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Originally named "Crossroad," it wasn't until the group and their producer, [[DJ U-Neek]], decided to remake the song that the name was changed. The song "Crossroad" was originally dedicated to Bone's deceased friends, but after the death of [[Eazy-E]] they decided to remake it as "The Crossroads". The song is performed by four of the group's members, ([[Krayzie Bone]], [[Layzie Bone]], [[Bizzy Bone]] and [[Wish Bone]]), but a remix can be found which includes later addition [[Flesh-n-Bone]]. The remake contained the line "And I'm askin' the good Lord "Why?" and sigh, he told me we lived to die" from the original. Bone's lightning fast rhymes are delivered softer than is usual for the group, without [[profanities]] and creating a sad and heartfelt effect. With soft instrumentals revolving around a [[sample (music)|sample]] of [[The Isley Brothers]]' "Make Me Say It Again Girl (Pts. 1 and 2)," the song has a sad yet quick tone to it. After receiving high praise for their song the group decided to add it to their already launched album, ''[[E 1999 Eternal]]''. The single rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks, sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and would later win a [[Grammy]] for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. "Tha Crossroads" is also known to be in the best selling rap/hip-hop/r&b song of all-time. "Tha Crossroads" won Bone Thugs-N-Harmony a grammy for best rap song in 1997, topped #1 in the billboard pop charts for 9 weeks.
Originally named "Crossroad," it wasn't until the group and their producer, [[DJ U-Neek]], decided to remake the song that the name was changed. The song "Crossroad" was originally dedicated to Bone's deceased friends, but after the death of [[Eazy-E]] they decided to remake it as "The Crossroads". The song is performed by four of the group's members, ([[Krayzie Bone]], [[Layzie Bone]], [[Bizzy Bone]] and [[Wish Bone]]), but a remix can be found which includes later addition [[Flesh-n-Bone]]. The remake contained the line "And I'm askin' the good Lord "Why?" and sigh, he told me we lived to die" from the original. Bone's lightning fast rhymes are delivered softer than is usual for the group, without [[profanities]] and creating a sad and heartfelt effect. With soft instrumentals revolving around a [[sample (music)|sample]] of [[The Isley Brothers]]' "Make Me Say It Again Girl (Pts. 1 and 2)," the song has a sad yet quick tone to it. After receiving high praise for their song the group decided to add it to their already launched album, ''[[E 1999 Eternal]]''. The single rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks, sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and would later win a [[Grammy]] for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. "Tha Crossroads" is also known to be in the best selling rap/hip-hop/r&b song of all-time. "Tha Crossroads" won Bone Thugs-N-Harmony a grammy for best rap song in 1997, topped #1 in the billboard pop charts for 9 weeks.


The song was certified 2x Platinum in the USA by the [[RIAA]] however Bizzy Bone confirmed the song sold 17 million copies worldwide<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8hzLTQl_Fs</ref>, making it the second best selling single in the 1990's, and later appeared on the soundtrack to the 2008 film "[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]".
The song was certified 2x Platinum in the USA by the [[RIAA]] however Bizzy Bone confirmed the song sold 17 million copies worldwide<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8hzLTQl_Fs</ref>, making it the second best selling single in the 1990's, and later appeared on the soundtrack to the 2009 film "[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]".


==Music Video==
==Music Video==

Revision as of 21:16, 13 October 2009

"Tha Crossroads"
Song

"The Crossroads" is a 1995 song performed by the hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, dedicated to the late rap icon Eazy-E. It is one of the group's most popular songs to date, and their biggest selling.

Background

Originally named "Crossroad," it wasn't until the group and their producer, DJ U-Neek, decided to remake the song that the name was changed. The song "Crossroad" was originally dedicated to Bone's deceased friends, but after the death of Eazy-E they decided to remake it as "The Crossroads". The song is performed by four of the group's members, (Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone and Wish Bone), but a remix can be found which includes later addition Flesh-n-Bone. The remake contained the line "And I'm askin' the good Lord "Why?" and sigh, he told me we lived to die" from the original. Bone's lightning fast rhymes are delivered softer than is usual for the group, without profanities and creating a sad and heartfelt effect. With soft instrumentals revolving around a sample of The Isley Brothers' "Make Me Say It Again Girl (Pts. 1 and 2)," the song has a sad yet quick tone to it. After receiving high praise for their song the group decided to add it to their already launched album, E 1999 Eternal. The single rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks, sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and would later win a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. "Tha Crossroads" is also known to be in the best selling rap/hip-hop/r&b song of all-time. "Tha Crossroads" won Bone Thugs-N-Harmony a grammy for best rap song in 1997, topped #1 in the billboard pop charts for 9 weeks.

The song was certified 2x Platinum in the USA by the RIAA however Bizzy Bone confirmed the song sold 17 million copies worldwide[1], making it the second best selling single in the 1990's, and later appeared on the soundtrack to the 2009 film "Pineapple Express".

Music Video

The song was accompanied by a music video that opens with the female vocal group Tre singing the traditional spiritual "Mary Don't You Weep" in a church funeral setting, followed by the members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singing the main song in several settings, such as a church and a mountaintop. Additionally, an imposing black man with sunglasses and a trench coat, akin to a Reaper, appears throughout the video. Bone are among the few who can see the man, and watch him as he gathers the souls of various individuals who are marked for death, such as a young man who leaves his distraught mother behind, Bone's friend Wally, Wish Bone's Uncle Charles, Eazy-E, and a newborn baby. The Reaper then leads the souls, with the baby in his arms, up a mountain and transforms into an angel, taking the deceased people to Heaven.

Track Listings

Australian CD Single

  1. "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug Remix) - 3:50
  2. "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Remix Instrumental) - 3:48
  3. "Crossroad" (LP Version - Radio Edit) - 3:33
  4. "1st of tha Month" (The Kruder and Dorfmeister Remix) - 6:15
  5. "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" - 4:42

Official Versions

  • "Crossroad" (LP Version)(Original Version) - 3:27
  • "Crossroad" (LP Version - Radio Edit) - 3:33
  • "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug Remix) - 3:50
  • "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Remix Instrumental) - 3:48

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Original Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position[2]
ARIA Australian Hip-Hop / Rap Singles Chart 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 1
Germany Singles Chart 4
UK Singles Chart 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Top Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1

Blazin' Squad version

"Tha Crossroads"
Song
B-side"Offering"
"Uproar"

Blazin' Squad covered the song (under the title of "Crossroads") as their first single. It charted at #1 for one week in August 2002. They would go on to have 7 more top 20 hits, including 5 top 10 singles. The track is featured on their 2002 album In the Beginning.

Track listings

UK CD 1

  1. Crossroads (Radio Edit)
  2. Uproar
  3. Crossroads (Video)

UK CD 2

  1. Crossroads (Full Version)
  2. Offering
  3. Crossroads (TNT Remix)



Chart positions

Chart (2002) Peak
Position
Germany Singles Chart 82
UK Singles Chart 1
Preceded by UK number-one single (Blazin Squad version)
August 25 2002 (1 week) 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8hzLTQl_Fs
  2. ^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's 'Tha Crossroads': Chart Positions". Retrieved May 7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number one single
May 18 1996- July 6 1996 (8 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single
June 21 1996 		Succeeded by
"Chains" by DLT
Preceded by Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single
May 11 1996 		Succeeded by


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