The Art of War [Parental Advisory]

Rating

Album: The Art of War
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Retaliation (Intro)
2)	Handle the Vibe
3)	Look Into My Eyes
4)	Body Rott
5)	It's All Mo' Thug
6)	Ready 4 War - (featuring Maje$ty)
7)	Ain't Nothin Changed (Everyday Thang Part 2)
8)	Clog up Yo Mind
9)	It's All Real
10)	Hardtimes (Interlude)
11)	Mind of a Souljah
12)	If I Could Teach the World
13)	Family Tree
1)	Mo' Thug (Interlude)
2)	Thug Luv - (featuring 2Pac)
3)	Hatin Nation
4)	7 Sign - (featuring Maje$ty)
5)	Wasteland Warriors - (featuring Soulja Boy Tell Em)
6)	Neighborhood Slang (Interlude)
7)	U Ain't Bone
8)	Get Cha Thug On
9)	All Original
10)	Blaze It (Interlude)
11)	Let the Law End
12)	Whom Die They Lie - (CD only)
13)	How Many of Us Have Them
14)	Evil Paradise
15)	Mo' Thug Family Tree

Album: The Art of War
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Retaliation (Intro)
2)	Handle the Vibe
3)	Look Into My Eyes
4)	Body Rott
5)	It's All Mo' Thug
6)	Ready 4 War - (featuring Maje$ty)
7)	Ain't Nothin Changed (Everyday Thang Part 2)
8)	Clog up Yo Mind
9)	It's All Real
10)	Hardtimes (Interlude)
11)	Mind of a Souljah
12)	If I Could Teach the World
13)	Family Tree
1)	Mo' Thug (Interlude)
2)	Thug Luv - (featuring 2Pac)
3)	Hatin Nation
4)	7 Sign - (featuring Maje$ty)
5)	Wasteland Warriors - (featuring Soulja Boy Tell Em)
6)	Neighborhood Slang (Interlude)
7)	U Ain't Bone
8)	Get Cha Thug On
9)	All Original
10)	Blaze It (Interlude)
11)	Let the Law End
12)	Whom Die They Lie - (CD only)
13)	How Many of Us Have Them
14)	Evil Paradise
15)	Mo' Thug Family Tree

Performer 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.

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..."

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..."