Some of these cuts are positively smoove, which stands in direct contrast to the gangstafied lyrics, but that's always been a part of the Bone trademark". Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave Thug Mentality 1999 a 3/5 rating and wrote: "Krayzie doesn't hesitate to accentuate the already smooth surfaces of his music.
Thug Mentality 1999 was met with generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.
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The song's accompanying music video was later released that year.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scores The song was produced by Krayzie Bone himself. The album's second single, titled "Paper" was released in October 1999. It peaked at number 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 31 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. The song was produced by Michael Seifert. The album's lead single, titled " Thug Mentality" was released on March 20, 1999. Krayzie Bone wrote and recorded over 150 songs for the album, of which thirty-eight made the album's final cut as a double album. What dudes didn’t use, I just kept stashed away and when it was time work on my album, I just brought them out. On Art Of War, I would basically start the songs off and everyone else would just come in and do what they do. Some of the stuff was from what we didn’t use from Art Of War.
A lot of those tracks, I had the ideas and then I went in and laid them straight out. I still had a lot of material that I had that I wanted to get off my chest.
We was fresh, still not that far from being on the streets. I’d have to say that was the easiest album to make because I had so much material and so much stuff backed up. In an interview with HipHopDX, Krayzie Bone spoke on the creation of the album: The album featured a large selection of guest appearances, including singer Mariah Carey and rappers Snoop Dogg, Big Pun and more.
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