Trials & Tribulations (Poetic Hustla'z album)

Trials & Tribulations
Studio album by Poetic Hustla'z
Released	November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)
Recorded	1996–97
Genre	Midwest hip hop gangsta rap
Length	48:38
Label	Mo Thugs Relativity
Producer	Layzie Bone (exec.) Krayzie Bone (also exec.) Poetic Hustla'z Romeo Antonio Touch Tone
Singles from Trials & Tribulations
"Day & Night" Released: May 26, 1998

Trials & Tribulations is the first and only studio album by American hip hop group Poetic Hustla'z. It was released on November 11, 1997 via Mo Thugs/Relativity Records. Production was handled by Romeo Antonio, Touch Tone, Poetic Hustla'z, and Krayzie Bone, who also served as executive producer together with Layzie Bone. It features guest appearances from Flesh-n-Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Potion and Wish Bone. The album peaked at number 96 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Along with singles, music videos were released for two songs: "Trials & Tribulations" ^[1] and "Day & Night" ^[2] featuring Layzie Bone. The video for Trials & Tribulations features a cameo appearance by Bizzy Bone and Flesh-n-Bone. The album is unavailable on iTunes.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Source	[4]

Soren Baker, in his review for The Source , wrote: "If Bone Thugs-n-Harmony represent major league baseball's All-Star cast, their offshoot group, Poetic Hustla'z are entrenched somewhere in the upper minor leagues." The journalist commended the album for its beats, but criticized lyrics, which he described as "rife with contradictions". ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro & Insanity" (featuring Flesh-n-Bone)	Anthony Chappell Richard Drake Stanley Howse Anthony Henderson	Krayzie Bone	5:02
2.	"Don't Trust a Bitch"	Chappell Drake	Poetic Hustla'z	4:23
3.	"Day & Night" (featuring Layzie Bone and Dominique)	Chappell Drake Steven Howse	Romeo Antonio Touch Tone (co.)	4:21
4.	"Parlay With a Hustla" (featuring Wish Bone)	Chappell Drake Charles Scruggs	Touch Tone Romeo Antonio (co.)	4:44
5.	"Time Will Reveal" (featuring Potion)	Chappell Drake Henderson Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou Andrew Ridgeley	Krayzie Bone	4:11
6.	"Cross Me and You Die" (featuring Joe Brown, Jr.)	Chappell Drake Henderson	Krayzie Bone	3:54
7.	"Weekend Buzz" (featuring Krayzie Bone)	Chappell Drake Henderson Larry Blackmon James Harris III Terry Lewis Anthony Lockett	Krayzie Bone	5:18
8.	"Trials & Tribulations" (featuring Dominique)	Chappell Drake Henderson Stevland Hardaway Judkins	Krayzie Bone	4:03
9.	"Smilin' in Your Face"	Chappell Drake	Poetic Hustla'z	4:23
10.	"Searchin' 4 Peace"	Chappell Drake Henderson	Krayzie Bone	4;12
11.	"Time Will Reveal (Acoustic)" (featuring Potion)	Chappell Drake		4:07
Total length:				48:38

Personnel

• Anthony "Tony Tone" Chappell – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 9)
• Richard "Mo! Hart" Drake – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 9)
• Ronald "Boogy Nikke" Poole – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 9)
• Stanley "Flesh-n-Bone" Howse – vocals (track 1)
• Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse – vocals (track 3), executive producer
• Dominique – vocals (tracks: 3, 8)
• Charles "Wish Bone" Scruggs – vocals (track 4)
• Nicole Stewart – vocals (tracks: 5, 11)
• Annette Stewart – vocals (tracks: 5, 11)
• Joe Brown, Jr. – performer (track 6), assistant engineering, assistant mixing
• Anthony "Krayzie Bone" Henderson – vocals (track 7), producer (tracks: 1, 5-8, 10), executive producer
• Ayasha Jones – additional vocals
• Lalesa Jones – additional vocals
• Jimmy Zavala – saxophone (track 7)
• Romeo Antonio – piano (track 8), acoustic guitar (track 11), producer (track 3), co-producer (track 4)
• Tony "Touch Tone" Issacs – producer (track 4), co-producer (track 3)
• Erik Nordquist – recording (tracks: 1, 2), mixing
• Mark "V" Myers – recording (tracks: 3-11)
• Rod Mendoza – assistant engineering & assistant recording (tracks: 1-4, 6-8, 10, 11)
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
• David Bett – art direction
• Randy Ronquillo – artwork, design
• Chiu Liu – design
• Peter Dokus – photography
• Steve Lobel – A&R, management
• Jhane Isaacs – stylist
• Gregory Stamps – assistant engineering

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [5]	96

References

1. Poetic Hustla'z - "Trials & Tribulations" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
2. Poetic Hustla'z - "Day & Night" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
3. "Trials & Tribulations - Poetic Hustla'z | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved February 9, 2021.
4. Baker, Soren (November 1997). "Poetic Hustla'z – Trials & Tribulations". Record Report. The Source . No. 98. New York. p. 164.
5. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 29, 1997. p. 20. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved February 9, 2021.

External links

• Poetic Hustla'z – Trials & Tribulations at Discogs (list of releases)