What Stopped Bone Thugs Being on the Same Level as Wu Tang was..

[mobbinfms]

Wu headlined because they're a bigger and more iconic group. Bottom line. There's no way you can spin a group that performs before Jurassic 5 at shows as being more iconic and legendary within the culture than Wu-tang.

Jurassic 5?

 

[itsyoung!!]

Curious...name these lackluster east coast acts that have an undeserved status because of the media.

Joey Badass, ASAP Rocky, ASAP as a whole, French Montana, Max B, Juelz Santana, Maino had next at one point right .. do I really need to go on ?

 

[Billy Ocean]

Joey Badass, ASAP Rocky, ASAP as a whole, French Montana, Max B, Juelz Santana, Maino had next at one point right .. do I really need to go on ?

He said "nineties" hip hop artists. What 90's hip hop artist has an undeserved status. And also you can't possibly believe in 2016 NY hip hop artists are getting bigger pushes because they're from NY.

 

[itsyoung!!]

He said "nineties" hip hop artists. What 90's hip hop artist has an undeserved status. And also you can't possibly believe in 2016 NY hip hop artists are getting bigger pushes because they're from NY.

Desiigner has a #1 song in the country sounding like an ATL artist, yes I can believe hes getting a big push because of NY media bias.

as far as 90s ok I got you;

Ja rule
mobb deep
wu tang
lil kim

 

[Billy Ocean]

Desiigner has a #1 song in the country sounding like an ATL artist, yes I can believe hes getting a big push because of NY media bias.

as far as 90s ok I got you;

Ja rule
mobb deep
wu tang
lil kim

 

[Astroslik]

lol @ this keyboard warrior wanting daddy's attention

idk you existed stanly

but here i got a song for you.

you've been on my dikk since forever

fukk you mean I don't exist? you were sending me messages at 5 in the morning at one point, you fukking weirdo

 

[SirBiatch]

"because.... New York " - every other coast

 

[ezrathegreat]

Fighting amongst the group and their rapping style wasn't in anymore.

 

[MexicanKingpin]

you've been on my dikk since forever

fukk you mean I don't exist? you were sending me messages at 5 in the morning at one point, you fukking weirdo

I didnt send you any messages stanly you strange fakkit

What type of queer pretends another man sends him messages.

 

[Astroslik]

I didnt send you any messages stanly you strange fakkit

What type of queer pretends another man sends him messages.

i have no reason to lie pedro

you smell like grass, take a shower

 

[FlexPavilion]

Didn't E.1999 go diamond?

probably, it sold 5 million before art of war even came out

 

[MexicanKingpin]

i have no reason to lie pedro

you smell like grass, take a shower

Lol @ your girlfriends p*ssy being like the border every Mexican done been in it
Now stop writing me messages I don't have time for male stalkers you banana eating fakkit.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

I think many of you are confusing the composite popularity of each individual Wu member with their success as a singular group called The Wu Tang Clan. Bone was just as influential and actually sold way more records in a shorter span.

Now of course in popular culture, Wu is referenced, played, covered and altogether probably more relevant than Bone, but that's on the surface. Part of the reason Bone's shelf life was so short (along with their personal demons and lack of appropriate representation after the death of Eazy) is that people started to mimic what they did. If you think Wu Tang's style has been bit on a Hip-Hop level, its nothing compared to whats happened to Bone on a Pop and R&B level in the late '90s heading into the millenium. Once Mariah mastered the 'Breakdown Flow' (Krayzie) she added that cadence to her arsenal. Same with Beyonce who's basically a rapper with a singing voice who started off mimicking Bizzy's harmonies way back on the first Destiny's Child album(see Wyclef interview about No No No; see Second Nature using same sample as Crossroads) and has gradually developed her own 'flow'. Bone wasn't really able to capitalize off this because there was no RZA to serve as the gatekeeper to the sound, it was something that once the code was cracked could be somewhat replicated. Not that other producers can't make a RZA beat, but that Wu was able to own and brand their sound.

20 year's later you see the influence in ASAP Rocky, Future, Kendrick as well as others. Wu has influenced a great deal of artists as well, and both groups are responsible for a lot of the slang we still use today. I think a better question may be 'What stopped the members of Bone from having as much individual success as the individual members of Wu' but solely as a group, I think Bone is right there if not surpassing Wu as a group.

respect.


EDIT: RESPEK.

 

[Deucage]

Wu headlined because they're a bigger and more iconic group. Bottom line. There's no way you can spin a group that performs before Jurassic 5 at shows as being more iconic and legendary within the culture than Wu-tang.

Before Jurassic 5 my nikka?

 

[hayesc0]

Biggest song was glorifying living on goverment assistance and you nikkas ate it up like free cheese

I see nikkas is allergic to facts today crossroads was their biggest hit.