![]() ![]() This welfare ballad touches on a subject that the popular braggadocio rap of the time would never speak on. The album’s first single “1st of the Month” was the commercial follow-up to the group’s very successful “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” that came from their debut EP. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. Recording Industry Association of America. ^ 'American album certifications – Bone Thugs 'N Harmony – The Art of War'.'The Art of War - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. ^ 'MC Lyte - Where U At verse (Lil' Kim, Layzie Bone & Foxy Brown Diss) (2000)'.^ a b The new Rolling Stone album guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books.^shipments figures based on certification alone *sales figures based on certification alone Rapper Wiz Khalifa included the album in his list of '25 Favorite Albums' for Complex. The response to these statements from mainstream media and fans has been evenly divided. Comparing to Eternal, whose songs he claimed were planned and written years before they were recorded, where in contrast The Art of War consisted entirely of newer material that he and the other group members had sat in the studio to create. Krayzie Bone said in a 2015 interview with HipHopDX that The Art of War was Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's best album, even better than E. ![]() But after two hours of these singsong melodies, War seems more like a siege than a surgical strike.' Rolling Stone gave the album three and a half stars out of a possible five. Considine of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a 'B' rating, stating, 'Lest the smooth sound of 'Look Into My Eyes' leaves you thinking the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are really just pop-friendly softies, this 28-song double disc, The Art of War, offsets its slow-and-sweet numbers with bloodthirsty workouts like the shotgun-spiked 'Thug Luv'. By the end of the second disc, they have repeated all of their ideas at least five times apiece, and only a few of those ideas resulted in actual songs in the first place.' J.D. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said, 'While the group is capable of producing a catchy single, they don't have the personality to sustain an album, much less a double-disc set. While others criticizing the album for its length, including extended disses towards other rappers, leading to repetitive song play. ![]() The Art of War received mostly positive reviews from music critics, with some critics calling the album sonically superior to its predecessor, E. ![]()
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