A member of
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, rapper
Krayzie Bone was born
Anthony Henderson in Cleveland, Ohio; also known as LeathaFace, The Sawed-Off Gangsta, he joined
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in 1993, debuting a year later with the EP
Creepin on Ah Come Up. Subsequent LPs, including 1995's E 1999 Eternal and 1997's The Art of War, launched the group to rap superstardom, and as the decade drew to a close,
Krayzie Bone issued his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999. Inner demons and life on the street were the main topics of 2001's
Thug on da Line. Its follow-up, Gemini: Good vs. Evil, was originally slated for a 2004 release but was delayed until early 2005 when
Krayzie got to the opportunity to record some tracks for the album with his old crew members
Wish Bone and
Bizzy Bone. A year later he was featured on the Grammy Award-winning song "Ridin'" by
Chamillionaire, while that year's
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album,
Thug Stories, launched a steady stream of releases -- and supporting tours -- from the group.
Krayzie finally returned to his solo career in 2015 with
Chasing the Devil, an album released by the eOne label. In 2017, he teamed up with
Bizzy Bone for New Waves, which they issued as an official
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album. That same year -- in the same week, no less --
Krayzie released Thug Brothers 2, a collaboration with
Young Noble of
the Outlawz, as well as his sixth mixtape, Eternal Legend. ~ Jason Ankeny