E. 1999 Eternal

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 the then-future year 1999 and Cleveland's eastside neighborhood centering around East 99th Street and St. Clair Avenue where the group is based from.

E. 1999 Eternal became the group's best-selling album, with over five million copies sold in the United States and ten million worldwide. 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.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	C^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(B-)^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]
NME	(7/10)^[6]
Q	^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[8]
Stylus Magazine	(favorable)^[9]
Vibe	(favorable)^[10]
RapReviews	^[11]

Critical reviews of E. 1999 Eternal. Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic described it as "an impressive debut full-length that dismisses any notion that the group was merely a one-hit wonder" and claims 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." The Source hailed it The Top 100 Rap Albums of 1990s which was met with a 4 1/2 mic rating.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Da Introduction"	Bone D.J. U-Neek Tony Hester	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 and We Came"	Bone U-Neek	U-Neek Tony-C^[a]	5:06
5.	"Down '71 (The Getaway)"	Bone U-Neek Tony-C	U-Neek	4:52
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-Neek	3:34
8.	"Crossroad"	Bone U-Neek Tony-C	U-Neek Tony-C^[a]	3:27
9.	"Me Killa"	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"	Bone U-Neek Michael Powell	U-Neek	5:15
13.	"Buddah Lovaz"	Bone U-Neek Tony-C	U-Neek Tony-C^[a]	4:43
14.	"Die Die Die"	Bone U-Neek	U-Neek	2:51
15.	"Mr. Ouija 2"	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. Gates, Poetic Hustla'z & Tombstone)"	Bone U-Neek Poetic Hustla'z Graveyard Shift McCloud	U-Neek McCloud^[a]	4:44

Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(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

^{^a} signifies a co-producer

Samples

#	Title	Samples
1.	"Da Introduction"	"In The Rain" by The Dramatics
2.	"East 1999"
3.	"Eternal"	"Character Bios Theme" from Eternal Champions by Joe Delia, Adrian Van Velsen, John Hart and Jeff Marsh
7.	"Budsmokers Only"	"Reasons" by Earth, Wind & Fire
8.	"Crossroad"	"Bad Ending Theme" from Eternal Champions by Joe Delia, Adrian Van Velsen, John Hart and Jeff Marsh
9.	"Me Killa"	"I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March
12.	"1st of Tha Month"	"I Just Wanna Be Your Girl" by Michael Powell
13.	"Buddah Lovaz"	"Choosey Lover" by The Isley Brothers
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

Personnel

Eric "Eazy-E" Wright - Executive Producer, Album Concept
D.J. U-Neek - Producer, Recording
Layzie Bone - Producer
Anne Catalino - Engineer
Aaron Connor - Engineer and Recording
Don Cunningham - Design and Art Direction
Tony Cowan - Recording
Madeleine Smith - Sample Clearance

Appearances

Krayzie Bone appears on all tracks.
Layzie Bone and Bizzy Bone appear on 16 tracks.
Wish Bone appears on 12 tracks.
Flesh-n-Bone appears on 5 tracks.

Chart history

Album

Chart positions from Billboard magazine (North America)

Year	Chart positions
Year	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1995	1	1

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1995	1st of tha Month	14	12	4	13
1995	East 1999	62	39	8	—
1996	Tha Crossroads	1	1	1	21

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard 200^[12]	54

Preceded by Dreaming of You by Selena	Billboard 200 number-one album August 12–19, 1995	Succeeded by Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
About.com	United States	Best Rap Albums of 1995^[13]	2008	6

References

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↑ Christgau, Robert (1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (November 28) (New York). Retrieved September 11, 2014.
↑ David Browne (1995-08-04). "E. 1999 Eternal Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
↑ "Album Reviews : BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY *** 1/2, "E.1999 Eternal" Relativity - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1995-07-22. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
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↑ S.H. Fernando Jr. (1995-11-02). "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: E. 1999 Eternal : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2012-06-25 Crtiical response. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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↑ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E.1999 Eternal - On Second Thought". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
↑ Vibe - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
↑ http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_e1999eternal.html
↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
↑ Adaso, Henry. Best Rap Albums of 1995. About.com. Retrieved 2010-05-10.

External links

E 1999 Eternal at Discogs
"Back to the Lab" series - E 1999 Eternal at RapReviews

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Bizzy Bone Layzie Bone Flesh-n-Bone Wish Bone Krayzie Bone

Studio albums	Faces of Death Creepin on ah Come Up E. 1999 Eternal The Art of War BTNHResurrection Thug World Order Thug Stories Strength & Loyalty Uni5: The World's Enemy The Art of War: World War III

Compilations	The Collection, Volume 1 The Collection, Volume 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Chopped & Screwed) T.H.U.G.S. Thug Smoke Fest Thuggish II

Singles	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" "Foe tha Love of $" "1st of tha Month" "East 1999" "Tha Crossroads" "Days of Our Livez" "Look into My Eyes" "If I Could Teach the World" "War" "Resurrection (Paper, Paper)" "Change the World" "Money, Money" "Home" "Fire" "Take the Lead (Wanna Ride)" "I Tried" "Lil' L.O.V.E." "Young Thugs" "See Me Shine" "Rebirth" "Meet Me in the Sky" "Gone"

Related articles	Discography Bone Brothers Mo Thugs ThugLine Records Ruthless Records BTNH Worldwide

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