Bone Brothers

Bizzy Bone, The Bone Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B0002XEDBM
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,754 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The Bone Brothers (the duo's debut album) is an extension of that classic Bone sound and pioneering production that Bone fans have come to know and love. Sonically, this is a very commercial-leaning effort. Advance street buzz is already heralding this new release as the best sounding Bone-related effort in over 6 years.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Real Review (2.5 Stars), April 22, 2005

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Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bone Brothers (Audio CD)

Truth be told, this album isn't completely wack. Is it dangerously close? Yes. But two things keep this album from being wack: 1)decent (not great) production and 2)Krayzie Bone. If it wasn't for those two things, this album would be a certified drink coaster.

There are plenty of reasons for why I think this album is mediocre. Apparently, Bizzy Bone has completely forgotten how to rhyme. Layzie Bone still has an ill flow, but he's not saying anything worth hearing. Just about every member of Bone has been rapping about "haters", backstabbers, and weed since they came out. It's time they update their content. Also, too many of the songs suffer from drowsy production and lame hooks. "D*ck Rider" would be a perfect example because the beat is weak, the hook is awful, and it doesn't really make sense if you listen to it.

There are some decent joints to be found though. "What's Friends" is cool if you can get past Bizzy's inability to stay on beat. The sad thing is the fact that the best moment of the entire album only lasts for 32 seconds. "Felicia Skit" should've been stretched into an entire song. "Hip Hop Baby" has a nice beat to it and Lay, Kray, and Biz all hold their own. "Real Life" is another decent track where Treach (from Naughty By Nature) and Krayzie make strong appearances. Honestly, the only good songs are the ones with Krayzie Bone on them, and not even all of those are good. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I'm a Krayzie Bone super fan. In fact, I always thought Bizzy and Layzie were the two illest members of Bone.....until I heard this album.

I can't really reccomend this to anyone. I guess if you're a longtime fan of the Bone/Mo Thugs family then I guess you'd have to get this to complete the collection, but I can't see anyone else buying this. Buy at your own risk. I reccomend downloading it and testing it out first.

Standout tracks: Real Life feat. Krayzie Bone & Treach, Felicia Skit (My Favorite), What's Friends feat. Krayzie Bone, Need Your Body feat. Krayzie Bone & Kareem, Hip Hop Baby feat. Krayzie Bone, and Give It To Me feat. Felicia Howse

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "I'M COUNTING ON U BONE", April 5, 2005

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Rocks In My Socks (Cleveland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bone Brothers (Audio CD)

I'm from Cleveland, so of course I'm gonna rep Bone Thugs. However, after E. 1999 Eternal, it was curtains for them... Don't get me wrong, "The Art of War" was a good album--just not their best. It was overly ambitious and should have been consolidated into a single disc. With albums such as "Creepin On Ah Come Up" and "E. 1999 Eternal," it's easy to see why Bone is considered by many to be the best rap group of all time. I completely agree, and this is why it saddens me to witness Bone being diminshed to nothing more than has-beens. What the f%$# is up with this album anyways? Who the hell wants to hear only half the group??--especially without DJ U-Neek! I recently read in a Murder Dog interview with Krayzie that Dre is interested in working with them--but ONLY THE ENTIRE GROUP--no more solo bull****!! So...I'm counting on u Bone 2 pull yourselves 2gether and put Cleveland back on the map...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Even Close, June 16, 2005

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Denise Trotter (Rocky Mount, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bone Brothers (Audio CD)

The reviewer below me has it all wrong. The problem with this album is the fact that the old Bone flow has disappeared. Most of us were looking for that high speed flow and didn't get it. If you listen to the album, you can understand every word. That wasn't the case before. Bizzy was probably the fastest rapper in the group, but now his flow is pedestrian. Just thought I'd clear that up. If you don't believe me, take a listen for yourself.

Peace