Thug World Order
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Thug World Order is the fifth studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released on October 29, 2002. This was the group's final album under Ruthless Records and have now created their own label Bone Thugs Records. Bone Thugs Records started off promoting their first two artist set for solo albums, LaReece (of ThugLine Records) and Bruce Hathcock. Tomica and the group met in Miami to record the album, as well as get on better terms. The group recorded five tracks while they were there.
The first single released from the album was "Get Up & Get It", featuring 3LW. The second single released from the album was "Home" featuring Phil Collins, which charted in the UK.
Due to Flesh-n-Bone being sent to prison on weapons charges he does not make an appearance on the album (not counting the skit of him and DJ U-Neek).
Not long after the album's release Bizzy Bone was kicked out of the group leaving only Layzie Bone, Wish Bone & Krayzie Bone.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [4] |
| RapReviews | (7/10) [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
| USA Today | [7] |
| Vibe | [8] |
| XXL | |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "T.W.O. Intro" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, T. Middleton, B. Keyes, S. Robinson | 1:18 |
| 2. | "Bone, Bone, Bone" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, T. Middleton, J. Goodman | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Guess Who's Back" (Featuring LeReece) | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, R. Wade, R. Murray, P. Brown, B. Feldman, G. Goldstien, R. Gottehrer, K. Ward | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Home" (Featuring Phil Collins) | Phil Collins, Krayzie Bone, DJ U-Neek | 5:18 |
| 5. | "What About Us" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, A. Colon | 5:24 |
| 6. | "Get Up & Get It" (Featuring 3LW and Felicia) | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, M. Chesser, A. Gibbs, F. Lindsey, K. Ward, S. Shockley | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Bad Weed Blues" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bosko | 5:16 |
| 8. | "All the Way" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, T. Middleton | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Non-Fiction Words by Eazy-E (Skit)" | DJ U-Neek | 0:21 |
| 10. | "Pump, Pump" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, A. Clark | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Set It Straight" (Featuring Felicia) | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, J. Fortson | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Money, Money" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, E. Hinson, D. Robinson | 5:26 |
| 13. | "Not My Baby" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, T. Middleton, T. Gatling, G. Griffen, A. Hall III, T. Riley | 4:30 |
| 14. | "Cleveland Is the City" (Featuring Avant) | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, L. T. Hutton, L. Hunter | 5:00 |
| 15. | "If I Fall" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, T. Middleton | 5:14 |
| 16. | "A Thug Soldier Conversation" | DJ U-Neek and Flesh-N-Bone | 2:15 |
Appearances
- Krayzie Bone appears on 14 tracks.
- Layzie Bone appears on 13 tracks.
- Bizzy Bone appears on 13 tracks.
- Wish Bone appears on 13 tracks.
- Flesh-n-Bone appears on 1 track.
Cut material
After September 11, 2001, Ruthless Records decided to drop many songs from the album for fear that consumers would be offended by violent imagery and anti-law enforcement lyrics late until 2004.
All of these songs have since been leaked on the Internet, and have later on appeared on T.H.U.G.S., an independent album from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
- "I'm Bone" (Featuring Bobby Brown) 1
- "No Luv 4 da Law" (Appears as "Nation of Thugs")
- "Can't Stop Us" (Appears as "Unstoppable")
- "Secret Agent Man"
- "Remember Yesterday"
- "Young Thugs"
Notes:
- 1 - Bobby Brown's vocals are removed on the T.H.U.G.S. album.
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) |
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| United States | Gold |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2002-11-22). "Thug World Order Review". Entertainment Weekly: 78. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. Books.google.com. 2004. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Thug World Order". Uncut. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Jones, Steve (2002-11-12). "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Thug World Order". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Thug World Order CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-06-25.