Bone Thugs Harmoney Bone Thugsnharmony the Art of War
| The Fine art of State of war | ||||
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| Studio album by Bone Thugs-north-Harmony | ||||
| Released | July 29, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Studio | U-Neek's Workshop (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 121:14 | |||
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The Art of State of war is the third studio album by hip hop group Bone Thugs-North-Harmony which was released on July 29, 1997. The anthology sold 394,000 units in its first calendar week of release. The album was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA in June 1998. It was the first double-anthology from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album included the platinum-single "Expect 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 Fine art of War: World War Iii was released on Dec 10, 2013.
Background [edit]
The anthology was rumored to be called "Deoxyribonucleic acid Level C" which is Cleveland backwards. "The Art of War" was created largely as a response to rappers deemed "Clones" (copycats) past the grouping. Such rappers included Practice or Dice, Crucial Conflict, Twista & The Speedknots & Three vi Mafia.
In the wake of his father'southward death and Tomica Wright now heading Ruthless, Bizzy Bone was not happy, and thus did not announced for many shows or promotions. At present 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 Globe, 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 bout began to lag without Bizzy.
Music and lyrics [edit]
In "Ready iv War," Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (along with Mr. Majesty) called out Crucial Conflict straight past name, with Majesty even stating, "I'll watch you ride the rodeo straight to the bottom". The tracks "Handle The Vibe," "Look Into My Eyes," "Body Rott," "Ready 4 War," "Hatin' Nation," Wasteland Warriors," "All Original," "Whom Die They Lie" and "U Ain't Bone" can all be considered as diss tracks.
In "U Own't Bone", Layzie Os raps a line like to the chorus from female person rap icon MC Lyte's 10% Dis. MC Lyte'southward chorus raps "Beat out biter! Dope manner taker! Tell it to your face, you ain't nuttin but a faker!", while Layzie Os's poetry interpolates "They beat out biters, dope-style takers. When I see you lot contiguous, my nigga, I'yard-a treat y'all 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 Brownish interpolated the beginning verse, "Hot damn, ho, hither we get again!" on Mobb Deep's "Quiet Storm" (Remix) and Capone-North-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?"[1]
They also changed the name of "Friends" for the cassette version to "How Many of U.s. Take Them". 2Pac wrote his verse for "Thug Luv" in i minute and 51 seconds as confirmed by Bizzy Bone.
Singles [edit]
The first single for this album was Look Into My Optics, which was also on the Batman & Robin soundtrack. Neither Bizzy nor Flesh-n-Bone was featured in the video. The side by side 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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [ii] |
| Amusement Weekly | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| The Source | 4/5 |
The Art of War received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with some critics calling the album sonically superior to its predecessor, East. 1999 Eternal. While others criticizing the anthology 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 tricky unmarried, they don't have the personality to sustain an album, much less a double-disc set. By the end of the 2d disc, they have repeated all of their ideas at least v times apiece, and only a few of those ideas resulted in bodily songs in the first place."[5] J.D. Considine of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "B" rating, stating, "Lest the smooth sound of 'Expect Into My Eyes' leaves yous thinking the Os Thugs-N-Harmony are actually but pop-friendly softies, this 28-song double disc, The Art of State of war, offsets its slow-and-sweet numbers with bloodthirsty workouts like the shotgun-spiked 'Thug Luv'. Simply after 2 hours of these singsong melodies, State of war seems more than like a siege than a surgical strike."[6] Rolling Stone gave the anthology three and a half stars out of a possible five.[4] Krayzie Bone said in a 2015 interview with HipHopDX that The Fine art of State of war was Bone Thugs-N-Harmony'south all-time album, even meliorate than East. 1999 Eternal. Comparing to Eternal, whose songs he claimed were planned and written years before they were recorded, where in dissimilarity The Art of War consisted entirely of newer cloth 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.
Rail list [edit]
All tracks produced by DJ U-Neek
| No. | Championship | Author(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Retaliation (Intro)" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, DJ U-Neek | 2:21 |
| ii. | "Handle The Vibe" | Antoinette Colandreo, BTNH, U-Neek | four:40 |
| iii. | "Look into My Eyes" | BTNH, U-Neek | four:19 |
| four. | "Torso Rott" | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Information technology's All Mo' Thug" | BTNH, U-Neek | five:12 |
| six. | "Ready four War" (featuring Mr. Maje$ty) | Majesty, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer, BTNH, U-Neek,Cedric Feaster jr. | iv:36 |
| 7. | "Ain't Nothin' Changed (Everyday Thang Role Two)" | Barry J. Eastmond, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Clog Upwardly Yo Mind" | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Information technology'south All Real - performed past Krayzie Bone" | Krayzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Difficult Times (Skit)" | BTNH, U-Neek | 2:49 |
| eleven. | "Listen of a Souljah - performed past Layzie Bone" | Layzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:39 |
| 12. | "If I Could Teach the Globe" | BTNH, U-Neek | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Family unit Tree" | K. McCord, BTNH, U-Neek | 5:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mo' Thug (Skit)" | BTNH, U-Neek | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Thug Luv" (featuring 2Pac) | 2Pac, BTNH, U-Neek | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Hatin' Nation" | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:12 |
| iv. | "7 Sign - performed by Bizzy Os" (featuring Mr. Maje$ty) | Bizzy Bone, BTNH, U-Neek, Cedric Feaster Jr. | 4:48 |
| v. | "Wasteland Warriors" (featuring Souljah Boy) | Souljah Male child, BTNH, U-Neek | iv:28 |
| 6. | "Neighborhood Slang (Skit)" | BTNH, U-Neek | i:29 |
| seven. | "U Ain't Bone" | BTNH | 5:04 |
| eight. | "Get Cha Thug On - performed by Wish Os (featuring Tre)" | Wish Bone, U-Neek | four:02 |
| nine. | "All Original" | BTNH, U-Neek | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Bonfire It (Skit)" | Larry Blackmon, BTNH, U-Neek | 2:08 |
| 11. | "Let The Law Terminate" | BTNH, U-Neek | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Whom Die They Lie" | BTNH, U-Neek | 4:24 |
| thirteen. | "How Many of The states Have Them (Friends)" | BTNH, U-Neek | five:10 |
| 14. | "Evil Paradise" | Tim Stahl, BTNH, U-Neek | 4:48 |
| fifteen. | "Mo' Thug Family Tree (featuring Mo Thugs Family)" | BTNH, U-Neek | 5:37 |
- Sample credits
World War one
- "Handle the Vibe" contains a sample of "Dearest's Gonna Get'cha (Cloth Honey)" equally performed by Boogie Down Productions
- "It's All Mo' Thug" contains a sample of "Don't Let Me Be Solitary Tonight" as performed by Isaac Hayes
- "Set 4 War" contains a sample of "Honey Hangover" as performed by Diana Ross
- "Ain't Nothin Changed (Everyday Thang Function 2)" contains a sample of "Take You Ever Loved Somebody" as performed past Freddie Jackson
- "Hard Times" contains a sample of "Love.... Can Exist So Wonderful" as performed past The Temprees
- "Mind of a Souljah" contains a sample of "Hope Me" as performed by Luther Vandross
World War 2
- "Hatin' Nation" contains a sample of "Juicy Fruit" as performed by Mtume
- "Blaze Information technology" contains a sample of "Why Have I Lost Yous" as performed by Cameo
- "Evil Paradise" contains a sample of "White Equus caballus" as performed by Laid Back
- "Thug Luv" contains a sample of "Fri the 13th Original Theme" by Harry Manfredini
- "U Ain't Os" 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 Os appears on 22 tracks.
- Bizzy Bone appears on xviii tracks.
- Wish Bone appears on 15 tracks.
- Mankind-northward-Bone appears on 6 tracks.
The vinyl release omits the tracks 1, half dozen and 12 on WW2.
Charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
See as well [edit]
- List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.South.)
References [edit]
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- ^ Considine, J.D. (Baronial 8, 1997). "The Art of War Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Rock album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN9780743201698 . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Art of War - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Considine, J.D (Baronial 8, 1997). "The Fine art of State of war". EW.com.
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External links [edit]
- allmusic.com
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