him as he gathers souls of various individuals who are marked for death, such as a young man who leaves his distraught mother behind (presumably having died after entering life as a gang member), Bone's friend Wally, Wish Bone's Uncle Charles, Eazy-E, and a newborn baby (possibly to have died from a childbirth complication). The Reaper then leads the souls, with the baby in his arms, up a mountain where he reveals himself to be an angel, then takes the dead to Heaven. "Tha Crossroads" was nominated for the Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1996, although it lost to Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". Track listings US, Canadian, and UK CD single "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) – 3:46 "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's remix instrumental) – 3:46 "Crossroad" (LP version) – 3:31 "Crossroad" (LP version instrumental) – 3:23 US 12-inch single A1. "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) – 3:46 A2. "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's remix instrumental) – 3:46 A3. "Crossroad" (LP version radio edit) – 3:31 B1. "Crossroad" (LP version) – 3:31 B2. "Crossroad" (LP version instrumental) – 3:23 B3. "Budsmokers Only" (LP version) – 3:35 US cassette single and Australian CD1 "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) – 3:46 "Crossroad" (LP version) – 3:31 UK cassette single "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) – 3:46 "Budsmokers Only" – 3:35 UK 12-inch single A1. "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) – 3:46 A2. "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's remix instrumental) – 3:46 B1. "Crossroad" (LP version) – 3:31 B2. "Budsmokers Only" (LP version) – 3:35 European CD single "Crossroad" (LP version) – 3:31 "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) – 3:46 European maxi-CD single "Crossroad" (LP version) – 3:31 "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) – 3:46 "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's remix instrumental) – 3:46 Australian CD2 "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's Mo Thug remix) "Tha Crossroads" (D.J. U-Neek's remix instrumental) "Crossroad" (LP version radio edit) "1st of tha Month" (The Kruder and Dorfmeister remix) "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-charts Certifications Release history Blazin' Squad version "Crossroads", a retitled and reworked version of "Tha Crossroads", was released by British ten-piece hip-hop group Blazin' Squad as their first single in August 2002. It topped the UK Singles Chart on the week of August 25, 2002. Background The group's cover version of "Crossroads" was recorded for inclusion on