This album was actually released twice.  The original version had a song called "Crossroad".  After Eazy-E died, Bone decided to remake "Crossroad" and release it as a single as well as rereleasing the album.  The new song was entitled "Tha Crossroads (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug Remix).  (F.Y.I. - You can tell the difference between the albums by the packaging...the newer release has a  sticker on the packaging which reads "Includes the bomb hit:  Tha Crossroads!") 

     There appear to be a couple differences in the CD itself between releases.  Newer releases of the second release of E. 1999 Eternal (i.e. the one with "Tha Crossroads") have a different pattern on the actual CD than the previous release and the first release (i.e. the one with "Crossroad")  The newest release bears the number 9 (or 6) on the CD eight times.  There are also a few strange symbols which appear to be in a language called Hindi..

     If you look closely you can spot two things on the cover to this album: 
     (1)  In one of the windows is someone wearing sunglasses (Eazy-E perhaps?).   
     (2)  Right behind the word E. 1999 is the familiar "ERIC WRIGHT R.I.P 11523"   
The cover can also been seen in one  promotional commercial for E.1999 Eternal.  It is a cityscape in ruins.  Visit DNA Level C's Videos section if you'd like to download it.   

     Inside the leaflet is this familiar image:   

     One page in the leaflet contains a message written backwards with all the words run together.   

     The map within the leaflet is NOT an actual map of Cleveland.  There is no such street as E.1999th or Eternal (or W. Compton Blvd, or any of the others).  
     The names on the map are all relatively significant: 

• National Ave. comes after 665th street, making it 666th street.
• Cleveland Blvd. - Reference to Cleveland
• Wallace Drive - Referece to Wallace (Wally) Laird III, who died and was paid tribute in Crossorads and Tha Crossroads.
• E.1999 - Comes after E.98th street and is the name of the album.
• Eternal - Name of the album.
• 1st Street - Possible reference to 1st of Tha Month.
• Heller Drive - Jerry Heller founded Ruthless Records with Eazy-E.
• N. Eazy Street - Reference to Eazy -E.
• S. Eazy Street - Reference to Eazy-E
• Selthur St. - Ruthles(s) backwards, i.e., Ruthless Records.
• Wrightwoods Dr. - Eazy-E's real name is Eric Wright
• Young Street - Dr. Dre's real name is Andre Young (he was a  member of N.W.A with Eazy-E) 
• O' Shea Avenue - Ice Cub's real name is O' Shea Jackson (he was a member of N.W.A with Eazy-E)
• W. Compton Blvd. - Referece to Compton, California, Eazy-E's hailed home.
• E. Compton Blvd. - Referece to Compton, California, Eazy-E's hailed home.

Crenshaw Blvd. - Street in Compton.

     If you look carefully on the picture behind the CD, you'll notice two "hidden" messages.  Written to the left of the CD is "Don't Give Props To The Devil" and written to the right is "Believe In The Last Day". 

      The picture behind the CD is an interesting one.  It would appear that it is supposed to represent a Ouija board (the words "supress" and "invoke" seem to hint at this) with the skeletal hand with the longest finger holding the pointer (planchette) used in pointing out the letters in a summoning. (The strange circular pattern can also been seen in two promotinal commercials for "E.1999 Eternal".  Visit DNA Level C's Videos section if you'd like to download it.   

      There are also puzzling marks one the triangles drawn around each skeletal hand.   

 

 

     In "Da Introduction" the first part of the song contains a backwards segment.  This segment is actually part of Bizzy's verse from the song "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" from the Creepin On Ah Come Up album.  The backwards segment is the following:   

[Shatasha]:  "It's the thuggish ruggish Bone . . ."   
[Bizzy]:  "Gotta give it on up to the glock glock, pop pop, better drop when them buckshot blow.  The Bone in me never no ho, so no creepin' up outta the ziplock.  So, Sin, sip gin, and Lil' Mo Heart run up, nut up, and flipped in, then slipped in the clip then, mistakin' they bloody victims.  Ever if ya test nuts . . . ." 

     The track "Mr. Ouija 2" also has a hidden recording.  It says "...Wish Bone, and Flesh.  They came here from Cleveland, Ohio, on a bus.  They met Eazy-E in Los Angeles.  Eazy had to listen to their music or send them staight back to Ohio.  Well, the playas in Bone thugs-n-harmony..." 

     For those of you who don't know your way around Ohio, you might be interested to know what "Down '71 (The Getaway)" refers to.  '71 is Interstate '71 a large and highly-traveled highway that runs through most of Ohio and the center of Cleveland.  

     "E.1999 Eternal" has sold 5 million plus copies and counting.   
     "Tha Crossroads" won a Grammy, went double-platinum, and tied with The Beatles' 32-year-old record ('64's "Can't Buy Me Love") for the fastest rising single on the pop charts. 

     If you carefully inspect the credits on this album, you will notice each has listed in their credits "Keenu Songs"  "Keenu" is, of course, "UNeek" backwards.

     The song "Buddah Lovaz" is sung to the tune of a song by the Isley Brothers entitled "Choosey Lover" (from the 1983 album "Between the Sheets")  The opening lines to that song are "I'm so glad you chose me, baby baby..." ("Buddah Lovaz":  "I'm so glad you showed me, Krayzie, Layzie...")