September 4, 2023
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Perform at 1996 MTV VMAs – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Sep. 4, 1996: While the hip-hop world was still mourning the loss of N.W.A founder Eazy-E, his Cleveland protégés, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, were rising to fame. On this day, at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City, the Cleveland, Ohio group performed their hit single and Eazy-E tribute, "Tha Crossroads."As one of only three rap performances of the night, BTNH members Bizzy, Flesh, Krayzie, and Layzie dressed in white suits, had a live horse-drawn carriage onstage and gave such a heartfelt rendition of the single, audience members were singing along with ease. Bone Thugs' performance was regarded as one of the...