Bone Crusher (rapper)

This article is about the American rapper. For other uses, see Bonecrusher (disambiguation).

Bonecrusher
Bonecrusher in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Wayne Hardnett Jr.
Born	(1971-08-23) August 23, 1971 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, activist
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Arista So So Def

Wayne Hardnett Jr. (born August 23, 1971), professionally known as Bonecrusher, is an American rapper, producer, actor, and activist. In 2003, at the height of his career, his debut album AttenCHUN! reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and his debut single "Never Scared" reached the top 10 on the R&B and Rap charts. The success of the single led him to win a Source Award along with a Grammy Award nomination and an American Music Awards nomination. "Never Scared" was the theme song for the 2003 Atlanta Braves MLB, and was featured in the Madden NFL 2004 video game.

Bonecrusher was featured on the cover of PlayStation Magazine in 2004, and was also a featured character on Def Jam: Fight for NY, by EA Games. He is credited as being one of the inventors of the crunk sound.

Bonecrusher was featured on the third episode of the Sacha Baron Cohen satirical program Who Is America?.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
2003	AttenCHUN! Released: April 29, 2003 Label: So So Def / Arista	11	1
2006	Release the Beast Released: July 18, 2006 Label: Body Head	–	86
2007	Free Released: July 17, 2007 Label: Vainglorious	–	–

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions			Album
		U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
2003	"Never Scared" (featuring Killer Mike and T.I.)	26	8	6	AttenCHUN!
2005	"Wyle Out"				XXX State Of The Union soundtrack
2011	"Unstoppable" (featuring Mastamind and Rezza Bros.)	–	–	–

Mixtapes

• 2006: Bad to the Bone
• 2009: Planet Crusher

Guest appearances

• WAOR - All Of Me (also features Josh Mckay)
• Ying Yang Twins – Take Ya Clothes Off
• Young Jeezy – Take It To The Floor
• T-Pain – Goin Thru A Lot
• Killer Mike- Re-Akshon (also features T.I, Bun B.)
• I-20 – Break Bread (prod. by Lil Jon) (also features Ludacris)
• Mariah Carey – The One (So So Def Remix)
• Kelis – Throw It Up
• Lil Skeeter – I Don't Like Dat
• Three Days Grace – Just Like Wylin (Worked on a single for xXx: State Of The Union )
• Celebrity Fit Club 4
• Fozzy (The song It's A Lie appears on Fozzy's "All That Remains" album.)
• Tango Redd (Wobble & Shake It w/David Banner)
• The Time Is Now- Sir Jinx album General Population(Feat. Ras Kass, Rodney O, Tri Star, & E Note)
• Theodore Unit – Who Are We
• Techniec – What You Say
• J Kwon – Tipsy (remix) (also features Daz Dillinger, Youngbloodz, Da Brat and others)
• Field Mob – Deep Tonight
• Anthony B – Lighter (also features Wyclef Jean)
• Youngbloodz – Hot Heat (also features Backbone)
• Jim Crow – Flaw Boyz (also features Juvenile)
• Goodie Mob – Grindin
• A song for Xbox Live about Dead Rising
• Jennifer Lopez – Que Hiciste (Unofficial Remix)
• E-40 – Anybody Can Get It (also features Lil Jon & David Banner)
• Lisa Lopes – Bounce (featuring Chamillionaire and Bone Crusher)
• Baby D – It's Going Down (featuring Bone Crusher & Dru)
• Colt Ford – Gangsta of Love on Ride Through the Country
• Elephant Man(Musician) – Pon de River
• $hamrock – F tha Game Up (also features S.J. Rose)
• Bizarre – Warning (also features Anamul house)
• Playable Character on PlayStation/Xbox Video game "Def Jam Fight for New York"
• The Commodores – Just you
• Unknown -Icey as I wanna be remix also features (Andre Lightskin) and Vander from da sag and curt Cobaine
• D Money – George Bush (Fiddle Faddle) (featuring Bonecrusher & Boondox)

Video game appearances

Bone Crusher is a playable character in the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY.

External links

• Bone Crusher at IMDb
• Template:MTV artist
• Lighter Video with Anthony B and Wyclef Jean
• Bone Crusher Interview on Soundslam.com
• Bone Crusher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Charts at AllMusic.com
• Bone Crusher Album & Song Chart History at Billboard.com