# Krayzie Bone
**Krayzie Bone** is the stage name of Anthony Henderson, an American rapper born in 1973 in Cleveland, Ohio, best known as a member of the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and as a solo artist.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) He has also recorded under the names LeathaFace and The Sawed-Off Gangsta.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) His delivery combines rapid-fire rap with melodic singing, a style the Washington Post described as able to "cram more lyrics into one song than some rappers include on a whole album."[2](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/04/07/a-dislocated-krayzie-bonethe-rapper-on-his-own/d21817a8-7a02-4186-859d-23b36dae6308/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973, Cleveland, Ohio[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) |
| Real name and aliases | Anthony Henderson; also LeathaFace, The Sawed-Off Gangsta[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) |
| Group debut | Joined Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in 1993; debut EP *Creepin on Ah Come Up* released the following year[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) |
| Solo debut | *Thug Mentality 1999*, a 38-track double album on Relativity[2](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/04/07/a-dislocated-krayzie-bonethe-rapper-on-his-own/d21817a8-7a02-4186-859d-23b36dae6308/) |
| Grammy Awards | Two wins from five nominations: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Tha Crossroads" (1997) and for "Ridin'" with Chamillionaire (2007)[3](https://www.grammy.com/artists/anthony-krazie-bone-henderson/3220/) |
| Latest solo album | *Chasing the Devil: Chapter 2 Salvation* (2024)[4](https://hightimes.com/culture/krayzie-bone-nearly-died-put-the-weed-down-and-found-a-new-purpose-bone-thugs-n-harmony-are-back/) |
| Honors | Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame awarded to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on July 8, 2026[5](https://www.clevelandmagazine.com/articles/bone-thugs-n-harmony-gets-its-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/) |
## Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony formed in [Cleveland](https://www.edgepedia.org/cleveland) in the early 1990s, and Henderson joined in 1993.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) • [6](https://www.laphil.com/people/bone-thugs-n-harmony) The group caught the attention of Eazy-E, founder of [Ruthless Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/ruthless-records), auditioned for him by phone and then in person at his Cleveland show, and signed with Ruthless.[7](https://www.btnhlegacy.com/main/biography/) Its debut EP, *Creepin on Ah Come Up* (1994), produced the singles "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "Foe tha Love of $" featuring Eazy-E and pushed the EP to No. 12 on the Billboard 200.[4](https://hightimes.com/culture/krayzie-bone-nearly-died-put-the-weed-down-and-found-a-new-purpose-bone-thugs-n-harmony-are-back/)
The 1995 album *E. 1999 Eternal* put the group and Midwest hip-hop on the map, and the single "Tha Crossroads" won the 1997 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.[8](https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/08/02/bone-thugs-reissue) • [3](https://www.grammy.com/artists/anthony-krazie-bone-henderson/3220/) The song originated in April 1993, when the members wrote it for a friend named Wally and later remixed it in memory of Eazy-E; it became a No. 1 hit.[9](https://www.spinmagazine.com/2026/04/bone-thugs-n-harmony-tha-crossroads/)
Henderson described himself as the group's leader, saying he was the one who dug for beats, brought ideas, and stayed last in the studio.[10](https://allhiphop.com/uncategorized/the-ahh-qa-krayzie-bone/) A bandmate in a 2001 interview put it more plainly: "Krayzie is really the producer in our group; he's made a lot of tracks for our previous CDs."[11](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Mix-Magazine/00s/2001/Mix-2001-02.pdf) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has sold more than 30 million albums.[12](https://thuglifearmy.com/index.php/industry-updates/4057-hip-hop-strength-and-loyalty-from-bone-thugs-n-harmony.pdf)
## Solo career
While still in the group, Henderson started a solo career in the late 1990s. His debut, *Thug Mentality 1999*, was a double album with 38 tracks and guest appearances by [Mariah Carey](https://www.edgepedia.org/mariah-carey), Fat Joe, Big Punisher, and [Snoop Dogg](https://www.edgepedia.org/snoop-dogg), alongside his Bone Thugs bandmates.[2](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/04/07/a-dislocated-krayzie-bonethe-rapper-on-his-own/d21817a8-7a02-4186-859d-23b36dae6308/) • [13](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/krayziebone) In 2000, Tomica Wright called him back into the studio for the group album *BTNHResurrection*, cutting the Thug Mentality promotion short because the group's songs were said not to sound like Bone Thugs without him.[7](https://www.btnhlegacy.com/main/biography/)
In 2007 he was featured on Chamillionaire's "Ridin'", which won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group; the song was also nominated for Best Rap Song.[3](https://www.grammy.com/artists/anthony-krazie-bone-henderson/3220/) He then stepped back from solo work, returning in 2015 with *Chasing the Devil* on the eOne label.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) In 2017 he and [Bizzy Bone](https://www.edgepedia.org/bizzy-bone) issued *New Waves* as an official Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002)
## Recent years
In December 2021, Krayzie Bone appeared with the group in its Verzuz battle against [Three 6 Mafia](https://www.edgepedia.org/three-6-mafia) at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.[14](https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/krayzie-bone-denies-layzie-bone-tour-claims) A 2024 High Times profile reported that he had nearly died, quit marijuana, and changed both his rapping and his life, changes reflected on his album *Chasing the Devil: Chapter 2 Salvation*.[4](https://hightimes.com/culture/krayzie-bone-nearly-died-put-the-weed-down-and-found-a-new-purpose-bone-thugs-n-harmony-are-back/)
The 2025 reunion brought the full lineup back: in April of that year the group released "Aww S--t", its first song since 2010 to feature Krayzie, Layzie, Wish, Flesh-n-Bone, and Bizzy Bone together, and it toured with all five members for the first time in 15 years.[15](https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/05/13/bone-thugs-n-harmony-new-song-tour-2025) Krayzie also began hosting "The Kray List" on WOVU-FM (95.9) in Cleveland, a Friday show produced with his Spread the Love Foundation and the Ohio Media School.[15](https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/05/13/bone-thugs-n-harmony-new-song-tour-2025)
On July 8, 2026, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony received a star on the [Hollywood Walk of Fame](https://www.edgepedia.org/hollywood-walk-of-fame). Henderson recalled visiting the stars as a young group from Cleveland: "Hopefully, one day our name will be here," he had thought. "And, hey, it happened for real."[5](https://www.clevelandmagazine.com/articles/bone-thugs-n-harmony-gets-its-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/) Beyond music, he runs the Spread the Love Foundation, which serves vulnerable youth in Cleveland and guides them toward music-industry careers, and the Harmony District, a mixed-use neighborhood development slated to include a Bone Thugs museum.[5](https://www.clevelandmagazine.com/articles/bone-thugs-n-harmony-gets-its-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/)
## Style
Krayzie Bone's rap style is fast, melodic, and smooth, with the ability to change tempo mid-verse.[16](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094220/bio/) AllMusic classifies his work across gangsta rap, Midwest rap, G-Funk, contemporary R&B, and pop-rap.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002) The group's signature sound, rapid-fire lyricism fused with melodic harmony, continues to influence artists across hip-hop and R&B.[17](https://ebs.publicnow.com/view/57197701A32CA41F3F97A29EF88DE0270DB5BFCA)
## References
1. [Krayzie Bone: Biography, AllMusic (Jason Ankeny)](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/krayzie-bone-mn0000087002)
2. [Craig Seymour, "A Dislocated Krayzie Bone: The Rapper on His Own", The Washington Post, April 7, 1999](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/04/07/a-dislocated-krayzie-bonethe-rapper-on-his-own/d21817a8-7a02-4186-859d-23b36dae6308/)
3. [Anthony "Krayzie Bone" Henderson: Grammy Awards and Nominations, Recording Academy](https://www.grammy.com/artists/anthony-krazie-bone-henderson/3220/)
4. [Krayzie Bone Nearly Died, Put the Weed Down, and Found a New Purpose, High Times](https://hightimes.com/culture/krayzie-bone-nearly-died-put-the-weed-down-and-found-a-new-purpose-bone-thugs-n-harmony-are-back/)
5. [Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Gets its Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Cleveland Magazine, July 8, 2026](https://www.clevelandmagazine.com/articles/bone-thugs-n-harmony-gets-its-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/)
6. [Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, LA Phil artist page](https://www.laphil.com/people/bone-thugs-n-harmony)
7. [Biography, BTNHLegacy](https://www.btnhlegacy.com/main/biography/)
8. [Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "E. 1999 Eternal" gets vinyl reissue, Axios Cleveland, August 2, 2023](https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/08/02/bone-thugs-reissue)
9. [Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Krayzie Bone on "Tha Crossroads", SPIN, April 2026](https://www.spinmagazine.com/2026/04/bone-thugs-n-harmony-tha-crossroads/)
10. [The AHH Q&A: Krayzie Bone, AllHipHop, June 30, 2013](https://allhiphop.com/uncategorized/the-ahh-qa-krayzie-bone/)
11. [Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Mix Magazine, February 2001](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Mix-Magazine/00s/2001/Mix-2001-02.pdf)
12. [Hip Hop Strength and Loyalty from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, ThugLifeArmy](https://thuglifearmy.com/index.php/industry-updates/4057-hip-hop-strength-and-loyalty-from-bone-thugs-n-harmony.pdf)
13. [Krayzie Bone profile, HotNewHipHop](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/profile/krayziebone)
14. [Krayzie Bone Denies Layzie Bone's Claims He Was Left in the Dark About Tour, Complex](https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/krayzie-bone-denies-layzie-bone-tour-claims)
15. [Bone Thugs-N-Harmony returns with new music, tour and radio show, Axios Cleveland, May 13, 2025](https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/05/13/bone-thugs-n-harmony-new-song-tour-2025)
16. [Krayzie Bone: Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094220/bio/)
17. [Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs, press release via PublicNow](https://ebs.publicnow.com/view/57197701A32CA41F3F97A29EF88DE0270DB5BFCA)
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