Krayzie Bone
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Krayzie Bone (born Anthony Henderson on June 17, 1974) also known as Leather Face or Leatha Face, and Sawed Off Gangsta, is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. He, like his other group members, is known for his tongue-twisting rapid pace of delivery and his ability to create harmonic hooks within songs. He is the most laid back, versatile, and soft spoken member of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, letting his work show for itself.
Biography
Solo Career
After Bone Thugs-N-Harmony released The Art of War in 1997, Krayzie began 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 Bros., Mariah Carey, Big Pun, and Snoop Dogg. It was successful enough to reach platinum status.In 2001, Krayzie returned with Thug On Da Line. The album didn't do as well as his previous release, but was a still considered success, reaching gold certification.
Since 2003, Krayzie has released more underground and internet released-only albums. His latest one, in 2005 received little promotion, but still sold about 50,000-60,000 units.#redirect
In 2006, Krayzie returned to the mainstream by appearing on The Notorious B.I.G.'s single "Spit Your Game", Chamillionaire's "Ridin'", and on a remix with Juelz Santana and Mariah Carey on her single "Don't Forget About Us". Krayzie Bone collaborated on tracks with late rappers Eazy-E, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G, and Big Pun while they were all still living.
A favorite drink of Krayzie Bone's is gin mixed with hennessy (a concoction he refers to as "Sin"), which is mentioned in many of his songs, including "I Don't Give A Fuck", "Get'chu Twisted", and "Ridin."
Krayzie is knowledgeable in the spanish language#redirect , as you can hear on "Take The Lead (Wanna Ride)" featuring spanish rappers Wisin y Yandel.
Discography
Albums
- 1999 Thug Mentality 1999 #4 U.S., 2x Platinum
- 2001 Thug On Da Line #27 U.S., Gold
- 2003 The Legends Underground (Part 1) (underground) available at www.bonethugaffiliated.com
- 2005 #69 U.S., Gold
- 2005 Too Raw 4 Retail (underground) available at www.btnhboard.com
- 2007 The Legends Underground (Part 2) (underground)
- 2007 Thuggish Bone
Solo singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK singles | Album |
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| 1999 | "Thug Mentality" | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
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| 1999 | "Paper" | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
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| 2001 | "Hard Time Hustlin'" | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
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| Thug On Da Line | ||||||
| 2005 | "Get'chu Twisted" | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
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As featured performer
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK singles | Album |
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| 1999 | "Until We Rich" (Ice Cube featuring Krayzie Bone) | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
| #50 | align="center" valign="top" | |||||
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| War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) | ||||||
| 2003 | "I'm Not Sleeping" (Tiffany featuring Krayzie Bone) | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
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| The Color of Silence | ||||||
| 2004 | "I Don't Give A Fuck" (Lil Jon and The Eastside Boys featuring Mystikal and Krayzie Bone) | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
| #50 | align="center" valign="top" | |||||
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| Kings of Crunk | ||||||
| 2004 | "Walk Like a Warrior" (Dead Prez featuring Krayzie Bone) | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
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| RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta | ||||||
| 2004 | "Freaks" (Play-N-Skillz featuring Krayzie Bone and Adina Howard) | align="center" valign="top" | ||||
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| Texas For Da World Over | ||||||
| 2006 | "Ridin'" (Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone) PLATINUM | #1 (2 weeks) | #7 | #2 | align="center" valign="top" | |
| The Sound of Revenge | ||||||
| 2006 | "Spit Your Game" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Twista, Krayzie Bone, Eightball & MJG) | #65 | #22 | #35 | #64 | |
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