Thug Stories
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{{Infobox album
| name = Thug Stories
| type = studio
| artist = Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
| cover = ThugStories.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2006|09|19}}
| recorded = 2005–2006
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 43:25
| label =
| producer =
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (exec.)
- Steve Lobel (exec.)
- DJ U-Neek
- Kush n Kato
- The Platinum Brothers
- Kenny McCloud
- Steve Pageot
- Steve Estiverne
- Mally Mall
- DJ Mauly T
- Ree Dogg
- Big Rush
- Thin C
| prev_title = Bone 4 Life
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Strength & Loyalty
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Okayplayer
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/thug_stories/ Okayplayer review]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
|rev2 = RapReviews
|rev2score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_09_thugstories.html RapReviews review]
}}
Thug Stories is the sixth studio album by American hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released September 19, 2006 on Koch Records.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r838847|pure_url=yes}} Thug Stories > Overview ] It marked the first time Bone recorded as a trio for a full album, as Bizzy Bone was still ejected from the group. Upon release, the album sold 40,000 units in its first week, eventually peaking at number 25 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Independent Album Charts.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r838847|pure_url=yes}} Thug Stories > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ] Thug Stories was the group's first major label LP length release since 2002's Thug World Order Ruthless Records. As of April 11, 2007, it has sold 92,465 copies.{{Cite web |url=http://indiehq.com/2007/04/11/independent-sales-chart-4-11-07/ |title=Copy reference |access-date=2007-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416144352/http://indiehq.com/2007/04/11/independent-sales-chart-4-11-07/#more-442 |archive-date=2007-04-16 |url-status=dead }}
Songs and music
Featuring a slightly matured style with this LP, the group leaned more heavily towards its harmonic roots than its "thug" origins. The tracks "She Got Crazy", "So Sad", and "Call Me" center on the members' past and present issues with women; while "Don't Stop", "Do It Again", and "Thug Stories" serve as ex-post-facto anthems. "Fire" boasts of Bone's superior flowing skills while simultaneously showcasing them. Krayzie and Layzie bite into the microphone with their signature rapid-fire delivery on the track "What You See (Reload)" as the album transitions towards a glimpse of The Thugs' evolution. "Stand Not In Our Way" flouts the temptations of "Beelzebub" and touts faith in "Yahweh" in hypnotic fashion. Reggae overtones fuel the sequel "Still No Surrender", while a great disdain for law enforcement ignites the track. The ominous narrative "This Life" rounds out the album with tales of hopelessness and a flavor unique to Bone.
Track listing
{{track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Intro
| writer1 = {{hlist|Steven Howse|Anthony Henderson|Charles Scruggs|Kenneth McCloud|Gary Greenberg}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Kenny McCloud|Gary "G-Whiz" Greenberg {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length1 = 2:01
| title2 = Call Me
| writer2 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Steve Pageot}}
| extra2 = Steve Pageot
| length2 = 4:47
| title3 = Thug Stories
| writer3 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Mike Chesser|Adam Gibbs}}
| extra3 = The Platinum Brothers
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = She Got Crazy
| writer4 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Tim Middleton}}
| extra4 = DJ U-Neek
| length4 = 3:25
| title5 = Don't Stop
| writer5 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Steven Estiverne}}
| extra5 = Steven Estiverne
| length5 = 3:09
| title6 = Do It Again
| writer6 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Mally Mall}}
| extra6 = Mally Mall
| length6 = 3:44
| title7 = So Sad
| writer7 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Ryan Kushner|Bryan Kato}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Kush N Kato|Guy Long {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}
| length7 = 3:27
| title8 = Fire
| writer8 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Marlowe Taylor}}
| extra8 = DJ Mauly T
| length8 = 4:43
| title9 = What You See (Reload)
| writer9 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Kushner|Kato}}
| extra9 = Kush N Kato
| length9 = 3:00
| title10 = Stand Not in Our Way
| writer10 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Big Rush}}
| extra10 = Big Rush
| length10 = 3:52
| title11 = Still No Surrender
| writer11 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Chesser|Gibbs|Korre Williams}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|The Platinum Brothers|Korre Williams}}
| length11 = 3:02
| title12 = This Life
| writer12 = {{hlist|Howse|Henderson|Scruggs|Kushner|Kato}}
| extra12 = Kush N Kato
| length12 = 4:06
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Best Buy/Japanese Version Exclusive Tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title13 = Tear the Roof Off
| note13 = featuring Keef G & Thin C
| extra13 = Kush N Kato
| length13 = 2:58
| title14 = Cleveland Thug Boyz
| note14 = featuring Felecia & Thin C
| extra14 = Big Rush
| length14 = 3:35
| title15 = Our Streetz
| note15 = featuring Felecia & Thin C
| extra15 = Thin C
| length15 = 3:35
}}
Sample credits
- "Do It Again" contains portions of "Let's Do It Again", written by Curtis Mayfield, and performed by the Staple Singers.
Personnel
=Musicians=
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – vocals
- Chris Ackerman – keyboards
- DJ Mike T – scratching, sound effects, producer, engineer
- Gary "Sugar Foot" Greenberg – percussion, drums, producer
- Steve Pageot – flute, keyboards, producer, engineer, drum programming
=Production=
- Steve Begala – engineer
- Steve Estiverne – producer
- David Frederic – engineer, mixing
- Kush Kato – producer
- Steve Lobel – executive producer
- Guy Long – producer
- Mally Mall – producer
- Kenny McCloud – producer
- Big Rush – producer
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – executive producer
- Janice Combs – producer
- Ree Dogg – producer
=Appearances=
- Krayzie Bone appears on all tracks
- Layzie Bone appears on all tracks
- Wish Bone appears on 11 tracks
Chart positions
=Album=
| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2006) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|U.S. Billboard 200
|align="center"|25 |
| align="left"|U.S. Top Independent Albums
|align="center"|1 |
| align="left"|U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
|align="center"|7 |