Bone Thugs — E. 1999 Eternal poll

Mo Murda for me i guess. still love when first of the month comes on the radio tho

"Eternal." But "Budsmokers Only" if I'm going for the one with less cartoonishly violent lyrics.

It's hard to believe these guys were like 14-15 years old when they made this.

puttin them bodies all up in them graves

It's hard to believe these guys were like 14-15 years old when they made this.

― Poliopolice, Thursday, June 2, 2016 12:39 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wait what?

I think I could actually make a better album out of the double album Art of War than E 1999

Nevermind, i guess was wrong about that. More like 18-20. I could have sworn they were younger.

Man, I used to love this album in high school. I can't remember what any of it sounds like, besides 'Tha Crossroads.'

love this album so much

were you living in Cleveland when they were huge?

yea I was about 12 or 13 when this came out, they were heroes

hard to argue w/ crossroads tbh

verse after verse is flawless

i probably watched that video 500+ times on mtv

ha me too

1st of tha month prob my #2

i always liked the intro a lot too

Ha ha ha hah ha ha ha haa
Right back at your motherfucking ass

yeah da introduction is top 5 on here

theres some really cool production details on No Shorts No Losses

such a great group - no-one ever really like them

1st of Tha Month gets my vote here

their sound was so singular that if you tried to rip them it was just too obvious (Crucial Conflict).

Is there any other group that even sounds remotely like them? I feel like their influence should be bigger.

any of yall read this oral history from last year? great piece https://medium.com/@MatteoUrella/machetes-dipped-in-rum-e591d103b890

yeah i read that over the last few weeks, article is loooooooong.

Yeah crucial conflict tried to rip their sound. then in Chicago they had Do Or Die and Twista gaining popularity at the same time, but their production was different, less dark.

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my dad used to wake me up for school by singing "1st of tha month"

cool dad

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Is there any other group that even sounds remotely like them? I feel like their influence should be bigger.

― Poliopolice

https://youtu.be/Hmvnb5z5Tp4

cool dad

― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, June 14, 2016 10:31 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the longer story behind it is that he's not that cool. iirc "1st of tha month" is the only contemporary rap track that he really loved that wasn't novelty/jock jamm-y (he loooved "tootsee roll" for instance). but dude followed/still follows my taste more adventurously than most dads i know

nothing against "tootsee roll" which is a jam

but weirdly i think i was able to introduce my parents to bone thugs on the level that "these dudes are kinda singing!"

can't believe i missed the opp to vote for tha crossroads damn

what else is there to live for even

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjjtw1DLR5U

They set in, then they lead in
They wanting me off in the coffin
Cops from everywhere was yellin' and wailin' I went unconscious
From the stompin' taking ah loss, and waking up in the coffin
And without no stallin'
Cell I was tossed in to be arraigned at dawn and
Looking in the eyes of a judge
He knew right where to put that thug

krayzie's verse in that song too good to excerpt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajwn6V1tSR4