He broke apart from the group in 1999 to form ThugLine Records, or TL. He was a founding member of Mo Thugs Family, a collective of Cleveland-based rap and Hip-Hop musical acts. Business career Īside from music, Krayzie Bone has since then ventured into the business world. However, it was pushed back and ultimately released on November 20, 2015. It was also awarded the last Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, which was awarded in 2006.ĭuring an April 2014 press conference, Krayzie Bone announced that the first installment of the Chasing the Devil trilogy album would be released Jby RBC Records. It was the best selling ringtone in 2006, with 3.2 million sales, certified by the RIAA as the first multi-platinum Mastertone artist in history. The song ranked #3 on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Songs of 2006" and #91 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".
The song also topped the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart when it was released there. It became number one in December on the Piczo Chart 3 months after its physical release. "Ridin'" was awarded "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2005 Krayzie Bone was featured in the song " Ridin'" by Chamillionaire.
In 2001, Krayzie released Thug On Da Line, which received generally positive reviews from music critics and went gold. Largely produced by multi instrumentalist Romeo Antonio The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album was released as a double disc set, featuring a large selection of guest appearances, including Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Mo Thugs, Mariah Carey, ThugLine, The Marley Brothers, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Cuban Link, Gangsta Boo, E-40, 8 Ball & MJG, Kurupt, Naughty By Nature and Snoop Dogg.
Solo career Īfter finding success with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999, in 1999. He believes many rappers are unintentionally following the agenda of the Illuminati. Henderson comes from a fourth generation family of Jehovah's Witnesses, and as such does not celebrate Christmas.