Creepin on ah Come Up

EP by

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Released

June 21, 1994

Recorded

1993–1994

Studio

Dirtbiker Studios, Audio Achievements Studios, and Blackhole Recording Studio

Genre

Length

29:44

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

"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

^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
^ "RapReviews review". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
^ 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.
^ "~~~~ www.rocklist.net ~~~~". Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2006-10-01.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Charts.nz – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – Creepin' on ah Come Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-22. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-32. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ "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

v t e Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bizzy Bone Flesh-n-Bone Krayzie Bone Wish Bone Layzie Bone
Studio albums	Faces of Death Creepin on ah Come Up E. 1999 Eternal The Art of War BTNHResurrection Thug World Order Thug Stories Strength & Loyalty Uni5: The World's Enemy The Art of War: World War III New Waves
Compilations	The Collection Greatest Hits T.H.U.G.S.
Singles	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" "Foe tha Love of $" "The Points" "1st of tha Month" "East 1999" "Tha Crossroads" "Days of Our Livez" "Look into My Eyes" "If I Could Teach the World" "War" "Resurrection (Paper, Paper)" "Money, Money" "Home" "Take the Lead (Wanna Ride)" "I Tried" "Lil' L.O.V.E."
Featured singles	"Breakdown"
Other songs	"Notorious Thugs"
Related articles	Discography Bone Brothers Mo Thugs Ruthless Records BTNH Worldwide Full Surface Records

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