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Thug by Nature is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Layzie Bone, released under his L-Burna alias. It was released on March 20, 2001 through Ruthless Records with distribution via Epic Records. Production was handled by L.T. Hutton, Darren Vegas, Michael Seifert, BB, Buddy Banks, Damon Elliott, Red Spyda, Dre' Ghost, Mauly T., Step and Thin C., with Tomica Wright and Layzie Bone serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Aaron Hall, Baby S, Big Chan, Dekumpozed, Flesh-n-Bone, WC and Geraldine Sigler. The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with 36,406 copies sold in the United States in the first week.[4] It also made it to number 30 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.

Thug by Nature
Studio album by
L-Burna a.k.a. Layzie Bone
ReleasedMarch 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
Recorded2000–01
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • hardcore hip hop
Length1:10:42
LabelRuthless
Producer
  • Layzie Bone (exec.)
  • Tomica Wright (exec.)
  • BB
  • Buddy Banks
  • Damon Elliott
  • Darren Vegas
  • Dre Ghost
  • L.T. Hutton
  • Mauly T
  • Michael Seifert
  • Red Spyda
  • Step
  • Thin C
Layzie Bone chronology
Thug by Nature
(2001)		 It's Not a Game
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

"Battlefield" and "Deadly Musical" are diss songs aimed at Chicago-based group Do Or Die.

The song "Back Up Against The Wall" is featured on the Soundtrack of Down to Earth.



Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Carole of the Bones" (featuring Geraldine Sigler)
  • Steven Howse
  • Michael Seifert
Michael Seifert0:54
2."Battlefield"
  • Howse
  • Lenton Terrell Hutton
L.T. Hutton4:04
3."Connectin' the Plots" (featuring WC)
Darren Vegas4:23
4."Fear No Man"
  • Howse
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton3:39
5."Time Will Tell" (featuring Dekumpozed)
  • Howse
  • Brence Skinner
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton4:16
6."Where You Goin?" (Skit)  1:10
7."How Long Will It Last"
  • Howse
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton4:53
8."Deadly Musical"
  • Howse
  • Edward Banks
  • Amefika Williams
  • Buddy Banks
  • Thin C.
4:18
9."Fire in tha Hole" (Skit)  0:39
10."There They Go" (featuring Aaron Hall)
  • Howse
  • Aaron Hall
  • M. Taylor
Mauly T.3:59
11."My Niggaz"
  • Howse
  • Robin Hardwick
  • Andre Bell
D.J. Dre Ghost3:11
12."Still the Greatest" (featuring Flesh-n-Bone and Big Chan)
  • Howse
  • Stanley Howse
  • Chan Gaines
  • Hubbard
Darren Vegas5:29
13."Make My Day" (featuring Baby S)
  • Howse
  • David Ware
  • Leonard Bunn
Step3:54
14."Lock-n-Load"
  • Howse
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton4:34
15."Up Against the Wall"
  • Howse
  • Hubbard
Darren Vegas3:45
16."Thug by Nature"
  • Howse
  • Andy Thelusma
  • BB
  • Red Spyda
  • BB
4:42
17."Smoke On"
Damon Elliott3:57
18."Listen"
  • Howse
  • Hubbard
Darren Vegas4:05
19."As the Rain"
  • Howse
  • Seifert
Michael Seifert4:50
Total length:1:10:42

Bonus disc


Bonus disc 1
  1. "It's all Hood Niggaz"
  2. "M.O.G."
Bonus disc 2
  1. "Money on da Wood" (featuring Bizzy Bone, Skant Bone and E-Mortal Thugs)
  2. "No Matter"

Personnel



Charts


Chart (2001) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 30
US Billboard 200[6] 43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 17

References


  1. Azpiri, Jon. "Thug By Nature - L-Burna | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 3, 2001). "RapReviews.com Feature for April 3, 2001 - L-Burna's "Thug By Nature"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. Boucher, Geoff (March 29, 2001). "Shaggy Holds Off 112's Latest to Top the Charts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Charts.nz – L-Burna aka Layzie Bone – Thug By Nature". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. "Layzie Bone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. "Layzie Bone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.




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