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Infobox musical artist | name = Bizzy Bone| image = Bizzybone(by_Scott_Dudelson).jpg| caption = Bizzy Bone - Live in Concert 2009| image_size =| background = solo_singer| Born = Birth date and age|1976|9|12 Columbus, Ohio , United States | birth_name = Bryon Anthony McCane II| alias = Lil Ripsta, B.B Gambini, Gambino, Bizzy The Kid, Midwest Cowboy| origin = Columbus, Ohio , United States|U.S. | genre = Hip hop | years_active = 1989& ndash;present| label = Ruthless Records|Ruthless (1994-2002) BTNH Worldwide (2009-presnt) Mo Thugs Records|Mo Thugs (1996-1998) Virgin Records (2007-2008) Bungalo Records|Bungalo (2003-2004) SMC Recordings|SMC (2005) Real Talk Entertainment|Real Talk (2006-present) After Platinum Records (2006-2008) Hi-Power (2006-2009) Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros (2010-2011) Sumerian Records (2010-2011)| associated_acts = Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , Bone Brothers , Eazy-E , DMX , The Notorious B.I.G. , Tupac Shakur , King Gordy , Mr. Capone-E , Twista , Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones , Snoop Dogg , P. Diddy , Sylk-E. Fyne Bryon Anthony McCane II (born September 12, 1976),Whitburn, Joel (2008) ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 , Record Research, ISBN 978-0898201727, p. 97 better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone , is an United States|American rapper and a member of the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony .
Early life
Bryon Anthony McCane was born to one African American / Native American father and an Italian mother. At the age of 5, Bryon and his two sisters were abducted by his stepfather. Both his sisters were natural children of Bryon's stepfather. He lived in many homes, apartments, cars and motels and was unaware at first that he had been abducted. He was told his mother had died. In 1983, he was living at a reservation in Oklahoma where his stepfather had dropped him off. A neighbor saw his photo at the end of the made-for-TV movie, Murder of Adam Walsh|Adam and called the police, resulting in his return to his family.cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bizzy_bone/artist.jhtml#bio |title=Bizzy Bone ; Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates, Ringtones, and Lyrics |publisher=MTV |date= |accessdate=30 November 2010
Thereafter, his childhood remained difficult. His mother remarried and Bryon's new stepfather physically abused him and his mother. Eventually, his mother divorced and put him and his sisters in a foster home until she could get her life back together.cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=3VB2JSIKmho |title=Bizzy Bone - Americas Most Wanted |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=30 November 2010
When he was thirteen, Bryon wanted to live with his sisters and their father in Cleveland, Ohio. During this period he met Layzie Bone , Krayzie Bone , Wish Bone and Flesh-n-Bone . Bizzy Bone started in hip hop as a founding member of the group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, which was formed in 1993. This Cleveland-based crew first got the ear of N.W.A. member Eazy-E . In 2002, he appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX series '' America's Most Wanted '' (hosted by John Walsh , Adam's father) cite web|url= http://new.music.yahoo.com/bizzy-bone/news/bizzy-bone-to-discuss-childhood-kidnapping-on-americas-most-wanted--12065403 |title=Bizzy Bone News - Yahoo& #33; Music |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=30 November 2010 and he revealed his abusive childhood and molestation. Bryon also wrote and performed a song on the show entitled "A.M.W." in which he thanks Walsh and encourages abused children to come forward.
Solo career
Bizzy Bone started his solo career in 1998. He is best known for his style of combining rapid fire raps and double harmony choruses, with a soft-spoken and high-pitched delivery. His solo debut, '' Heaven'z Movie , was critically acclaimed and certified Platinum by the RIAA . Though the critical and commercial feedback was great, the album was unfinished and rushed by Ruthless Records owner Tomica Wright. Singles for Heaven'z Movie were Thugz Cry and Nobody Can Stop Me.
The Gift (Bizzy Bone album)|The Gift , released on April 7, 2001, peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts|US Billboard Independent Albums chart. Many of the songs on the album dealt with his personal life and childhood.
In 2004, Bizzy released Alpha and Omega (Bizzy Bone album)|Alpha and Omega which showed a change in his musical and lyrical content. Fans responded positively to the album. Bizzy followed up with the limited-edition internet album The Beginning and the End (album)|The Beginning And The End featuring many 7th Sign (Bizzy's own label) members.
He released other albums including Speaking in Tongues (Bizzy Bone album)|Speaking in Tongues in 2005, '' Thug's Revenge , The Story , Only One , Evolution of Elevation and The Midwest Cowboy in 2006, Trials & Tribulations in 2007, Ruthless and A Song for You (Bizzy Bone album)|A Song for You in 2008, and From Your Righteousness and Crossroads 2010 in 2010.
Controversy
On May 2, 2005, Bizzy Bone made news when he displayed unusual behavior during an appearance on Houston's KPFT radio show, "Damage Control".cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=5WFP9J8ng90 |title=Bizzy Bone - Radio Interview whislt HIGH - VERY FUNNY |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=30 November 2010 He was asked about KPFT during an MTV interview and commented, "Everybody thought I went crazy, they were questioning my motives and what was going on." cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511249/20051010/bizzy_bone.jhtml |title=Bizzy Bone Says He's Not Crazy, He's Just Found The Lord - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=October 10, 2005 |accessdate=30 November 2010 He also stated he felt he was being antagonized during the interview and went into defense mode. He later admitted to having a drinking problem and that his family had attempted to have him committed to a mental health facility.
On June 16, 2011 in Chicago Illinois after a Bone Thugs Concert on Bizzy's tour bus it was reported that Bizzy Bone assaulted two Bone Thugs-n-Harmony fans and gave one a broken nose.
Discography
Main|Bizzy Bone discography
In other media
The song "Jesus" was featured in the movie Bully (film)|Bully .
The song "Hollywood" was featured in the video game True Crime: Streets of LA .
The song "Fried Day" was featured in the movie " Next Friday "
Bizzy Bone appeared in a "Web Redemption" segment of the Average Homeboy on the Comedy Central TV show, Tosh.0 .
He was also featured on track nine of I See Stars ' 2009 album, 3-D (I See Stars album)|3-D .
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