BTNHResurrection | ||||
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Released | February 29, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
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Length | 1:15:53 | |||
Label | Ruthless | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
MVRemix Urban | (7.5/10) [3] |
Q | [citation needed] |
RapReviews | (8/10) [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
The Source | [6] |
BTNHResurrection is the fourth studio album by hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.[7] The album was released on February 29, 2000 on Ruthless Records. It reached Platinum status within a month, but sales declined afterwards. Flesh-n-Bone was heavily featured on this album, appearing in 14 of the 15 tracks (not including the bonus track) which was rarely seen on previous albums due to him not being signed to Ruthless Records with the rest of the group. This was Flesh-n-Bone's last appearance on a Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album for 10 years because he was convicted for assault with a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon in June 2000. Pleading guilty, Flesh was sentenced to 11 years in prison, and was released in July 2008, re-appearing on the group's album Uni5: The World's Enemy in 2010.
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Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Show 'Em' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 5:15 |
2. | 'The Righteous Ones' (featuring David's Daughters) | Darren Vegas | 4:32 |
3. | '2 Glocks' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 4:26 |
4. | 'Battlezone' | LT Hutton | 4:19 |
5. | 'Ecstasy' | DJ U-Neek | 5:43 |
6. | 'Murder One' | DJ U-Neek | 4:15 |
7. | 'Souljahs Marching' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 3:40 |
8. | 'Servin' Tha Fiends' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 3:52 |
9. | 'Resurrection (Paper, Paper)' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 5:15 |
10. | 'Can't Give It Up' | LT Hutton | 5:09 |
11. | 'Weed Song' | DJ U-Neek | 4:09 |
12. | 'Change The World' (featuring Big B) | DJ U-Neek | 4:31 |
13. | 'Don't Worry' | DJ U-Neek | 5:35 |
14. | 'Mind On Our Money' | DJ U-Neek | 5:10 |
15. | 'No Way Out' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 5:10 |
16. | 'One Night Stand - performed by Bizzy Bone' | Darren Vegas | 4:53 |
Appearances[edit]
- Bizzy Bone appears on all tracks.
- Layzie Bone appears on 15 tracks.
- Flesh-n-Bone appears on 14 tracks.
- Krayzie Bone appears on 9 tracks.
- Wish Bone appears on 8 tracks.
Music videos[edit]
- 'Resurrection (Paper, Paper)'
- 'Change The World'
- 'Can't Give It Up'
- 'Weed Song'
Charts[edit]
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
Country | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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Canada | Gold |
United States | Platinum |
References[edit]
- ^BTNHResurrection at AllMusic
- ^Entertainment Weekly review
- ^MVRemix Urban review
- ^RapReviews review
- ^Rolling Stone review
- ^The Source review[permanent dead link]
- ^'Btnhresurrection: Bone Thugs N Harmony: Music'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BTNHResurrection&oldid=898951875'
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The Art of War | ||||
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Released | July 29, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
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Length | 121:14 | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Source |
The Art of War is the third studio album by hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony which was released on July 29, 1997. The album sold 394,000 units in its first week of release. The album was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA in June 1998. It was the first double-album from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album included the platinum-single 'Look into My Eyes', and the gold-single 'If I Could Teach the World'. The whole album is produced by DJ U-Neek.
A sequel to the album The Art of War: World War III was released on December 10, 2013.
- 5Track listing
- 6Chart positions
Background[edit]
The album was rumored to be called 'DNA Level C' which is Cleveland backwards. 'The Art of War' was created largely as a response to rappers deemed 'Clones' (copycats) by the group. Such rappers included Do or Die, Crucial Conflict, Twista & The Speedknots & Three 6 Mafia.
In the wake of his father's death and Tomica Wright now heading Ruthless, Bizzy Bone was not happy, and thus did not appear for many shows or promotions. Now calling the shots, many tracks were altered by Tomica Wright, attempting to head the group into a new direction. Such tracks include Thug Luv with Sylk-E. Fyne, If I Could Teach the World, Friends, Ready For War and many others. While the group appeared at Sprite Nite on BET, Keenan Ivory Wayans (with Bizzy), and several other promotions, their tour began to lag without Bizzy.
Music and lyrics[edit]
In 'Ready 4 War,' Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (along with Mr. Majesty) called out Crucial Conflict directly by name, with Majesty even stating, 'I'll watch you ride the rodeo straight to the bottom'.
In 'U Ain't Bone', Layzie Bone raps a line similar to the chorus from female rap icon MC Lyte's '10% dis'. MC Lyte's chorus raps 'Beat biter! Dope style taker! Tell it to your face, you ain't nuttin but a faker!', while Layzie Bone's verse interpolates 'They beat biters, dope-style takers. When I see you face-to-face, my nigga, I'm-a treat you like a hater.' In 2000, MC Lyte stated that she was 'extremely' disrespected by Layzie Bone, Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown's lyrical interpolations of her '10% Dis' lines. Layzie interpolated the chorus on 'U Ain't Bone', while Kim and Brown interpolated the beginning verse, 'Hot damn, ho, here we go again!' on Mobb Deep's 'Quiet Storm' (Remix) and Capone-N-Noreaga's 'Bang-Bang', respectively. This resulted in MC Lyte calling out all of the three rappers on the Rah Digga-collaborated, 'Where U At Mama?'[4]
They also changed the name of 'Friends' for the cassette version to 'How Many of Us Have Them'. 2Pac wrote his verse for 'Thug Luv' in 1 minute and 51 seconds as confirmed by Bizzy Bone.
Singles[edit]
The first single for this album was Look Into My Eyes, which was also on the Batman & Robin soundtrack. Neither Bizzy nor Flesh-n-Bone was featured in the video. The next single was 'If I Could Teach the World'. Bizzy did not appear in this video either. 'Thug Luv' and 'Body Rott' were also released to radio as singles.
Critical reception[edit]
The Art of War received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with some critics calling the album sonically superior to its predecessor, E. 1999 Eternal. While others criticizing the album for its length, including extended disses towards other rappers, leading to repetitive song play. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said, 'While the group is capable of producing a catchy single, they don't have the personality to sustain an album, much less a double-disc set. By the end of the second disc, they have repeated all of their ideas at least five times apiece, and only a few of those ideas resulted in actual songs in the first place.'[5] J.D. Considine of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a 'B' rating, stating, 'Lest the smooth sound of 'Look Into My Eyes' leaves you thinking the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are really just pop-friendly softies, this 28-song double disc, The Art of War, offsets its slow-and-sweet numbers with bloodthirsty workouts like the shotgun-spiked 'Thug Luv'. But after two hours of these singsong melodies, War seems more like a siege than a surgical strike.'[6] Rolling Stone gave the album three and a half stars out of a possible five.[3] Krayzie Bone said in a 2015 interview with HipHopDX that The Art of War was Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's best album, even better than E. 1999 Eternal. Comparing to Eternal, whose songs he claimed were planned and written years before they were recorded, where in contrast The Art of War consisted entirely of newer material that he and the other group members had sat in the studio to create. The response to these statements from mainstream media and fans has been evenly divided. Rapper Wiz Khalifa included the album in his list of '25 Favorite Albums' for Complex.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks produced by DJ U-Neek
World War 1 | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Retaliation (Intro)' | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, DJ U-Neek | 2:21 |
2. | 'Handle The Vibe' | Antoinette Colandreo, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:40 |
3. | 'Look into My Eyes' | BTNH, U-Neek | 4:19 |
4. | 'Body Rott' | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:01 |
5. | 'It's All Mo' Thug' | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:12 |
6. | 'Ready 4 War' (featuring Mr. Maje$ty) | Majesty, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:36 |
7. | 'Ain't Nothin' Changed (Everyday Thang Part II)' | Barry J. Eastmond, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:43 |
8. | 'Clog Up Yo Mind' | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:01 |
9. | 'It's All Real - performed by Krayzie Bone' | Krayzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek | 5:08 |
10. | 'Hard Times (Skit)' | BTNH, U-Neek | 2:49 |
11. | 'Mind of a Souljah - performed by Layzie Bone' | Layzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:39 |
12. | 'If I Could Teach the World' | BTNH, U-Neek | 4:24 |
13. | 'Family Tree' | K. McCord, BTNH, U-Neek | 5:49 |
World War 2 | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Mo' Thug (Skit)' | BTNH, U-Neek | 1:40 |
2. | 'Thug Luv' (featuring 2Pac) | 2Pac, BTNH, U-Neek | 5:08 |
3. | 'Hatin' Nation' | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:12 |
4. | '7 Sign - performed by Bizzy Bone' (featuring Mr. Maje$ty) | Bizzy Bone, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:48 |
5. | 'Wasteland Warriors' (featuring Souljah Boy) | Souljah Boy, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:28 |
6. | 'Neighborhood Slang (Skit)' | BTNH, U-Neek | 1:29 |
7. | 'U Ain't Bone' | BTNH | 5:04 |
8. | 'Get Cha Thug On - performed by Wish Bone (featuring Tre)' | Wish Bone, U-Neek | 4:02 |
9. | 'All Original' | BTNH, U-Neek | 4:58 |
10. | 'Blaze It (Skit)' | Larry Blackmon, BTNH, U-Neek | 2:08 |
11. | 'Let The Law End' | BTNH, U-Neek | 3:36 |
12. | 'Whom Die They Lie' | BTNH, U-Neek | 4:24 |
13. | 'How Many of Us Have Them (Friends)' | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:10 |
14. | 'Evil Paradise' | Tim Stahl, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:48 |
15. | 'Mo' Thug Family Tree (featuring Mo Thugs Family)' | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:37 |
- Sample credits
World War 1
- 'Handle the Vibe' contains a sample of 'Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)' as performed by Boogie Down Productions
- 'It's All Mo' Thug' contains a sample of 'Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight' as performed by Isaac Hayes
- 'Ready 4 War' contains a sample of 'Love Hangover' as performed by Diana Ross
- 'Ain't Nothin Changed (Everyday Thang Part 2)' contains a sample of 'Have You Ever Loved Somebody' as performed by Freddie Jackson
- 'Hard Times' contains a sample of 'Love.. Can Be So Wonderful' as performed by The Temprees
- 'Mind of a Souljah' contains a sample of 'Promise Me' as performed by Luther Vandross
World War 2
- 'Hatin' Nation' contains a sample of 'Juicy Fruit' as performed by Mtume
- 'Blaze It' contains a sample of 'Why Have I Lost You' as performed by Cameo
- 'Evil Paradise' contains a sample of 'White Horse' as performed by Laid Back
- 'Thug Luv' contains a sample of 'Friday the 13th Original Theme' by Harry Manfredini
- 'U Ain't Bone' contains a sample of 'Ring the Alarm' as performed by Tenor Saw
- 'Friends' contains a sample of 'Friends' as performed by Whodini
Appearances[edit]
- Krayzie Bone appears on 25 tracks.
- Layzie Bone appears on 22 tracks.
- Bizzy Bone appears on 18 tracks.
- Wish Bone appears on 15 tracks.
- Flesh-n-Bone appears on 6 tracks.
The vinyl release omits the tracks 1, 6 and 12 on WW2.
Chart positions[edit]
Album[edit]
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 1 |
Canadian Albums Chart | 10 |
Singles[edit]
Song | Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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'Look into My Eyes' | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
'Look into My Eyes' | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
'Look into My Eyes' | Hot Rap Tracks | 2 |
'If I Could Teach the World' | Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
'If I Could Teach the World' | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 12 |
'If I Could Teach the World' | Hot Rap Tracks | 3 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Thomas, Stephen (1997-08-05). 'The Art of War - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ^Considine, J.D. (1997-08-08). 'The Art of War Review'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ abThe new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^'MC Lyte - Where U At verse (Lil' Kim, Layzie Bone & Foxy Brown Diss) (2000)'. YouTube. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'The Art of War - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic.
- ^Considine, J.D (8 August 1997). 'The Art of War'. EW.com.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Art_of_War_(Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony_album)&oldid=895239817'
BTNHResurrection | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 29, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 1:15:53 | |||
Label | Ruthless | |||
Producer |
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology | ||||
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Singles from BTNHResurrection | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
MVRemix Urban | (7.5/10) [3] |
Q | [citation needed] |
RapReviews | (8/10) [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
The Source | [6] |
BTNHResurrection is the fourth studio album by hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.[7] The album was released on February 29, 2000 on Ruthless Records. It reached Platinum status within a month, but sales declined afterwards. Flesh-n-Bone was heavily featured on this album, appearing in 14 of the 15 tracks (not including the bonus track) which was rarely seen on previous albums due to him not being signed to Ruthless Records with the rest of the group. This was Flesh-n-Bone's last appearance on a Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album for 10 years because he was convicted for assault with a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon in June 2000. Pleading guilty, Flesh was sentenced to 11 years in prison, and was released in July 2008, re-appearing on the group's album Uni5: The World's Enemy in 2010.
- 1Track listing
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | 'Show 'Em' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 5:15 |
2. | 'The Righteous Ones' (featuring David's Daughters) | Darren Vegas | 4:32 |
3. | '2 Glocks' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 4:26 |
4. | 'Battlezone' | LT Hutton | 4:19 |
5. | 'Ecstasy' | DJ U-Neek | 5:43 |
6. | 'Murder One' | DJ U-Neek | 4:15 |
7. | 'Souljahs Marching' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 3:40 |
8. | 'Servin' Tha Fiends' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 3:52 |
9. | 'Resurrection (Paper, Paper)' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 5:15 |
10. | 'Can't Give It Up' | LT Hutton | 5:09 |
11. | 'Weed Song' | DJ U-Neek | 4:09 |
12. | 'Change The World' (featuring Big B) | DJ U-Neek | 4:31 |
13. | 'Don't Worry' | DJ U-Neek | 5:35 |
14. | 'Mind On Our Money' | DJ U-Neek | 5:10 |
15. | 'No Way Out' | Jimmy 'JT' Thomas | 5:10 |
16. | 'One Night Stand - performed by Bizzy Bone' | Darren Vegas | 4:53 |
Appearances[edit]
- Bizzy Bone appears on all tracks.
- Layzie Bone appears on 15 tracks.
- Flesh-n-Bone appears on 14 tracks.
- Krayzie Bone appears on 9 tracks.
- Wish Bone appears on 8 tracks.
Music videos[edit]
- 'Resurrection (Paper, Paper)'
- 'Change The World'
- 'Can't Give It Up'
- 'Weed Song'
Charts[edit]
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
Country | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
---|---|
Canada | Gold |
United States | Platinum |
References[edit]
- ^BTNHResurrection at AllMusic
- ^Entertainment Weekly review
- ^MVRemix Urban review
- ^RapReviews review
- ^Rolling Stone review
- ^The Source review[permanent dead link]
- ^'Btnhresurrection: Bone Thugs N Harmony: Music'. Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BTNHResurrection&oldid=898951875'
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