Tha Crossroads

"Tha Crossroads"
Single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
from the album E. 1999 Eternal
B-side
  • "Crossroad"
  • "Budsmokers Only"
ReleasedApril 23, 1996 (1996-04-23)
GenreHip hop
Length3:44
LabelRuthless
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim Middleton
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singles chronology
"East 1999"
(1995)
"Tha Crossroads"
(1996)
"Days of Our Livez"
(1996)
Music video
"Tha Crossroads" on YouTube

"Tha Crossroads" is a song written and performed by hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released as a single in April 1996. The song is dedicated to the group's mentor, the late gangsta rap icon Eazy-E, and other family members. The song was the highest-debuting rap single when it debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number one the following week and staying there for eight consecutive weeks.[1] It also reached number one in New Zealand, where it was the most successful single of 1996. In 1997, the song won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.[2]

  1. ^ Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (June 15, 1996). "Seeking a Path After 'Tha Crossroads'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2015.