Easily one of the most worthwhile rap purchases of the year." Coker of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the group "has raised the stakes of the gangsta rap game, not only in terms of pure, gritty excess, but also in rhyme-style, cadence and delivery", concluding: "This is the kind of album that starts out good and gets better with repeated listenings-as the dark, subliminal references clear up. 1999 Eternal was met with critical acclaim.
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Reception Professional ratings Review scores In 2015, the group toured in support of the 20th anniversary of the album, performing it in its entirety for the first time. The album was nominated for the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, ultimately losing to Naughty by Nature's Poverty's Paradise at the 1996 Grammy Awards. It topped the US Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks. 1999 Eternal became the group's best-selling album, with four million copies sold in the United States.
The album sold 307,000 copies in the first week. Clair Avenue where the group is based and the then-future year 1999. The album title is a portmanteau of Cleveland's eastside neighborhood centering on East 99th Street and St. Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough single " Thuggish Ruggish Bone", it became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics, earning praise for the group's melodic rapping style. Both the album and single " Tha Crossroads" are dedicated to him. The album was released four months after the death of rapper Eazy-E, the group's mentor and the executive producer of the album.
1999 Eternal is the second studio album by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, released July 25, 1995, on Ruthless Records.