''New Waves'' is the tenth studio album by American
hip hop group
Bone Thugs. It was released on June 23, 2017, by
Entertainment One Music
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...
. The album only consists of 2 out of 5 members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur. He is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
Personal life
Henderson comes from a fourth generation famil ...
and
Bizzy Bone
Bryon Anthony McCane II (born September 12, 1976),Whitburn, Joel (2008) ''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2006'', Record Research, , p. 97 better known by his stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American rapper, singer and the youngest member o ...
; a duo simply known as "Bone Thugs"). The album features a large selection of guest appearances, including
Stephen Marley,
Tank
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,
Jesse Rankins,
Kaci Brown
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,
Jazze Pha
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, the other Bone members (
Layzie Bone
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,
Wish Bone and
Flesh-n-Bone),
Jonathan Davis
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from
nu metal
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band
Korn
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Originally formed in 1993 ...
,
Bun B
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,
Uncle Murda
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,
Yelawolf
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,
IYAZ
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,
Eric Bellinger
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and more.
The album's lead single, "Coming Home", was released on March 24, 2017. ''New Waves'' debuted at number 181 on the US
''Billboard'' 200.
Background
The album features two of the five members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone) rapping with their "signature
fast-rapping, singing style over an array of new sounds, including
EDM
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* Early Day Miners, American band
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* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
*Entry, Descent, and landing demonstrat ...
and
pop-tinged beats".
In an interview with
AllHipHop.com Krayzie Bone explained the meaning of the album:
Bizzy Bone also spoke on the creation process of the album and why they decided to choose
eOne
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as the
record label
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for the album:
Promotion
Singles
The album's lead single, "Coming Home" featuring
Stephen Marley was released on March 24, 2017. The song was produced by
Damizza
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and
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
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* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
producers
Avedon & Clifford Golio. The song's accompanying
music video
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was released on May 8, 2017.
The album's second single, titled "If Heaven Had a Cellphone" featuring American R&B singer
Tank
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was released on June 9, 2017 accompanied by a music video. The track is a lyrical follow-up to the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony hit “
Crossroads
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”.
The album's third single, titled "Fantasy" featuring Jesse Rankins was released on June 16, 2017 accompanied by a music video.
Other songs
The music video for "Change the Story" featuring
Uncle Murda
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was released on June 10, 2017. In regards to “Change the Story,” Bizzy said it was important for the group to acknowledge some of the rap legends who've passed on prematurely.
Critical reception
Aaron Mckrell of ''
HipHopDX
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...
'' gave the album a score of 3.7/5 and wrote: "This ain't your daddy’s Bone. Want ominous ivory tickles and creepy basslines? Too bad; you’re getting thumping bass and soaring robo-rhythms."
Track listing
Notes
* signifies a co-producer
* signifies an additional producer
* "Good Person", "Cocaine Love" and "Bad Dream" contains additional vocals by Kyle and Devin
* "Fantasy" contains additional vocals by Cimo Fränkel
* "Waves" contains additional vocals by Yahusha Kalev
* "Ruthless" contains additional instruments by Wouter Bossen
Charts
Release history
References
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2017 albums
Albums produced by Scott Storch
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony albums