Layzie Bone facts for kids
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Layzie Bone
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Layzie Bone in 2007
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| Birth name | Steven Howse |
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| Born | September 23, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Associated acts | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Eazy-E, Bone Brothers, Mo Thugs, Young Noble, Yukmouth, Snoop Dogg, Twiztid, Tech N9ne, Mr. Capone-E, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Too $hort, Twista, Bow Wow, Dizzy Wright |
Steven Howse (born September 23, 1974), known professionally as Layzie Bone, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of the famous music group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He has also used other names like L-Burna and Lil Lay. Layzie Bone is the younger brother of another group member, Flesh-N-Bone, and a cousin of Wish Bone. He is also part of the rap group Bone Brothers and is the CEO of his own record label, Harmony Howse Entertainment.
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Music Career
Layzie Bone and his friends formed a music group called B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e in 1993. They recorded their first album, Faces of Death, with their mentor Kermit Henderson. After this, Layzie and the group traveled to Los Angeles. There, they met the well-known producer and rapper Eazy-E.
They auditioned for Eazy-E in Cleveland, Ohio, and then went to Los Angeles to sign a deal with his record label. Eazy-E wanted to call them Thugs-n-Harmony, but the group wanted to keep "Bone" in their name. So, they became known as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
Solo Music and Collaborations
Layzie Bone has also helped promote the independent record label Mo Thugs Records, which he and the other Bone members started. He released his first solo album, ... by Nature, on March 20, 2001. On the same day, Bizzy Bone, another member of their group, released his second solo album.
Layzie Bone has also worked with other artists like Young Noble from The Outlawz and A.K. of Do or Die. He has released several solo albums, including It's Not A Game, The New Revolution, Cleveland, and Startin' from Scratch: How A ... Was Born. He also created a series of albums with Bizzy Bone under the name Bone Brothers, such as Bone Brothers, Bone Brothers 2, and Bone Brothers 3.
Starting His Own Music Label
In 2010, Layzie Bone started his own record label called Harmony Howse Entertainment. In 2011, he planned to release a collaborative music collection called FireSquad with Fredro Starr from the Onyx group.
Under his new label, Layzie released two albums, The Definition and The Meaning, on February 22, 2011. In 2015, he released a song called Cleveland is The City featuring Aaron "D-Boyy" Dissell. This song was even used by Fox News as the theme song for the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team during the 2015 NBA Finals. Layzie Bone is also the uncle of independent rapper Dizzy Wright.
Discography
Studio Albums
- It's Not a Game (2005)
- The New Revolution (2006)
- Cleveland (2006)
- The Definition (2011)
- The Meaning (2011)
- Annihilation (2019)
- Lost & Found (2019)
- Wanted Dead or Alive (2020)
- Hypnotic Rhythms (2023)
Collaboration Albums
- Bone Brothers with Bone Brothers (2005)
- Bone Brothers 2 with Bone Brothers (2007)
- Bone Brothers III with Bone Brothers (2008)
- Still Creepin on Ah Come Up with Bone Brothers (2008)
- Finally with A.K. (2008)
- Eyez On The Prize with HC The Chemist (2021)
See also
In Spanish: Layzie Bone para niños
