Krayzie Bone Explains Why Bone Thugs Signed Bad Contract with Eazy-E

In this clip Krayzie Bone talks about Eazy-E, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rise to fame, and the beef between Ruthless and Death Row Records. While discussing the latter Krayzie Bone says everyone on both sides got caught up in the moment, and these days the Bone members and guys like Daz Dillinger and Kurupt remain in good standing with one another.
Though everything is good and well these days, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's pathway to success wasn't an easy one. While at Ruthless the Cleveland group dealt with various contract issues, but Krayzie Bone says he would have done it regardless. "Look man, I tell people this all the time. We was [sic] young cats. I don't care if he would've put the words in there plain as day. 'We finna rob y'all.' We still would've signed those damn contracts, man," he explained to DJ Vlad.
Listen as Krayzie Bone discusses the "crazy visions" Eazy-E had for the label, what was "the last straw" for the group, and the autoimmune disease that's affected his lungs in another engaging exclusive.

[@dmensah6631]

Krayzie Bone = Living Legend

[@jb0915]

Top 5 dead or alive and best rap group ever

[@shaepowell2324]

Agreed

[@anawkwardlifemedia]

Nuff said💯

[@dnachistatrax1029]

I've been a fan from jump,stay strong Bro my mom was diagnosed with the same thing in 89!The doctor pulled me aside,and said she wouldn't live to see me turn 11...and for me to man up,and just deal with it!She just turned 60 last week,and I'll be 38 next month!Much love to the entire BTNH family and R.I.P. to Eazy-E!

[@meecygriffin4365]

Simple Logic Eli Tone ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for telling your story! My son is 11 and could possibly lose me, his mom, at a young age, but we take day by day! I’ve already lived 20 plus years since my diagnosis! God IS good! 🙂

[@dawndefelice8928]

Simple Logic Itspopnotsodabitch 😊

[@dnachistatrax1029]

@@meecygriffin4365 Just now seeing this, no doubt though that's my testimony! Keep the faith and PLEASE, take care of yourself ESPECIALLY with what's going on now!

[@dnachistatrax1029]

@@dawndefelice8928 👊✌️😉

[@bethanywilhelm4451]

Yes. Thats awesome! Isn't God awesome! I'm so happy you have your Mother. What a blessing. And btw..that was very uncouth for that doctor to tell you that at 11 years old. I'm sorry that happened to you. God bless..🙏🏼

[@jaketaylor5754]

The hat is arguing with the interview the whole way through.

[@RizzlyricistGaming]

For real yo lol. This dude Vlad is hell-bent on drama.

[@thepistolguy859]

I think that's why he wore it.

[@thinkinsidetheboxsquarecir3303]

Ha...Best comment 🤓👍🏽

[@Zamauria91]

💯💯💯💯

[@craniumcr22]

That went triple plastic. Straight fire, Vlad. You’re so gosh darn funny

[@ThaLiveKing]

Lisa Left Eye said it best "If you can find someone that will rip you off just a little, you doing good" Bone got hosed in that contract, my gawd, seeing them go through that shit as dedicated Bone fan I was like this ain't gonna have a happy ending. But they rode it out like some soldiers and gave us classics.

[@Japace321]

"T-H-U-G we be, that's thug mentality we thuggin, thuggin thuggin that's the way I chose to live my life!"

[@metamorphosisx6641]

+Jermaine Parker yoo! thats right

[@mtreezy1984]

that track is straight gas

[@MrJeff832000]

+mtreezy1984 straight gas........wtf is straight gas lol

[@jaroncreed]

+Jermaine Parker bullshit dumbfuck

[@UsernameJones]

+Jermaine Parker I done been around the world and everywhere it be the same song: niggas strugglin' daily gotta survive, its worldwide, even niggas from Paris to London be hustlin', doin' whatever to get the money

[@dirtysouthbeatbox5065]

I just hope krayzie is doing well and all bone members and staff and fans

[@kennethneighbors7938]

I love this format...your intution...you rock.Thank You!!!

[@IvoDimants]

Bone should be interviewed about the Mo Thugs projects. They seemed like such big projects with a lot of gems on them, but kinda forgotten. Never heard them speak on it.

[@Significant7rapsongs]

True that, mo was icecold

[@siqaraminmassaquoi1999]

Actually they did speak on it during a rap city tha basement interview

[@apocalipsdoebermen431]

I'll get da popcorn...hahaha idc how many hours long, I'm tuning in

[@ivandaniel2596]

Ivo Malecs what was the album, in '99 I think, with the dollar bill green pyramid on the cover, "Mo Thug Family Values? I loved that album!

[@deuceswild6350]

Ima google it now. What was Mo thugs cause I heard mentions and prolly heard music from them and never knew. Anything with bone all together would be felt. Their always separate.

[@Dontez82]

Krayzie Bone is a living legend. One of my favorite artists of all time.

[@SurgeCess]

Great interview, we wish Krayzie Bone the best, stay healthy man!

[@MudCityKingz]

Bone Thugs greatest rap group period!!!

[@87er_]

Wu Tang

[@MudCityKingz]

2nd maby

[@87er_]

+R18 Hemi debatable for sure but Bone is more consistent as a group but the Wu are lyrical monsters

[@deekoh3996]

+Ron Davis outkast? u know WU's the best.

[@MahmoudIzGreat]

+drew rivas Wu Tang is alright but they aren't better than Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and the Dog Pound Gang!

[@lemarrthomas3314]

I love hearing these stories. Good stuff.

[@RazielRodriguezz]

krayzie bone is so dope

[@janedoh2625]

So I'm a little late, but I can't believe Kray has sarcoidosis! Really hope he takes care of himself and stays healthy for years to come. We love you, KB!

[@tstreetzs4753]

Jane Doh I aunt know dat either my farther died kuz of dat... That's some real shit

[@KoldBreeze]

I just got the diagnosis that I have it too

[@sebastiangreyjoy9183]

That Ruthless vs Death Row phone call was hilarious. Eazy was constantly making Daz look and sound dumb af

[@87er_]

Yeah but then came Layzie with his Cleveland type slang and daz & kurupt were like wtf this dude talking about? Lol

[@NOCDIB]

+Sebastian Greyjoy Where is this phone call audio?

[@sebastiangreyjoy9183]

NOCDIB you can find it on YT

[@mjolden]

Lol I heard that convo before

[@teesweeezy263]

Krayzie bone is a legend great interview vlad. Glad ya had a real conversation and that y’all was able to share it with us

[@poisinkink]

bone bone bone bone bone

[@BehindTheBankTV]

lmao datz funny AZ fuck

[@BehindTheBankTV]

I don't give a fuck

[@nsanewrsne4693]

Boone bone boneeeee

[@jazmynbrown6820]

I love they album "Art of War."

[@RX-8GT]

I remember running to the shop to grab that album

[@illuminatigbeats1397]

the artwork that came with it was fire too

[@bukdavid509]

East 1999 was the best 👌

[@nomibe2911]

Vlad telling a veteran about the music business smh.

[@T3MPL3TillIdIe]

Hope you get healthy krazy bone. We'll pray for you man.. great interview good to hear all this war stories.

[@Mikewats27]

bone had Cleveland on lock

[@traeevans]

mike smooth yup

[@brianlove-el6096]

mike smooth Islam Mo

[@JUGGorDIE5]

mike smooth nigga the whole OHIO ! fym

[@elijahashman9716]

Dwayne Smith word whole Midwest

[@nystagmus]

This guy is a REAL MUSIC GENIUS. No joke. He has an incredible knack for sound. The way he layers his voice and rides an instrumental. It is way way beyond impressive that i have to call him a genius when it comes to sound. A HUMAN ORCHESTRA.

[@GeneSypha]

Need more!!!!

[@ASSman864]

"I dont care if he would of put the words in there plain as day, we finna rob yall, we would have signed it"

[@ivandaniel2596]

ASSman that made me chuckle

[@3Bros001]

Much love to bonethe most underrated rap group ever!

[@donguapo7862]

Been my favorite bone member since I was a kid and 1 of my favorite rappers period

[@FilthyLivinX41510]

Bone Thugs 4 Life still one of my all time favorite groups

[@realest92]

Im still waiting on the rest of that eddie griffin interview! Come on vlad release that shit!!

[@RaiEDT]

The whole interview been up on soundcloud, all audio tho

[@loveme7693]

In the 90s, it was quite common for young cats from teen yrs to early 20s not reading their contract. You're young, gonna be popping and you trust your label enough to know you're signing a good contract. That's why it's important for any artist who sign to a label to read your contract, and know what your signing up for. It would suck to sign to a label who cheat you of what you deserve or if you leave owning you for consecutive number of yrs. BTNH will forever be one of the best hip-hop group.... 5 cats who can kill a verse and did it with two legends like Big and Pac.

[@nicholasholloway8743]

jj jj yea I'm feel ya, they was banging when greats like Pac, and Biggie were doing their own shitz, in otherwords they was up there in their standards

[@crunch9876]

Nothing’s changed cats still don’t read their contracts

[@Byronic19134]

"Throwing contracts at me, yall know niggas dun read, throw them Maybach keys..." -Kanye, New Slaves

[@RFJersey]

jj jj what leverage does a new rapper have to negotiate a great contract? None

[@fredwilson5542]

3 legend s

[@MrHarris73]

Ruthless Radio Show was on 92.3 The Beat. KDAY wasn't around during that time. KDAY went off the air in 1991 and didn't come back until 2004. Ruthless Radio Show was on The Beat in 94-95. I used to listen every week - Saturday nights you had Ruthless and then right after you had the Wake Up Show with Sway and Tech. That was good hip hop back then.

[@sergeidudorov2838]

You should interview Toker of Brownside, they were signed to Ruthless

[@IRON5]

Ask Too Short and E40 about going gold and platinum without radio play.

[@Anchor7]

+IRON5 they were the minority. Not like today.

[@IRON5]

***** I wouldn't know anything about that?

[@stephenkarmichael4709]

IRON5 too $hort was in his 5th hard working album before he went really big!.....and short tour with eazy in the 80’s. ppl went to concerts for nwa not short. so basically who put too $hort out to the public??

[@Tee781]

A lot of that is based off of where you from. If you from a big hip hop state like California or Texas. U can go gold or more and nobody outside of your state will know you

[@g-weesky]

Gotta thibk where 40 and them from... Bone from my state... OHIO DO NOT GET THE SAME PULL LIKE CALIFORNIA.... itas made talent in ohio but no good land mark for getting in the game

[@qasbrigante9800]

Tamika The Black Widow

[@shaniyahsmith6437]

he was always my favorite!!

[@ANT1989]

For those that may be wondering, Krayzie didn't get fat, his cheeks swelled because he was sick and hospitalized. I saw Bone Thugs~n~Harmony perform in Las Vegas early 2015, they all still look like they're in their 20's. #BoneThugsFanSince94

[@DrunkTalkHipHopRadio]

+ANT1989 Bone is Eternal

[@DrunkTalkHipHopRadio]

Krayzie Bone is one of the greatest of all time

[@kevinaureliohernande]

I saw then in December and they looked OLD.

[@bogart2127]

saw them with eazy e's hologram at rock the bells 😎🍁

[@PotawatomiThunderNew]

+ANT1989 Yeah it's actually a side effect from his medication he got AFTER being hospitalized. For the last few months he's had a puffy face because of his medication, but he definitely didn't get fat.

[@beachysmeachy_]

"Meet me at the crossroads so you wont be lonely"

[@danielgalindo5100]

KeyboardWarriorNahRealLifeWarriorBiish why are you so gorgeous?

[@bigkeemy1]

Shut yo ass up. But yeah shorty can get it though.

[@sancholowera]

All You Fools Need To Jerk It Before Commenting

[@javierzavala8352]

@@danielgalindo5100 Simps

[@BrandonSeattle]

Krayzie is my favorite Bone. I still bump that east 1999 album. Mo murder, mo murder, a murder, mo murder a murder murdaaaa.......

[@MichelleReneDorsey]

Krayzie Bone is Tha REALEST of All

[@RappersDigest]

here for the gems 🍿

[@KingJamesKingChaos]

Krayzie don't smoke anymore!??!?! Damn man, we getting old. Makes me wanna cry!! I remember Bone used to CHIEF BIG. Wow

[@youngboysnation]

His lung collapsed

[@paulusquagmire3637]

+King B. James He said he don't smoke like he used too

[@janedoh2625]

He has sarcoidosis and takes steroids and other meds that make your face swell. Same thing happened to Bernie Mac.

[@janedoh2625]

He does have a lung disease that can be fatal. Not that weed caused it, but smoke is an airway irritant that could make him more susceptible to bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. He should just eat or vape it!

[@brandonnevarez4350]

King James when snoop dogg stops smokin buds ill quit...kray would b the last id expect to quit so this blows me. N i dont have perfect lungs. Got a scarred 1 from pneumonia wen younger but i been smoking since a shorty...when i 1st smoked by myself on Halloween early in the day in my room solo i was 13 n i remember like yesterday i thru on e.1999 budda lovers oml

[@OscarOffTheCuff]

He my fave outta bone thugs

[@keidrickharrell2587]

Great interview DJ Vlad

[@dazwannawzad9272]

When it's time to smoke, bump that Bone Thugs.

[@dozersworld1886]

Eazy E with those comebacks xD lol R.I.P Eazy

[@M0N5T3R666]

He was always my favorite, I'm talking mr.bill collector

[@boparks3204]

I wish you would have asked him why his first solo album cannot be streamed anywhere?! I cannot find any information about it. Tidal, Apple, Spotify... I don’t think any platform streams that album!

[@lloydjohnson5817]

The coldest out of Bone.

[@unbeastable957]

Where can i find the whole interview iso snippets of it?

[@corteztank7568]

This was when he was I'll thankfully he recoverd

[@hman1873]

I’m glad my nigga Kray is back to being healthy. Music will never be the same when we lose him.

[@vule-nd5dm]

Bizzy was my favorite but I got mad respect for Krazie Bone. Talented and smooth as hell!!

[@jasonallen3678]

Bone took over Rap for a few years and for that they deserve more Respect

[@Afro-Samurai]

Trues Humbly United Gathering Souls

[@ivandaniel2596]

Bruce Leroy that was Flesh n' Bone bro.

[@andregomez350]

nice one here

[@lenhalz8086]

I want to hear that radio conversation

[@johnstaten9990]

That meeting was back in 97' after Biggie Smalls died. Snoop Doggy Dogg @ the time called the Nation of Islam 2 conduct a peace treaty. That's when Ice Cube & Common made peace.

[@dustinmcmall4695]

+John Staten true

[@johnstaten9990]

+Dustin Mcmall Salute!

[@gregdorsey3345]

John Staten i

[@modro9379]

They was real thugs always been my favorite Midwest love

[@iriesatte3889]

Less Drama More Music Thug Mentality

[@702pow]

Krayzie bone put out some GREAT solo albums thug on DA line was a good body of work.

[@mauricefuqua2578]

Favorite group bone thugs

[@lowkey213]

Looking back now at all these dudes we listened to as kids different. Great music, legendary… kick back on on the yay, It’s blatant.

[@JayTheAdviceGuy]

For the first several minutes of that audio drama Vlad referenced near the end of this video, Eazy held his own against ALL them Deathrow people tryna come at him. DARE I say even OWNED them in the way he spoke to them. Bone and them didn't jump in until towards the END.

[@amuomkuol]

Og=original gangsta (the science of unity,togetherness).

[@shaepowell2324]

Krayzie,Bizzy and Layzie Bone my favorites, but I got love for Bine Thugs as a group too all five are talented.

[@eternalrewind2190]

Krayzie is a legend!!

[@Grimz185]

Rest in peace Eazy

[@ArtofLunatik]

"aint got love for no hos in harmony" - Kurupt lol that's the only diss I remember from back in those days.

[@Wis_Dom]

I know people have to respect the dead so they don't want to say anything bad about him, but Eazy was known for robbing niggas paper in the rap game. Cube noticed it first, then Dre and now Bone. It's nothing new.

[@DewayneHutchings478]

Wis Dom Arabian prince then cube

[@ogphil5600]

First of all he ain’t rob nobody everybody got paid what they agreed to get paid all those people just felt like they deserved not that they were owed more everybody he signed made money and lived better lives

[@44djmatt]

Not KDAY. The radio show was on KKBT 92.3 The Beat.

[@RuthlessEazyE51506395]

post the audio of the ruthless radio show on your profile vlad so the whole world can listen !!! ruthless vs deathrow epic !!!

[@brasmussen81]

Ruthless Radio was on 92.3 The Beat

[@ParagonFreskoNELA]

Ruthless Radio show was actually on 92.3 The Beat , Not KDay.. KDay at that time was defunct but made its comeback after The Beat went defunct. Yet many of the same people have been affiliated with both stations such as Julio G and PJ Butter

[@caliraider7594]

interview Toker from brownside he was part of Ruthless

[@Left_coast_bullies]

CentroVallero559 hell yeah

[@3-methylindole730]

@@Left_coast_bullies Not possible anymore 😔

[@Left_coast_bullies]

@@3-methylindole730 damn I know but we still got conejo and stomper though... They real gs

[@carlosgarcia-ub8si]

Dmm RIP the homie toker from brownside i wonder why he never got interviewed 😡😤

[@raintit6566]

i cant find the booger moment...WHAT IS THE TIME MARK?

[@shenyaet3350]

My favorite Bone member

[@ivv6721]

They had BrownSide too

[@booshine187]

Dope

[@DrunkTalkHipHopRadio]

Krayzie Bone is the best! He is Eternal!

[@alx42013]

The ruthless radio show was on 92.3 The beat. That's why Theo and Julio-G, were really close to Eazy ,they all worked for 92.3 the Best L.A, together..

[@dirtysouthbeatbox5065]

if I was a multimillionaire not only i would be set bone and all of us who understand bone will be set for life and do it the right way where no one in the industry will get hurt

[@silence6813]

One wonder how Flesh-n-Bone felt about the contracts since he was the only member not signed to the label.

[@KrayE1999]

Tyrone Eady very interesting nobody ever asked that !!! Everybody always ask eazy 2pac biggie questions. Same shit over and over.

[@lilcourtny08]

@@shawnamartin5279 shut the fuck up

[@oliverhernandez1236]

Tyrone Eady man facts like flesh signed to def jam

[@apocalipsdoebermen431]

Oohhhhh.. damn dats right tho... he was locked up when da contracts were signed...

[@docwages9521]

Kray tha goat!!!!! Doc Wages signing off

[@bakenfat]

Nice

[@iam_s.tears6]

Krayzie said bone was the only ones on the label selling records. So the label used that money to cover other artists who wasn't selling. That reminds me of lyrics that Bizzy said on Thugs Cry "We're keeping the LIGHTS ON IN RUTHLESS, and I aint FUCKIN THE BOSS!!!!" 😳🤯 All make sense now.

[@mikeanderson1940]

Seeing Krazy bone in current Vlad interview, he looks different

[@DizzleDaPrinceMusic]

I enjoyed this one Vlad!

[@ReasonsWhy5]

If I could teach the whole wide world! : ) : ) BONE THUGS & HARMONY : ) : )

[@terencethomas1873]

Wow most people dont realize Flesh was the only member not signed to them

[@terencethomas1873]

Krayzie Is the only bone member and rapper and general to touch wax with Pac , big pun , Biggie , and Eazy E , highly underated

[@Hunter2847]

That was Bizzy

[@agthaog1986]

the title has about 25% of what has to do with the interview...on another note it be dope to hear a song/project from krayZie and mc eiht

[@starter47990]

"3:11 that didn't go 3x platinum...it went 3x plastic" 😅😅😅

[@zero_fux_given8840]

AYE WHERE CAN WE GET THAT HAT BROOOOOOO

[@adamrose5987]

ZeroFux Given krayzie has a store online and IRL. thelifeapparel is dot com I think? if not just Google krayzie bone clothing line.

[@zero_fux_given8840]

Adam Rose ok thx alot ill have to look it up ! $

[@byronmitchell1927]

When I first heard heated heavy that's when I knew Krayzie Bone it's nothing to play with... nothing I tell you the Badlands Bandit

[@jay-leeofficialcctv]

anyone watching this back in 2021?

[@on2wheels378]

Looks like Eazy E learned a few things from Jerry Heller..

[@FilthyLivinX41510]

So Thuggish Ruggish

[@coreycrafty8868]

because WE was young and dumb...period

[@MichelleReneDorsey]

✊🏾✊🏾

[@Tonemega]

TAB AND THE VILLON ON RUTHLESS FROM ST.LOUIS CLASSIC 1995

[@Artifacts187]

the term smoke your life away comes to mind.....