While many fans
recognize heavyweight rapper Bone Crusher from his hit single "Neva Scared"
and his starring role in the latest season of VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club 4 reality
series, the Atlanta-bred MC is hoping to find new success in the rock world.Bone
Crusher, born Wayne Hardnett, recently assembled a group of musicians to form
the band The Onslaught, which features Bone Crusher rapping and singing. "I
got a bunch of crazy black boys that like that metal s**t," Bone Crusher
told AllHipHop.com, adding that he is preparing another Hip-Hop album titled Planet
Crusher. Planet
Crusher, which is due out in Jan. is the follow up to Bone Crusher’s sophomore
album Release The Beast, which hit stores in July 2006 on Roy Jones Jr.’s
Body Head Entertainment and 845 Entertainment.The
album failed to match the success of Bone Crusher’ 2003 debut release AttenCHUN!,
which spawned the hit single "Neva Scared."Bone
Crusher is currently one of the standout celebrities featured on Celebrity
Fit Club 4, where celebrities compete in physical and motivational competitions
designed to shed pounds and win prizes. During
the show, the rapper, who stands 6’1, revealed he never worried about his weight,
which had risen to almost 430 pounds. He changed his mind when he viewed a videotaped
segment of his wife crying and expressing her fear for his health. During
Celebrity Fit Club 4, Bone Crusher must shed 45 pounds. Other
celebrities on the show include Angie Stone, Ted Lange (Isaac from The Love
Boat
), Vincent Pastore ("Big P####" from The Sopranos), NickTurturro (NYPD Blue, Malcolm X, Jungle Fever), Erika Eleniak
(Playboy model, Baywatch), Carnie Wilson and Tina Yothers (Family
Ties
).Everthe entrepreneur, those with keen eyes can spot Bone Crusher wearing his new clothing
line called Panda throughout the season. The
Panda clothing line caters to both men and women and is slated to hit stores in
2007.