Bone Thugs-N-Harmony made an unexpected return to late-night television this week, appearing on Netflix’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney for a surprise performance of their 1996 hit “Tha Crossroads.”
The group’s appearance came months after Mulaney revealed on-air that he had previously tried and failed to book them for the show. In April, the comedian shared that he had been tricked by someone pretending to be the group’s manager while trying to arrange a bit involving actor Richard Kind and a pet tortoise. At the time, Mulaney jokingly pleaded with the real members of Bone Thugs to contact him and “clear this up.”
It appears they did. During the latest episode, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony arrived following a skit in which a trio of 14-year-olds outmatched Mulaney. The group performed their chart-topping single “Tha Crossroads” and awarded a wrestling belt trophy to the teens after the segment.
Upon its release, “Tha Crossroads” spent eight consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996. The track, a tribute to the group’s late mentor Eazy-E, remains their most commercially successful single to date. It also earned the group a Grammy Award for best rap performance by a duo or group and solidified their legacy as pioneers of melodic rap in the 1990s.
The performance featured four members of the group, with Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, and Wish Bone all taking the stage. Flesh-N-Bone was not present for the taping.
Their appearance follows the release of “Aww Shit” in April, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s first new single in nearly 15 years. The track features all five founding members and serves as the lead single from a forthcoming full-length album, according to Greenback Records. The group has also confirmed a run of live dates for summer 2025, including a slot at the Roots Picnic’s Class of ’95 at the Hollywood Bowl and appearances as part of the Kings of the West festival series.
The Cleveland group has charted 10 songs on the Hot 100, including “1st of tha Month” (No. 14), “Look into My Eyes” (No. 4), and “If I Could Teach the World” (No. 20). Their 1995 album E. 1999 Eternal spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified quadruple platinum.