Exclusive – The members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-N-Bone quite literally manifested their own legendary careers. After an arduous trek from Cleveland, Ohio to Los Angeles, California to find Eazy-E, they went home empty handed. But it wasn’t long before Eazy-E showed up in their hometown and they were finally able to make a lasting impression on the gangsta rap pioneer.
Signed to Ruthless Records in the early 1990s, Bone Thugs rose to international notoriety in 1995 with their sophomore album
E. 1999 Eternal, which would go on to earn multi-platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Eazy-E, who passed away shortly before the album was released, never got to see Bone Thugs’ success, but they eternally pay homage to their late mentor in songs such as the Grammy Award-winning “Tha Crossroads.”
2000
Former Take That singer Robbie Williams set up the ‘Give It Sum’, children’s charity with the money he earned from a deal with soft drink giant Pepsi.
The trust aimed to provide assistance for organisations in North Staffordshire, the place where Williams was born, It had a fund of £2 million seed money with beneficiaries including UNICEF and Jeans For Genes.
Scottish act Travis sweep the Ivors
2000
Scottish band Travis stole the show at the annual Ivor Novello awards, which are held to reward songwriting and composing. Singer Fran Healy won two awards for Best Contemporary Song for the single ‘Why Does It Always Rain On Me’ and Songwriter Of The Year for the Travis album ‘The Man Who.’