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East 1999

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To say this is a classic album would be a gross understatement. Few hip hop albums are as influential and groundbreakin' as this. Probably Bone's finest work to date (Art Of War is great too though). They took more time on this album than on Creepin On Ah Come Up. The beats are more complex and sophisticated, as seen in the beautiful flute work of Eternal, No Shorts/No Losses, Mo Murda, and Tha Crossroads, all produced by the one and only DJ Uneek. The songs portray the album concept, of how Bone tells the story of street life in their native Cleveland, Ohio. It is their ghetto diary, of of pain and struggle. Their lyrics are hardcore on here, but are were also a reality for them at the time. Its too bad that todays hip hop doesnt produce albums of this caliber and critically acclaimed status. Its been almost 5 years, and i still listen to it like it was brand new. All the songs on here are nicely constructed. Bone took gangsta rap and put harmony into it, and with Uneek behind the boards, they have created a COMPLETLY new style of hip hop. Though Creepin On Ah Come Up came out first, this was the album to revolutionize the Bone style. The combo of Bone's unique style and Dj Uneeks production skills makes for an unstoppable combo. From the Intro to Shotz, the listener taken on a journey through Clevelands roughest ghetto, but from a safe distance. Ive never seen a cd constructed with such pyro-technic skill and brillaincy. This should be a Amazon.com MUST-HAVE recording. Buy it now if you havent! Its simply the greatest album EVER made.

P.S. Go pick up Bone's new album, BTNHressurection, on Feb 29th (the day it comes out)!

E 1999 Eternal is truly(if not the) one of the best CDs to grace the rap industry...So Hardcore, yet so melodic and smooth at the same time with heart-felt, hood influenced, deeply thought lyrics across the whole album. There is no way that you will pick up this project and not enjoy it!! And that comes from a me as a Cleveland rapper (you have to know how hard it is to impress somebody of the same industry) Once i pop in this cd i don't need to skip a single track..even the skit Mr. Ouija is a hit...how many people can do that?

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - East 1999 Eternal

1. Da Introduction (10/10; greatest Inro' to any album EVER)

2. East 1999 (10/10)

3. Eternal (10/10)

4. Crept and We Came (10/10)

5. Down '71 (The Getaway) (10/10)

6. Mr. Bill Collector (9.5/10)

7. Budsmokers Only (I consider this a Skit, even though it really isn't)

8. Crossroads (10/10)

9. Me Killa (Skit)

10. Land Of Tha Heartless (10/10)

11. No Shorts, No Losses (10/10)

12. 1st Of The Month (10/10; I could blaze this song all day)

13. Buddah Lovaz (???)

14. Die, Die, Die (10/10)

15. Mr. Ouija 2 (Skit)

16. Mo' Murda (10/10)

17. Shotz To Tha Double Glock (10/10)


I must say, you can't get ANYMORE quality than this album. It's Bone's greatest achievement, for sure. It is the GREATEST album of all time, as a matter of fact. In my mind, this album is absolutely perfect. I'd give it a 1,000,000/10, if I could.

Just as well, Bone ARE real. You won't hear them rapping about "hoes," the diamonds in their ears, pink rings, sex (well, every now & then, they mention it), "bling, bling," their fancy cars, or any other bull that these new rappers ALL rap about. More than anything, though, they have the talent to be true rappers. They are the greatest rappers to ever be in the game. As far as skill goes, absolutely UNDEFEATABLE.

You can't be a Rap fan and not have this album.

from ''da introduction'' to ''shotz...'' this album is bangin, each and evry track. bone comes at you with a quick n smooth devilery, which has been imatated time after time, with meaningful lyrics and great beats coming from dj u-neek. krayzie has always been the most talented in my eyes, n on evry track here he comes proper. bizzy still had the ''RIPsta style'' on here so you know im feelin that. layzie asserts himself well on most evry track, n you can tell he has much heart in each rhyme he spit. wish comes hard as hell on here, n drops one of the sickest verses i ever hear before on ''mo murda''. flesh also murders evry track he on, which is limited as he isnt on much songs. standout tracks include ''eternal'', ''down '71 (the getaway)'', ''mr.bill collector'', ''crossroad'', ''land of tha heartless'', ''no shorts,no losses'', ''1st of tha month'', ''buddah lovaz'', ''mo murda'', n ''shotz to the double glock'', but on evry track bone drops mad rap skills. if you looking for a great urban music lp, def purchase this, its worth ya money, as i rate this as 1 of the top 5 albums,period, along with legal drug money- lost boyz, still standing- goodie mob, all eyez on me- 2pac, n they never saw me coming- tq.

This album was one of the first rap albums that I ever attached myself to. At age 14, I had a new group of best friends that listened to Bone nearly all day. Their older brothers and cousins had introduced them, and so I was introduced second hand. "Mr. Bill Collector" and especially "Notorious Thugz" were songs that I came to hear everyday, along with the whole cannon of Bone albums and occasionally some of the group's solo albums (which nearly always lack something that the group has when together).

Something that always attracted me to Bone was their obliviousness to the trends that populated the rap scene. This album sounds alot like it's peers--Biggie Smalls and Twista are noteworthy--but at the same time holds something that the other didn't, as if the Cleveland boys new something that the east and west coasters' didn't. Bizzy Bone's 2005 release, Speaking in Tongues, is a good indicator of this, as is some of Mo Thugs collective work. But now I'm getting off the subject.

The production is tight and never does it protrude so as to eclipse the lyrics. The rhymes themselves are interesting, if not sometimes confusing. Bone (especially Bizzy) is obsessed with apocalyptic imagery; skulls, hellfire and angels work their way into nearly every song on this album. "Crept And We Came" is a good example: "Ready be off 'em in a coffin, and a all'll be sprayed. Follow the murderous gauge. Follow me murderous ways." The high pitched synth line works well with the piano hook here, as it does on nearly every track that Bone has done. If anything can be said of them, it would definitely be that they work well with string instruments. Shouting out to their homies, or puttin' a shotgun to your chest--it's all encompassed by a somewhat ethnic sense of style. Maybe Bizzy isn't crazy; maybe they do have spiritual connections.

"Tha Crossroads" (which replaced the far inferior "Crossroad", after the former won an Emmy) is the most recognized track on the album, sans "1st Of Tha Month", and shows just how deserving they are of title of "Harmony". "1st of Tha Month" quickly became the summer anthem after the album's release, and is still wildly popular in some parts of the country (hell, even I hear it on the radio from time to time). "Buddha Lovaz" was a fan favorite for years, and was even given the Screw treatment from DJ Screw himself, prior to his death. I'm not sure if it's because of the content, but the song actually sounds better screwed up--something that Bone obviously recognized and favored, as they heralded the release of their Greatest Hits, remixed by Michael "5000" Watts, in 2005. While I do admit that the album gets a bit flimsy towards the end, it wouldn't be the same without "Mo Murda" and it's insanely catchy low-pitch chorus. This itself has been used by other artists, most notably Juicy J (of Three 6 Mafia) on his album Chronicles of the Juiceman.

Sadly, this debut album was the strongest thing to come out of their original incarnation. Art of War suffered from bad editing (it didn't need to span 2 discs), and Resurrection needn't even be associated with the Mo Thugs label. Thug World Order has some damn fine tracks (and an appearance from Phil Collins), but still lacks the personality and unforgiving brutality that E. '99 has. With a new Bone album supposedly coming out in the next two weeks, I'm going to be crossing my fingers and hoping that I feel this fire once again.

I'm going to make this short and sweet. Bone Thugs N' Harmony know what they are doing with there skills, they are simply amazing. They(just like DAS EFX)Have a unique rapping/voice of there own consisting of 4 very talented MC's(Layzie, Krayzie, Wishbone, n Bizzie Bone)who all sound and rap in there own crazy unique kind of way. And the production they bring in here is just simply I-L-L! I donno who they got to produce these beats but whoever they got is extreamly talented and knows wth hes doing. Let me just get this shiznizzle over with.


1. Da Introduction 5/5!
2. East 1999 - 10/5 BEST TRACK BY FAR, MY FAV!!
3. Eternal - 10/5!!
4. Crept And We Came 5/5
5. Down '71 (The Getaway) - 4.5/5
6. Mr. Bill Collector 10/5!!
7. Budsmokers Only - 10/5!!
8. Crossroad -10/5!!
9. Me Killa - N/A
10. Land Of Tha Heartless -10/5!!
11. No Shorts, No Losses - 4.5/5
12. 1st Of Tha Month 10/5!!!
13. Buddah Lovaz 5/5
14. Die Die Die 4/5
15. Mr. Ouija 2 N/A
16. Mo' Murda -10/5!!!! - 2ND BEST TRACK
17. Shotz To Tha Double Glock - 10/5!!


C-O-P THIS ALBUM, THESE MC'S ARE ILL, PRODUCTION IS MAD ILL AND THIS ALBUM IT SELF IS JUST WELL...YOU GET IT.. NUFF SAID

5/5 stars

This is the greatest Bone album ever, and by far. It has all of them: Layzie,Bizzy,Krazyie,Wish, and Flesh(raps the least) rappin on it.

1. Da Intro- it's pretty good 8.5/10
2. East 1999- one of the best 9.5/10
3. Eternal- good 8/10
4. Crept we Came- good song 8.5/10
5. Down 71-My favorite has to be one of he greatest 10/10
6. Mr. Bill Collector- good track 8/10
7. Bubsmokers only- it was alright but not for me 5/10
8. Tha Crossroads- 1st Bone song i herd, dedication to "Eazy" 9/10
9.Me Killa- 1st of 2 interludes cool 8/10
10. Land Of Tha Heartless- quick uptempo beat that catchy 8.5/10
11. No Shorts, No losses- only other sing i didn't like 5/10
12. 1st of tha month- still played today, made the famous wit "Crossroads" 10/10
13. Buddah Lovaz- j/k didn't like this one either 5/10
14. Die, Die, Die- cool beat fast touges by Bizzy- 8.5/10
15. Mr. Ouija- last interlude, i liked it 8/10
16. Mo' Murda- great track 9/10
17. Shotz to tha double glock- tight all of them r on dis track 9/10

With solid production,World wide anthems,and truely reality based,heartfelt lyrics,what could this album possibly be missing? ....Nothing ! With songs like 1st of the month,mo murder,the crossroads,die,die,die,and no shorts,no losses how could anyone give this less than a 5.It is a classic nothin less...but if your a rap fan how could you not no this?

I've been a huge fan of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony since "Foe Da Love of $" (yeah, I know "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" preceded it, but "Foe Da Love of $" was the track that won me over). The more I listened to the "Creepin' on ah come up" EP, the more I loved it. I became obsessed with deciphering and memorizing the lyrics and listened to the songs on that EP hundreds of times...literally. So suffice it to say I was eagerly awaiting "E. 1999 Eternal" for months and bought it the day it came out it (for those of you too young to remember, people used to buy CD's).

This album is, basically, perfect. EVERYTHING came together just right. Each Bone member had their own unique style/delivery, D.J Uneek's/Tony-C's beats provided the perfect backdrop for their unique delivery, Eazy-E's mentoring ensured that only the best songs were created, and this was the album where Bone got the rapping/harmonizing balance just right. But there is a somewhat intangible element, or set of elements, that escalates this album to the top. There is an all-encompassing dark/eerie/gritty/authentic/underworld/occult/psychic feel that permeates the entire album, and THAT is what takes this LP from "great" to "magical". It's rare for an album to have a number of tracks that stand out yet still have their own individual sound, but: "Da Introduction, East 1999, Eternal, Crept and We Came, Mr. Bill Collector, The Getaway, Tha Crossroads, First of the Month, Die Die Die and Mo' Murda" are all fantastic and impressively unique. There's not a single weak track on the album, but to have so many stand-out stellar tracks is a rarity.

One of the things that is most impressive about this LP is how fresh it sounds...and I mean that in the literal sense. "The Chronic" was great, but it sounds dated. The same could be said for "Doggystyle", "Illmatic", "Reasonable doubt" and many other hip-hop classics. But "E. 1999 Eternal" is timeless; I truly believe that if it were released today, it would still be a huge hit. There is no other hip-hop album I can think of that has that same degree of timelessness.

Simply put, this album is amazing. Nirvana had "Nevermind", Prince had "Purple Rain" Dr. Dre had "The Chronic" and Bone had "E. 1999 Eternal". This album is their magnum opus, their masterpiece; and it was their gift as well as their curse ("gift" because it was amazing and propelled them to superstar status, but "curse" because it was the album they were always gauged against, and the album they could never match or surpass). Is this the best hip-hop album of all time? Individual tastes and preferences are too varied for me to make such a claim. But I will say that, after all these years, "E. 1999 Eternal" still stands out as being not only my favorite hip-hop album, but my favorite album, period, for all genres of music.

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 singing songs, often having shockingly violent choruses such as: "Keeping them on the run, with a me shot gun", 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 creates the street image more than they aim to solve problems in E. 1999. Eternal. While not as raw and shocking as Creepin on ah Come Up, they still show more than traces of indiscriminate violent tendencies.

The quintessential Bone issue is, ahem, smoking grass. The Bone Thugs will stop at no end to glorify the use of grass. Although I don't love the rappers for recommending marijuana or any other drugs to the listeners, I have to say that Bone does it perfectly. 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, but once in a while they create a Tha Crossroads type feeling.

My favorite track would have to be Tha Crossroads which is written as Crossroad on the back of the album's cover. It never gets old, and it has a marvelous message, lyrics, style, subject matter, and a very pleasing beat. It is definitely one of the greatest songs of all time. You gotta really hear it to feel its wonderfulness. Other very-well done tracks are Mo' Murda, East 1999, Eternal, Shotz to Tha Double Glock, 1st of tha Month, and Land of Tha Heartless (which contains my favorite line of rap, "N****z get vicious with my clique cause even the b*****s carry guns").

I won't blindly praise the CD, I'll just give it a very high recommendation. They're fast, and they're cool. I never got sick of E. 1999 Eternal although I bought it 8 years ago. So, if you consider yourself a fan of rap and you don't own this album, then, well, you are not a rap fan and never will be.