The Collection (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album)

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The Collection
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Collection Vol.1 (Front Cover).jpg
Compilation album seriesby
ReleasedNovember 24, 1998 (Volume One)
November 14, 2000 (Volume Two)
Recorded1993–1998 & 1994–2000
Genre
Length
  • 1:07:56
  • 54:95
Label Ruthless
Producer Volume one:Volume Two:
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony chronology
The Art of War
(1997)
The Collection
(1998)
BTNHResurrection
(2000)
Volume Two
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Volume One:
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Volume Two:
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Collection is an album series by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Volume One, consisting of hit songs between 1994 and 1998, was released on November 24, 1998, by Ruthless Records. Volume Two was released on November 14, 2000.

Contents

"B.N.K" is a remake of a song by Eazy-E entitled "Black Nigga Killa". The original version, with 3 verses by Eazy-E and none by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, can be found on Ruthless Records Tenth Anniversary: Decade of Game.

Track listing

Volume 1
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Foe Tha Love Of $" (featuring Eazy-E & Shatasha Williams) DJ Yella 9:05
2."1st Of Tha Month" DJ U-Neek 5:12
3."Shoot 'Em Up" DJ U-Neek 5:15
4."Days Of Our Livez" DJ U-Neek 5:49
5."Breakdown (Mo Thugs Remix)" (with Mariah Carey) Mariah Carey, Stevie J, Sean "Puffy" Combs 4:57
6."Notorious Thugs" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) Stevie J, Sean "Puffy" Combs 6:02
7."B.N.K." (featuring Eazy-E) LT Hutton 5:00
8."War (Battlecry Remix)" E-A-Ski & CMT3:26
9."Crossroad (Original Mix)" DJ U-Neek 3:32
10."Body Rott" DJ U-Neek 5:01
11."Thuggish Ruggish Bone" (featuring Shatasha Williams) DJ U-Neek 4:40
12."Fuck Tha Police (Remix)" Krayzie Bone 5:01
13."P.O.D." (Bonus track) DJ U-Neek 4:26
14."If I Could Teach The World (D.J. U-Neek Remix)" (European bonus track)DJ U-Neek4:54
Volume 2
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."C Land I.A." (Bizzy Bone & Flesh-N-Bone) LT Hutton 4:31
2."Don't Hate On Me" (Krayzie Bone featuring Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat) Jermaine Dupri 4:13
3."Thug Luv" (featuring 2Pac) DJ U-Neek 5:07
4."Hook It Up" (featuring Master P & Silkk The Shocker) KLC & Craig B2:51
5."2 Glocks (U-Neek's Remix)" DJ U-Neek 4:35
6."Look Into My Eyes (Atlantis Remix)" DJ U-Neek 4:49
7."All Good" (Krayzie Bone featuring Felecia)"Disco" Rick Taylor3:56
8."Weedman" (Bizzy Bone featuring Blulight) DJ U-Neek 3:56
9."Frontline Warriors" (Bizzy Bone & Layzie Bone featuring Big B) LT Hutton 4:08
10."Change The World (U-Neek's Remix)" (featuring Big B) DJ U-Neek 5:19
11."Can't Give It Up (Rock Remix)" LT Hutton 5:10
12."Ghetto Cowboy" (Krayzie Bone & Layzie Bone featuring Powder P, Thug Queen & Felecia) Krayzie Bone 5:24
13."Sleepwalkers" (featuring Eazy-E) DJ U-Neek 3:32

Reception

"A fine introduction to the harmonious outfit's strangely smooth, yet sweary sound." – Tom Doyle, Q . [3]

DVD Easter egg

In the DVD special features section, go to "Change the World" (extended version) and press the right arrow button; this will take you to six Bone Thugs-n-Harmony commercials.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foe tha Love of $</span> 1995 single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Eazy-E

"Foe tha Love of $" is the second single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, featuring Eazy-E, from their debut EP, Creepin on ah Come Up. The song was produced by DJ Yella and executive produced by Eazy-E. "Foe tha Love of $" was a huge success for the group, making it to #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, #37 on the Rhythmic Top 40 and #4 on the Hot Rap Singles. The music video is notable for being Eazy-E's last appearance in a music video before his death. The song was included in the soundtrack of the video game True Crime: Streets of LA, along with "Thuggish Ruggish Bone". DJ Screw has also remixed it on the 1996 mix "Chapter 24 - 9 Months Later".

This is the discography of American hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

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