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C is for...Crossroads and Come As You Are

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We're at the midway point for week one of the A-Z Blogging Challenge and things are moving along smoothly.  Today's letter is C! "Tha Crossroads" - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony   This may come as a shock, but I freakin' loved me some Bone Thugs-N-Harmony back in the day.  It was my brother who first introduced me to Bone and this was the song that I fell in love with.  I remember sitting in the playroom as a kid constantly rewinding the tape to listen to this song over and over again.  That cassette tape was so worn out I had to toss it.  Yikes!  This song got me into the rap and hip hop scene that I had previously not been interested in. *Fun Fact :  "Tha Crossroads" was a tribute to famed N.W.A member, and Bone mentor, Eazy-E and it won the 1997 Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.  It is also a remake of the original song by the group, "Crossroads", which had been dedicated to the group's friend Wallace Lai...