With Layzie Bone announcing his departure from Bone thugs-n-harmony in August, the future of a five-member Bone project is on hold indefinitely.
Last year, Bone thugs announced in a statement from Seven Arts Music’s CEO, David Michery, that they would be releasing Art Of War III.
“We are very excited by BTH’s new music, which brings them back to their roots and their great success with DJ U-Neek and Kenny McLeod on Art of War, Michery said in the statement. “The boys are back in town.”
A reported release date of November 27, 2012 had also been revealed. Late November however came and went with no album. To this date, the group has still not released an album. In a March interview with The Source, the album was denounced by members of the group.
HipHopDX recently spoke with a couple members of the seminal Ohio Hip Hop group including Krayzie Bone, who remarked that Art Of War III, if ever released, would not include all members of Bone thugs-n-harmony and that he never had anything to do with it. When asked by DX about the album, Krayzie said that Layzie, Bizzy and Flesh Bone were the only ones who had recorded for the project.
“One thing I got to say about that Art Of War III album is, it’s been so much stuff going on about that album, and it ain’t even what everyone thinks,” he said. “For one, Wish Bone ain’t even on that album. That’s an album with Layzie, Bizzy and Flesh Bone. I guess the situation was not what it was supposed to be or whatnot to make my brothers not even want to participate in it anymore, so I don’t even know what’s going on with that album. I never had nothing to do with it—never recorded anything for it—so I really don’t know what’s going on with it.”
Krayzie Bone also announced that he is working on his own solo project.
“I’m working on my final solo album as well entitled, Chasing The Devil, so I’m moving it,” Krayzie said when asked about future endeavors. “It’s going to be the final solo album that I do. Basically it’s going to be a double CD. It’s been really anticipated, ‘cause I’ve been working on it for going on three years now. But I’ve been just waiting on the right time and the right opportunity to present it and make sure I have everything in line. I’m rapping that up right now, man, and I think the fans will really be into it.”
Read the full interview here.
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This niggas always been so talented, but they never had an ear for beats. Sure they gotta lot of tight classic songs but a lotta of their group n solo shit is garbage cause they just seem to hop on any beat.
they bit Freestyle Fellowship
I do agree they don’t hop on the best beats but at the same time most of their solos are classic and dope thug mentality, thugs, heavenz movie, the gift, thug on da line, thug by nature
Krayzie just needs to drop ctd asap
I heard snippets of this album they sounded good. Hopefully it gets released as a mixtape.
I looked at the receipt which said $9310, I have faith that my mom in-law was truly taking home money parttime from their computer.. there neighbour has been doing this 4 only about twentey months and resently paid for the morgage on their appartment and purchased themselves a Lotus Elan. look at these guys WWW FB39 COm
that sucks was looking forward to the art of war 3 with all 5 members, i doubt it even gets released
wtf yo the cd thats gonna sell and that everyone wants is the one with the entire group. I dont want no krayzie solo album even though hes dope but fuck. just come together to make the product the fans want, make the one thats gonna sell
I want to hear a krayzie solo
He has like two albums solo.
No Wish, thats a good thing, real good. Finally.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony never been the best group, but you can’t help but respect them. Not the best, but def dope.
Kinda sad, was lookin forward to this. Oh well, hopefully Krayzie’s solo release will be worth a listen.
WWIII is way underrated. Best Bone album since Resurrection.
They should’ve stuck with DJ U-Neek all these years & there wouldn’t have been all these departures from their original sound like that Akon shit (“I Tried”)…that whole era where they were trying to be R&B. Bone is best when they’re true to their sound with no regard to what’s getting current airplay because the crap that’s on the radio sucks.