As members Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-N-Bone told HuffPost Live on Thursday, much of their lyrical content has been influenced by the group's religious beliefs. But their attention seems distracted, especially when they interrupt the proceedings with commercials for their upcoming solo projects, and the album's disappointing initial commercial reception suggested that their audience wasn't paying close attention, either. For more than two decades, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony has made a name for itself and redefined the sound of hip-hop with its melodic bars and smooth flow. In an interview with VLADTV, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony discussed their relationship with the late Eazy-E and had an earful to share on his life and death. Krayzie says, We’ve Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony known them Warwick and Nomad for almost. The EP included their breakout hit single Thuggish Ruggish Bone. It was during the early days of Krayzie’s success as a member of the rap group Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony. The group was signed to Ruthless Records in late 1993, when they debuted with their EP Creepin on ah Come Up. Enterprises) is an American hip hop group consisting of Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Flesh-n-Bone. By now, however, every album by the group seems like a reunion effort, their last one being dubbed BTNHResurrection, while, on this album, one of the members mutters unconvincingly, "I ain't gonna say we back, 'cause we never left." The group's musical approach hasn't changed much, its raps offset by vocal harmonies and its musical beds anchored by samples as surprising as Phil Collins' "Take Me Home." Lyrically, their concerns are also much the same, extending from boasting and reflections on life in the 'hood to complaints about low-quality drugs ("Bad Weed Blues") and the duplicitousness of women with whom they have had sex ("Not My Baby"). Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Thug World Order is only their fourth proper album in seven years, although many solo albums and recordings by other configurations have emerged during the period. All five members Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone will be on stage performing their 1995 classic E. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are a good example of a group that has become little more than a brand name as its various members devote more of their time to solo projects. The 2012 Rock the Bells lineup was announced yesterday, and closing the show on the tour is Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, who will be reuniting since they disbanded, again, last year.
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