Bizzy Bone
Bizzy Bone (born Bryon Anthony McCane on September 12, 1976 in Columbus, Ohio to an African American father and an Italian mother) is a former member of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
Background
Bizzy Bone started in hip-hop as a founding member of the group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Formed in 1989, this Cleveland-based crew first caught the ear of N.W.A. member Eazy-E.
Their trademark double and triple-time sung/rapped harmonies brought something new to the table at a time when most acts were busy trying to imitate what was featured on Dr. Dre's The Chronic. The unique sound prompted multi-platinum record sales, won them a Grammy, and brought the spotlight to the long-neglected Midwestern hip-hop community.
Solo work
As a solo performer, Bizzy Bone is well known for his high-speed rhyme style and unique singing abilities. Continually writing and recording around the clock, he released his first solo album in 1998, the personal and introspective Heaven'z Movie. After receiving critical acclaim, Bizzy went on to write and release The Gift in 2001, Alpha and Omega in 2004, and The Beginning and the End, also in 2004.
Bizzy's work has been awarded by numerous respected groups, including an ASCAP Award, the Michael Jackson Soul Train Award, a Blockbuster Award, an American Music Award, and the NAACP - Back To School/Stay in School Youth Rally Award. He has become a member of Hip Hop's elite, collaborating with modern hip-hop legends such as P Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Fabolous, as well as the late Eazy-E, 2Pac, and The Notorious B.I.G..
Personal Life
Bizzy has eight children from four women. He married Ronessa Crawford in 2001. The following year he appeared on the FOX series America's Most Wanted, revealing that as a child he had been kidnapped and molested — but thanks to his abductor's neighbor seeing his picture flashing at the end of the made-for-TV movie, Adam, in 1983 and calling the police, he was returned to his family.
In 2004, he voluntarily began life as a homeless person and went on a journey that changed his life. He began walking from his hometown of Cleveland throughout the state of Ohio for a little over half a year, giving away virtually all of what little money he had left and living in bus stations.
In late 2005, during an interview with MTV.com — Bizzy admitted that he was a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse addict, and that his family had attempted to have him committed to an asylum. He also claimed that he had since found the Lord after a spiritual awakening, and is now more sound than ever in mind and body. He remains on the outs with Bone Thugs N Harmony, revealing that he hasn't spoken to any of his former group members in months, and that he plans to continue his solo career.
Discography
- Resurrection, (2007)
- The Midwest Cowboy, (2006)
- The Story, (2006)
- Thugs Revenge, (2006), #168 US Hot 100
- Only One, (2006)
- Speaking in Tongues, (2005), #183 US Hot 100
- For The Fans, (2005)
- The Beginning And The End, (2004)
- Alpha And Omega, (2004), #152 US Hot 100
- The Gift, (2001), #44 US Hot 100, Gold
- Heaven'z Movie, (1998), #3 US Hot 100, Platinum