Which two Bone Thugs-n-Harmony members rap on Mariah Carey's "Breakdown"?

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Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone rap on Mariah Carey’s “Breakdown.” The two Bone Thugs-n-Harmony members contributed the rap sections to the song, which appeared on Carey’s 1997 album Butterfly and was issued as a single in 1998.

Carey created the music with Stevie J and wrote her own vocal parts before the Bone Thugs members recorded theirs. She specifically wanted the track to reflect the group’s rapid, harmonized style. The result blends Carey’s R&B singing with the duo’s distinctive staccato delivery rather than featuring all five members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony equally.

The song’s structure includes Carey’s verses and chorus, along with two rap passages from Wish Bone and two from Krayzie Bone. Layzie Bone was associated with the recording session and was reportedly brought in later, which can cause confusion, but the credited rappers on “Breakdown” are Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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