Pioneering Hip Hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are the middle of a career resurgence of sorts. Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone are not only facing off against Three 6 Mafia in a Verzuz battle on December 2, they’ve also been immortalized in a Saturday Night Live skit.
On Saturday (November 13), SNL actors Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Jonathan Majors and Ego Nwodim attempted their best Bone Thugs impression for a skit called “Pet Store Ad” in which four members of the group start their own pet store called Dog Bones-n-Melodies. Set to the 1995 Bone Thugs single “Da Crossroads” from E. 1999 Eternal, each fictional member sings about the various bones they sell at the store.
“We got bones for you,” they rap. “We got big bones, itty-bitty bones/You got all you need/We got chicken bones, we got vegan bones/You got all you need/We got ha-ha-ha funny bones…” and so on and so forth.
The best part? When customers buy a bone from Dog Bones-n-Melodies, they get a serenade from the group — in classic Bone Thugs fashion.
“I actually love it,” Krayzie Bone tells HipHopDX with a laugh. “I thought it was hilarious. My phone has not stopped blowing up about it.”
Verzuz confirmed Bone Thugs-n-Harmony would step in the arena with Three 6 Mafia on Friday (November 12) after a year of negotiations. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland promised all five members of the legendary group with be there to take on DJ Paul, Juicy J and whoever else decides to breeze through that night.
The official Verzuz Instagram account unveiled the date in the caption, writing, “IT’S THAT TIME. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (@btnhlive) vs Three 6 Mafia (@three6mafia) LIVE from Los Angeles!! Thursday, DECEMBER 2ND. Y’all ready!? #VERZUZ MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!”
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Three 6 Mafia Verzuz Is Going Down: 'It's That Time!'
Bone Thugs and Three 6 Mafia were initially supposed to do an event independently from Verzuz in April 2020. But Swizz Beatz and Timbaland intervened, and the battle was canceled at the last minute.
As mentioned, the event goes down on Thursday (December 2.) In the meantime, check out the skit above.
LOL dope
Some of they harmonies was on point just like Bone
If they would have added weed in there some way that would have been even more hilarious. That’s a huge honor for Bone Thugs to get spoof by SNL.
They got the hair, the wardrobe and voices down, big ups to kenan and Chris for showing Bone Thugs n Harmony love
Dude to that women that’s enough when she tried to critique the song lmao, that’s enough only use the first part anyway. Dude tried to come in the store in shop got told naw you know we got.
Bone thugs legendary for sure. I like how they thru that we changed the game with adding melodies to it. FACTS. Great spoof!!
THat guy playing wish bone sounds excatly like Wish
Arena?? What Fkn arena?? So they just play some of songs against another artist studio songs?? Wtf?!?! Is this what got u all pre Cummin’? What a joke. Got on fkn stage and battle ya lazy bast#rds ! So this is the ” verses” thing?? Nah man. So basicly they just do what we can all do at home ? Where is the competition in this? Where is the talent ??? What a joke. Fkn Hiphop is dead. Travis Scott out there killing kids and the oldies say nothing like pussys!!!!!! You too kendrick, don’t wanna admit your against the vaxx so stay hiding away like a b!tch instead of inspiration people to stand up. I guess it only matters when you can use it to sell music. If your a young kid looking to get in to hiphop then don’t bother, there all fkn liars and losers looking to take advantage . Fuck em!