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, Georgia. He was discovered by record producer

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, and is best known for his 2003

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single, " Never Scared" (featuring

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). The song peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 — becoming his only entry on the chart — and preceded his debut studio album '' AttenCHUN!'' (2003). Additionally, the song served as theme music for that year's

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roster, and was featured in the ''

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'' video game, while the album peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200. 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 '' Who Is America?''.

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 *

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– Goin Thru A Lot *

– 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 *

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(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's album General Population (feat. Ras Kass, Rodney O, Tri Star, & E Note) *

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– Who Are We * Techniec – What You Say * J Kwon – Tipsy (Remix) (also features

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and others) *

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– 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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– 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) * Bizarre – Warning (also features Anamul house) * Playable character on PlayStation/Xbox Video game " Def Jam Fight for New York" * 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 & Boondox) * Wolff – Hate Me (Remix) (featuring Bloodshot & Bone Crusher)

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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Lighter
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 American crunk musicians African-American male rappers 20th-century 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 musicians