Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Retaliation (Intro) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |  |
| 2. Handle The Vibe ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 3. Look Into My Eyes ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 4. Body Rott ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 5. It's All Mo' Thug ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 6. Ready 4 War - (featuring Maje$ty) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 7. Ain't Nothin Changed (Everyday Thang Part 2) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 8. Clog Up Yo Mind ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 9. It's All Real ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 10. Hardtimes (Interlude) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 11. Mind Of A Souljah ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 12. If I Could Teach The World ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 13. Family Tree ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Mo' Thug (Interlude) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 2. Thug Luv - (featuring 2Pac) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 3. Hatin Nation ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 4. 7 Sign - (featuring Maje$ty) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 5. Wasteland Warriors - (featuring Souljah Boy) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 6. Neighborhood Slang (Interlude) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 7. U Ain't Bone ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 8. Get Cha Thug On ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 9. All Original ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 10. Blaze It (Interlude) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 11. Let The Law End ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 12. Whom Die They Lie - (CD only) ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 13. How Many Of Us Have Them ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 14. Evil Paradise ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
| 15. Mo' Thug Family Tree ~ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Bizzy Bone, D.J. U-Neek. | | Additional personnel: 2Pac, Maje$ty, Souljah Boy. | | Engineers: Virgil Davis, Jr., DJ U-Neek, Aaron Connor, Rhodri Davies. | | Recorded at U-Neek's Workshop, Los Angeles, California and Studio Cat Productions, Hollywood, California. | | Four years after their debut, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony prove that they're still the most unique group in hip-hop. This double-CD encompasses elements of both rap and R&B. Keeping it real is a high priority, as the four rappers/singers, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone & Bizzy Bone address such weighty subjects as life, death and God, topics that too many rappers tend to avoid. THE ART OF WAR also shows a softer side to Bone Thugs than their previous albums. On "It's All Real," a track that's more sung than rapped, they explain how the life they describe on record is truly their day-to-day reality. "If I Could Teach The World" and "Look Into My Eyes" are ballads that contain subtle positive messages. |
Producer: DJ U-Neek |
Musical Guests | | 2Pac | | Maje$ty | | Souljah Boy |
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| Artist Overview |
| 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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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 11/10/1998 | | Original Release Date : 1997 | | Catalog ID : 69439 | | Label : Ruthless Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00074646943922 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| 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 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..." |
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