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The album was rumored to be called "DNA Level C" which is Cleveland backwards. 385 likes .
Unlike the aforementioned artists, Bone don't possess either a lyrical or musical vision; their most distinctive trademark, whiny "soulful" sung vocals alternating with ragga-inflected raps, was lifted from Snoop Dogg and Dre productions. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun", also spelled Sunzi), is composed of 13 chapters.
The album included the platinum-single "Look into My Eyes", and the gold-single "If I Could Teach the World".
"The Art of War" was created largely as a response to rappers deemed "Clones" (copycats) by the group. tags: importance, safety, state, war. The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The messy but surprisingly inspired Art of War: WWIII takes the discussion in a new direction, …
The album was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA in June 1998. It could be argued the first two double-disc rap albums, by Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War. However, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's double-disc Art of War can only qualify as an exercise in pure indulgence. By the end of the second disc, they have repeated all of their ideas at least five times apiece, and only a few of those ideas resulted in actual songs in the first place. Single-disc albums tended to be overlong in the first place, but double discs were even worse, since it required artists incapable of successfully filling out a 70 minute disc to produce twice as much music. feat: “The art of war is of vital importance to the State. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said, "While the group is capable of producing a catchy single, they don't have the personality to sustain an album, much less a double-disc set. Such rappers included In the wake of his father's death and Tomica Wright now heading 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".