Creepin on ah Come Up

Creepin on ah Come Up
Creepin on ah Come Up
EP by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Released	June 21, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Dirtbiker Studios, Audio Achievements Studios, and Blackhole Recording Studio
Genre	Hip hop; horrorcore; G-funk;
Length	29:44
Label	Ruthless; Relativity;
Producer	Eazy-E; DJ Yella; DJ U-Neek; Rhythm D;
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
Singles from Creepin' on ah Come Up
	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone"; Released: April 20, 1994; "Foe tha Love of $"; Released: February 7, 1995;

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.^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
RapReviews	9.5/10^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

History

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released their first album, Faces of Death, in 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.^[6]

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. 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?.^[7] 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

*Creepin on ah Come Up* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Anthony Henderson Stanley Howse Bryon McCane Kenneth McCloud Steven Howse Tim Middleton Charles Scruggs Eric Wright	Eazy-E DJ Yella	1:25
2.	"Mr. Ouija"	Henderson Stanley Howse Bryon McCane McCloud Howse Charles Scruggs Tim Middleton	DJ U-Neek	1:20
3.	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone"	Henderson Howse McCane McCloud Middleton Scruggs Howse	DJ U-Neek	4:41
4.	"No Surrender"	Wright	DJ U-Neek	3:36
5.	"Down foe My Thang"	Henderson Howse McCane McCloud Howse Scruggs Wright	Rhythm D	4:48
6.	"Creepin on ah Come Up"	Henderson Stanley Howse Bryon McCane McCloud Steven Howse Charles Scruggs Middleton	DJ U-Neek	4:50
7.	"Foe tha Love of $" (feat. Eazy-E & Jewell)	Henderson Howse McCane McCloud Howse Scruggs Wright Carraby	DJ Yella	4:32
8.	"Moe Cheese"	Henderson Howse McCane McCloud Howse Scruggs Middleton	DJ Yella	4:32
Total length:				29:44

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

Chart performance for *Creepin on ah Come Up*
Chart (1994)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	29
US Billboard 200^[9]	12
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[10]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Creepin on ah Come Up*
Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard 200^[11]	90
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	17
Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[13]	59
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[14]	29

Certifications

Certifications for *Creepin on ah Come Up*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[15]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
^ "RapReviews review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN 9780743201698. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
^ "~~~~ www.rocklist.net ~~~~". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2006-10-01.
^ Henderson, Anthony (March 14, 2023). "Krayzie Bone tells how BONE THUGS N HARMONY was formed and where the name REALLY came from!" (video). youtube.com. Real 106.1.
^ "Jewell Alleges That Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Foe Tha Love Of $" Was A Re-Used Song". hiphopdx.com. November 20, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^ "Charts.nz – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-22. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-32. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Bone Thugs 'N Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Official Website
Ruthless Records Official Website Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine

[AM-1] Allmusic review

[2] "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-03-06.

[3] "RapReviews review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

[4] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN 9780743201698. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2012.

[5] "~~~~ www.rocklist.net ~~~~". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2006-10-01.

[6] Henderson, Anthony (March 14, 2023). "Krayzie Bone tells how BONE THUGS N HARMONY was formed and where the name REALLY came from!" (video). youtube.com. Real 106.1.

[7] "Jewell Alleges That Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Foe Tha Love Of $" Was A Re-Used Song". hiphopdx.com. November 20, 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[ac_New_Zealand_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-8] "Charts.nz – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-9] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-10] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[11] "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-22. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[12] "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-32. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[13] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

[14] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

[United_StatesBone_Thugs_'N_HarmonyCreepin'_on_ah_Come_UpalbumCertRef-15] "American album certifications – Bone Thugs 'N Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Recording Industry Association of America.

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