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E.
1999 Eternal
Bone
Thugs-n-Harmony
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I have chosen to write
the first review for the classic E. 1999 Eternal by the Bone
Thugs. This is the breakthrough CD that put Bone on the map. It
contains the always pleasing "Crossroads" as well
as many other hidden gems. The CD is awesome from top to bottom.
When you think of Bone
you think of one word: style. The thugs from the double glock are
always coming with that lightning fast Cleveland style. They require
you to study their lyrics many times before you even come close
to getting what they're saying, and even then it can be a little
touch and go at times. Nevertheless, the combination of 4 distinct
voices creates the most unique sound in rap.
The Bone Thugs explore
singing combined with rap in a way that blends hard core and harmony
in a way that nobody else can touch. They go from super fast raps
to sing song, often shockingly violent choruses such as: "keeping
them on the run/with a me shot gun", "I didn't want to take
his life/but that nigga tried to run and get away with me llello",
and of course "Pop Pop givin up shotz/to the double glock glock".
They explore every issue
from blind thug violence to welfare. While the thugs really fail
to give us any compelling material to work with in these issues
they manage to create beautiful songs from these images. Bone pimps
the street image more than they aim to solve problems in E. 1999.
While not as raw and shocking as Creepin on ah Come Up, E.
1999 still shows more than traces of indiscriminate violent
tendencies.
The quintessential Bone
issue is weed smoking. The Bone Thugs will stop at no end to glorify
the use of ganja. This is not a good thing, but it's a forgivable
rap sin and they do it well. They create wonderful ballads to the
drug, and it is mentioned literally hundreds of times in the album.
While most all rappers express love for the chronic the Bone Thugs
harp on it in a way that eventually becomes humorous.
At the end of the day,
Bone isn't about lyrical substance. They manipulate the language
in new and innovative ways. They create a sound that is completely
unique and their rhymes are constantly brilliant. Even after saying
that - the Bone Thugs are occasionally compelling which is what
pushes them up to the highest level of rap in this album. While
keeping the style relentlessly flowing the thugs create some truly
touching material. It doesn't happen every song, or every other
song but once in a while they create a Crossroads type feeling.
I won't blindly praise
the CD, I'll just give it a very high recommendation. They're fast,
they're cool, and they're occasionally profound.
Favorite line[s]
"Niggaz get vicious
with my clique/cause even the bitches carry guns."
- This is straight
up hard core thugness. You have to hear the way it's said to truly
appreciate it.
Favorite track
"Crossroads"
Fuck you, I did it. I love the song, man. I'm not going to
front, it's the best song on the CD- flat out. It's possibly the
greatest rap achievement of all time and it never gets old. Honorable
Mentions: "Shotz to the Double Glock", "Land of tha
Heartless", "Mo' Murda" .
Total Tracks: 17
Skipped Tracks: 4
Recommend: Buy it
This LP is required
reading for any rap fan - don't miss it.
- The
Great Hart 
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