![]() ![]() The third and final single from the album, “Tha Crossroads” is the group’s most popular single to date. The website was even created in the songs honor during the early days of the internet to showcase any and all music put out by Bone Thugs. The single peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and charted weekly on the Top R&B/Hip Hop chart from December 9th, 1995 to March 23, 1996. ![]() 1999” is one of five songs on the project to feature the fifth unsigned member of the group Flesh-N-Bone, who never penned the deal with Ruthless Records. The single was even nominated for Best Rap Performance by Duo or group at the 1996 Grammy Awards. The single was also the group’s first Top 20 hit peaking at #14 on the Billboard 200 chart. “1st of the Month”‘s glorious description of government assistance is a tone that can be felt by a large part of their fan base. Selling 500,000 copies, the single was certified gold by RIAA. One of rap’s main focuses since its conception had been boasting about the vast material possessions that come with the lifestyle, making the music fairly unrelatable. This welfare ballad touches on a subject that the popular braggadocio rap of the time would never speak on. The album’s first single “1st of the Month” was the commercial follow-up to the group’s very successful “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” that came from their debut EP.
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