Bone Thugs N Harmony at Jones Beach Theater

Thuggish-Ruggish-Mafia Tour

90s’ best rap crews, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia, have put their knucks together for a co-headline tour, “Thuggish-Ruggish-Mafia Tour”!

On September 4th, the GOATS will be playing at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, with two incredible guest acts, DJ Quik and Tech N9ne.

Co-Headliners

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Bone Thugs or Bone) is an American hip hop group from Cleveland, formed in 1991. They released their first album, Faces of Death, in 1993. Later, the crew took the opportunity to audition for Eazy-E in his dressing room following his show in Cleveland. The audition led to Eazy signing them up to his label, Ruthless Records. Under the new record, Bone released their debut album, Creepin on ah Come Up, in 1994. The album took a spot on Billboard 200 at No. 12, and No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Hit singles include "Thuggish Ruggish Bone", and "Foe tha Love of $", featuring a verse from rapper Eazy-E and made it to No. 39 on Hot 100. The album shifted from gangster rap to G-funk. Unfortunately, Eazy-E died in 1995 from complications with AIDS related pneumonia, however, Ruthless Records kept Bone onboard due to their potential. 

Bone released their second studio album in 1995 titled, E. 1999 Eternal, which consists of some of the group’s notable Top Hot 100 hits, “1st of tha Month” and “Tha Crossroads”. The album’s name draws reference from the crew’s hangout spot, E. 99th street and St. Clair, and Eazy-E’s album, Eternal E, as a sign of respect and tribute to the late rap icon. Bone released their third double-disc album, The Art of War, in 1997, featuring single hits “Look into My Eyes” and “If I Could Teach the World”, and “Thug Luv” featuring the late Tupac Shakur, released the year after he was shot and killed. Bone released three more albums, BTNHResurrection (2000), Thug World Order (2002), and Thug Stories (2006), before releasing Strength & Loyalty in 2007, which is considered to be their mainstream release. The album features top artists of the era, such as Mariah Carey, the Game, will.i.am, Akon, Twista, Bow Wow, Yolanda Adams, and Felecia. It went on to peak at No. 2 on Billboard 200 and is Gold certified. 

Since formation, each member delved into their own solo music career with other rappers, but Flesh-n-Bone spent almost a decade in prison since 2000. The group’s reunion is marked with their 2010 album, Uni5: The World’s Enemy. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released their final album, E. 1999 Legends, in 2015 with just one copy ever made. However, this wasn’t the end for Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone. In 2017, the duo announced their debut album, New Waves, under the new collective name Bone Thugs. In 2024, Bone signed with Greenback Records, a new label founded by Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor. 

Since 1991, Bone Thugs have released 11 studio albums and 23 singles, including top hits "Look into My Eyes", "If I Could Teach the World", "I Tried" featuring Akon, "Meet Me In the Sky", and "Fantasy" featuring Jesse Rankins. Bone’s high influence in the hip hop and rap scene has given them millions of global fans, with 5 Million monthly listeners on just Spotify. 

Three 6 Mafia

Three 6 Mafia is an American hip hop group, formed in 1991, with a music style often described as horror-themed hip hop. DJ Paul and Lord Infamous initially began collaborating under the name Da Serial Killaz, later taking on Juicy J after crossing paths. In 1993, their notable record, Come With Me to Hell, featured what later became top hits for Three 6 Mafia, such as "Tear da Club Up" and "Porno Movie". During the recording for “The Backyard Posse”, Lord Infamous rapped a line which referred to his crew as the “ Triple Six Mafia”, and was later adapted by the group as it brought forth their dark music. In 1994, the group onboarded its fourth official member, rapper Koopsta Knicca, and released their mixtape, titled Smoked Out, Loced Out. In 1995, the crew brought on additional rappers Crunchy Black and Gangsta Boo, forming the classic lineup. The same year, the group officially changed their name to Three 6 Mafia and released their debut album Mystic Stylez.

Three 6 Mafia’s big breakthrough followed the success of their LP, When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1, released in 2000. The album is RIAA Platinum certified, with hit single "Sippin' on Some Syrup", featuring UGK. in 2003, the group released their second successful Gold certified album, Da Unbreakables, which includes hit such as "Ridin' Spinners" and "Testin' My Gangsta". Three 6 Mafia’s most successful and mainstream LP is their 2005 release, Most Known Unknown, which was No. 3 on Top 200 and sold over 1.5 Million copies. The album features some of the crew’s top influential hits "Side 2 Side", "Poppin' My Collar", and "Stay Fly". In 2006, Three 6 Mafia became the first hip hop group to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song for their hit track "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". 

In 2013, crew members DJ Paul, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca, Lord Infamous and Gangsta Boo, joined forces under the new collective name Da Mafia 6ix, and produced music as a completely new group, and not a reunion. Later that year, Da Mafia 6ix released their first mixtape, 6iX Commandments, which debuted at No. 34 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. That year, crew member Lord Infamous died after a heart attack. In 2014, some crew members left the group to focus on solo projects. It was in 2015 that the group faced the loss of Koopsta Knicca. He was hospitalized for a few days due to a stroke. In 2019, Three 6 Mafia came back from the ashes. In 2023, Gangsta Boo was found dead due to accidental overdose, another tragic loss for the group. 

Since formation, Three 6 Mafia have released nine studio albums and 19 singles. They have a worldwide fanbase and up to 5 Million monthly streamers on their Spotify account, each month.

Special Guests

DJ Quik

DJ Quik is an American rapper and producer, and founder of Mad Science Recordings. Since the 90s, Quik has worked with many top rap and R&B artists, such as Snoop Dogg, the late Tupac, Kurupt and Shaquille O’Neal. Quik’s breakthrough came after the release of his debut album, Quik Is The Name, in 1991. The album features his top singles "Tonite" and "Born and Raised in Compton”. Both went on to become his Top 20 R&B Singles, and the album itself ranked at No.10. To date, DJ Quik has released nine studio albums, and three collaborative albums with Kurupt, Problem, and JasonMartin.

Tech N9ne

Aaron Yates, commonly known as Tech N9ne on stage, is an American rapper and songwriter. Tech N9ne began his rap career in 1991, and six years later founded Strange Music record label with Travis O’Guin. In 2002, Tech N9ne released his studio album, Absolute Power, which is Gold certificate, and highly influential in the underground scene. Tech N9ne has released 24 studio albums and nine collaboration albums titled “Tech N9ne Collabos”.