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"1st of tha Month"
"1st of tha Month"
Single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
from the album E. 1999 Eternal
B-side	"Die Die Die"
Released	August 11, 1995
Genre	Hip hop; R&B;
Length	4:52
Label	Ruthless; Relativity;
Songwriter(s)	Bryon McCane; DJ U-Neek; Michael Powell; Wish Bone; Layzie Bone; Krayzie Bone;
Producer(s)	DJ U-Neek
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	"1st of tha Month" on YouTube

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"1st of tha Month" is the first single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony from their second studio album, E. 1999 Eternal (1995). The song peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first top-20 single, and later was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies.

Background[edit]

The title is a reference to when welfare checks are paid out. There are several remixes of the song, including one by DJ Premier.

Track listing[edit]

"1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
"1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
"1st of tha Month" (album version)
"1st of tha Month" (instrumental)
"1st of tha Month" (a cappella)
"Die Die Die" (album version)

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[2]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[3]	46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	7
Scotland (OCC)^[5]	37
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	15
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[7]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	14
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[9]	4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	12
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[11]	10

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1995)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	36
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	89
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[14]	76

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[15]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	August 11, 1995	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Ruthless Relativity	^[15]
United Kingdom	October 23, 1995	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Epic Ruthless	^[16]

In popular culture[edit]

Chris Rock references the song in his 1997 album Roll With the New on his "Niggas vs. Black People" routine, calling the song a "welfare carol".
The track is also featured at the beginning of Girl Talk's "Steady Shock" on his mashup-style album "All Day."
American rapper the Game sampled the song for his song "Celebration".
The song is featured in the re-release version of the video game Grand Theft Auto V as part of the West Coast Classics radio station.
American rapper Playboi Carti interpolated the song on his track, "Sky", from his sophomore album Whole Lotta Red.^[17] Specifically on these lines, "Wake up (Wake up, wake up, woah); It's the first of the month (Slatt, slatt, slatt, slatt)".^[18]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Molanphy, Chris (June 21, 2021). "Say My Name, Say My Name Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 46,1996". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – 1st of tha Month" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – 1st of tha Month". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ "End of Year Charts 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "American single certifications – Bone Thugs 'N Harmony – 1st of tha Month". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 21, 1995. p. 35.
^ "Playboi Carti's 'Sky' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ Playboi Carti – Sky, retrieved March 11, 2021

[Molanphy_2021-1] Molanphy, Chris (June 21, 2021). "Say My Name, Say My Name Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[2] "Tipparade-lijst van week 46,1996". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[sc_Dutch100_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-3] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – 1st of tha Month" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[sc_New_Zealand_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-4] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – 1st of tha Month". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[sc_Scotland_-5] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[sc_UK_-6] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[sc_UKrandb_-7] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-8] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-9] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-10] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony-11] "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[12] "End of Year Charts 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[13] "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.

[14] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[riaa-15] "American single certifications – Bone Thugs 'N Harmony – 1st of tha Month". Recording Industry Association of America.

[16] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 21, 1995. p. 35.

[17] "Playboi Carti's 'Sky' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[18] Playboi Carti – Sky, retrieved March 11, 2021

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+{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
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 | name = 1st of tha Month
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 | artist = [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]]
 | album = [[E. 1999 Eternal]]
-| B-side = Die, Die, Die
+| B-side = Die Die Die
-| released = June 15, 1995
+| released = {{start date|1995|8|11}}
+| recorded =
-| format = [[CD single|CD]]
-| recorded = 1994
 | studio =
+| genre =
+* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<ref name="Molanphy 2021">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2021/06/beyonce-jay-z-when-rappers-started-to-sing|title= Say My Name, Say My Name Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= June 21, 2021|access-date= February 13, 2024}}</ref>
+* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Molanphy 2021"/>
 | venue =
-| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music| Hip hop]]|[[R&B]]|[[G-funk]]}}
 | length = 4:52
-| label = [[Ruthless Records]]
+| label =
+* [[Ruthless Records|Ruthless]]
+* [[Relativity Records|Relativity]]
-| writer = [[Bizzy Bone|Bryon McCane]], [[DJ U-Neek]], Michael Powell, [[Wish Bone]], [[Layzie Bone]], [[Krayzie Bone]]
+| writer =
+* [[Bizzy Bone|Bryon McCane]]
+* [[DJ U-Neek]]
+* Michael Powell
+* [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|Wish Bone]]
+* [[Layzie Bone]]
+* [[Krayzie Bone]]
 | producer = [[DJ U-Neek]]
-| prev_title = [[Foe tha Love of $]]
+| prev_title = [[The Points]]
-| prev_year = 1994
+| prev_year = 1995
 | next_title = [[East 1999]]
 | next_year = 1995
+| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4j_cOsgRY7w|"1st of tha Month"}}}}
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-"'''1st of tha Month'''" is the first single by [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]] from their album ''[[E. 1999 Eternal]]''.
+"'''1st of tha Month'''" is the first single by [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]] from their second studio album, ''[[E. 1999 Eternal]]'' (1995). The song peaked at number 14 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming their first top-20 single, and later was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1996. It was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies.
-It was certified [[RIAA certification|Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] for sales of 500,000 copies. It peaked at #12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming their first top twenty single, and later was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1996.
+==Background==
 The title is a reference to when [[Social programs in the United States|welfare]] checks are paid out. There are several remixes of the song, including one by [[DJ Premier]].
 ==Track listing==
-#"1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
+# "1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
-#"1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
+# "1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
-#"1st of tha Month" (album version)
+# "1st of tha Month" (album version)
-#"1st of tha Month" (instrumental)
+# "1st of tha Month" (instrumental)
-#"1st of tha Month" (a cappella)
+# "1st of tha Month" (a cappella)
-#"Die Die Die" (album version)
+# "Die Die Die" (album version)
-**<small>Verse 1 - [[Krayzie Bone]]</small>
-**<small>Verse 2 - [[Bizzy Bone]]</small>
-**<small>Verse 3 - [[Wish Bone]]</small>
-**<small>Verse 4 - [[Layzie Bone]]</small>
-==Official versions==
-* "1st of tha Month" (album version; original version)
-* "1st of tha Month" (a cappella)
-* "1st of tha Month" (instrumental)
-* "1st of tha Month" (The Kruder and Dorfmeister remix) - 6:15
-* "1st of tha Month" (radio edit)
-* "1st of tha Month" (radio edit with Tré)
-==Samples==
-The song contains a sample from the [[Chapter 8 (band)|Chapter 8]] and [[Anita Baker]] song "I Just Want to Be Your Girl" and an interpolation of the "wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, get up, get up, get up, get up" chant from [[Marvin Gaye|Marvin Gaye's]] "[[Sexual Healing]]".{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
-==In popular culture==
-* [[Chris Rock]] references the song in his 1997 album ''[[Roll With the New]]'' on his "[[Niggas vs. Black People]]" routine, calling the song a "welfare carol".
-* The track is also featured at the beginning of [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]]'s "Steady Shock" on his mashup-style album "[[All Day (Girl Talk album)|All Day]]."
-* Rapper [[Game (rapper)|Game]] sampled the song for his song "[[Celebration (Game song)|Celebration]]".
-* The song is featured in the re-release version of the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' as part of the West Coast Classics radio station.
 ==Charts==
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 {{col-2}}
-===Peak positions===
+===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
-!Chart (1995–96)
+!Chart (1995–1996)
 !Peak<br />position
 |-
+!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1996/week-46|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 46,1996|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref>
-{{singlechart|Dutch100|46|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|song=1st of tha Month|accessdate=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+|align="center"|5
 |-
-{{singlechart|New Zealand|7|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|song=1st of tha Month|accessdate=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|Dutch100|46|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|song=1st of tha Month|access-date=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|UK|15|date=19961103|accessdate=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|song=1st of tha Month|access-date=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|12|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|accessdate=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|Scotland|37|date=19961103|access-date=March 15, 2023|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|4|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|accessdate=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|UK|15|date=19961103|access-date=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|9|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|accessdate=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=19961103|access-date=March 15, 2023|rowheader=true}}
 |-
+{{single chart|Billboardhot100|14|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|access-date=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|4|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|access-date=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|12|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|access-date=December 20, 2018|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|10|artist=Bone Thugs-n-Harmony|access-date=March 15, 2023|rowheader=true}}
 |}
 {{col-2}}
 ===Year-end charts===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
 !Chart (1995)
 !Position
 |-
-|align="left"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3884|title=End of Year Charts 1995|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|accessdate=December 3, 2017}}</ref>
+!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3884|title=End of Year Charts 1995|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref>
 |align="center"|36
 |-
-|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1995 |accessdate=2010-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815124541/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995 |archivedate=2009-08-15 |df= }}</ref>
+!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1995 |access-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815124541/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995 |archivedate=August 15, 2009 }}</ref>
 |align="center"|89
 |-
+!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref>
+|align="center"|76
 |}
 {{col-end}}
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 ==Certifications==
 {{Certification Table Top}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Bone Thugs 'N Harmony|title=1st of tha Month|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|salesamount=500,000|refname=riaa}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Bone Thugs 'N Harmony|title=1st of tha Month|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|refname="riaa"}}
-{{Certification Table Bottom}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
-==References==
+==Release history==
+{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
-{{reflist}}
+!scope="col"|Region
+!scope="col"|Date
+!scope="col"|Format(s)
+!scope="col"|Label(s)
+!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|United States
+|August 11, 1995
+|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
+|{{hlist|[[Ruthless Records|Ruthless]]|[[Relativity Records|Relativity]]}}
+|<ref name="riaa"/>
+|-
+!scope="row"|United Kingdom
+|October 23, 1995
+|{{hlist|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|Ruthless}}
+|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=35|date=October 21, 1995}}</ref>
+|}
+==In popular culture==
-==External links==
+* [[Chris Rock]] references the song in his 1997 album ''[[Roll With the New]]'' on his "[[Niggas vs. Black People]]" routine, calling the song a "welfare carol".
-* {{MetroLyrics song|bone-thugs-n-harmony|1st-of-tha-month}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
+* The track is also featured at the beginning of [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]]'s "Steady Shock" on his mashup-style album "[[All Day (Girl Talk album)|All Day]]."
+* American rapper [[The Game (rapper)|the Game]] sampled the song for his song "[[Celebration (Game song)|Celebration]]".
+* The song is featured in the re-release version of the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' as part of the West Coast Classics radio station.
+*American rapper [[Playboi Carti]] interpolated the song on his track, "[[Sky (Playboi Carti song)|Sky]]", from his sophomore album ''[[Whole Lotta Red]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Playboi Carti's 'Sky' - Discover the Sample Source|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/805692/Playboi-Carti-Sky-Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony-1st-of-Tha-Month/|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=WhoSampled|language=en}}</ref> Specifically on these lines, "Wake up (Wake up, wake up, woah); It's the first of the month (Slatt, slatt, slatt, slatt)".<ref>{{Citation|title=Playboi Carti – Sky|url=https://genius.com/Playboi-carti-sky-lyrics|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{BTNH}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:1st Of Tha Month}}
 [[Category:1995 singles]]
-[[Category:Bone Thugs-n-Harmony songs]]
-[[Category:Welfare in the United States]]
-[[Category:Gangsta rap songs]]
 [[Category:1995 songs]]
-[[Category:Songs written by Layzie Bone]]
+[[Category:Bone Thugs-n-Harmony songs]]
+[[Category:Epic Records singles]]
+[[Category:Relativity Records singles]]
+[[Category:Ruthless Records singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Bizzy Bone]]
-[[Category:Songs written by Wish Bone]]
-[[Category:Songs written by Krayzie Bone]]
 [[Category:Songs written by DJ U-Neek]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Krayzie Bone]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Layzie Bone]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Wish Bone]]
+[[Category:Welfare in the United States]]

v t e Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bizzy Bone Flesh-n-Bone Krayzie Bone Wish Bone Layzie Bone
Studio albums	Faces of Death Creepin on ah Come Up E. 1999 Eternal The Art of War BTNHResurrection Thug World Order Thug Stories Strength & Loyalty Uni5: The World's Enemy The Art of War: World War III New Waves
Compilations	The Collection Greatest Hits T.H.U.G.S.
Singles	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" "Foe tha Love of $" "The Points" "1st of tha Month" "East 1999" "Tha Crossroads" "Days of Our Livez" "Look into My Eyes" "If I Could Teach the World" "War" "Resurrection (Paper, Paper)" "Money, Money" "Home" "Take the Lead (Wanna Ride)" "I Tried" "Lil' L.O.V.E."
Featured singles	"Breakdown"
Other songs	"Notorious Thugs"
Related articles	Discography Bone Brothers Mo Thugs Ruthless Records BTNH Worldwide Full Surface Records