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〕 | rev2 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev2Score = B | rev3 = ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' | rev3Score = | rev4 = ''The Source | rev4Score = }} ''The Art of War'' is the third studio album by rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony which was released on July 29, 1997. The album sold 394,000 units in its first week of release. The album was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA in June 1998. It was the first double-album from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album included the platinum-single "Look into My Eyes", and the gold-single "If I Could Teach the World". The whole album is produced by DJ U-Neek. The album was rumored to be called "DNA Level C" which is Cleveland backwards. "The Art of War" was created largely as a response to rappers deemed "Clones" (copycats) by the group. Such rappers included Do or Die, Crucial Conflict, Twista & The Speedknots, Bone Killas, Tommy Wright III & Three 6 Mafia. In "Ready 4 War," Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (along with Mr. Majesty) called out Crucial Conflict directly by name, with Majesty even stating, "I'll watch you ride the rodeo straight to the bottom". In "U ain't Bone", Layzie Bone raps a line similar to one from MC Lyte's "10% dis". MC lyte: "Beat biter! Dope style taker! Tell you to your face you ain't nuttin but a faker!" Layzie Bone: "They beat biters, dope-style takers When I see you face-to-face My nigga, I'm a treat you like a hater" In the wake of his father's death and Tomica Wright now heading Ruthless, Bizzy Bone was not happy, and thus did not appear for many shows or promotions. Now calling the shots, many tracks were altered by Tomica Wright, attempting to head the group into a new direction. Such tracks include Thug Luv with Sylk-E. Fyne, If I Could Teach the World, Friends, Ready For War and many others. While the group appeared at Sprite Nite on BET, Keenan Ivory Wayans (with Bizzy), and several other promotions, their tour began to lag without Bizzy. They also changed the name of "Friends" for the cassette version to "How Many of Us Have Them". The first single for this album was Look Into My Eyes, which was also on the ''Batman & Robin'' soundtrack. Neither Bizzy nor Flesh-n-Bone was featured in the video. The next single was "If I Could Teach the World". Bizzy did not appear in this video either. Thug Luv and Body Rott were also released to radio as singles. 2Pac wrote his verse in 111 seconds as confirmed by Bizzy Bone.〔rapgenius.com/1249071/Bone-thugs-n-harmony-thug-luv/2pac〕 A sequel to the album ''The Art of War: World War III'' was released on December 10, 2013. ==Track listing== ;Sample credits World War 1 *"Handle the Vibe" contains a sample of "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" as performed by Boogie Down Productions *"It's All Mo' Thug" contains a sample of "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" as performed by Isaac Hayes *"Ready 4 War" contains a sample of "Love Hangover" as performed by Diana Ross *"Ain't Nothin Changed (Everyday Thang Part 2)" contains a sample of "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" as performed by Freddie Jackson *"Hard Times" contains a sample of "Love.... Can Be So Wonderful" as performed by The Temprees *"Mind of a Souljah" contains a sample of "Promise Me" as performed by Luther Vandross World War 2 *"Hatin' Nation" contains a sample of "Juicy Fruit" as performed by Mtume *"Blaze It" contains a sample of "Why Have I Lost You" as performed by Cameo *"Evil Paradise" contains a sample of "White Horse" as performed by Laid Back *"Thug Luv" contains a sample of "Friday the 13th Original Theme" by Harry Manfredini *"U Ain't Bone" contains a sample of "Ring the Alarm" as performed by Tenor Saw *"Friends" contains a sample of "Friends" as performed by Whodini 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Art of War (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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