Personnel includes: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, LaReece, 3LW, Felecia, Avant.
Producers include: L.T. Hutton, Rico Wade, The Platinum Brothers, Armando Colon, DJ U-Neek.
Since the mid-'90s, Cleveland's own Bone Thugs N Harmony have been perpetrating their own peculiar, wildly successful brand of accessible thug rap. THUG WORLD ORDER seems to intensify the stylistic schizophrenia inherent in the Midwestern quartet's mixture of gangsta attitude and infectious hooks. On the one hand, there's a snippet of the group's late mentor Eazy-E testifying to the reality of the thug life depicted in the Bone Thugs' lyrics. On the other hand, there's the sweet, chiming sound of R&B sirens 3LW on "Get Up & Get It," which also boasts an undeniably positive message. And any group that can maintain a street-real image while conspicuously sampling Phil Collins ("Home") has got to have something going on. The rapid-fire vocal delivery that's always been a trademark is present here as well, of course, ensuring that longtime fans will remain on board for the THUG WORLD ORDER.
What the critics say...
Uncut (2/03, p.86) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The rapping, backed by sharp beats from DJ U-Neek, remains speedily impressive....An invigorating return to form..."
Vibe (12/02, p.206) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - "...The album is full of surprisingly effective musical choices..."
