Bone Thugs-N-Harmony "Tha Crossroads" Live @ 1996 MTV Video Music Awards APPRECIATION

[madness]

the glory days back when MTV was actually about music and music videos


-the baggy white choppa suits


-the nappy and happy wild afros


-the white horse and carriage coming onstage


-bizzy performing and then quickly dipping because he had a warrant out for his arrest

 

[JulesWinfield]

that was a dope performance. i was expecting to see bizzy just slowly creep off stage though

 

[the cool]

 

[Russell Resthaven]

I remember they were up for video of the year I think?
Krayzie was praying when they were announcing the nominees...

They didn't win



He was like that

Shyt was upsetting

 

[HipHopStan]

I remember they were up for video of the year I think?
Krayzie was praying when they were announcing the nominees...

They didn't win



He was like that

Shyt was upsetting

They lost to The Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" if I remember correctly.

EDIT - Yup. Damn they actually got shut out.

Video of the Year

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Foo Fighters — "Big Me"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"

Best Group Video

Foo Fighters — "Big Me" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
Hootie & the Blowfish — "Only Wanna Be with You"

Best Rap Video

Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise" - WINNER
2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) — "California Love"
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
LL Cool J — "Doin It"

Best Special Effects in a Video

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" (Special Effects: Chris Staves) - WINNER
The Beatles — "Free as a Bird" (Special Effects: Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson and Ben Gibbs)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads" (Special Effects: Cameron Noble)
Green Day — "Walking Contradiction" (Special Effects: Jefferson Wagner and Brian Boles)

Viewer's Choice

Bush — "Glycerine" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise"
Metallica — "Until It Sleeps"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"
The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight"

 

[JulesWinfield]

They lost to The Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" if I remember correctly.

EDIT - Yup. Damn they actually got shut out.

Video of the Year

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Foo Fighters — "Big Me"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"

Best Group Video

Foo Fighters — "Big Me" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
Hootie & the Blowfish — "Only Wanna Be with You"


Best Rap Video

Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise" - WINNER
2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) — "California Love"
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
LL Cool J — "Doin It"

Best Special Effects in a Video

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" (Special Effects: Chris Staves) - WINNER
The Beatles — "Free as a Bird" (Special Effects: Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson and Ben Gibbs)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads" (Special Effects: Cameron Noble)
Green Day — "Walking Contradiction" (Special Effects: Jefferson Wagner and Brian Boles)

Viewer's Choice

Bush — "Glycerine" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise"
Metallica — "Until It Sleeps"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"
The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight"

damn they got robbed. they deserved at least one of those awards.

 

[madness]

They lost to The Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" if I remember correctly.

EDIT - Yup. Damn they actually got shut out.

Video of the Year

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Foo Fighters — "Big Me"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"

Best Group Video

Foo Fighters — "Big Me" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
Hootie & the Blowfish — "Only Wanna Be with You"

Best Rap Video

Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise" - WINNER
2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) — "California Love"
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
LL Cool J — "Doin It"

Best Special Effects in a Video

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" (Special Effects: Chris Staves) - WINNER
The Beatles — "Free as a Bird" (Special Effects: Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson and Ben Gibbs)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads" (Special Effects: Cameron Noble)
Green Day — "Walking Contradiction" (Special Effects: Jefferson Wagner and Brian Boles)

Viewer's Choice

Bush — "Glycerine" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise"
Metallica — "Until It Sleeps"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"
The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight"

 

[Bonefan32]

great performance it still gives me chills when I watch

I remember when I first saw it I was like when the people out the crowd walked up on stage at the end

 

[nalej]

They lost to The Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" if I remember correctly.

EDIT - Yup. Damn they actually got shut out.

Video of the Year

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Foo Fighters — "Big Me"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"

Best Group Video

Foo Fighters — "Big Me" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
Hootie & the Blowfish — "Only Wanna Be with You"

Best Rap Video

Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise" - WINNER
2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) — "California Love"
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
LL Cool J — "Doin It"

Best Special Effects in a Video

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" (Special Effects: Chris Staves) - WINNER
The Beatles — "Free as a Bird" (Special Effects: Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson and Ben Gibbs)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads" (Special Effects: Cameron Noble)
Green Day — "Walking Contradiction" (Special Effects: Jefferson Wagner and Brian Boles)

Viewer's Choice

Bush — "Glycerine" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise"
Metallica — "Until It Sleeps"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"
The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight"

Look at that list of competition though. Everyone of those songs are like classics now.

 

[the cool]

Look at that list of competition though. Everyone of those songs are like classics now.

yea im not even mad bone lost to those other bands. those are some powerful songs smashing pumpkins was on top of the music world

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

I remember they were up for video of the year I think?
Krayzie was praying when they were announcing the nominees...

They didn't win



He was like that

Shyt was upsetting

well chit, for a second there, i thought that was krayzie in that smiley until i realized it was the snoop jawn.

them dudes be looking alike and having the same mannerisms.

damn they got robbed. they deserved at least one of those awards.

yea, that was pretty bad. they got jerkt at the source awards the year prior, but this was worst. it was so bad that other rappers were shouting them out. i remember coolio was surprised that he won.

lol. they finally won they 1st jawn at the soul train awards a few months later. krayzie & layzie sprinted to the stage like it was the olympics. that was the funniest chit. im shocked that its not all over youtubes, since everything else bone-related is on there with tons of views. my nicca krayzie was running with his arms in the air on some victory chit like he just hit a buzzer-beater.

 

[mcellas]

Mo Thugs - Thug Devotion - YouTube

Souljah Boy >>>> Soulja Boy

 

[61 Corpses]

Bizzy is too raw live..

Those Bone concerts they used to perform without Bizzy there were

 

[Cole Cash]

They lost to The Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight" if I remember correctly.

EDIT - Yup. Damn they actually got shut out.

Video of the Year

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Foo Fighters — "Big Me"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"

Best Group Video

Foo Fighters — "Big Me" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
Hootie & the Blowfish — "Only Wanna Be with You"

Best Rap Video

Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise" - WINNER
2Pac (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) — "California Love"
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
LL Cool J — "Doin It"

Best Special Effects in a Video

The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" (Special Effects: Chris Staves) - WINNER
The Beatles — "Free as a Bird" (Special Effects: Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson and Ben Gibbs)
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads" (Special Effects: Cameron Noble)
Green Day — "Walking Contradiction" (Special Effects: Jefferson Wagner and Brian Boles)

Viewer's Choice

Bush — "Glycerine" - WINNER
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Tha Crossroads"
Coolio (featuring L.V.) — "Gangsta's Paradise"
Metallica — "Until It Sleeps"
Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"
The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight"

christ, bush? BUSH?! them dudes were garbage.

 

[Big Boss]

great performance