Q (3/00, pp.116-7) - 5 stars out of 5 - ".uld do what they do.rapping at breakneck pace either against or with each other, underpinned by Armageddon-fixated spirituality.just doo-wop interplay, jazz-style scatting and staggeringly tight harmonies. U-Neek controls the boards, and helps Bone establish a Midwestern brand of hip-hop. Not only are Bone Thugs-N-Harmony vocally unique (the a capella "Me Killa" is the rap equivalent of doo-wop), but the beats represent both the East and West coast rap schools. Thus, "Crossroad" deals not only with the reality of death, but with the inevitability of meeting the "missed ones" on the other side and "Down '71 (The Getaway)" tells a tale of the group's escape from an execution. While Bone touch on the same themes as the bulk of gangsta rappers, they transform their world into a horror-filled fantasy. 1999 ETERNAL, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's first full-length release, further displays the trio's Cleveland-born music, and continues to concentrate on their thuggish-ruggish lifestyle. Perhaps Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have created a new genre of music and should no longer be considered "rap." No, they're not singing over a rap beat, or rapping over an R&B tune or sampled loop so what exactly are they doing? What Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are doing is fascinating the industry with an idiosyncratic vocal style-call it harmony hip-hop. "1st Of Tha Month" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. 1999 ETERNAL was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "Crossroad"-re-titled "Tha Crossroads" when it was released as a single-won a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.
Recorded at Trax Recording Studio, Hollywood, California. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Flesh'n'Bones, Wish Bone.
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