| Bone Thugs-N-Harmony의 싱글 | ||||
| "East 1999" (1995) | → | Tha Crossroads (1996) | → | "Days of Our Livez" (1996) |
| |
| Tha Crossroads | ||||
| | ||||
| 수록 음반 | E. 1999 Eternal | |||
| 아티스트 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |||
| B-Side | "Crossroad (LP Version)" | |||
| 발매일 | 1996년 4월 23일 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1995년 | |||
| 스튜디오 | 트랙스 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 로스앤젤레스) | |||
| 장르 | 미드웨스트 힙합, R&B | |||
| 재생 시간 | 3:44 | |||
| 레이블 | Ruthless | |||
| 송라이터 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Tim Middleton, Tony-C | |||
| 프로듀서 | Tim Middleton | |||
[clearfix]
1. 개요
미국의 힙합 그룹 본 떡스 앤 하모니의 싱글이며 이들의 2집 앨범 E. 1999 Eternal의 세번째 싱글로 1996년 4월 23일에 발매되었다.2. 상세
1995년에 사망한 래퍼 이지 이를 추모하는 곡이며 1996년 미국에서 공전의 히트를 거두었다.G-funk의 영향을 받은 신디사이저 연주로 곡이 시작되고 그 위로 그룹 멤버들의 하모니 랩이 이어진다. R&B 풍의 비트로 바뀌자마자 그룹 멤버 비지 본, 레이지 본, 크레이지 본, 위시 본 각각의 솔로 랩 파트가 진행되고 이들은 차퍼 스타일의 싱잉 랩으로 이지 이를 포함한 4명을 추모한다. 이후 그룹 멤버들의 하모니가 펼쳐지는 훅이 진행되고 멤버 4명의 솔로 파트가 이어진 다음 훅 부분이 한번 더 반복된다.
3. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
4. 가사
| [Intro: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony] Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone Now tell me, what ya gonna do (Now, tell me what...) When it ain't nowhere to run When judgment comes for you When judgment comes for you? Now tell me, what ya gonna do (Now, tell me what...) When it ain't nowhere to hide When judgment comes for you 'Cause it's gonna come for you? [Verse 1: Bizzy Bone] Dead souls, nigga, this for Wally Eazy, C's Uncle Charlie Little Boo, but God's got him And I'm gonna miss everybody I done rolled with blows like AIDS Looked at him while he laid and prayed But destiny played too deep for me to say Lil' Layzie came to me Told me if he should decease, "well, then please Bury me by my Gran Gran And when you can, come follow me." [Verse 2: Layzie Bone] God bless you workin' on a plan to Heaven Follow the Lord all 24/7 days God is who we praise Even though the Devil's all up in my face But He keepin' me safe and in my place Say grace to the gates we race Without a chance to face the judge Then I guess my soul won't budge Grudge, because there's no mercy for thugs Ooh, what could I do? It's all about a family and how we roll Can I get a witness? Let it unfold We livin' our lives to eternal our souls, hey-o-ayo [Bridge: Krayzie Bone] Pray and we pray and we pray And we pray and we pray Every day, every day, every day, every day And we pray and we pray And we pray and we pray Still we lacin' [Verse 3: Krayzie Bone] Now follow me, roll stroll Whether it's Hell or it's Heaven Come let's go take a visit to the people that's long gone, they rest: Wally, Eazy, Terry, Boo And still keepin' up with they family Exactly how many days we got lastin'? While you laughin' we're passin' passin' away God, rest our souls 'Cause I know I might meet you up at the crossroads Y'all know, y'all forever got love from them Bone Thugs, baby [Verse 4: Wish Bone] Lil Eazy long gone Really wish he could come home But when it's time to die, gotta go, bye bye All a lil' thug could do was cry, cry Why'd they kill my dawg? Damn, man, I miss my Uncle Charles, y'all And he shouldn't be gone In front of his home, what they did to Boo was wrong Oh so wrong, was so wrong Gotta hold on, gotta stay strong When the day comes Better believe Bone got a shoulder you can lean on, lean on [Bridge: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony] Pray and we pray and we pray And we pray and we pray Every day, every day, every day, every day And we pray and we pray And we pray and we pray [Chorus: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony] See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely [Post-Chorus: Bizzy Bone] And I'm gonna miss everybody And I'm gonna miss everybody (long gone, long gone) And I'm gonna miss everybody (long gone) And I'm gonna miss everybody (long gone) And I'm gonna miss everybody (long gone, long gone) And I'm gonna miss everybody [Bridge 2: Layzie Bone] Livin' in a hateful world Sendin' me (straight to Heaven) That's how we roll Livin' in a hateful world Sendin' me (straight to Heaven) That's how we roll Livin' in a hateful world Sendin' me (straight to Heaven) That's how we roll And I asked the good Lord why He sighed, he told me we live to die [Verse 5: Krayzie Bone] What's up with that murder, y'all? See, my little cousin was hung Somebody really wrong, anybody wanna test us, dawg? And Ms. Sleazy set up Eazy to fall You know while we sinnin' He intendin' on endin' it when it ends He comin' again and again and again Now tell me, what ya gonna do? [Verse 6: Wish Bone] Can somebody anybody tell me why, hey Can somebody anybody tell me why We die, we die? I don't wanna die (Oh so wrong, oh wrong, oh so wrong, oh wrong) [Chorus: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony] See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads So you won't be lonely |
5. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 1996년 5월 둘째 주부터 6월 넷째 주까지 7주 연속 1위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 1996년 5월 셋째 주부터 7월 첫째 주까지 8주 연속 1위를 기록했다.1996년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 3위, 1996년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 7위, 빌보드 핫 100 1990년대 총결산 차트에선 25위에 올랐다.