Track Listing
1. Foe tha Love of $ - (featuring Eazy-E)
2. 1st of tha Month
3. Shoot 'Em Up
4. Days of Our Livez
5. Breakdown
6. Notorious Thugs
7. BNK
8. War - (Battlecry Remix, Battlecry remix)
9. Crossroad - (Original Mix)
10. Body Rott
11. Thuggish Ruggish Bone
12. P.O.D. - (bonus track)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Eazy-E, Flea, Flesh-N-Bone, Henry Rollins, Mariah Carey, The Notorious B.I.G. | | Distributor: | RED Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eazy-E, The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Mariah Carey (vocals); Henry Rollins, Flea.
Producers include: Damon Elliot, Mariah Carey, Yella, Sean "Puffy" Combs, D.J. U-Neek.
Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eazy-E, The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Mariah Carey (vocals); Henry Rollins, Flea.
Producers include: Damon Elliot, Mariah Carey, Yella, Sean "Puffy" Combs, D.J. U-Neek.
This package contains both the CD and VHS versions of THE COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE. The CD is also available separately.
Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eazy-E, The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Mariah Carey (vocals); Henry Rollins, Flea.
Producers include: Damon Elliot, Mariah Carey, Yella, Sean "Puffy" Combs, D.J. U-Neek.
Audio Remixers: E-A-Ski; Krayzie Bone.
Photographer: Peter Dokus.
No one ever wore the mantle of progressive hip-hop as effectively as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Combining sophisticated production techniques, gymnastic verbal abilities and a strong social conscience, Bone Thugs emerged from Cleveland as the true voice of the streets, setting a hip-hop standard hundreds of lesser acts would immediately follow. THE COLLECTION presents the most significant tracks from the Bone Thugs catalog, and the song selection is effective and representative. From the female chorus on "Foe Tha Love of Money" to the analog synth hooks of "1st of tha Month" the Bone Thugs gift for combining pop/R&B sensibilities with highly skilled raps is apparent. Fans will be pulled in by the bonus track "P.O.D.," but those unfamiliar with the Bone Thugs' work will find this a great place to begin.
No one ever wore the mantle of progressive hip-hop as effectively as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Combining sophisticated production techniques, gymnastic verbal abilities and a strong social conscience, Bone Thugs emerged from Cleveland as the true voice of the streets, setting a hip-hop standard hundreds of lesser acts would immediately follow. THE COLLECTION presents the most significant tracks from the Bone Thugs catalog, and the song selection is effective and representative. From the female chorus on "Foe Tha Love of Money" to the analog synth hooks of "1st of tha Month" the Bone Thugs gift for combining pop/R&B sensibilities with highly skilled raps is apparent. Fans will be pulled in by the bonus track "P.O.D.," but those unfamiliar with the Bone Thugs' work will find this a great place to begin.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony had only released two albums and an EP, plus a handful of side projects, when they released Collection, Vol. 1 in the fall of 1998. Usually, that would be the sign of a rip-off, but since their albums have been notoriously uneven, this functions as a useful summary for both casual and hardcore fans alike, since it contains all of their best songs, from "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" and "For tha Love of Money" to "1st of tha Month" and "Tha Crossroads." It also contains their cover of N.W.A.'s "F*** tha Police," previously only available on a tribute album. It may be of interest to collectors, but it's a weak cover and is the only thing marring this otherwise fine compilation. [Collection, Vol. 1 was also released in a "clean" version, with all the profanities, obscenities, vulgarities, and outright naughtiness removed.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Editorial Reviews
...This collection skims off the cream of the band's two studio albums and makes a nice stocking stuffer for that nephew who's convinced Will Smith is real street. - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (12/11/1998)
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