ckin’ stage, like straight the f*ck up.” There was also a bit of history of friction between the groups dating back to the 1990s when they first found their footing as underground stalwarts who shared a similar sonic bent, but it never escalated to the degree most saw on Thursday.īizzy expressed some profanity-laced thoughts towards Juicy J, Gansta Boo, DJ Paul, and Crunchy Black, telling them, “Yo. 2) and was expected to be a night packed with hits between the two veteran Hip-Hop groups. The event took place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Calif Thursday night (Dec. An exchange of words between Bizzy Bone and Juicy J halted the production, but the show did eventually go on. VERZUZ just might have to retool things going forward with their live show format after a heated contest between Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia turned suddenly violent.