“But, there is a difference in an artist that tries to bring a certain reality to life.”Īnd that difference happened to make all the difference, separating them from all the rest who were trying to make it.Ĭreating an aural anthology of a cultural feeling, the group released its first album in 1993 and quickly began topping charts with tracks such as “Tha Crosroads,” “Money, Money” and “Thug Luv,” featuring rapper 2Pac.

“Hey we all have our aspirations, hungers, and desires,” says Flesh. Like anyone else, they worked non-stop, stalking down the industry heads of that era, starving for someone to listen to them. And from there? “The rest is history! We’re one of those stories, like ‘What do you know… little knucklehead kids actually did it!” and making something of it,” says Bizzy, laughing. “We just met up in one cool time, in one cool place, and decided to take a chance on going to L.A. They just happened to be a group of Cleveland kids in the early ‘90s who became bound together by a shared dream to make sense of their story, a drive that would take them from the Cleveland streets to Los Angeles. “I’m excited to go back to a moment, like we never went nowhere and time stopped,” says Bizzy.įor both Bizzy and Flesh, their rise to fame and subsequent success is nothing extraordinary. Reuniting the original Bone Thugs crew (Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Bizzy Bone and Flesh-N-Bone), the Rock the Bells tour they’re set to embark on will keep it old school, focusing on their greatest hits, the best moments from their history. “When come together it’s one of those special situations, it’s fireworks and sparkles,” says Flesh, joining Bizzy on the phone for an exclusive interview with SoundDiego. While learning that dance to success remains a complex routine, whatever two-step shuffle ball change it takes, Bone Thugs & Harmony know it. Who can endure the grit of the music business, who can remain relevant, who will write the manual all the Lil Wayne’s, Drake’s and Kanye’s will try and emulate? Rap is a boxing match dance of survival of the fittest. 27.ĭrawing root from their recent summer performance at the Rock the Bells festival, the annual hip-hop showcase, the core of this tour is a celebration of family, for it is their undeniable chemistry that has won Bone Thugs & Harmony a gold medal in longevity, a feat not be taken lightly.

Before the rap game became a maze of money, Moet and complex metaphor (à la Jay-Z/Talib Kweli), there was Bone Thugs & Harmony.Ģ0 years since their beginning, the iconic Grammy Award-winning group is still at the top of its game, embarking on a cross-country reunion tour presented by Rock the Bells that will stop at 4th & B on Oct. Flesh and Bizzy describe the moments together, the impact they’ve had in the industry, and the much anticipated 20th Anniversary Rock The Bells Series Tour.ġ993. has released a new article on the history and reunion of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

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