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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Flesh-n-Bone
Person · male · United States · Cleveland · born 1973 · recording since 1996
American rapper
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Also known as Flesh 'n' Bone · Flesh and Bone · Stanley Howse
Timeline
7 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: World So Cruel
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography169 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378566668
Biography
Stanley Howse, better known as Flesh-n-Bone (born June 10, 1973), is an American rapper known as a member of the hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He is the older brother of Layzie Bone and cousin of Wish Bone.
Legal troubles
In December 1999, Flesh-n-Bone was involved in a dispute with one-time friend Tarrance Vickers. During the dispute, Flesh-n-Bone threatened Vickers with an AK-47 rifle. The presiding Van Nuys Superior Court Judge deemed Howse's life story "one of the worst cases of child abuse she had ever read, full of beatings and other physical, emotional, and mental traumas." Flesh-n-Bone apologized and took responsibility for his actions and pleaded guilty. On September 22, 2000, Howse was sent to Pleasant Valley State Prison for 12 years on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and violation of probation. He was also required to undertake an anger-management course.
Solo albums
T.H.U.G.S. (Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls) (1996)
5th Dog Let Loose (2000)
Blaze of Glory (2011)
Do You (2020)
To the Bone (2022)
Living Legend, EP (2023)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
T.H.U.G.S. Trues Humbly United Gatherin’ Souls
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:09:19
1Prayer (intro)1:262T.H.U.G.S.4:353Reverend Run Sermon1:424World So Cruel5:085Northcoast5:196Nothin but da Bone in Me4:487The Silence Isn’t Over5:578Crazy by the Flesh5:01951/50 Skit0:0810Mystic Spirits4:5711Coming 2 Serve You5:3212Tha Killin Skit0:3413Live Soil5:0414Sticks and Stones5:0215Empty the Clip4:3716No Mercy4:3717Playa Hater4:522000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:02:17
1The Last Tru Souljahs Intro / Hero8:122Amen4:593Way Back4:394If You Could See3:555Word to the Wise3:576The Master4:557Say a Little Prayer4:348Havin' a Ball4:199Kurupted Flesh5:0510Deadly5:2211Come Fuck With Me4:2212No Other Like My Kind3:2413Silent Night4:342011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:14:44
1How I Roll Up4:532Heartaches3:573Watch Me3:554Fortune And Fame3:155Don't Think About It4:236All American T.H.U.G.3:017Duct Tape Gang (skit)0:478Duct Tape Gang4:259Fallin'4:0110Kick Back3:5811Ain't Fair4:0412Picture Me Rollin'3:0013Back4:00144 Sure6:1515Gorilla Hustle5:1316Paradise4:0917What's Hood3:3118Can't Take It3:3819Blaze of Glory4:192020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 31:55
1Louder2:532Crazy Stuff3:163Do You4:084Already Famous2:415Dr. Frankenstein3:086Same Mistake3:357Everyday3:248Truest3:489Before the Rap5:022023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 24:07
1Living Legend2:582Stay Dangerous4:013Murda Muzik4:314A Little Buzz3:135Killing the Game2:386Way Up3:407To the Bone (Remix)3:06
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | World So CruelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1World So Cruel (radio edit) A2World So Cruel (LP version) B1World So Cruel (instrumental) B2World So Cruel (a cappella) | 1996 | ||
| 2013 | Ridin'Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:441Ridin'3:44 | 1 July 2013 | ||
| 2021 | EternalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Eternal | 31 October 2021 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | From Cleveland 2 CaliSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Intro 2Dead Ringer 3Roof Is Leaking 4Pump Pump 5Redemption 6Mind Games 7Mr. Playa Hata 8Death Before Dishonor 9AK Spray 10Hardtimes 11Bar-Nun Kingdom 12Judged by 12, Then Carried by 6 13Hard Dick and Bubble Gum 14What Chu Gone Do | Compilation | 19 May 1998 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Flesh-n-Bone head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 27 | 60th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Thugs-n-Harmony(band) | — | present | |
| Bone Thugs-n-Harmony(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flesh-n-Bone_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9722ebbb-30ec-4ac6-bab9-25d6c9363039discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9722ebbb-30ec-4ac6-bab9-25d6c9363039core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924472genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924472seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh-n-Bonebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh-n-Bone
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Chase Stevens · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q924472 · MusicBrainz: 9722ebbb-30ec-4ac6-bab9-25d6c9363039
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