Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Earn Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star As Ice-T, Fat Joe And Others Celebrate Hip-Hop Icons

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony added another unforgettable milestone as Hip-Hop royalty, getting a start on the coveted Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony cemented their place in entertainment history Wednesday (July 8) with the unveiling of the group’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The milestone was celebrated by fellow Hip-Hop heavyweights Fat Joe, Ice-T, and host radio personality Big Boy.

The Cleveland legends, three decades deep, received the 2,851st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Recording category during a ceremony held on Hollywood Boulevard. Big Boy served as emcee while Fat Joe and Ice-T helped honor a group widely credited with reshaping Hip-Hop through its rapid-fire lyricism, melodic harmonies and emotionally dense songwriting.

For Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone, the recognition marked the latest chapter in a career that began in Cleveland under the name B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e before the group caught the attention of Eazy-E. After signing to Ruthless Records in 1993, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony quickly emerged as one of rap’s most distinctive acts.

Ice-T said the group are pioneers.

“In our era of Hip-Hop that show you had to be original. You could not sound like anybody else. You couldn’t. You couldn’t even mimic anybody else. When Bone Thugs hit the scene, they were like nothing we had ever heard and that’s why I tip my hat to them,” Ice-T said in front of the crowd.

From the stage, Bizzy Bone said:

“I want to thank God for this opportunity, for this moment and for allowing me to share it with my brothers. I want to thank my family, my wife, my children and my grandchildren. I also want to thank the fans. And I want to thank Tomica Woods-Wright for picking up the gauntlet after Eazy-E passed away. This star belongs to everybody.”

In a statement released ahead of the ceremony, the group reflected on the significance of the honor.

“Receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a blessing beyond words. Coming from Cleveland, we never imagined that the music we created would touch so many lives around the world. This honor belongs not only to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, but to our families, our city, our fans, and everyone who believed in us from the beginning. More than three decades later, we’re still here, still creating, and still carrying the legacy forward. We thank the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for this incredible recognition and dedicate this star to the generations who continue to keep our music alive.”

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony broke through nationally with Creepin on ah Come Up in 1994 before reaching another level with 1995’s E. 1999 Eternal, which debuted atop the Billboard 200. The album produced classics including “Tha Crossroads,” “1st of tha Month” and “East 1999.”

“Tha Crossroads,” created as a tribute to Eazy-E following his death in 1995, spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the group a Grammy Award. They followed that success with The Art of War, another Billboard 200 chart-topper that featured “Look Into My Eyes” and “If I Could Teach the World.”

Across more than 30 years, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has sold more than 60 million records worldwide while helping popularize the “chopper” style, blending lightning-fast rhyme patterns with melodic harmonies. Their influence stretches across generations of rappers and singers.

The group also holds a distinction few acts can claim.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is the only rap group to have recorded with all four late Hip-Hop legends Eazy-E, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G. and Big Pun during their lifetimes.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is set to launch its latest tour on July 10, proving the group’s legacy continues to expand.

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