Creepin on ah Come Up is the debut EP by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album was released on June 21, 1994, on Ruthless Records. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

History

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released their first album, Faces of Death (1993), under the name B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e. After the group was noticed by Eazy-E, he signed the group to Ruthless Records and suggested the name Thugs-N-Harmony after a song of the same name by the group, and they eventually agreed on the name Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

Music and lyrics

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's first extended play includes the singles "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "Foe tha Love of $". Features on the album include vocalist Shatasha Williams and their mentor and executive producer Eazy-E. This EP is also notable for being the only project Bone Thugs-n-Harmony would release during Eazy-E’s lifetime. The first two lines of "Intro" are backwards. Played forward are "Heaven in art which Father our, Our Father which art in Heaven" Tracks 3, 4 and 6 have listed, "Keenu Songs" which is "U-Neek" spelled backwards.

Parts of "Foe tha Love of $" (including Jewell's backing vocals) are recycled from the Yomo & Maulkie track "For the Love of Money", from their 1991 album Are U Xperienced?. The closing track on Creepin on ah Come Up, "Moe Cheese", is actually the same instrumental track from Are U Xperienced?, also titled "For the Love of Money".

Track listing

Sample credits

  • "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" contains a sample of "Mama Used to Say" as performed by Junior
  • "Foe tha Love of $" contains a sample of "For the Love of Money" as performed by Yomo & Maulkie

Appearances

  • Krayzie Bone appears on 7 tracks.
  • Layzie Bone appears on 7 tracks.
  • Bizzy Bone appears on 7 tracks.
  • Wish Bone appears on 3 tracks.
  • Flesh-n-Bone appears on 3 tracks.

Charts

Weekly charts

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|+ Chart performance for Creepin on ah Come Up

! scope="col"| Chart (1994)

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Year-end charts

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|+ Year-end chart performance for Creepin on ah Come Up

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! scope="col"| Position

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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200

| 90

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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)

| 17

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! scope="col"| Chart (1995)

! scope="col"| Position

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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200

| 59

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! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)

| 29

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Certifications

References

  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Official Website
  • Ruthless Records Official Website

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