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sound. In 2003, at the height of his career, his debut album '' AttenCHUN!'' reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and his debut single "

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MLB, and was featured in the ''

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'' video game. Bone Crusher was featured on the cover of ''PlayStation Magazine'' in 2004, and was also a featured character on '' Def Jam: Fight for NY'', by EA Games. He was featured on the third episode of the

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satirical program ''

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Mixtapes

* 2006: ''Bad to the Bone'' * 2009: ''Planet Crusher''

Guest appearances

* WAOR - All Of Me (also features Josh Mckay) *

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– Take Ya Clothes Off *

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– Take It To The Floor * T-Pain – Goin Thru A Lot *

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- Re-Akshon (also features T.I,

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) * I-20 – Break Bread (prod. by

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) (also features

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) *

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– The One (So So Def Remix) *

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– Throw It Up * Lil Skeeter – I Don't Like Dat *

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– Just Like Wylin (Worked on a single for xXx: State Of The Union ) * Celebrity Fit Club 4 * Fozzy (The song It's A Lie appears on Fozzy's " All That Remains" album.) * Tango Redd (Wobble & Shake It w/David Banner) * The Time Is Now- Sir Jinx album General Population(Feat. Ras Kass, Rodney O, Tri Star, & E Note) * Theodore Unit – Who Are We * Techniec – What You Say * J Kwon – Tipsy (Remix) (also features

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and others) * Field Mob – Deep Tonight *

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– Lighter (also features

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) *

– Hot Heat (also features Backbone) *

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– Flaw Boyz (also features Juvenile) *

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– Grindin * A song for Xbox Live about

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* Jennifer Lopez – Que Hiciste (Unofficial Remix) *

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– Anybody Can Get It (also features Lil Jon & David Banner) *

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– Bounce (featuring Chamillionaire and Bone Crusher) * Baby D – It's Going Down (featuring Bone Crusher & Dru) *

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– Gangsta of Love on Ride Through the Country * Elephant Man – Pon de River * – F tha Game Up (also features S.J. Rose) *

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– Warning (also features Anamul house) * Playable Character on PlayStation/Xbox Video game "

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" * Unknown - Icey As I Wanna Be (Remix also features (Andre Lightskin) and Vander from Da Sag, Curt Cobaine * D Money – George Bush (Fiddle Faddle) (featuring Bone Crusher &

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)

Video game appearances

Bone Crusher is a playable character in the video game '' Def Jam: Fight for NY''.

References

External links

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Video with Anthony B and Wyclef Jean
Bone Crusher Interview on Soundslam.com
* Bone Crusher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Chartsat AllMusic.com * Bone Crusher Album & Song Chart Historyat Billboard.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Bone Crusher 1971 births African-American crunk musicians African-American male rappers Gangsta rappers Living people Participants in American reality television series Rappers from Atlanta So So Def Recordings artists Southern hip hop musicians 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people