Bone Thugs-N-Harmony made an unexpected return to late in the evening TV this week appearing on Netflix’s Everyone lives with John Mulaney For a surprising performance of their hit “Tha Crossroads.”
The group’s appearance came months after Mulaney revealed On-Air that he had previously tried and failed to book them for the show. In April, the comedian shared that he had been tricked by someone who was going on to be the group’s manager while trying to arrange a little involving actor Richard Kind and a pet turtle. At that time, Mulaney jokingly pleaded the real members of Bone Thugs to contact him and “clean this up.”
It looks like they did. During the latest episode, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony arrived after a skit where a trio of 14-year-old surpassed Mulaney. The group performed their chart-topping single “tha crossroads” and awarded a wrestling belt trophy to teens after the segment.
After the release, “Tha Crossroads” spent eight consecutive weeks on No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996. The track, a tribute to the group’s late mentor Eazy-E remains their most commercially successful single to date. It also served the group a Grammy Award for Best Rap performance of a duo or group and solidified their legacy as a pioneers of melodic rap in the 1990s.
The performance included four members of the group with Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone and Wish Bone, all of which take the stage. Flesh-N-Bone was not present for taping.
Their appearance follows the release of “Aww Shit” in April, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s first new single in almost 15 years. The track contains all five basic members and acts as the leading single from an upcoming full -length album, according to Greenback Records. The group has also confirmed a race with live dates for the summer of 2025, including a slot at Roots Picnic’s class of ’95 in the Hollywood Bowl and performances as part of the Kings of the West Festival series.
The Cleveland group has mapped 10 songs on Hot 100, including “1. Of that month” ( # 14), “Look into my eyes” ( # 4) and “If I could teach the world” ( # 20). Their album from 1995 E. 1999 eternal Used two weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 and has since been certified to quadrupled platinum.