Thuggish Ruggish Bone

"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" is the debut single of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, from their debut EP Creepin on ah Come Up. It features local Cleveland singer Shatasha Williams.^[1] The song reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was included in the soundtrack of the video game True Crime: Streets of LA; and the second half of Layzie Bone's verse was reused on the track "Family Scriptures" on the Mo Thugs Family debut album, Family Scriptures.^[2]

The music video (directed by Terry Heller) was shot near the Cuyahoga River on Cleveland's westside, near from the Lakeview Estates public housing units. The music video also featured rapper Eazy-E.

Track listing

Thuggish Ruggish Bone (EP Version) (featuring Shatasha Williams) (4:40)
Thuggish Ruggish Bone (Instrumental) (4:32)
Thuggish Ruggish Bone (A Capella) (4:40)

Intro – Calvin O. Butts
Chorus & Outro – Shatasha Williams
Verse 1 – Layzie Bone
Verse 2 – Wish Bone
Verse 3 – Krayzie Bone
Verse 4 – Bizzy Bone

Official versions

Thuggish Ruggish Bone (A Cappella) (4:40)
Thuggish Ruggish Bone (EP Version) (4:40)
Thuggish Ruggish Bone (Instrumental) (4:32)

Remix

Thuggish Ruggish Bone (U-Neek's Mix), appears on Foe tha Love of $ single.^[3]

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak Position
Billboard Hot 100	22^[4]
Billboard Hot Rap Songs	2^[5]
Billboard Hot R&B Songs	17^[5]
New Zealand Singles Chart	2

RIAA Certification

Release Date	Certification	Certification Date
June 1, 1994	Platinum	March 31, 1995^[6]

Personnel

Featured Guest: Shatasha Williams
Producer: [Kenny McCloud]
Executive Producer: Eazy-E
Recorded by: Kenny McCloud at The Blackhole Recording Studio
Additional Recording and Mixed by: Donovan "Tha Dirt Biker" Sound at Audio Achievement Studios
Mastered by: "Big Bass" Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Published by: Ruthless Attack Muzick (ASCAP), Dollarz N Sense Muzick, Keenu Songs (BMI)

References

↑ Frydenlund, Zach I Found Shatasha Williams, The Woman Who Sang The Hook On Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" Complex UK. September 13, 3025
↑ "Mo Thugs Family Scriptures Lyrics". MetroLyrics.
↑ http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g133/codeine999/scan0061.jpg
↑ Billboard - Google Books
1 2 Billboard - Google Books
↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - May 26, 2013

External links

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Bizzy Bone Layzie Bone Flesh-n-Bone Wish Bone Krayzie Bone

Studio albums	Faces of Death Creepin on ah Come Up E. 1999 Eternal The Art of War BTNHResurrection Thug World Order Thug Stories Strength & Loyalty Uni5: The World's Enemy The Art of War: World War III

Compilations	The Collection, Volume 1 The Collection, Volume 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Chopped & Screwed) T.H.U.G.S. Thug Smoke Fest Thuggish II

Singles	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" "Foe tha Love of $" "1st of tha Month" "East 1999" "Tha Crossroads" "Days of Our Livez" "Look into My Eyes" "If I Could Teach the World" "War" "Resurrection (Paper, Paper)" "Change the World" "Money, Money" "Home" "Fire" "Take the Lead (Wanna Ride)" "I Tried" "Lil' L.O.V.E." "Young Thugs" "See Me Shine" "Rebirth" "Meet Me in the Sky" "Gone"

Related articles	Discography Bone Brothers Mo Thugs ThugLine Records Ruthless Records BTNH Worldwide Full Surface Records

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