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Thug World Order
Studio album by
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
ReleasedOctober 29, 2002
Recorded2001-02
Genre
Length1:05:14
LabelRuthless
Producer
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
The Collection: Volume Two
(2000) 		Thug World Order
(2002) 		Greatest Hits
(2004)
Singles from Thug World Order
  1. "Money, Money"
    Released: September 6, 2002
  2. "Get Up & Get It"
    Released: February 14, 2003
  3. "Home"
    Released: June 3, 2003[1]

Thug World Order is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released on October 29, 2002, and the group's final album for Ruthless Records. Singles released were "Money, Money", "Get Up & Get It" (featuring 3LW), and "Home" featuring Phil Collins, which charted in the UK.

Flesh-n-Bone did not appear on the album due to his incarceration on weapons charges though he does appear on the closing skit with DJ U-Neek, while Bizzy Bone was ejected from the group after the album's release.[citation needed]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Blender [4]
Entertainment WeeklyB [5]
RapReviews(7/10) [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [6]
Uncut [7]
USA Today [8]
Vibe [9]
XXL

Critical reception

Like their previous effort BTNHResurrection, Thug World Order received more favorable to positive reviews from music critics. William Ruhlmann of Allmusic gave the album two and a half stars out of a possible five, stating "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are a good example of a group that has become little more than a brand name as its various members devote more of their time to solo projects. Thug World Order is only their fourth proper album in seven years, although many solo albums and recordings by other configurations have emerged during the period. By now, however, every album by the group seems like a reunion effort, their last one being dubbed BTNHResurrection, while, on this album, one of the members mutters unconvincingly, "I ain't gonna say we back, 'cause we never left...." The group's musical approach hasn't changed much, its raps offset by vocal harmonies and its musical beds anchored by samples as surprising as Phil Collins' "Take Me Home." Lyrically, their concerns are also much the same, extending from boasting and reflections on life in the 'hood to complaints about low-quality drugs ("Bad Weed Blues") and the duplicitousness of women with whom they have had sex ("Not My Baby"). But their attention seems distracted, especially when they interrupt the proceedings with commercials for their upcoming solo projects, and the album's disappointing initial commercial reception suggested that their audience wasn't paying close attention, either." Jon Caramanica gave the album a positive "B" rating stating "”How many thugs get down like us and still harmonize like the great Temptations?” the Cleveland foursome wonder on ”Guess Who’s Back.” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have crooned lazy, tuneful hip-hop for a decade, and their fifth CD continues the psychedelia apace. They are the rare rappers who can sample Phil Collins, drop a Jeffrey Osborne riff, and praise God without seeming a bit less hard." Rolling Stone rated the album three and a half stars out of five.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."T.W.O. Intro" (featuring LaReece)
1:18
2."Bone, Bone, Bone"
  • DJ U-Neek
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
3:45
3."Guess Who's Back?" (featuring LaReece)
Rico Wade3:45
4."Home"
5:18
5."What About Us?"
  • Howse
  • Henderson
  • McCane
  • Scruggs
  • Armando Colon
Armando Colon5:24
6."Get Up & Get It" (featuring 3LW and Felecia)
4:00
7."Bad Weed Blues"
  • Howse
  • Henderson
  • McCane
  • Scruggs
  • Bosko
Bosko5:16
8."All the Way"
  • Howse
  • Henderson
  • McCane
  • Scruggs
  • Middleton
  • DJ U-Neek
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
4:21
9."Non-Fiction Words by Eazy-E" (Skit) DJ U-Neek0:21
10."Pump, Pump"
  • Howse
  • Henderson
  • McCane
  • Scruggs
  • Alvin Clark
  • Alvin "Stone" Clark
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
4:50
11."Set It Straight" (featuring Felecia)
  • Howse
  • Henderson
  • McCane
  • Scruggs
  • Jeff Fortson
  • Def Jef
  • Soul G (add.)
4:28
12."Money, Money"
  • Self
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
5:26
13."Not My Baby"
  • DJ U-Neek
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
4:30
14."Cleveland Is the City" (featuring Avant)
L.T. Hutton5:00
15."If I Fall"
  • Howse
  • Henderson
  • McCane
  • Scruggs
  • Middleton
  • DJ U-Neek
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
5:14
16."A Thug Soldier Conversation"Flesh-n-BoneDJ U-Neek2:15

Sample credits[10]

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 12
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 3

Certifications

Country Certifications
(sales thresholds)
United States Platinum[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Home [UK CD #1] - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ RapReviews review
  4. ^ Blender review Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Caramanica, Jon (2002-11-22). "Thug World Order Review". Entertainment Weekly: 78. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  7. ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Thug World Order". Uncut. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  8. ^ Jones, Steve (2002-11-12). "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Thug World Order". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  9. ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Thug World Order CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  10. ^ a b Thug World Order (booklet). Ruthless. 2002.
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