Question 1

Did Bone Thugs-n-Harmony write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, though the credits rarely say which of them did what. Members are credited on 127 of the group's 159 studio tracks, and almost every one of those credits reads "Bone" or "BTNH" rather than naming a person. Thirty tracks, spread across the 1993 debut and The Art of War: World War III, carry no writing credit at all.

Question 2

Who wrote "Tha Crossroads"?

Accepted Answer

The album article credits it to Bone and DJ U-Neek. It spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the group a Grammy in 1997.

Question 3

Who is DJ U-Neek?

Accepted Answer

Tim Middleton, the producer who built the group's sound. He is credited as a writer on 62 of their tracks and produced most of the records from E. 1999 Eternal onward.

Question 4

How many albums have they released?

Accepted Answer

Ten studio albums: Faces of Death (1993), E. 1999 Eternal (1995), The Art of War (1997), BTNHResurrection (2000), Thug World Order (2002), Thug Stories (2006), Strength & Loyalty (2007), Uni5: The World's Enemy (2010), The Art of War: World War III (2013) and New Waves (2017).

Question 5

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

E. 1999 Eternal and The Art of War are both certified 4x platinum by the RIAA. No sales figure for either is published on the cited pages.

Question 6

Who is in the group?

Accepted Answer

Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Bizzy Bone and Flesh-n-Bone. Layzie and Flesh-n-Bone are brothers, Steven and Stanley Howse.

Question 7

Did they win a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

One, for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Tha Crossroads" in 1997. E. 1999 Eternal and "1st of tha Month" were both nominated the year before.

Question 8

Why does Faces of Death have no credits?

Accepted Answer

It came out in 1993 under the group's earlier name, B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e, on a tiny label. The article lists titles and running times only and no Discogs release fills the gap.

Question 9

What was their connection to Eazy-E?

Accepted Answer

He signed them to Ruthless Records in late 1993 after they travelled to Los Angeles to find him. "Tha Crossroads" was written as a tribute to him after his death in 1995.

Question 10

Is New Waves the whole group?

Accepted Answer

Not really. It is billed to Bone Thugs rather than Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone carry all 14 tracks between them.