The Art Of War [PA]

Performer: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Artist: 2Pac; Maje$ty; Soulja Boy Tell'em
Producer: DJ U-Neek
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Bizzy Bone, D.J. U-Neek. Additional personnel: 2Pac, Maje$ty, Souljah Boy. Engineers: Virgil Davis, Jr., DJ U-Neek, Aaron Connor, Rhodri Davies. Recorded at U-Neek's Workshop, Los Angeles, California and Studio Cat Productions, Hollywood, California. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Bizzy Bone, D.J. U-Neek. Additional personnel: 2Pac, Maje$ty, Souljah Boy. Engineers include: Virgil Davis, Jr., DJ U-Neek, Aaron Connor. Recorded at U-Neek's Workshop, Los Angeles, California and Studio Cat Productions, Hollywood, California. Four years after their debut, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony prove that they're still the most unique group in hip-hop. This double-CD encompasses elements of both rap and R&B. Keeping it real is a high priority, as the four rappers/singers, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone & Bizzy Bone address such weighty subjects as life, death and God, topics that too many rappers tend to avoid. THE ART OF WAR also shows a softer side to Bone Thugs than their previous albums. On "It's All Real," a track that's more sung than rapped, they explain how the life they describe on record is truly their day-to-day reality. "If I Could Teach The World" and "Look Into My Eyes" are ballads that contain subtle positive messages. Four years after their debut, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony prove that they're still the most unique group in hip-hop. This double-CD encompasses elements of both rap and R&B. Keeping it real is a high priority, as the four rappers/singers, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone & Bizzy Bone address such weighty subjects as life, death and God, topics that too many rappers tend to avoid. THE ART OF WAR also shows a softer side to Bone Thugs than their previous albums. On "It's All Real," a track that's more sung than rapped, they explain how the life they describe on record is truly their day-to-day reality. "If I Could Teach The World" and "Look Into My Eyes" are ballads that contain subtle positive messages.

Rolling Stone (9/4/97, p.68) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...THE ART OF WAR packs a blast of break beats and mo'-hardcore-than-thou soliloquies....THE ART OF WAR is required reading..." Rolling Stone (9/4/97, p.68) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...THE ART OF WAR packs a blast of break beats and mo'-hardcore-than-thou soliloquies....THE ART OF WAR is required reading..." Entertainment Weekly (8/8/97, p.78) - "...after two hours of these singsong melodies, WAR seems more like a siege than a surgical strike..." - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (8/8/97, p.78) - "...after two hours of these singsong melodies, WAR seems more like a siege than a surgical strike..." - Rating: B The Source (10/97, p.174) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...While MCs may have come before them with quick-tongued lyrical excursions, Bone put their own spin on the style, made it their own....THE ART OF WAR is filled with chest-beating narratives..." The Source (10/97, p.174) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...While MCs may have come before them with quick-tongued lyrical excursions, Bone put their own spin on the style, made it their own....THE ART OF WAR is filled with chest-beating narratives..."

Proteges of the late Erick "Eazy-E" Wright, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony quickly found a mass audience for their unique style, a predecessor of the South's screwed up movement. With a combination of syrupy R&B harmonies with gang-banger imagery and double-time, tongue-twisting rhymes reminiscent of the East Coast raggamuffin style, the five Bones (each of whom would have solo careers) earned their place in the hip-hop pantheon. "Tha Crossroads," a rare and elegiac ballad on death and the hood, became one of the biggest pop hits of the 1990s.

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