E. 1999 Eternal

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E. 1999 Eternal
E 1999 Eternal cover.jpg
Studio album by
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
ReleasedJuly 25, 1995
StudioTrax Recording Studio (Hollywood, Los Angeles)
Genre
Length68:04
Label
Producer
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
Creepin on ah Come Up
(1994)		E. 1999 Eternal
(1995)		 The Art of War
(1997)
Singles from E. 1999 Eternal
  1. "1st of tha Month"
    Released: July 11, 1995
  2. "East 1999"
    Released: October 21, 1995
  3. "Tha Crossroads"
    Released: April 23, 1996 [1]

E. 1999 Eternal is the second studio album by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, released July 25, 1995, on Ruthless Records. The album was released four months after the death of rapper Eazy-E, the group's mentor and the executive producer of the album. Both the album and single "Tha Crossroads" are dedicated to him. Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough single "Thuggish Ruggish Bone", it became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics, earning praise for the group's melodic rapping style. The album title is a portmanteau of Cleveland's eastside neighborhood centering on East 99th Street and St. Clair Avenue where the group is based and the then-future year 1999.

Contents

The album sold 307,000 copies in the first week. E. 1999 Eternal became the group's best-selling album, with four million copies sold in the United States. It topped the US Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks. The album was nominated for the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, ultimately losing to Naughty by Nature's Poverty's Paradise at the 1996 Grammy Awards. [2] In 2015, the group toured in support of the 20th anniversary of the album, performing it in its entirety for the first time.

Commercial performance

E.1999 Eternal sold 307,000 copies in its first week and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums charts. It remained at No. 1 in its second week on both charts, selling 222,000 copies. In its third week, E.1999 Eternal dropped to number 2 on the Billboard 200, behind Hootie & the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View , selling 162,000 copies. The album sold 123,000 copies in its fourth week and got outsold by The Show: The Soundtrack , dropping to No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B− [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Village Voice C [12]

Upon release, E. 1999 Eternal met with critical acclaim. Cheo H. Coker of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the group "has raised the stakes of the gangsta rap game, not only in terms of pure, gritty excess, but also in rhyme-style, cadence and delivery", concluding: "This is the kind of album that starts out good and gets better with repeated listenings—as the dark, subliminal references clear up. Easily one of the most worthwhile rap purchases of the year." [6]

Retrospectively, Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic described E. 1999 Eternal as "an impressive debut full-length that dismisses any notion that the group was merely a one-hit wonder", adding that it "maintains a consistent tone, one that's menacing and somber, produced entirely by DJ U-Neek, a Los Angeles-based producer who frames the songs with dark, smoked-out G-funk beats and synth melodies." [3] The Source hailed E. 1999 Eternal as one of The Top 100 Rap Albums of 1990s.

In a second thought review in Stylus Magazine , the album was described as "Lyrically speaking, Bone Thugs have much in common with countless mainstream rap acts. The themes running throughout E.1999 Eternal are familiar—drugs, violent crime and death make regular appearances. It's the manner in which the lyrics are framed and delivered that makes the group such a bizarre proposition. Bone Thugs had a melodic flow—frequently delivered in unison—that bordered on singing. They could rap together at a lightning fast pace, without losing their sweetness." Stylus also praised producer DJ U-Neek for his production style on the album stating "The album was entirely produced by DJ U-Neek (although he did collaborate on some tracks), endowing cohesiveness to the unique Bone Thugs sound. U-Neek was, like the vocal group members of Bone Thugs, unorthodox in the rap field. It wouldn't be far off to describe him as a songwriter as well as a producer. He was always keen to flesh out interesting sounds—usually based around rumbling piano chords, mellotron and synthesised strings. Yet, the focus was largely on song craft and melody—the album frequently strays into gloomy territory, but never loses its sense of tunefulness. The beats were not particularly striking—usually low-key and sluggish, but the album's strengths are not rhythm-related."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Da Introduction"
 DJ U-Neek 4:28
2."East 1999"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
4:24
3."Eternal"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
  • Kenny McCloud [a]
4:06
4."Crept & We Came"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
5:06
5."Down '71 (The Getaway)"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
U-Neek4:52
6."Mr. Bill Collector"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
5:04
7."Budsmokers Only"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
U-Neek3:34
8."Crossroads"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C


  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
3:43
9."Me Killa (Skit)"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • U-Neek
  • McCloud [a]
0:58
10."Land of tha Heartless"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • McCloud
  • U-Neek
  • Bone [a]
3:08
11."No Shorts, No Losses"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • McCloud
  • U-Neek
  • Bone [a]
4:54
12."1st of tha Month"
U-Neek5:15
13."Buddah Lovaz"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
4:43
14."Die Die Die"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
U-Neek2:51
15."Mr. Ouija 2 (Skit)"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • U-Neek
  • Bone [a]
1:19
16."Mo' Murda"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
5:47
17."Shotz to tha Double Glock (feat. Tony Tone, Tombstone, Mo! Hart, Boogie Nikke, Sin & Sage)"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Poetic Hustla'z
  • Graveyard Shift
  • McCloud
  • U-Neek
  • McCloud [a]
4:44
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Tha Crossroads (DJ U-Neek's Mo Thug Remix)"
  • Bone
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C
  • U-Neek
  • Tony-C [a]
3:46
Notes

Samples

#TitleSamples
1."Da Introduction""In The Rain" by The Dramatics
3."Eternal""Character Bios Theme" from Eternal Champions by Andy Armer [13]
7."Budsmokers Only""Reasons" by Earth, Wind & Fire
8."Crossroad”"Bad Ending Theme" from Eternal Champions by Andy Armer [14]
9."Me Killa (Skit)""I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March
12."1st of tha Month""I Just Wanna Be Your Girl" by Chapter 8
13."Buddah Lovaz""Choosey Lover" by The Isley Brothers and "Right and a Wrong way" by Keith Sweat
14."Die Die Die""Breakthrough" by Isaac Hayes
16."Mo Murda""I'd Rather Be With You" by Bootsy's Rubber Band
18."Tha Crossroads""Make Me Say It Again Girl Part 1 & 2" by The Isley Brothers

Appearances

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [32] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [35] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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