Arsenio continues to salute the 90′s with a performance from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on his new show.

Brace yourselves, people of earth: Bone is back. From their as-of-yet-untitled reunion LP for eOne Music.

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Game serves up the Bone-infused remix of “Celebration”. Jesus Piece due Dec. 11th.

Some footage of the recent Bone Thugs Myspace release show where they performed tracks from the new album Uni5: The World’s Enemy and some classics from the past. They also talk about reuniting the entire group and how they have grown from their last album Strength & Loyalty. Check it out above.

Here is one more leak off the upcoming Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album, Uni5: The Worlds Enemy. Check it out below.

LISTEN: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – “Facts Don’t Lie”

New video from Bone Thugs off their upcoming album Uni-5: The World’s Enemy. This video premiered on Myspace. The album hits stores on May 4th.

New track from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony off their upcoming album Uni-5: The World’s Enemy. According to BTHN Worldwide and the groups myspace, they still have a release date for the album of May 4th.

LISTEN: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – “Only God Can Judge Me”

Without Bizzy Bone, the rest of the Thugs still put on a great show last night at the Filmore in NY. Check out the above video.

LISTEN: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – “Meet Me In The Sky”

Bone Thugs ring-a-ding-ding with the lead video for their impossible to pronounce LP, UNI5: The World’s Enemy.

Album art unveiled for Bone’s forthcoming, unprenouncable new LP, Uni:5 The World’s Enemy, due June 30th.

First single from B-B-B-Bone’s forthcoming album, UNI-5: The World’s Enemy (?). “I don’t play with little kids, I spank that ass, you know who we is…” Wha… huh?

What is interesting about T.H.U.G.S. is that for an album that is comprised of left over material from BTNHResurrection and Thug World Order, it is a well put together LP.  Usually when an album is comprised of dated tracks there is something missing.  More than likely, there is not a clear idea or concept that is present, but this is not the case for T.H.U.G.S. The tone is set early as Layzie lays out the mandate for the thug nation to follow and what needs to be done in order to reclaim their community.  One fact that you can take away from this album is that it has the harmonic element that is absent from Strength N Loyalty.  The presence of Bizzy Bone adds to the cohesiveness of the group that guest appearances, most notably Akon, could not deliver.  This could be seen on the tracks “Sweet Jane” and “Everyday Thug” as the crooning and rapid fire lyricism is evident and will surely have one reminiscing about the Bone of old.  That is the positive aspect of this album, where on Strength N Loyalty, the group sounded as if they had something to prove and tried to reach an array of demographics, all the while abandoning some of their core principles. On T.H.U.G.S., the boys just let it hang and remain dedicated to their loyal fan base.

T.H.U.G.S. is definitely not without it’s flaws.  For one, the beats on this album are not terrible, but they are not great either.  Even though they fit the melodic delivery of the group, the production is just basic and does not captivate the attention of the listener.  Adding to the fact that this album has poor transition in between songs only makes it hard to comfortably enjoy.  Also, even though T.H.U.G.S. has a collective theme, there are tracks that do not follow the script, for example the song “Wildin’.”  On this track, Bone rhymes about going out to the club and being prepared for whatever jumps off.  This is uncharacteristic of Bone by that this is not their scene and finds them in unchartered territory that will only turn off the truest Bone fan, let alone any new listener.  But with a gift comes a curse, which is basically Bone’s Achilles’ heal on this project.  By this album being a rehashing of past material, it is not going to bring any new listeners to the table.  Mainly, it just serves as a reminder of what could have been if certain situations have not come to fruition. – Ryan Harrison

    Despite the darker spots on the album, there are some bright ones and they tend to appear toward the beginning of the album.  The opening track “Flow Motion” is a triumphant, tone setting song that proves Bone is still at the top of their game, while “Wind Blow” finds them stepping out of their element of usual production to settle on a bluesy, rock influenced Fleetwood Mac sample as they reminisce over the thoughts and words of nay-sayers and non-believers.  The lead single “I Tried” featuring Akon is a heart wrenching gem that has Bone looking back over the trials and tribulations of life along with self revelations exemplified as Krayzie croons, “My mind be racin’/And I don’t know what I’m even chasin’/Yet I’ve been in and out of relationships/And I’m startin’ to see its me with the complications…”. 

    Going further into the album, one could see the more disappointing factors.  For one, the attempts at commercial success are evident in the tracks “Lil Love” featuring Mariah Carey and Bow Wow and “Candy Paint”.  The former is an obvious reach for radio spins as Bone and Bow Wow rhyme over a very poppy beat with a lackluster hook that in no way compares to the level of the Bone Thugs and Mariah Carey previous collaborative hit “Breakdown” while “Candy Paint” has Bone uncharacteristically gloating about cars, their accessories and exotic colors.  Another problem is the attempts to recapture past glory seen on the tracks “9mm” and “Gun Blast”.  Both tracks seem to be lost songs from Art of War from their murderous, gun wielding lyrics down to the gun shot adlibs.  The absence of Bizzy Bone is also a factor that one cannot leave out.  Without him, the harmonizing does not seem the same due to the lack of his high, soprano voice that is not there to mesh with the others that fans became used to over the years.  This is what makes “I Tried” so great because Akon is there to fill the void but unfortunately they went to the well one too many times with the uninspired “Never Forget Me”.

    Overall, Bone Thugs N Harmony prove that they are still capable of making great music.  But for a group that has been AWOL for so long, one would expect a more nuanced approach to this album and its subject matter.  For it is when Bone rhymes about their problems and life in general that they are at their best, as opposed to when they are chasing mainstream acceptance and reverting back to former glory days.  Strength & Loyalty is not terrible, but proves that the road back to stardom is not always the easiest path traveled.