Creepin on ah Come Up

Creepin on ah Come Up
EP by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Released	June 21, 1994 (1994-06-21)
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Dirtbiker Studios, Audio Achievements Studios, and Blackhole Recording Studio
Genre	Hip hop horrorcore G-funk[1]
Length	29:44
Label	Ruthless Relativity
Producer	Eazy-E DJ Yella DJ U-Neek Rhythm D
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
"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" Released: April 20, 1994 "Foe tha Love of $" Released: February 7, 1995

Professional ratings

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

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.
8. "Charts.nz – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
9. "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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.
15. "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