You may have had a similar experience when listening to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony for the first time, where you had to ask yourself, “Are these guys singing or rapping?” Depending on the moment, you could probably make a case for either, but the fact that these guys were legitimately doing both was insanely progressive at the time. Along with Nate Dogg, these dudes were blending the worlds of R&B and hip hop with each line they spit. RZA and th Gravediggaz had just released their acclaimed 1994 record 6 Feet Deep, and we’re just a couple years before Slim Shady starts murdering people on the track, and going platinum while he’s at it.Īlong with the slaughterhouse, murderous tendencies in their horrorcore-leaning material, the overwhelming influence from Bone Thugs comes in their rap deliver, their melodic blend of singing and rapping. 1995 is somewhat of a revolutionary year for the subgenre, with Three Six releasing their debut album and ICP releasing their third record, the gold certified Riddle Box. While the album contains content that rivals the likes of Three Six Mafia and Insane Clown Posse for the most violent material in rap music at the time, It’s around this time that ‘horrorcore’ is becoming more and more popular. One had spotted me, picked up a piece and shot at me” Number one best start duckin' wid ah gun already buckin'įrom the pigs when I peel and I hit the fencesĪnd it ain't no telling where the coppers be dwelling That comes from “Die Die Die.” This one’s from “Down ’71 (The Getaway)”: So come to The Land where all the thugs be real They givin' me what me need man when I light my bluntįold the niggas up in me hood so when we smoke smoke smoke
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“Cause nigga the sawed-off ain't full of shit “Down ’71 (The Getaway)” and “Die Die Die” employ straight-up murderous lyrics stuff that was really, really dark and hard: Of course, those unmistakable G-funk synths haven’t really found themselves in modern rap culture too often, but the general smoked-out, leaned-back (pun intended) vibe is all over the place, from the obvious examples that A$AP Rocky and Ferg provide to the less obvious artists like Atlanta’s Migos and Father, the latter of which embodies a lot of that evil darkness that the Thugs thrived on. Bill Collector,” or “No Shorts, No Losses” for those vibes. Just listen to the beats on “Crept and We Came,” “Mr. Cloud rap, or whatever you want to call it, definitely takes more than a couple nods from E. The album’s melodic, slow instrumentation has gone on to spawn less funky vibes that you see in A$AP Mob or Yung Lean’s kind of music. It was also pretty genius when the crew flipped The Isley Brothers’ legitimate love song “Choosey Lover” into the ultimate stoner song on “Buddah Lovaz.” There’s no doubt that these Cleveland cats loved their trees.
Some of the high moments in terms of sampling come on “Mo Murda” when U-Neek sampled Bootsy Collins’, better known as the excentric bassist in George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic, track “I’d Rather Be With You. It melted the modern sounds with G-funk with the syrup pace of Texas rap. DJ U-Neek, who made each beat on the album, lived up to the name with his production. All of these factors helped to make the record one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time. It was even one of the last projects that Eazy-E worked on before he passed away (“Crossroad” is dedicated to him). The LP was unique in production and, and its influence has lasted into present day due to the Thugs’ forward-thinking flows. It’s chalk full of classics without cheesy attempts at singles. Krayzie is the only MC to appear on all tracks, but Layzie and Bizzy are on most of them as well.ġ999 Eternal has all the makings for a classic hip hop album. The rappers, by the way, more specifically are Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, and Flesh-n-Bone.
The album, which came out twenty years ago today, embodied a mutated G-funk sound laced with the band’s unique flows, of which they rap with the utmost respect for harmony. But if ever there was a case to take the city’s contribution to hip hop culture seriously, it would be because of E. Now Cleveland, Ohio has never been known for its contributions to hip hop music. and 2Pac are a couple of the biggest names in rap, and these cats from Cleveland come along with a fresh, dark sound.
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