Best known as a member of the Grammy-winning Cleveland gangsta rap quintet Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Layzie Bone (born Steven Howse) spit rapid-fire bars while also delivering laid-back, singsong rhymes, a style that became a trademark of the Bone Thugs sound. As Bone Thugs took off in the mid-'90s, he embarked on an adjacent solo career that involved the creation of the Mo Thugs side group; establishing the Bone Brothers duo with Bizzy Bone, and continuing into the 2000s and 2010s on releases like Thug by Nature (2001), It's Not a Game (2005), and The Definition/The Meaning (2011...