Even though there is more depth than there was on The Art of War, there's a whole lot of filler cluttering these two discs, including several tracks that feel as if they're designed to launch developing artists. A lot more of it: 38 tracks, to be precise. In fact, other than the occasional cut that veers toward urban territory, there isn't a whole lot to differentiate this from the average Bone release - there's just more of it. Some of these cuts are positively smoove, which stands in direct contrast to the gangstafied lyrics, but that's always been a part of the Bone trademark. Freed from the group setting but not necessarily the members - who fill some of the obligatory guest slots, along with Bone family members such as Relay - Krayzie doesn't hesitate to accentuate the already smooth surfaces of his music. Nowhere was that more true than Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's overwrought third album, The Art of War and, unfortunately, that same sense of hubris characterizes Thug Mentality 1999, the ridiculously inflated debut solo album from Krayzie Bone. Theoretically, an epic hip-hop album could be compelling, but almost of all of the sweepstake entries are tedious, serving to diminish the artist's music instead of enhancing it.
Producers include: Krayzie Bone, Erik "E" Nordquist, Nightfiend, Romeo Antonio, T-Mix.Įngineers include: "Disco" Rick Taylor, Erik "E" Nordquist, Tim "Flash" Mariner. Personnel: Krayzie Bone, Thug Queen, Souljah Boy, Mo! Hart, Felecia, Gangsta Boo, E-40, Relay, Treach, Fat Joe, Big Punisher, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Eightball, MJG, Layzie Bone, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Knight Rieduz, K-Mont, Asu, Bam, Graveyard Shift, Cuban Link (rap vocals) Mariah Carey, The Marley Brothers, Courtney Yee (vocals) Steve Pageot (flute) Romeo Antonio (bass) Carl Butch Small (percussion) Brian Nolen (programming).
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