Thug World Order [PA]

Performer: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Artist: 3LW; Avant; La Reece; Felecia
Engineer: John Brengman; David Frederic; DJ U-Neek; Jamie Graf; Adam Gibbs; The Rkitek; Andrew Slade; Mike Chesser; Chris Carroll; Roger Che; Mauly T.; Gabe Chiesa; Aaron Connor; John Holmes; Alvin Clark; Sean Davis; Robert Hannon; Bosko
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, LaReece, 3LW, Felecia, Avant. Producers include: L.T. Hutton, Rico Wade, The Platinum Brothers, Armando Colon, DJ U-Neek. Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, LaReece, 3LW, Felecia, Avant. Producers include: L.T. Hutton, Rico Wade, The Platinum Brothers, Armando Colon, DJ U-Neek.7 Composer: Organized Noize. Personnel: Tanesha Lindsey (vocals); Virgil "Stinky" Davis (guitar, keyboards); Shorty B. (guitar); DJ U-Neek, The Rkitek (keyboards, programming); Marvin "Chanz" Parkman (keyboards); Patrick "Dev-Loc" Briggs (percussion); Organized Noize (drum programming); Tierera Lindsey, Quianne Perrin, Taquia Pitt, Tatiana Lindsey, Felecia, 3LW, LaReece, Avant (background vocals). Audio Mixers: John Frye; DJ U-Neek; Gabe Chiesa; Aaron Connor; Paul Gregory; Bosko. Recording information: Bombay Digital Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Daddy's House Studios, New York, NY; Downlow Studio, Sunrise, FL; Dungeon Studio, SWATZ, GA; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; House Box Recording Studio, Douglasville, GA; Soundcastle Studios, Silverlake, CA; Stankonia Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA; Studio 76, Cleveland, OH; The Backroom, Glendale, CA; The Weight Room, New York, NY; Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; Workshop Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA. Photographer: Jonathan Mannion. Since the mid-'90s, Cleveland's own Bone Thugs N Harmony have been perpetrating their own peculiar, wildly successful brand of accessible thug rap. THUG WORLD ORDER seems to intensify the stylistic schizophrenia inherent in the Midwestern quartet's mixture of gangsta attitude and infectious hooks. On the one hand, there's a snippet of the group's late mentor Eazy-E testifying to the reality of the thug life depicted in the Bone Thugs' lyrics. On the other hand, there's the sweet, chiming sound of R&B sirens 3LW on "Get Up & Get It," which also boasts an undeniably positive message. And any group that can maintain a street-real image while conspicuously sampling Phil Collins ("Home") has got to have something going on. The rapid-fire vocal delivery that's always been a trademark is present here as well, of course, ensuring that longtime fans will remain on board for the THUG WORLD ORDER. Since the mid-'90s, Cleveland's own Bone Thugs N Harmony have been perpetrating their own peculiar, wildly successful brand of accessible thug rap. THUG WORLD ORDER seems to intensify the stylistic schizophrenia inherent in the Midwestern quartet's mixture of gangsta attitude and infectious hooks. On the one hand, there's a snippet of the group's late mentor Eazy-E testifying to the reality of the thug life depicted in the Bone Thugs' lyrics. On the other hand, there's the sweet, chiming sound of R&B sirens 3LW on "Get Up & Get It," which also boasts an undeniably positive message. And any group that can maintain a street-real image while conspicuously sampling Phil Collins ("Home") has got to have something going on. The rapid-fire vocal delivery that's always been a trademark is present here as well, of course, ensuring that longtime fans will remain on board for the THUG WORLD ORDER.

Uncut (2/03, p.86) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The rapping, backed by sharp beats from DJ U-Neek, remains speedily impressive....An invigorating return to form..." Vibe (12/02, p.206) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - "...The album is full of surprisingly effective musical choices..." Vibe (12/02, p.206) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - "...The album is full of surprisingly effective musical choices..."

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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