Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1974) better known as Krayzie Bone,
is an American rapper and is a former member of the rap group Bone
Thugs-n-Harmony.
Krayzie Bone recorded 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
Brothers, Mariah Carey, Big Pun, Three 6 Mafia, E-40, 8 Ball & MJG,
Kurupt, Naughty By Nature and Snoop Dogg. The album was certified
platinum by the RIAA.
In 2001, Krayzie released Thug On Da Line. The album didn't do as
well as his previous release, and was criticized for its frequent
guest appearances from fellow Thugline members by a few hardcore
fans. However his album received plenty of positive reviews from
music critics and went gold. Amazon.com went as far as labeling it
one of the best albums of 2001.[2]
In 2006 Krayzie Bone was featured in a song "Ridin'" by
Chamillionaire. "Ridin'" was awarded "Best Rap Performance
by a Duo or Group" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. It was
also nominated for Best Rap Song. It became number one in December
on the Piczo Chart 3 months after its physical release. The song
also topped the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 2 on the UK
Singles Chart when it was released there.
The song ranked #3 on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Songs of 2006" and
#91 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop". 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.
It was also awarded the last Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music
Awards, which was awarded in 2006.
[edit] Record labels
Krayzie Bone was a founding member of Mo Thugs Family, a collective
of Cleveland based rap and Hip-Hop musical acts. He broke apart from
the group in 1998 to form ThugLine Records, or TL. After a brief
reunion,Krayzie again parted ways with BTNH in 2011 citing "uncontrollable
circumstances" In many videos he can be spotted wearing a chain
that says TL.In 2010 the name ThugLine Records was changed to The
Life Entertainment. In order to reach out to more artists and identify
the best talent for The Life Entertainment label, Conquer The Industry
was developed as an internet channel to help up and coming music
artists break into the music industry.Along with The Life Ent. Krayzie
started the Life Apparel.
[edit] Discography
Main article: Krayzie Bone discography
1999: Thug Mentality 1999
2001: Thug on da Line
2003: The Legend Underground (Part 1)
2005: Gemini: Good vs. Evil
[edit] Awards
[edit] Grammy Award
1997: "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" (Tha Crossroads)
2007: "Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group" (Ridin')
[edit] MTV Video Music Award
2006: "Best Rap Video" (Ridin')
[edit] American Music Award
1998: "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist"
2007: "Best Duo Group Rap/Hip-Hop"