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1997 studio album by Os Thugs-due north-Harmony

The Art of War
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Studio anthology past

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Released July 29, 1997
Recorded 1996–1997
Studio U-Neek's Workshop (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • horrorcore
  • gangsta rap
  • R&B
Length 121:14
Characterization
  • Ruthless
  • Relativity
Producer
  • Tomica Wright (exec.)
  • DJ U-Neek
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
East. 1999 Eternal
(1995) 		The Art of War
(1997) 		Collection Volume One & Ii
(1998/2000)
Singles from The Art of War
  1. "Look Into My Eyes"
    Released: May 2, 1997
  2. "If I Could Teach the Globe"
    Released: October 7, 1997

The Fine art of War is the 3rd 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 kickoff week of release. The anthology was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA in June 1998. Information technology was the starting time double-anthology from Bone Thugs-due north-Harmony. The album included the platinum-unmarried "Look into My Eyes", and the aureate-single "If I Could Teach the Globe". The whole album is produced by DJ U-Neek.

A sequel to the album The Art of State of war: Earth State of war Three was released on December 10, 2013.

Background [edit]

The anthology was rumored to be called "DNA Level C" which is Cleveland backwards. "The Art of State of war" was created largely equally a response to rappers deemed "Clones" (copycats) by the grouping. Such rappers included Exercise or Die, Crucial Conflict, Twista & The Speedknots & Iii vi Mafia.

In the wake of his father's expiry and Tomica Wright now heading Ruthless, Bizzy Os was not happy, and thus did not appear for many shows or promotions. Now calling the shots, many tracks were contradistinct past Tomica Wright, attempting to head the grouping into a new direction. Such tracks include Thug Luv with Sylk-East. 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 "Prepare 4 War," Os Thugs-northward-Harmony (along with Mr. Majesty) called out Crucial Conflict straight by name, with Majesty even stating, "I'll watch yous ride the rodeo straight to the bottom". The tracks "Handle The Vibe," "Look Into My Eyes," "Trunk Rott," "Ready 4 War," "Hatin' Nation," Wasteland Warriors," "All Original," "Whom Dice They Prevarication" and "U Own't Os" tin all be considered as diss tracks.

In "U Own't Bone", Layzie Os raps a line similar to the chorus from female person rap icon MC Lyte's ten% Dis. MC Lyte's chorus raps "Shell biter! Dope mode taker! Tell it to your face, you ain't nuttin simply a faker!", while Layzie Os's verse interpolates "They vanquish biters, dope-fashion takers. When I come across you face-to-face, my nigga, I'k-a treat you like a hater." In 2000, MC Lyte stated that she was "extremely" disrespected by Layzie Bone, Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown'due south lyrical interpolations of her "x% Dis" lines. Layzie interpolated the chorus on "U Ain't Bone", while Kim and Brown interpolated the get-go verse, "Hot damn, ho, here we become again!" on Mobb Deep'due south "Quiet Storm" (Remix) and Capone-Due north-Noreaga'due south "Bang-Blindside", respectively. This resulted in MC Lyte calling out all of the 3 rappers on the Rah Digga-collaborated, "Where U At Mama?"[1]

They besides changed the proper name of "Friends" for the cassette version to "How Many of Us Have Them". 2Pac wrote his poesy for "Thug Luv" in 1 minute and 51 seconds equally confirmed by Bizzy Bone.

Singles [edit]

The first single for this album was Expect Into My Eyes, which was also on the Batman & Robin soundtrack. Neither Bizzy nor Flesh-north-Os was featured in the video. The adjacent single was "If I Could Teach the Globe". Bizzy did not appear in this video either. "Thug Luv" and "Torso Rott" were likewise released to radio as singles.

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Entertainment Weekly B[iii]
Rolling Stone [4]
The Source iv/v

The Fine art of War received more often than not 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 accept the personality to sustain an album, much less a double-disc set up. Past 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 starting time identify."[5] J.D. Considine of Amusement Weekly gave the album a "B" rating, stating, "Lest the polish sound of 'Look Into My Eyes' leaves you thinking the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are really simply 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'. Simply afterward two hours of these singsong melodies, War seems more similar a siege than a surgical strike."[6] Rolling Stone gave the anthology iii and a half stars out of a possible five.[4] Krayzie Bone said in a 2022 interview with HipHopDX that The Fine art of State of war was Bone Thugs-N-Harmony'due south best album, fifty-fifty 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 saturday 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 list [edit]

All tracks produced past DJ U-Neek

World War one
No. Championship Author(s) Length
i. "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:nineteen
4. "Body Rott" BTNH, U-Neek 5:01
five. "It's All Mo' Thug" BTNH, U-Neek five:12
6. "Ready 4 War" (featuring Mr. Maje$ty) Majesty, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer, BTNH, U-Neek,Cedric Feaster jr. 4:36
7. "Ain't Nothin' Changed (Everyday Thang Office Ii)" Barry J. Eastmond, BTNH, U-Neek 4:43
viii. "Clog Up Yo Mind" BTNH, U-Neek 5:01
9. "Information technology's All Real - performed by Krayzie Bone" Krayzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek five:08
x. "Hard Times (Skit)" BTNH, U-Neek two:49
eleven. "Mind of a Souljah - performed past Layzie Bone" Layzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek four:39
12. "If I Could Teach the World" BTNH, U-Neek 4:24
13. "Family Tree" K. McCord, BTNH, U-Neek 5:49
World War 2
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Mo' Thug (Skit)" BTNH, U-Neek 1:40
2. "Thug Luv" (featuring 2Pac) 2Pac, BTNH, U-Neek 5:08
iii. "Hatin' Nation" BTNH, U-Neek v:12
4. "seven Sign - performed by Bizzy Os" (featuring Mr. Maje$ty) Bizzy Bone, BTNH, U-Neek, Cedric Feaster Jr. four:48
5. "Wasteland Warriors" (featuring Souljah Male child) Souljah Boy, BTNH, U-Neek four:28
6. "Neighborhood Slang (Skit)" BTNH, U-Neek 1:29
7. "U Ain't Bone" BTNH 5:04
viii. "Go Cha Thug On - performed by Wish Bone (featuring Tre)" Wish Bone, U-Neek 4:02
nine. "All Original" BTNH, U-Neek 4:58
10. "Blaze It (Skit)" Larry Blackmon, BTNH, U-Neek ii:08
11. "Let The Law Finish" BTNH, U-Neek 3:36
12. "Whom Die They Prevarication" BTNH, U-Neek iv:24
13. "How Many of Us Take Them (Friends)" BTNH, U-Neek v:10
14. "Evil Paradise" Tim Stahl, BTNH, U-Neek 4:48
xv. "Mo' Thug Family Tree (featuring Mo Thugs Family)" BTNH, U-Neek 5:37
Sample credits

Earth State of war one

  • "Handle the Vibe" contains a sample of "Beloved's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" as performed by Boogie Down Productions
  • "It'south All Mo' Thug" contains a sample of "Don't Let Me Be Lonely This evening" as performed past Isaac Hayes
  • "Gear up 4 State of war" contains a sample of "Love Hangover" as performed by Diana Ross
  • "Own't Nothin Inverse (Everyday Thang Function 2)" contains a sample of "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" as performed by Freddie Jackson
  • "Hard Times" contains a sample of "Honey.... Can Be So Wonderful" as performed by The Temprees
  • "Mind of a Souljah" contains a sample of "Hope Me" equally performed past Luther Vandross

World State of war 2

  • "Hatin' Nation" contains a sample of "Juicy Fruit" as performed by Mtume
  • "Bonfire It" contains a sample of "Why Have I Lost You" as performed by Cameo
  • "Evil Paradise" contains a sample of "White Horse" every bit performed past Laid Back
  • "Thug Luv" contains a sample of "Fri 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 xv tracks.
  • Flesh-n-Bone appears on 6 tracks.

The vinyl release omits the tracks ane, half-dozen and 12 on WW2.

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

See as well [edit]

  • Listing of number-one albums of 1997 (U.Southward.)
  • Listing of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)

References [edit]

  1. ^ "MC Lyte - Where U At verse (Lil' Kim, Layzie Bone & Foxy Brown Diss) (2000)". YouTube. Retrieved March 27, 2014. [ expressionless YouTube link ]
  2. ^ Thomas, Stephen (August 5, 1997). "The Art of State of war - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony". Allmusic . Retrieved Dec 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Considine, J.D. (August eight, 1997). "The Art of War Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone anthology guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN9780743201698 . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Art of War - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Considine, J.D (August viii, 1997). "The Art of War". EW.com.
  7. ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Nautical chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Bone Thugs-North-Harmony – The Art of War". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – The Art of War" (in German). GfK Amusement Charts. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – The Fine art of War". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Os Thugs-N-Harmony – The Fine art of War". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – The Art of War". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved Baronial 24, 2021.
  16. ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Nautical chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved Baronial 24, 2021.
  17. ^ "Bone Thugs-Due north-Harmony Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard . Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  19. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-Cease 1997". Billboard . Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  20. ^ "American anthology certifications – Os Thugs 'N Harmony – The Art of State of war". Recording Industry Clan of America.

External links [edit]

  • allmusic.com

andersonfrinum.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War_(Bone_Thugs-n-Harmony_album)

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