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Was Bone Art of War a Classic if only one disc?

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TraceOneInfinite:
Everyone agrees that Creepin on a Come Up and East 99' were classics, and Art of War did well commercially, it actually sold just as well as East 1999 Eternal if you count both discs then it is a 4X Platinum album.  Even as one disc I don't think it's as great as Creepin on a Come Up or East 99' but I do think it may be a classic record if you take out all the filler and condense to one disc of 12 like Illmatic or G Funk Era length.

1.  Intro
2.  Thug Luv
3.  Handle the Vibe
4.  Look Into My Eyes
5.  Body Rott
6.  Ready 4 War
7.  Ain't Nothin Changed
8.  Clog Up Your Mind
9.  It's All Real
10.  If I Could Teach the World
11.  7 Sign
12.  Wasteland Warrior

^^^That looks like a Classic to me.

Check this verse from Krayzie Bone on "Body Rott" this shit is insane, and the way he fuckin spits this shit his flow is flawless...

[Verse 1: Krayzie Bone]

"We paper-chase and smoke blunts
You'll nevers find a thuggish bunch of niggas like us (Like us)
Don't be so quick to test us, I'll be 'noyed and might bust
I'mma have to talk to Eazy through the Ouija, so I can see
And maybe he can tell me why you're hatin' on me, bitin' on me
Why you want me to show a nigga' Leatherface in me?
Don't fuck around, nigga, he's a real buck-'em-down nigga
Motherfuck rappin', how 'bout fuckin' with me now, nigga?
Niggas get ya checks from ya broads, get high
Then your broads sneak ya keys from ya niggas and ride
Everybody wanna party, even the niggas with a problem
Hey, nigga, we can solve 'em, 'cause, bitch, we'll squash 'em
Don't know me, fuck you when you got beef
But you also got the clone styles and no motif
See me rappin' on yo TV, actin'
And it's a fact that when you see us in person
Think we gon' flex or show you no action
Down for mine, got to show a nigga time to time
So I figure I'll slow down the rhyme
So they can understand I'm filled with so much anger and pain
And if I drop, then I'll explode like a fuckin' grenade, nigga
Fuck calm, time to ring the alarm
Breakin' niggas out of prison, killin' all the guards (Woo)
Power to the people, givin' people the power to put it down in your city
And fuck them hillbillies
Nigga, I can't stand no motherfuckin' po-po
When will we start killin' these bitches and takin' no mo'? (Yeah)
Bone Thug the only clique that I claim
Although we all beyond the bangin', you can say I roll wit' a gang
And dissin' chin checkers in the makin', uh
So, nigga, continue with the rotation (Rotation, rotation, rotation)"

HighEyeCue:
Krayzie carried that album imo

but as the case with most double CDs (AEOM being an exception) it would have been classic if it were cut down to 1...there were more than enough dope tracks on there...Body Rott was also a personal favorite of mine and so was Wasteland Warriors

TraceOneInfinite:

--- Quote from: HighEyeCue on January 10, 2024, 05:30:39 AM ---Krayzie carried that album imo

but as the case with most double CDs (AEOM being an exception) it would have been classic if it were cut down to 1...there were more than enough dope tracks on there...Body Rott was also a personal favorite of mine and so was Wasteland Warriors

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Yeah Krayzie carried it—it was a bit of the typical "sophomore" (2nd full length album if you don't count the EP) jinx phenomenon with Bone—similar to what happened to Snoop, to Nas, to a lot of artists.  They used up all their A material.  Krayzie said a lot of the material on East 99 was ideas they'd had around for years and were finally getting a chance to put it all out in a full length LP.  Now they'd made it big and now they are stars and lose traction with the streets and with their roots and the things that made them great in the first place.  Krayzie still acted like he loved being in the studio and was the leader of the group—but the others weren't all in on the project like before. 

You could also say DJ U-Neek carried the album.  Because all the beats were hard on the album and great melody at the same time—you could tell DJ U-Neek was all in on the project—he was probably paid like a Bone member and was the guy in the studio day and night every time just waiting for the others to show up.  Then he had to figure out how to mix it all down to make it sound like a group album even though cats weren't all there all the time.

dnjp4life:
Yes it absolutely would have.  There aren't really any skips for me when I listen to the Art of War which is surprising for a two-disc album, although some tracks are naturally better than others.

Like you say, Krayzie Bone is the star on this thing, and you're kinda waiting for his verse everytime a new track comes in, but that's not to say the others in Bone don't have standout verses, like their solo tracks on here.  It's a group effort after all and wouldn't have worked if one of them was missing.

DJ U-Neek did his thing one here, the vibe is similar to E.1999 which is why I listen to it just as much as that album.  Would have to put 'It's All Mo Thug' on the one disc version though, that song is just too smooth  8)

HighEyeCue:

--- Quote from: TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' on January 11, 2024, 01:15:27 AM ---Yeah Krayzie carried it—it was a bit of the typical "sophomore" (2nd full length album if you don't count the EP) jinx phenomenon with Bone—similar to what happened to Snoop, to Nas, to a lot of artists.  They used up all their A material.  Krayzie said a lot of the material on East 99 was ideas they'd had around for years and were finally getting a chance to put it all out in a full length LP.  Now they'd made it big and now they are stars and lose traction with the streets and with their roots and the things that made them great in the first place.  Krayzie still acted like he loved being in the studio and was the leader of the group—but the others weren't all in on the project like before. 

You could also say DJ U-Neek carried the album.  Because all the beats were hard on the album and great melody at the same time—you could tell DJ U-Neek was all in on the project—he was probably paid like a Bone member and was the guy in the studio day and night every time just waiting for the others to show up.  Then he had to figure out how to mix it all down to make it sound like a group album even though cats weren't all there all the time.

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yeah DJ Uneek often gets overlooked but he always brought top notch production 8)


--- Quote from: dnjp4life on January 11, 2024, 04:35:46 AM ---Yes it absolutely would have.  There aren't really any skips for me when I listen to the Art of War which is surprising for a two-disc album, although some tracks are naturally better than others.

Like you say, Krazie Bone is the star on this thing, and you're kinda waiting for his verse everytime a new track come in, but that's not to say the others in Bone don't have standout verses, like their solo tracks on here.  It's a group effort after all and wouldn't have worked if one of them was missing.

DJ U-Neek did his thing one here, the vibe is similar to E.1999 which is why I listen to it just as much as that album.  Would have to put 'It's All Mo Thug' on the one disc version though, that song is just too smooth  8)

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I still listen to CDs on my player and I too listen to the whole thing...maybe because I don't have a remote for it lol

but seriously other than Pacs AEOM there isnt a double album that is really as good as Art Of War

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