It’s so mellow compared to what we’ve heard so far and easier to follow along. More glocks, slugs and getting popped and as much as this is more repetition, they slow this track down a lot. Appropriately titled, it is exactly what it sounds like, as they are getting the money owed to them and death resulting in those who don’t pay it back. When you speak so heavily about drugs and the streets, there has to be some mention of money and here it is. This doesn’t rank as one of my favorites but it’s memorable and a fun listen.Īnd I pulled ah grenade, tossed to the door, let it explode/Īnd we made it, creepin' in the courtyard/ I love the breaks in the beat that accentuates the rapping. There was an abundance of sound effects (sirens, screeching tires, gun shots etc) that bring the story to (audio) life. As outlandish as this may seem, I don’t think there was a better group to pull this off. Long story short, Bizzy is being sentenced to death row and Layzie and Krayzie have a run in and shootout with the cops and alas he is free. The stories continue on Down ’71 where we are “welcomed” to a court hearing of the people vs. I steadily thinkin' and then if I changed my daily thang” “Nigga we judged and we fucked and we shuttin' this rap thang down/ I like the thought and it is a fitting track for this album, but once again not my favorite. The story is good in theory, but with rappers with this type of delivery speed, it’s difficult to follow along. Basically they’ve made it and they give us a five minute track to reiterate it. This isn’t my favorite track on the album, but I do like that it’s a continuation from their debut “Creepin On Ah Come Up”. Much love much bud for them St.Claire thugs/Įast nineteen ninety nine is where ya find me/ I empty, me scan-dalous niggas are pon de loose/ “I'm an enemy, even up the barrels of me 12-gauge/ While it’s starting to sound a little repetitive, they still manage to make each song enjoyable for the listeners.
These guys set out to talk about street life in Cleveland/LA which they do, track after track.
For those of us who follow along, the guns, shootings and weed themes are prevalent. It works for them, although for some it may be a little hard to understand. Bone Thugs are known for their super fast paced delivery. It starts off so calm with another intro by Layzie before the tempo picks up on both the beat and the rapping. “Cleveland is the city where we come from so run run runĮast east nineteen ninety ninety nine nine nine nine”.Īlthough it remains simple with the repetition of two different lines, I love the way it sounds and of course it fits the track title and the content. The outro is my favorite part when they say: They really perfected harmonization and of course stayed true to the killing, the glocks and of course the streets.
This is also one track that features all five members and although their styles and flow are different, there is a cohesion that works from verse to verse. It’s incredibly cinematic and that comes from the beat, as the very first line being sung by Layzie and the breaks in the beat emphasize the verses and flow. The second single released off the album and my favorite track on the entire album.
What we are left with is a 17 track album that is enjoyable and truly unique all the way through. Although all five members of Bone Thugs were from Ohio, with the help of the production team, they captured the very essence of the west coast and added some much appreciated and much needed harmonization to the graphic lyrics. We hear a lot of piano loops, a lot of bass lines and of course various sound effects to give a dark, eerie and murder-esque undertone throughout the album. Eazy-E is here of course as an executive producer since the label was Ruthless, and his presence gives this a familiar but “revamped” sound. There are about 4 people on the production of this album, but one would be synonymous with Bone Thugs and would remain a producer on every project, and that’s of course DJ U-Neek who is credited for the production here (he did collaborate on some tracks). As always, we’ll take a look at production and rate the tracks and highlight some dope lyrics. of Do or Dieīone Thugs‐n‐Harmony feat.Let’s take an in depth look at the album that put Bone Thugs on to mainstream success while staying true to the West coast themes of money, guns, violence and of course weed. Bone Thugs‐n‐Harmony presents Layzie Bone & A.K.
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