Thuggish Ruggish Bone
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"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" is a breakthrough 1994 single by hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony that helped establish their rapid-fire, melodic rap style and brought them mainstream attention.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thuggish Ruggish Bone canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Eazy-E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1990s gangsta rap era ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 number 22
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 20 ⓘ Hot Rap Singles number 2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | Golden age of hip hop ⓘ |
| featuresArtist | Shatasha Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch vinyl
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CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
Midwest hip hop
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gangsta rap ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hasBPM | approximately 80–90 BPM ⓘ |
| hasCertification | RIAA gold single ⓘ |
| hasHookVocalist | Shatasha Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Thuggish Ruggish Bone music video ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | “We’re not against rap, we’re not against rappers, but we are against those thugs” ⓘ |
| hasStyle | rapid-fire melodic rap ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElement | melodic chopper style ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loyalty to crew
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street life ⓘ thug identity ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Creepin on ah Come Up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later melodic rap and harmony-based hip hop acts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4 minutes and 40 seconds ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Trey Fanjoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony discography ⓘ |
| performer | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | DJ U-Neek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1993 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Relativity Records
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Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| releasedUnderImprint | Ruthless Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
breakthrough single for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
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early example of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony harmony-based flow ⓘ helped establish Bone Thugs-n-Harmony mainstream popularity ⓘ |
| writer |
Bizzy Bone
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DJ U-Neek NERFINISHED ⓘ Flesh-n-Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ Krayzie Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ Layzie Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ Wish Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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