Nelly, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony playing Daytona's Jackie Robinson Ballpark

For rapper Flesh-n-Bone, the relationships of hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are about family.

Of the group's other members, Layzie Bone is his brother, Wish Bone his cousin and Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone are longtime friends who are close enough to be like family.

"It shouldn't be a secret or anything why we're still around, because we're family," said Flesh-n-Bone, whose real name is Stanley Howse.

The Grammy Award-winning group is set to perform Saturday along with rap superstar Nelly at Daytona Beach's Jackie Robinson Ballpark, home of the Daytona Tortugas minor league baseball team.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's 1996 "Tha Crossroads" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Their other top 10 hits include 1997's "Look Into My Eyes," peaking at No. 4, and 2007's "I Tried," peaking at No. 6 and featuring Akon.

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"We have a huge category of songs to select from and we like to bring those hits out and really, really hammer the crowd," Flesh-n-Bone said. "We know how to turn up the heat and bring the show and really entertain our crowds in a major way."

The group of family and friends had its origins in junior high and high school, Flesh-n-Bone said.

"We were young kids with a dream of being a famous rap group," he said.

Rapper Eazy-E signed them to Ruthless Records in 1994 and their breakout single, "Thuggish Ruggish Bone," would reach No. 22 on Billboard's chart that year.

Nearly a quarter century later, the band continues to make music and tour.

"We're as big of a touring act as we are just a typical regular rap act," Flesh-n-Bone said.

He said the band is looking at telling its story in a biopic, although what form that would take is not yet determined.

"The history is so rich," Flesh-n-Bone said. "It’s just been an amazing adventure being able to travel the country, to travel the world and have people embrace us still to this day, 25 years later, is amazing. We’re all extremely grateful because of that.”

He added the group is also working on a variety of new singles.

"Most of the songs have all five members on them," he said. "Some of them may not have all five members on them. Some of them (are) going to feature other artists and what not, but there’s so many different ways to put together a Bone Thugs-N-Harmony project. That’s what we aim to do: stay diverse with our creativity and always be willing to try different things."

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Nelly — whose four No. 1 hits include 2002's "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" as well as 2003's "Shake Ya Tailfeather" and "Grillz" in 2006 — will be joined for the ballpark show by rapper Juvenile, whose "Slow Motion" was a No. 1 hit in 2004.

The ballpark had 6,000 tickets available for the show, with about 1,800 left as of Tuesday morning, according to Ryan Keur, president of the Daytona Tortugas.

The show is part of a conscious effort to showcase the ballpark as more of a venue and not just a baseball stadium, Keur said.

"We have this gorgeous venue and this really awesome ballpark that has the infrastructure to handle large events," he said.

WHAT: Nelly, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Juvenile

WHERE: Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave., Daytona Beach

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday

TICKETS: Start at $34; daytonatortugas.com or 386-257-3172

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