2. Tha Crossroads
Artist: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Album: E. 1999 Eternal
Released: 1996
Points: 333.3
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony dedicated Tha Crossroads to Eazy-E, The Godfather of Gangsta Rap, who died of AIDS at the age of 31. While mentioning Eazy-E and many others who died too early, the song tells an old story about the “sinner” who believes and prays to God, hoping that he will have a chance to reunite with loved ones after death. The lyrics resonate with fear of dying and the eternal question that man asks God – why there are suffering and death. The answer is quite straightforward: we lived to die. The song hit the first place on Hot 100 and it won Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
