Thug World Order

Thug World Order
Thug World Order
Studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Released	October 29, 2002
Recorded	2001-02
Genre	Hip hop ; gangsta rap ; hardcore hip hop ; R&B ;
Length	1:05:14
Label	Ruthless
Producer	DJ U-Neek ; Rico Wade; Krayzie Bone ; Armando Colon; The Platinum Brothers ; Bosko; Alvin "Stone" Clark; Def Jef, Self; L. T. Hutton ;
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
Singles from Thug World Order
	"Money, Money"; Released: September 6, 2002; "Get Up & Get It"; Released: February 14, 2003; "Home"; Released: June 3, 2003;

Last updated May 11, 2021

Thug World Order is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group 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.

Critical reception

Like their previous effort BTNHResurrection, Thug World Order received more favorable to positive reviews from music critics. William Ruhlmann of Allmusic gave the album 2 and a half stars out of a possible 5 stating "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are a good example of a group that has become little more than a brand name as its various members devote more of their time to solo projects. Thug World Order is only their fourth proper album in seven years, although many solo albums and recordings by other configurations have emerged during the period. By now, however, every album by the group seems like a reunion effort, their last one being dubbed BTNHResurrection, while, on this album, one of the members mutters unconvincingly, "I ain't gonna say we back, 'cause we never left...." The group's musical approach hasn't changed much, its raps offset by vocal harmonies and its musical beds anchored by samples as surprising as Phil Collins' "Take Me Home." Lyrically, their concerns are also much the same, extending from boasting and reflections on life in the 'hood to complaints about low-quality drugs ("Bad Weed Blues") and the duplicitousness of women with whom they have had sex ("Not My Baby"). But their attention seems distracted, especially when they interrupt the proceedings with commercials for their upcoming solo projects, and the album's disappointing initial commercial reception suggested that their audience wasn't paying close attention, either." Jon Caramanica gave the album a positive "B" rating stating "”How many thugs get down like us and still harmonize like the great Temptations?” the Cleveland foursome wonder on ”Guess Who’s Back.” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have crooned lazy, tuneful hip-hop for a decade, and their fifth CD continues the psychedelia apace. They are the rare rappers who can sample Phil Collins, drop a Jeffrey Osborne riff, and praise God without seeming a bit less hard." Rolling Stone also gave the album 3 and a half stars out of, at the time, a possible 5.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"T.W.O. Intro" (featuring LaReece)	Steven Howse Anthony Henderson Bryon McCane Charles Scruggs Tim Middleton Bert Keyes Sylvia Robinson	DJ U-Neek Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	1:18
2.	"Bone, Bone, Bone"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Middleton Jerry Goodman	DJ U-Neek Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	3:45
3.	"Guess Who's Back?" (featuring LaReece)	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Rico Wade Ray Murray Patrick Brown Bob Feldman Gerald Goldstein Richard Gottehrer Kingsley Ward	Rico Wade	3:45
4.	"Home"	Phil Collins Henderson Middleton	Krayzie Bone DJ U-Neek	5:18
5.	"What About Us?"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Armando Colon	Armando Colon	5:24
6.	"Get Up & Get It" (featuring 3LW and Felecia)	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Mike Chesser Adam Gibbs Felecia Lindsey Ward Stephen Shockley	The Platinum Brothers Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (co.)	4:00
7.	"Bad Weed Blues"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Bosko	Bosko	5:16
8.	"All the Way"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Middleton	DJ U-Neek Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	4:21
9.	"Non-Fiction Words by Eazy-E" (Skit)		DJ U-Neek	0:21
10.	"Pump, Pump"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Alvin Clark	Alvin "Stone" Clark Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	4:50
11.	"Set It Straight" (featuring Felecia)	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Jeff Fortson	Def Jef Soul G (add.)	4:28
12.	"Money, Money"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Edward Hinson Dutch Robinson	Self Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	5:26
13.	"Not My Baby"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Middleton Timmy Gatling Gene Griffin Aaron Hall III Teddy Riley	DJ U-Neek Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	4:30
14.	"Cleveland Is the City" (featuring Avant)	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs L.T. Hutton Ian Hunter	L.T. Hutton	5:00
15.	"If I Fall"	Howse Henderson McCane Scruggs Middleton	DJ U-Neek Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	5:14
16.	"A Thug Soldier Conversation"	Flesh-n-Bone	DJ U-Neek	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.

Sample credits^[10]

"T.W.O. Intro" contains an interpolation of "Love on a Two-Way Street", written by Bert Keyes and Sylvia Robinson.
"Guess Who's Back?" contains an interpolation of "My Boyfriend's Back", written by Bob Feldman, Gerald Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer.
"Home" contains a sample of "Take Me Home", written and performed by Phil Collins.
"Get Up & Get It" contains a sample of "Offer I Can't Refuse", written by Stephen Shockley, as performed by Klymaxx.
"Money, Money" contains a sample of "I Ain't Got Nothin'", written and performed by Dutch Robinson.
"Not My Baby" contains an interpolation of "You Can Call Me Crazy", written by Timmy Gatling, Gene Griffin, Aaron Hall III, and Teddy Riley, as performed by Guy.
"Cleveland Is the City" contains an interpolation of "Cleveland Rocks", written by Ian Hunter.

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)
United States	-Platinum

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Review scores
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v t e Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bizzy Bone Layzie Bone Flesh-n-Bone Wish Bone Krayzie Bone
Studio albums	Faces of Death Creepin on ah Come Up E. 1999 Eternal The Art of War BTNHResurrection Thug World Order Thug Stories Strength & Loyalty Uni5: The World's Enemy The Art of War: World War III New Waves
Compilations	The Collection, Volume 1 The Collection, Volume 2 Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Chopped & Screwed) T.H.U.G.S. Thug Smoke Fest Thuggish II
Singles	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" "Foe tha Love of $" "The Points" "1st of tha Month" "East 1999" "Tha Crossroads" "Days of Our Livez" "Look into My Eyes" "If I Could Teach the World" "War" "Resurrection (Paper, Paper)" "Money, Money" "Home" "Take the Lead (Wanna Ride)" "I Tried" "Lil' L.O.V.E."
Related articles	Discography Bone Brothers Mo Thugs ThugLine Records Ruthless Records BTNH Worldwide Full Surface Records