Chapter II: Family Reunion

{{Infobox album

| name = Chapter II: Family Reunion

| type = Studio

| artist = Mo Thugs

| cover = C2FRThugs.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1998|5|26}}

| recorded = 1997–98

| studio = {{hlist|Studio 56 (Los Angeles, CA)|Audio Vision Studios (Miami, FL)|H&N Studios (Miami, FL)|Private Island Trax (Los Angeles, CA)|G.T.R. Media Studios}}

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|gangsta rap|R&B|country rap}}

| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=13|s=39}}

| label = {{hlist|Mo Thugs|Relativity}}

| producer = {{hlist|Archie Blaine|Damon Elliott|Disco Rick|Krayzie Bone|Layzie Bone|Michael Seifert|MT5|Paul "Tombstone" O'Neil|Romeo Antonio|Skant Bone|Souljah Boy}}

| prev_title = Family Scriptures

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Mo Thugs III: The Mothership

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Family Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion

| type = studio

| single1 = Ghetto Cowboy

| single1date = 1998

| single2 = All Good

| single2date = 1998

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|last=Stanley|first=Leo|date=|title=Chapter II: Family Reunion - Mo Thugs Family {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chapter-ii-family-reunion-mw0000035744|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120003146/http://www.allmusic.com:80/album/chapter-ii-family-reunion-mw0000035744 |archive-date=2012-11-20 |access-date=February 6, 2021|website=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = B

| rev3 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|author-link=Nathan Brackett|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|author-link2=Christian Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Mo+Thugs+Family+Reunion&pg=PA92|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|page=92}}

| rev4 = USA Today

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Steve|date=May 27, 1998|title=A little Lennon, a lotta rap from Mo Thugs|url=http://usatoday.com/life/music/llistnup.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980529032936/http://usatoday.com/life/music/llistnup.htm|archive-date=May 29, 1998|magazine=USA Today|page=10D|access-date=July 20, 2024}}

}}

Family Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion is the second studio album by American hip hop collective Mo Thugs. It was released on May 26, 1998 via Mo Thugs/Relativity Records, serving as a sequel to the group's 1996 album Family Scriptures. Recording sessions took place at Studio 56 and at Private Island Trax in Los Angeles, at Audio Vision Studios and at H&N Studios in Miami, and at G.T.R. Media Studios. Production was handled by Krayzie Bone and Layzie Bone, who also served as executive producers, Archie Blaine, Damon Elliott, "Disco" Rick Taylor, Michael Seifert, MT5, Paul "Tombstone" O'Neil, Romeo Antonio, Skant Bone and Souljah Boy.

It features contributions from Flesh-n-Bone, II Tru, Ken Dawg, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Poetic Hustla'z, Souljah Boy, The Graveyard Shift, as well as Cat Cody, Felecia, MT5, Potion, Powder, Skant Bone, Thug Queen, Wish Bone and 4-U-2-Know. The album is dedicated to the Graveyard Shift member Paul "Tombstone" O'Neil, who died in 1997.

The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. On July 8, 1998, it received Gold certification status by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 copies. It spawned two singles "Ghetto Cowboy" and "All Good". Its lead single, "Ghetto Cowboy", peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Mo' Thug Intro

| note1 = performed by Krayzie Bone and Felecia

| writer1 =

| extra1 =

| length1 = 1:51

| title2 = Mighty Mighty Warrior

| note2 = performed by Wish Bone, Thug Queen, Felecia, Souljah Boy and Krayzie Bone

| writer2 = {{hlist|Charles Scruggs|Kamilha Greer|Felecia Lindsay|Willy Lyons|Anthony Henderson}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Krayzie Bone|"Disco" Rick Taylor ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|Karl "K.C." Cousin ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length2 = 4:23

| title3 = Mighty Mo Thug

| note3 = performed by Souljah Boy and Layzie Bone

| writer3 = {{hlist|Lyons|Steven Howse}}

| extra3 = Souljah Boy

| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = Heart of It

| note4 = performed by Skant Bone and Layzie Bone

| writer4 = {{hlist|Robin Hardwick|Steven Howse}}

| extra4 = Skant Bone

| length4 = 4:37

| title5 = The Queen

| note5 = performed by Thug Queen and Krayzie Bone

| writer5 = {{hlist|Greer|Henderson}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Krayzie Bone|Karl "K.C." Cousin ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length5 = 3:39

| title6 = Riot

| note6 = performed by Flesh-n-Bone

| writer6 = {{hlist|Stanley Howse|Damon Elliott}}

| extra6 = Damon Elliott

| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = All Good

| note7 = performed by Felecia and Krayzie Bone

| writer7 = {{hlist|Lindsay|Henderson|Ismael Ledesma}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|"Disco" Rick Taylor|Ish Ledesma ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length7 = 3:58

| title8 = Ghetto Cowboy

| note8 = performed by Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Powder, Thug Queen and Felecia

| writer8 = {{hlist|Steven Howse|Henderson|Jimmy Lee Burke|Greer|Lindsay}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Krayzie Bone|Romeo Antonio ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length8 = 5:25

| title9 = Believe

| note9 = performed by MT5, Layzie Bone and Krayzie Bone

| writer9 = {{hlist|Marcus Thomas|Marvin Thomas|Martin Thomas|Maurice Thomas|Marlon Thomas|Steven Howse|Henderson}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|MT5|Karl "K.C." Cousin ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length9 = 4:09

| title10 = Urban Souljah

| note10 = performed by the Graveyard Shift

| writer10 = {{hlist|Paul O'Neil|Actavius Mills|Romeo Antonio}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Paul "Tombstone" O'Neil|Romeo Antonio ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length10 = 4:48

| title11 = Ain't Said No Names (Crucial Conflict Diss)

| note11 = performed by Krayzie Bone, Tombstone and Cat Cody

| writer11 = {{hlist|Henderson|O'Neil|Torrance Cody}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Krayzie Bone|Romeo Antonio ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length11 = 4:06

| title12 = Mo' Thuggin{{'-}}

| note12 = performed by Poetic Hustla'z

| writer12 = {{hlist|Anthony Chappell|Richard Drake|Ronald Poole}}

| extra12 = Michael Seifert

| length12 = 4:18

| title13 = U Don't Own Me

| note13 = performed by Potion and Krayzie Bone

| writer13 = {{hlist|Nicole Stewart|Annette Stewart|Henderson|Antonio}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Romeo Antonio|Audrey Maupin ({{abbr|vocal|vocal producer}})}}

| length13 = 5:44

| title14 = Ride With a Playa

| note14 = performed by Ken Dawg and Krayzie Bone

| writer14 = {{hlist|Kendon Anthony|Henderson|Antonio}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Krayzie Bone|Romeo Antonio ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length14 = 4:12

| title15 = Pimpin' Ain't Easy

| note15 = performed by II Tru, MT5 and 4-U-2-Know

| writer15 = {{hlist|Cabrina Wilson|Belinda Wallace|Archie Blaine|Edward Townsend|Marvin Gaye}}

| extra15 = Archie Blaine

| length15 = 3:35

| title16 = Otherside / Outro

| note16 = performed by Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Krayzie Bone, Thug Queen, Felecia, Ken Dawg, Sin, Mo! Hart and Skant Bone

| writer16 = {{hlist|Steven Howse|Stanley Howse|Henderson|Greer|Lindsay|Anthony|Mills|Drake|Hardwick}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|Layzie Bone|Karl "K.C." Cousin ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length16 = 11:05

| total_length = 1:13:39

}}

;Sample credits

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1998)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|25|artist=Mo Thugs Family|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 6, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|8|artist=Mo Thugs Family|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 6, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1998)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ|title=1998 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=52|page=YE-50|date=December 26, 1998|accessdate=May 14, 2021}}

| 100

{{col-end}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|artist=Mo Thugs|title=Chapter 2: Family Reunion|certyear=1998|type=album|relyear=1998}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

References

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