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1997 studio album past Bone Thugs-north-Harmony

The Fine art of State of war
Studio album by 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
E. 1999 Eternal (1995) The Art of War (1997) Collection Book One & 2 (1998/2000)
Singles from The Fine art of State of war
"Expect Into My Eyes" Released: May 2, 1997 "If I Could Teach the Globe" Released: October 7, 1997

The Art of War is the 3rd studio album by hip hop group Bone Thugs-Northward-Harmony which was released on July 29, 1997. The album sold 394,000 units in its first calendar week of release. The anthology was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA in June 1998. Information technology was the kickoff double-anthology from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album included the platinum-single "Look into My Eyes", and the golden-unmarried "If I Could Teach the Earth". The whole album is produced by DJ U-Neek.

A sequel to the album The Fine art of State of war: World War 3 was released on December 10, 2013.

Background [edit]

The album was rumored to be chosen "Dna Level C" which is Cleveland backwards. "The Art of War" was created largely every bit a response to rappers deemed "Clones" (copycats) by the grouping. Such rappers included Do or Die, Crucial Conflict, Twista & The Speedknots & Three 6 Mafia.

In the wake of his father's death and Tomica Wright now heading Ruthless, Bizzy Bone was not happy, and thus did not announced for many shows or promotions. Now calling the shots, many tracks were contradistinct by Tomica Wright, attempting to caput the group into a new management. Such tracks include Thug Luv with Sylk-Eastward. Fyne, If I Could Teach the Earth, Friends, Ready For State of war and many others. While the group appeared at Sprite Nite on BET, Keenan Ivory Wayans (with Bizzy), and several other promotions, their bout began to lag without Bizzy.

Music and lyrics [edit]

In "Ready 4 War," Os Thugs-northward-Harmony (forth with Mr. Majesty) called out Crucial Conflict direct past proper name, with Majesty even stating, "I'll sentry you ride the rodeo straight to the bottom". The tracks "Handle The Vibe," "Expect Into My Eyes," "Body Rott," "Set 4 War," "Hatin' Nation," Wasteland Warriors," "All Original," "Whom Die They Prevarication" and "U Ain't Bone" can all be considered every bit diss tracks.

In "U Ain't Bone", Layzie Bone raps a line similar to the chorus from female rap icon MC Lyte's 10% Dis. MC Lyte'south chorus raps "Beat biter! Dope style taker! Tell information technology to your face, yous ain't nuttin just a faker!", while Layzie Os's verse interpolates "They beat biters, dope-fashion takers. When I meet you face-to-face, my nigga, I'yard-a treat you similar a hater." In 2000, MC Lyte stated that she was "extremely" disrespected past Layzie Os, Lil' Kim and Foxy Chocolate-brown's lyrical interpolations of her "10% Dis" lines. Layzie interpolated the chorus on "U Ain't Bone", while Kim and Brown interpolated the start poesy, "Hot damn, ho, here we go again!" on Mobb Deep's "Quiet Storm" (Remix) and Capone-N-Noreaga's "Bang-Bang", respectively. This resulted in MC Lyte calling out all of the iii rappers on the Rah Digga-collaborated, "Where U At Mama?"^[i]

They too changed the name of "Friends" for the cassette version to "How Many of Us Have Them". 2Pac wrote his poetry for "Thug Luv" in 1 minute and 51 seconds as confirmed past Bizzy Bone.

Singles [edit]

The offset unmarried for this album was Look Into My Eyes, which was likewise on the Batman & Robin soundtrack. Neither Bizzy nor Mankind-n-Os was featured in the video. The adjacent unmarried was "If I Could Teach the World". Bizzy did not announced in this video either. "Thug Luv" and "Body Rott" were also released to radio every bit singles.

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Source	iv/v

The Art of State of war received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some critics calling the album sonically superior to its predecessor, E. 1999 Eternal. While others criticizing the anthology for its length, including extended disses towards other rappers, leading to repetitive vocal play. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said, "While the grouping is capable of producing a catchy single, they don't have the personality to sustain an album, much less a double-disc ready. By the end of the 2nd disc, they have repeated all of their ideas at least v times apiece, and only a few of those ideas resulted in actual songs in the showtime place."^[5] J.D. Considine of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "B" rating, stating, "Lest the smooth sound of 'Await Into My Eyes' leaves you thinking the Os Thugs-Northward-Harmony are actually but 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'. But after two hours of these singsong melodies, State of war seems more than like a siege than a surgical strike."^{[half dozen]} Rolling Stone gave the anthology three and a half stars out of a possible five.^[4] Krayzie Os said in a 2015 interview with HipHopDX that The Fine art of War was Bone Thugs-N-Harmony'due south best album, even better than Eastward. 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 sat in the studio to create. The response to these statements from mainstream media and fans has been evenly divided. Rapper Wiz Khalifa included the anthology in his list of "25 Favorite Albums" for Complex.

Runway listing [edit]

All tracks produced by DJ U-Neek

World War ane

No.	Title	Author(southward)	Length
ane.	"Retaliation (Intro)"	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, DJ U-Neek	two:21
2.	"Handle The Vibe"	Antoinette Colandreo, BTNH, U-Neek	4:40
3.	"Look into My Eyes"	BTNH, U-Neek	four:19
4.	"Torso Rott"	BTNH, U-Neek	5:01
5.	"It's All Mo' Thug"	BTNH, U-Neek	5:12
6.	"Set four War" (featuring Mr. Maje$ty)	Majesty, Marilyn McLeod, Pam Sawyer, BTNH, U-Neek,Cedric Feaster jr.	4:36
seven.	"Ain't Nothin' Inverse (Everyday Thang Part Ii)"	Barry J. Eastmond, BTNH, U-Neek	four:43
8.	"Clog Upwardly Yo Mind"	BTNH, U-Neek	5:01
9.	"It'south All Real - performed by Krayzie Bone"	Krayzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek	v:08
10.	"Hard Times (Skit)"	BTNH, U-Neek	2:49
eleven.	"Mind of a Souljah - performed by Layzie Os"	Layzie Bone, BTNH, U-Neek	4:39
12.	"If I Could Teach the World"	BTNH, U-Neek	4:24
xiii.	"Family Tree"	K. McCord, BTNH, U-Neek	v:49

World State of war 2

No.	Title	Writer(due south)	Length
ane.	"Mo' Thug (Skit)"	BTNH, U-Neek	1:xl
two.	"Thug Luv" (featuring 2Pac)	2Pac, BTNH, U-Neek	v:08
3.	"Hatin' Nation"	BTNH, U-Neek	5:12
iv.	"7 Sign - performed by Bizzy Bone" (featuring Mr. Maje$ty)	Bizzy Bone, BTNH, U-Neek, Cedric Feaster Jr.	iv:48
5.	"Wasteland Warriors" (featuring Souljah Boy)	Souljah Boy, BTNH, U-Neek	4:28
six.	"Neighborhood Slang (Skit)"	BTNH, U-Neek	i:29
seven.	"U Own't Bone"	BTNH	five:04
8.	"Get Cha Thug On - performed by Wish Bone (featuring Tre)"	Wish Os, U-Neek	iv:02
9.	"All Original"	BTNH, U-Neek	4:58
10.	"Blaze Information technology (Skit)"	Larry Blackmon, BTNH, U-Neek	2:08
11.	"Permit The Police force End"	BTNH, U-Neek	3:36
12.	"Whom Die They Lie"	BTNH, U-Neek	iv:24
13.	"How Many of Us Have Them (Friends)"	BTNH, U-Neek	5:10
14.	"Evil Paradise"	Tim Stahl, BTNH, U-Neek	4:48
xv.	"Mo' Thug Family Tree (featuring Mo Thugs Family unit)"	BTNH, U-Neek	five:37

Sample credits

World War 1

• "Handle the Vibe" contains a sample of "Beloved's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" every bit performed by Boogie Downward Productions
• "Information technology'southward All Mo' Thug" contains a sample of "Don't Allow Me Be Solitary This night" equally performed past Isaac Hayes
• "Fix 4 War" contains a sample of "Love Hangover" as performed by Diana Ross
• "Ain't Nothin Changed (Everyday Thang Office 2)" contains a sample of "Have Y'all Ever Loved Somebody" as performed by Freddie Jackson
• "Hard Times" contains a sample of "Love.... Tin can Exist So Wonderful" every bit performed past The Temprees
• "Mind of a Souljah" contains a sample of "Promise Me" every bit performed by Luther Vandross

World State of war 2

• "Hatin' Nation" contains a sample of "Juicy Fruit" every bit performed by Mtume
• "Blaze It" contains a sample of "Why Have I Lost You lot" as performed past Cameo
• "Evil Paradise" contains a sample of "White Horse" as performed by Laid Back
• "Thug Luv" contains a sample of "Friday the 13th Original Theme" by Harry Manfredini
• "U Ain't Bone" contains a sample of "Ring the Warning" as performed by Tenor Saw
• "Friends" contains a sample of "Friends" as performed by Whodini

Appearances [edit]

• Krayzie Os appears on 25 tracks.
• Layzie Bone appears on 22 tracks.
• Bizzy Bone appears on 18 tracks.
• Wish Bone appears on 15 tracks.
• Flesh-n-Os appears on 6 tracks.

The vinyl release omits the tracks 1, 6 and 12 on WW2.

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

See besides [edit]

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

References [edit]

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3. ^ Considine, J.D. (August eight, 1997). "The Art of War Review". Amusement Weekly . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
4. ^ ^{a b} Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN9780743201698 . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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External links [edit]

• allmusic.com

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