Creepin on ah Come Up

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Creepin on ah Come Up
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EP by
ReleasedJune 21, 1994 (1994-06-21)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioDirtbiker Studios, Audio Achievements Studios, and Blackhole Recording Studio
Genre
Length29:44
Label
Producer
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
Faces of Death
(1993)
Creepin on ah Come Up
(1994)
E. 1999 Eternal
(1995)
Singles from Creepin' on ah Come Up
  1. "Thuggish Ruggish Bone"
    Released: April 20, 1994
  2. "Foe tha Love of $"
    Released: August 7, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
RapReviews9.5/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[4]

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]

History[]

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's first album, with the singles "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "Foe tha Love of $". Features on the album include Shatasha Williams (the first Mo Thugs member) and their mentor and executive producer Eazy-E, and these collaborations began a new fad of having sung vocals for choruses and tight flowing lyrics. 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. In The Source (8-97) article "Crossroads To Riches" Bone states that they changed their name to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony because they had a song called "Thugs-N-Harmony".

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?.[6] 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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Eazy-E1:25
2."Mr. Ouija"
  • Henderson
  • Stanley Howse
  • Bryon McCane
  • McCloud
  • Howse
  • Charles Scruggs
  • Tim Middleton
1:20
3."Thuggish Ruggish Bone"
  • Henderson
  • Howse
  • McCane
  • McCloud
  • Middleton
  • Scruggs
  • Howse
  • DJ U-Neek
4:41
4."No Surrender"
  • Wright
  • Eazy-E
3:36
5."Down Foe My Thang"
  • Henderson
  • Howse
  • McCane
  • McCloud
  • Howse
  • Scruggs
  • Wright
Eazy-E4:48
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 $"
DJ Yella & Eazy-E4:32
8."Moe Cheese"
  • Henderson
  • Howse
  • McCane
  • McCloud
  • Howse
  • Scruggs
  • Middleton
  • DJ U-Neek
4:32
Total length:29:44

Sample credits

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Certifications for Creepin on ah Come Up
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ RapReviews review
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. ^ ~~~~ www.rocklist.net ~~~~
  6. ^ "Jewell Alleges That Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Foe Tha Love Of $" Was A Re-Used Song". hiphopdx.com. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106 no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-22. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106 no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-32. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Bone Thugs 'N Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Recording Industry Association of America.

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