Re-formed as a trio (with
Bizzy Bone out of the crew and
Flesh-N-Bone behind bars), the groundbreaking Cleveland group
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are back at it on their sixth release,
Thug Stories, their first collective effort in almost four years.
Krayzie Bone,
Layzie Bone, and
Wish Bone have done little to evolve their stylistic formula over the years, and longtime fans will be relieved to hear the group's trademark melodic sing-song flow as it rises over beats, both smoothed-out and hard, courtesy of
Kush & Kato,
DJ U-Neek, and
the Platinum Brothers, among others.