To say this is a classic album would be a gross understatement. Few hip hop albums are as influential and groundbreakin' as this. Probably Bone's finest work to date (Art Of War is great too though). They took more time on this album than on Creepin On Ah Come Up. The beats are more complex and sophisticated, as seen in the beautiful flute work of Eternal, No Shorts/No Losses, Mo Murda, and Tha Crossroads, all produced by the one and only DJ Uneek. The songs portray the album concept, of how Bone tells the story of street life in their native Cleveland, Ohio. It is their ghetto diary, of of pain and struggle. Their lyrics are hardcore on here, but are were also a reality for them at the time. Its too bad that todays hip hop doesnt produce albums of this caliber and critically acclaimed status. Its been almost 5 years, and i still listen to it like it was brand new. All the songs on here are nicely constructed. Bone took gangsta rap and put harmony into it, and with Uneek behind the boards, they have created a COMPLETLY new style of hip hop. Though Creepin On Ah Come Up came out first, this was the album to revolutionize the Bone style. The combo of Bone's unique style and Dj Uneeks production skills makes for an unstoppable combo. From the Intro to Shotz, the listener taken on a journey through Clevelands roughest ghetto, but from a safe distance. Ive never seen a cd constructed with such pyro-technic skill and brillaincy. This should be a Amazon.com MUST-HAVE recording. Buy it now if you havent! Its simply the greatest album EVER made.

P.S. Go pick up Bone's new album, BTNHressurection, on Feb 29th (the day it comes out)!

I've been a huge fan of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony since "Foe Da Love of $" (yeah, I know "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" preceded it, but "Foe Da Love of $" was the track that won me over). The more I listened to the "Creepin' on ah come up" EP, the more I loved it. I became obsessed with deciphering and memorizing the lyrics and listened to the songs on that EP hundreds of times...literally. So suffice it to say I was eagerly awaiting "E. 1999 Eternal" for months and bought it the day it came out it (for those of you too young to remember, people used to buy CD's).

This album is, basically, perfect. EVERYTHING came together just right. Each Bone member had their own unique style/delivery, D.J Uneek's/Tony-C's beats provided the perfect backdrop for their unique delivery, Eazy-E's mentoring ensured that only the best songs were created, and this was the album where Bone got the rapping/harmonizing balance just right. But there is a somewhat intangible element, or set of elements, that escalates this album to the top. There is an all-encompassing dark/eerie/gritty/authentic/underworld/occult/psychic feel that permeates the entire album, and THAT is what takes this LP from "great" to "magical". It's rare for an album to have a number of tracks that stand out yet still have their own individual sound, but: "Da Introduction, East 1999, Eternal, Crept and We Came, Mr. Bill Collector, The Getaway, Tha Crossroads, First of the Month, Die Die Die and Mo' Murda" are all fantastic and impressively unique. There's not a single weak track on the album, but to have so many stand-out stellar tracks is a rarity.

One of the things that is most impressive about this LP is how fresh it sounds...and I mean that in the literal sense. "The Chronic" was great, but it sounds dated. The same could be said for "Doggystyle", "Illmatic", "Reasonable doubt" and many other hip-hop classics. But "E. 1999 Eternal" is timeless; I truly believe that if it were released today, it would still be a huge hit. There is no other hip-hop album I can think of that has that same degree of timelessness.

Simply put, this album is amazing. Nirvana had "Nevermind", Prince had "Purple Rain" Dr. Dre had "The Chronic" and Bone had "E. 1999 Eternal". This album is their magnum opus, their masterpiece; and it was their gift as well as their curse ("gift" because it was amazing and propelled them to superstar status, but "curse" because it was the album they were always gauged against, and the album they could never match or surpass). Is this the best hip-hop album of all time? Individual tastes and preferences are too varied for me to make such a claim. But I will say that, after all these years, "E. 1999 Eternal" still stands out as being not only my favorite hip-hop album, but my favorite album, period, for all genres of music.

from ''da introduction'' to ''shotz...'' this album is bangin, each and evry track. bone comes at you with a quick n smooth devilery, which has been imatated time after time, with meaningful lyrics and great beats coming from dj u-neek. krayzie has always been the most talented in my eyes, n on evry track here he comes proper. bizzy still had the ''RIPsta style'' on here so you know im feelin that. layzie asserts himself well on most evry track, n you can tell he has much heart in each rhyme he spit. wish comes hard as hell on here, n drops one of the sickest verses i ever hear before on ''mo murda''. flesh also murders evry track he on, which is limited as he isnt on much songs. standout tracks include ''eternal'', ''down '71 (the getaway)'', ''mr.bill collector'', ''crossroad'', ''land of tha heartless'', ''no shorts,no losses'', ''1st of tha month'', ''buddah lovaz'', ''mo murda'', n ''shotz to the double glock'', but on evry track bone drops mad rap skills. if you looking for a great urban music lp, def purchase this, its worth ya money, as i rate this as 1 of the top 5 albums,period, along with legal drug money- lost boyz, still standing- goodie mob, all eyez on me- 2pac, n they never saw me coming- tq.

I'm going to make this short and sweet. Bone Thugs N' Harmony know what they are doing with there skills, they are simply amazing. They(just like DAS EFX)Have a unique rapping/voice of there own consisting of 4 very talented MC's(Layzie, Krayzie, Wishbone, n Bizzie Bone)who all sound and rap in there own crazy unique kind of way. And the production they bring in here is just simply I-L-L! I donno who they got to produce these beats but whoever they got is extreamly talented and knows wth hes doing. Let me just get this shiznizzle over with.

1. Da Introduction 5/5!

2. East 1999 - 10/5 BEST TRACK BY FAR, MY FAV!!

3. Eternal - 10/5!!

4. Crept And We Came 5/5

5. Down '71 (The Getaway) - 4.5/5

6. Mr. Bill Collector 10/5!!

7. Budsmokers Only - 10/5!!

8. Crossroad -10/5!!

9. Me Killa - N/A

10. Land Of Tha Heartless -10/5!!

11. No Shorts, No Losses - 4.5/5

12. 1st Of Tha Month 10/5!!!

13. Buddah Lovaz 5/5

14. Die Die Die 4/5

15. Mr. Ouija 2 N/A

16. Mo' Murda -10/5!!!! - 2ND BEST TRACK

17. Shotz To Tha Double Glock - 10/5!!

C-O-P THIS ALBUM, THESE MC'S ARE ILL, PRODUCTION IS MAD ILL AND THIS ALBUM IT SELF IS JUST WELL...YOU GET IT.. NUFF SAID

5/5 stars

With solid production,World wide anthems,and truely reality based,heartfelt lyrics,what could this album possibly be missing? ....Nothing ! With songs like 1st of the month,mo murder,the crossroads,die,die,die,and no shorts,no losses how could anyone give this less than a 5.It is a classic nothin less...but if your a rap fan how could you not no this?