We brothers, cousins and best friends - we have ups and downs and whatever, but at the end of the day we’re still family.

The group kicked Bizzy Bone out after a couple of years of issues, but took him back five years later. Flesh-N-Bone served eight years in prison for assault. Over the next fifteen years, the group scored six more top 40 hits including the platinum-selling “I Tried” (featuring Akon), but it was a tumultuous time.

An updated version of “Crossroad” from the album, renamed as “Tha Crossroads”, became a Grammy-winning international smash hit, holding the #1 spot in the US for eight weeks and reaching the top 20 in eight countries overseas including the UK. 1999 Eternal followed featuring another top 40 hit “1st of Tha Month”. Their debut EP Creepin On Ah Come Up included two hits, “ Thuggish Ruggish Bone” (#22) and “Foe Tha Love of $” (#41). Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed the group to Ruthless Records in 1994. Then Flesh-N-Bone, Layzie’s brother, joined the group, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was solidified. Under this name, they released the 1993 album, Faces of Death. Enterpri$e, consisting of Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Thug Stories is an above average album that mixes old and new Bone Thugs-N-Harmony approaches.Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is a hip-hop group from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 1991 under the brief name Band Aid Boys. In both Bone Thugs rap about police brutality and speak out to kids that want the thug life. The last two songs, “Still No Surrender” and “This Life,” have a great message. The song “Stand Not In Our Way” shows the group’s spiritual side, with the group telling the devil that they have to resist temptation and that he has to step aside and get out of their way. “What You See (Reload)” is one of the album’s better tracks, featuring Bone Thugs’ trademark fast-paced delivery coupled with a heavily urbanized beat. The club track “Fire” has commercial appeal but an annoying, albeit catchy, chorus of “I got that fire/fire baby.” “So Sad” changes the vibe of the album yet again with the song being about “slimy, grimy, nasty women.” This song is horribly placed and really put a dent into the production of the album. The song “Do it Again” keeps the laid-back style flowing with sampling this time from the Staple Singers’ “Let’s Do It Again.” It also has the type of appeal that speaks to listeners who like the old-school feel, which will keep them two-stepping to this song in the months to come. The track is a love song that the ladies will enjoy. The song “Don’t Stop” takes a different approach not typical of Bone Thugs. The album’s title track “Thug Stories” is the toughest song on the album and echoes the old Bone Thugs-N-Harmony style in which all three artists give stories of thug life and being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Bone Thugs take a different approach on the album while still managing to keep to their roots. If you are looking for songs that relate to the album’s title, you will not find them on this album. Despite missing two of their members, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony still moves forward with their latest release. The album creates a new image for the group, which is now a trio following the departure of Bizzy Bone and with Flesh-N-Bone still in jail. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are back from a four-year hiatus with their new album Thug Stories.

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