I had forgotten about spooks until i heard them mentioned on the radio today. I think they were good, and that the black eyed peas copied them just a lot!
Blazing squad did a truly horrific attempt of a cover of this as well, which they absolutely murdered, and made a mockery of the meaning of the original song, which is a tribute to the late eric 'eazy-e' wright, who was their producer.
I managed to lose my copy of e1999 eternal, and bought a new one only to find that it doesn't have tha crossroads on it, (track 18) as it was a bonus track on special edition albums only.
The live performance of it from the MTV awards back in 1996 is excellent as well.