Art Of War, The

Entertainment Weekly - "...after two hours of these singsong melodies, WAR seems more like a siege than a surgical strike..." - Rating: B Rolling Stone - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...THE ART OF WAR packs a blast of break beats and mo'-hardcore-than-thou soliloquies....THE ART OF WAR is required reading..." The Source - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...While MCs may have come before them with quick-tongued lyrical excursions, Bone put their own spin on the style, made it their own....THE ART OF WAR is filled with chest-beating narratives..." Rolling Stone - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...THE ART OF WAR packs a blast of break beats and mo'-hardcore-than-thou soliloquies....THE ART OF WAR is required reading..." Entertainment Weekly - "...after two hours of these singsong melodies, WAR seems more like a siege than a surgical strike..." - Rating: B The Source - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...While MCs may have come before them with quick-tongued lyrical excursions, Bone put their own spin on the style, made it their own....THE ART OF WAR is filled with chest-beating narratives..."

The double-disc album was occasionally the standard for mid-'90s hip-hop. Following releases by 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony entered the ring with Art of War. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine|