Almost three years after the epic-length
Art of War album and following solo albums by group members
Krayzie Bone (Thug Mentality 1999) and
Bizzy Bone (Heaven'z Movie),
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony returned with a comeback album fittingly named
BTNHResurrection. Much has changed in the rap game in just a few short years, however.
Bone Thugs were on top of the world between 1995 and 1996, though now they're merely trying to fit in during an era when weed-smoking gangsters have been replaced by champagne-sipping players, and any hint of vocal harmony will get you labeled an R&B act. Over the course of the 16 tracks here, the core trio work to their strengths, constructing dense rhymes and trading off with a smooth flow. It's difficult to escape the feeling that time has passed them by, however, and
BTNHResurrection isn't quite the return to old glories that fans must wish it could have been.