![]() ![]() Hailing from the same city that the Thugs claimed as their own, we looked to them almost as folk heroes. The song proved to be a massive hit for the crew and I can even recall the group being interviewed on Yo! MTV Raps by Fab 5 Freddy as he jokingly asked “Where’s Chicken Bone?” However, it was no joking matter when the album hit the street, well at least not my street. The album’s first single (no pun intended) was “1st Of Tha Month”, which was a feel-good ode to the distribution of welfare checks. His death left many wondering about the future of the group, but just a short four months later, BTNH would release what many (including this reviewer) consider to be their magnum opus, “E. However, in March of 1995, disaster would strike as their mentor, Eazy-E would die as a result of complications from AIDS. Bone remained a fixture through the second half of 1994. ![]() “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” helped to thrust the Cleveland natives into the national spotlight, and eventually their debut EP, “Creepin On Ah Come Up” hit multi-platinum status. I doubt he ever dreamed that his castigating words against gangsta rap would become one of the most famous song introductions in rap history. Here at RapReviews, we’re not against rap (obviously), we’re not against rappers (again, obviously), and we’re not against those thugs, well at least not THESE thugs.
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