The Collection, Vol. 1 [PA]

Performer: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Artist: Eazy-E; Henry Rollins; Mariah Carey; The Notorious B.I.G.; Flea; Flesh-N-Bone
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eazy-E, The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Mariah Carey (vocals); Henry Rollins, Flea. Producers include: Damon Elliot, Mariah Carey, Yella, Sean "Puffy" Combs, D.J. U-Neek. Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eazy-E, The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Mariah Carey (vocals); Henry Rollins, Flea. Producers include: Damon Elliot, Mariah Carey, Yella, Sean "Puffy" Combs, D.J. U-Neek. This package contains both the CD and VHS versions of THE COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE. The CD is also available separately. Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eazy-E, The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Mariah Carey (vocals); Henry Rollins, Flea. Producers include: Damon Elliot, Mariah Carey, Yella, Sean "Puffy" Combs, D.J. U-Neek. Audio Remixers: E-A-Ski; Krayzie Bone. No one ever wore the mantle of progressive hip-hop as effectively as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Combining sophisticated production techniques, gymnastic verbal abilities and a strong social conscience, Bone Thugs emerged from Cleveland as the true voice of the streets, setting a hip-hop standard hundreds of lesser acts would immediately follow. THE COLLECTION presents the most significant tracks from the Bone Thugs catalog, and the song selection is effective and representative. From the female chorus on "Foe Tha Love of Money" to the analog synth hooks of "1st of tha Month" the Bone Thugs gift for combining pop/R&B sensibilities with highly skilled raps is apparent. Fans will be pulled in by the bonus track "P.O.D.," but those unfamiliar with the Bone Thugs' work will find this a great place to begin.

Entertainment Weekly (12/11/98, p.81) - "...This collection skims off the cream of the band's two studio albums and makes a nice stocking stuffer for that nephew who's convinced Will Smith is real street." - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (12/11/98, p.81) - "...This collection skims off the cream of the band's two studio albums and makes a nice stocking stuffer for that nephew who's convinced Will Smith is real street." - Rating: A-

Proteges of the late Erick "Eazy-E" Wright, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony quickly found a mass audience for their unique style, a predecessor of the South's screwed up movement. With a combination of syrupy R&B harmonies with gang-banger imagery and double-time, tongue-twisting rhymes reminiscent of the East Coast raggamuffin style, the five Bones (each of whom would have solo careers) earned their place in the hip-hop pantheon. "Tha Crossroads," a rare and elegiac ballad on death and the hood, became one of the biggest pop hits of the 1990s.

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