5th Dog Let Loose
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{{Infobox album
| name = 5th Dog Let Loose
| type = Studio album
| artist = Flesh-n-Bone
| cover = Fifthdogletslooselarge.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2000|10|10}}
| recorded = 1999–2000
| studio = {{hlist|Studio 56 (Hollywood, CA)|The Enterprise (North Hollywood, CA)|LAfx (North Hollywood, CA)}}
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|gangsta rap|horrorcore}}
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=2|s=11}}
| label = Koch
| producer = {{hlist|Damon Elliott|Erik Nordquist|Flesh-n-Bone|Rhythm D|The Professor}}
| prev_title = T.H.U.G.S. (Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls)
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Blaze of Glory
| next_year = 2011
| misc =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|date=|title=5th Dog Let Loose - Flesh-N-Bone {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/5th-dog-let-loose-mw0000093200|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418062901/http://www.allmusic.com:80/album/5th-dog-let-loose-mw0000093200 |archive-date=2014-04-18 |access-date=February 5, 2021|website=AllMusic|language=en}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 2/5{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 8, 2001|title=Flesh & Bone - Fifth Dog Lets Loose|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.40/title.flesh-bone-fifth-dog-lets-loose|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305202634/http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.40/title.flesh-bone-fifth-dog-lets-loose |archive-date=2016-03-05 |access-date=February 5, 2021|website=HipHopDX}}
}}
5th Dog Let Loose is the second solo studio album by American rapper Flesh-n-Bone. It was released on October 10, 2000, via Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at Studio 56, at LAfx, and at The Enterprise in Hollywood. Production was handled by Damon Elliott, The Professor, Rhythm D, Erik Nordquist, and Flesh-n-Bone himself. It features guest appearances from Layzie Bone, Ms. Chaz, B.G. Knocc Out, Damon Elliott, Kurupt, Montell Jordan and Wish Bone. The album peaked at number 98 on the Billboard 200, number 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on the Independent Albums in the United States.
Word of the album originally surfaced in 1998 with a different title "Book of T.H.U.G.S.", but due to Flesh-n-Bone's incarceration the album wasn't released until two years later with a new name and a new label. Also due to Flesh's incarceration the album was left unfinished. Despite all difficulties, 5th Dog Let Loose is considered by fans and some critics as his crowning achievement.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title0 = The Last Tru Souljahs
| note0 = Intro
| writer0 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Erik Nordquist}}
| extra0 = {{hlist|Flesh-n-Bone|Erik Nordquist}}
| title1 = Hero
| writer1 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Steward Howse|Jamaal Smith|Jamar Cole|Paul Hardwick|Jesse Mathews|Antyone Red|Jimmy Russell}}
| extra1 = The Professor
| length1 = 8:12
| title2 = Amen
| note2 = featuring Montell Jordan
| writer2 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Montell Barnett|The Professor}}
| extra2 = The Professor
| length2 = 4:58
| title3 = Way Back
| note3 = featuring Layzie Bone and Ms. Chaz
| writer3 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Steven Howse|Chasitie Howse|Damon Elliott}}
| extra3 = Damon Elliott
| length3 = 4:38
| title4 = If You Could See
| note4 = featuring Layzie Bone and Wish Bone
| writer4 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Steven Howse|Charles Scruggs|Elliott}}
| extra4 = Damon Elliott
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = Word to the Wise
| writer5 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Elliott}}
| extra5 = Damon Elliott
| length5 = 3:57
| title6 = The Master
| writer6 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Elliott}}
| extra6 = Damon Elliott
| length6 = 4:54
| title7 = Say a Little Prayer
| writer7 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|C. Howse|Elliott}}
| extra7 = Damon Elliott
| length7 = 4:34
| title8 = Havin' a Ball
| writer8 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Elliott}}
| extra8 = Damon Elliott
| length8 = 4:18
| title9 = Kurupted Flesh
| note9 = featuring Kurupt
| writer9 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Ricardo Brown|Elliott}}
| extra9 = Damon Elliott
| length9 = 5:05
| title10 = Deadly
| writer10 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|David Weldon}}
| extra10 = Rhythm D
| length10 = 5:22
| title11 = Come Fuck with Me
| writer11 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Elliott|Teddy Harmon}}
| extra11 = Damon Elliott
| length11 = 4:21
| title12 = No Other Like My Kind
| writer12 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Elliott|Harmon}}
| extra12 = Damon Elliott
| length12 = 3:23
| title13 = Silent Night
| note13 = featuring B.G. Knocc Out and Damon Elliott
| writer13 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Arlandis Hinton|Elliott}}
| extra13 = Damon Elliott
| length13 = 4:34
| total_length = 1:02:11
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus track
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title14 = B.Y.O.B.
| writer14 =
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| length14 =
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{{Track listing
| headline = Unreleased tracks
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title15 = Too Greedy
| writer15 =
| extra15 =
| length15 =
| title16 = Armageddon
| writer16 =
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| length16 =
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;Sample credits
- Track 1 contains elements from "Mama" written by Michael Rutherford, Phil Collins and Anthony Banks
- Track 2 contains elements from "Git Up, Git Out" written by Ray Murray, Patrick Brown, Rico Wade, André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Cameron Gipp and Robert Barnett
- Track 10 contains replay elements from "It's Funky Enough" written by Tracy Curry and J. Sylvers
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|98|artist=Flesh-N-Bone|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 5, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|30|artist=Flesh-N-Bone|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 5, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|3|artist=Flesh-N-Bone|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 5, 2021}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|221030|5th Dog Let Loose}}
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