Krayzie Bone

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Krayzie Bone
Background information
Birth name	Anthony Henderson
Born	June 17, 1973 (age 33)
Origin	Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper Entertainer Entrepreneur
Years active	1993 - present
Label(s)	Ruthless (1994-2003) ThugLine (1998-present) Full Surface (2005-present) Interscope (2006-present)
Associated acts	Thugline & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Krayzie Bone (born Anthony Henderson on June 17, 1973) also known as Leatha Face,Silent Killer, and Mr. Sawed Off is a member of the rap/hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Krayzie is known for his tongue-twisting, rapid-paced delivery and ability to harmonize hooks.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Solo Career 1.2 Record labels 2 Trivia 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Featured Singles 4 Guest appearances 5 Awards history 5.1 Grammy Award 5.2 MTV Video Music Award 5.3 American Music Award 6 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Solo Career

Preparing for his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999 in 1998. The album was released as a double disc set, featuring a large selection of guest appearances, including Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, The Marley Brothers, Mariah Carey, Big Pun, Fat Joe, E-40, 8 Ball & MJG, Kurupt, Treach and Snoop Dogg. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

In 2001, Krayzie released Thug On Da Line. The album didn't do as well as his previous release, and was criticized for its frequent guest appearances from fellow Thugline members by a few hardcore fans. The album received plenty of positive reveiws from music critics. The album went gold. Amazon.com went as far as labeling it one of the best albums of 2001.[1] Its also AMG's album pick [2].

Since 2003, Krayzie has released more underground and internet-only albums. He released The Legends Underground (Part 1); his latest, 2005's Gemini: Good Vs. Evil, received little promotion.

In 2006, Krayzie returned to the mainstream by appearing on The Notorious B.I.G.'s single "Spit Your Game", Chamillionaire's "Ridin'", 2Pac's "Untouchable", and on a remix of Mariah Carey's single "Don't Forget About Us" with Juelz Santana. Krayzie was also featured on Avant's 4 Minutes Remix and Frankie J's Never Let You Down. Krayzie Bone has collaborated on tracks with late rappers Eazy-E, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., and Big Pun while they were all still living.

He is now working on the new Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album entitled Strength & Loyalty which is expected to release in 2007. It is rumoured to be a double-disc album to be produced by the Platinum Brothers, Three 6 Mafia (DJ Paul & Juicy J), Swizz Beats, and more. Possible guest appearances are Mariah Carey, Lil' Eazy, Chamillionaire, The Game, DMX and more.

[edit] Record labels

Krayzie Bone was a founding member of Mo Thugs Family, a collective of Cleveland based rap and Hip-Hop musical acts. He broke apart from the group in 1998 to form ThugLine Records, or TL. In many videos he can be spotted wearing a chain that says TL.

[edit] Trivia

• Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Run DMC & LL Cool J are some of the people who were an influence on his life when growing up. ^[1]

• He won an MTV Video Music Award in 2006 for Best Rap Video with Ridin' with Chamillionaire.

• Krayzie Bone and fellow rap star Chamillionaire won a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the song, Ridin'. The song was nominated for "Best Rap Song" and "Best Rap Song by a Duo or Group".
• He won with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony a Grammy Award for "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" by Tha Crossroads, in 1997. He was nominated in 1996 for 2 Grammy Awards for "Best Rap Album" and "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group", by E. 1999 Eternal and 1st of tha Month.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Thug Mentality 1999 (1999) (Platinum)
• Thug On Da Line (2001) (Gold)
• The Legends Underground (Part 1) (2003)
• Gemini: Good Vs. Evil (2005)
• Too Raw For Retail (2005)
• Thugline Boss (2007)

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	UK singles	Album
1999	"Thug Mentality"	-	#47	-	-	Thug Mentality 1999
1999	"Paper"	-	-	-	-	Thug Mentality 1999
2001	"Hard Time Hustlin'" (featuring Sade)	-	-	-	-	Thug On Da Line
2004	"Get'chu Twisted"	-	-	-	-	Gemini: Good Vs. Evil

|align="left" valign="top"|"Underground Mixtape (F) Babro (rumored 2009)"

[edit] Featured Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	UK singles	Album
2000	"Until We Rich" (Ice Cube featuring Krayzie Bone)	-	#50	-	-	War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
2002	"I Don't Wanna Die" (Coolio featuring Krayzie Bone)	-	-	-	-	El Cool Magnifico
2003	"I'm Not Sleeping" (Tiffany featuring Krayzie Bone)	-	-	-	-	The Color of Silence
2004	"I Don't Give A Fuck" (Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boys featuring Krayzie Bone & Mystikal)	-	#50	-	-	Kings of Crunk
2004	"Walk Like A Warrior" (Dead Prez featuring Krayzie Bone)	-	-	-	-	RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta
2004	"Freaks" (featuring Play-N-Skillz & Adina Howard)	-	-	-	-	Texas For Da World Over
2006	"Ridin'" (Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone)	#1	#7	#2	#2	The Sound of Revenge
2006	"Spit Your Game" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Twista, Krayzie Bone & 8Ball & MJG)	-	#68	-	#64	Duets: The Final Chapter
2006	"Untouchable" (2Pac featuring Krayzie Bone)	-	-	-	-	Pac's Life
2007	"I Could Care Less" (Cam'ron featuring Krayzie Bone)	-	-	-	-	Shades of Black

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[edit] Guest appearances

• 1996: "Let's All Get High" (Da Brat featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 1997: "Breakdown" (Mariah Carey featuring Wish Bone & Krayzie Bone)
• 1998: "Good Times" (Fat Joe featuring Layzie Bone & Krayzie Bone)
• 1999: "I Still Believe (Remix)" (Mariah Carey featuring Da Brat & Krayzie Bone)
• 1999: "Thugs & Hustlers" (Naughty By Nature featuring Krayzie Bone & Mag)
• 1999: "Up There" (Project Pat featuring Krayzie Bone & Droopy)
• 1999: "Rebel Music" (Bob Marley featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2000: "Until We Rich" (Ice Cube featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2000: "Just Got Paid (Remix)" ('N Sync featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2000: "Murder Murder" (Comrads featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2000: "Chedda" (Caz featuring Krayzie Bone & L.V.)
• 2000: "Is It Me?" (Damon Sharpe featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2000: "Lord What Have I Done?" (Krayzie Bone featuring Layzie Bone & Shade Sheist)
• 2000: "Nightrider" (Knitwit featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2000: "I'm Not Sleeping" (Tiffany featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2002: "I Don't Give A... (Lil Jon & The East Side Boys featuring Mystikal & Krayzie Bone)
• 2005: "Ridin'" (Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2005: "Spit Your Game" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Twista & Krayzie Bone)
• 2006: "Destroy You" (Twista featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2006: "Untouchable" (2Pac featuring Krayzie Bone)
• 2007: "I Could Care Less" (Cam'ron featuring Krayzie Bone)

[edit] Awards history

[edit] Grammy Award

• 1996: Nominated for "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" (1st of tha Month)
• 1996: Nominated for "Best Rap Album" (E. 1999 Eternal)
• 1997: Won for "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" (Tha Crossroads)
• 2007: Nominated for "Best Rap Song " (Ridin')
• 2007: Won for "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" (Ridin')

[edit] MTV Video Music Award

• 1996: Nominated for "Video of the Year" (Tha Crossroads)
• 1996: Nominated for "Best Rap Video" (Tha Crossroads)
• 1996: Nominated for "Best Group Video" (Tha Crossroads)
• 1996: Nominated for "Viewer's Choice" (Tha Crossroads)
• 1996: Nominated for "Best Special Effects" (Tha Crossroads)
• 2006: Won for "Best Rap Video" (Ridin')

[edit] American Music Award

• 1996: Nominated for "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist"
• 1997: Nominated for "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist"
• 1998: Won for "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist"

Chamillionaire and Krazie Bone have made a great combo and are great friends

[edit] External links

• Krayzie Bone Forums