FTC: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Call Bone Thugs-n-Harmony what you will, but don’t say they’re not original.  A focus on harmonic textures may have just come into vogue for a recent wave of indie bands, but it was always a part of Bone’s sound.  This wouldn’t be strange in its own right, but Bone brought harmonizing to a place it had rarely been: Hip-hop.  The speed at which they rhyme coupled with almost impenetrable slang makes understanding exactly what Bone is saying difficult.  But even if you don’t follow every word, the weird mix of rap over singing has to be heard to be appreciated.  Bone broke into the main stream in the mid 90’s with “The Thuggish Ruggish Bone” and their tribute to Eazy-E (who famously discovered them) “Tha Crossroads.” For my money though, the “1st of Tha Month” is the best of their popular tracks.

We bring you this because the band is playing @ Emo’s on Saturday for only $18.

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