Not only was it a banger, but it also spoke to the realities of living from check to check, and needing food stamps (EBT cards) to make ends meet. And any child raised by a single parent beating the odds could relate to Bone Thugs’ song First of the Month. My mother was a single mother university student with twins.

They were also from Ohio, the birthplace and home state of my mom. They dressed like thugs, but they had long natural hair, and they could harmonize and rap in a way that no one had ever heard before. I remember them vividly because they were so handsome, and each member was a different shade of brown. Firstly, because the Grammy Award winning Bone Thugs-N-Harmony debuted as a fresh voice in hip-hop when I was in elementary school. This concert was important to me for many reasons. I invited my Eritrean homegirl Luwam to accompany me, but she was too busy. Image by Britney Walker & About a year ago, I bought myself VIP tickets to see the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the Catalyst Club in Santa Cruz, California.

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