Bone Thugs Dropping Two New LPs; Second Disc To Feature Dre, Kanye, Mariah
Krayzie Bone's been "Ridin" high lately with Chamillionaire, but he hasn't forgotten his harmonious roots.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Krayzie's group since the early '90s, have two new albums on the horizon, beginning with September 19's Thug Stories.
That album, the follow-up to 2002's Thug World Order, marks the group's first release as a trio, since Bizzy Bone is no longer in the group (see [article id="1511249"]"Bizzy Bone Says He's Not Crazy, He's Just Found The Lord"[/article]), leaving Krayzie, Layzie Bone and Wish Bone (Flesh-N-Bone is serving a 10-year sentence for armed assault.) The first single is the just-released "Don't Stop."
While Thug Stories is a somewhat low-key affair, the second new Bone Thugs album, expected in late 2006, is being overseen by Swizz Beatz (who brought the group to Interscope Records) and will feature a bevy of big names.
"We got Dr. Dre, we got Three 6 Mafia, we got Kanye West, we got a lot of people on the album," Krayzie said. "We got Mariah Carey. She promised that she was gonna do a song with us once, and she kept her promise."
Akon and Ice Cube also show up on the album, which has yet to be titled, and verses Flesh-N-Bone recorded behind bars may also appear.
"Everybody is excited to come back, 'cause Bone is where it started from," said Krayzie, who is also developing a sneaker line called TL Classics.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony tour dates, according to Koch Records:
- 9/6 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues