''Family Scriptures'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop collective
Mo Thugs. It was released on November 5, 1996, via
Mo Thugs/
Relativity Records
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. The recording sessions took place at Private Island Trax in
Los Angeles
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. It was
produced by
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
Career
Solo
After finding success with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone recorded his so ...
, who also served as executive producer together with
Layzie Bone
Steven Howse (born September 23, 1974), known professionally as Layzie Bone, is an American rapper known primarily for being a member of the group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He has also gone by the names L-Burna, Lil Lay, and The #1 Assassin. He is ...
, Archie Blaine, Bobby Jones and Paul "Tombstone" O'Neil, with co-producers Gates and Sin. It features contributions from
Flesh-n-Bone,
II Tru, Ken Dawg, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone,
Poetic Hustla'z, Souljah Boy, the Graveyard Shift, and Tré.
The album peaked at number two on the
''Billboard'' 200 and the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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in the United States selling 219,00
copies On January 3, 1997, it received Platinum certification status by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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for selling 1,000,000 copies.
Its sequel, ''
Mo Thugs Family Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion'', was released on May 26, 1998.
Controversy
On April 28, 2011, former
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e and also referred to as simply Bone Thugs or Bone) is an American hip hop group formed in 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie ...
/Mo Thugs associate Roland Brown filed the lawsuit in the Cuyahoga County
Court of Common Pleas in
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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, for breach of contract over unpaid royalties, claiming he wrote “Take Your Time” and “Here With Me” by Tré. Naming Mo Thugs Records,
Loud Records
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The label si ...
, Relativity Records,
Ruthless Records
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,
Sony Music
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and
Warner Music Group
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as defendants, Brown was seeking for
$27 million ($24 million in damages and $3 million in mechanical royalties for the single, music video, and ''Family Scriptures'' album).
Track listing
;Sample credits
*Track 5 contains elements from "
Moments in Love" written by
Anne Dudley,
Gary Langan
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Biography
Langan's career started at age 18 when he worked as an assistant engineer at Sarm East Studios, learning the craft from Gary Lyons ...
,
Jonathan Jeczalik,
Paul Morley
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and
Trevor Horn
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Horn took up the bass guitar at an ...
and performed by
Art of Noise
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*Track 8 contains elements from "May the Force Be with You" written by
George Clinton,
William Collins and Gary Lee Cooper and performed by
Bootsy's Rubber Band
*Track 9 contains replayed elements from "
Devotion" written by
Philip Bailey
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and
Maurice White
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and performed by
Earth, Wind & Fire
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*Track 11 contains elements from "Ain't Nothing I Can Do" written by
Leo Graham, Paul Richmond and Darryl Ellis and performed by
Tyrone Davis
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*Track 14 contains elements from "I Feel Like Loving You Today" written by
Isaac Hayes
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and performed by
Donald Byrd
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Personnel
*
Anthony Henderson – performer
(tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16), producer
(tracks: 2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 16), co-producer
(track 13), executive producer
*Kimberly Cromartie – performer
(tracks: 1, 7, 9, 10, 16)
*Niko Williams – performer
(tracks: 1, 7, 9, 10, 16)
*Rebecca Forsha – performer
(tracks: 1, 7, 9, 10, 16)
*Ronald Poole – performer
(tracks: 2, 12, 16)
*Anthony Chappell – performer
(tracks: 2, 16)
*Richard Drake – performer
(tracks: 2, 16)
*Belinda Wallace – performer
(tracks: 3, 8, 12, 14, 16)
*Cabrina Wilson – performer
(tracks: 3, 8, 14, 16)
*
Steven Howse – performer
(tracks: 3, 9, 16), executive producer
*Paul O'Neil – performer
(tracks: 4, 12, 13, 16), keyboards & producer
(track 15), co-producer
(track 13)
*Actavius Mills – performer
(tracks: 4, 13, 16), co-producer
(track 13)
*Arran Baldwin – performer
(tracks: 4, 13, 16), co-producer
(track 13)
*Kendon Anthony – performer
(tracks: 6, 8, 9, 11, 16)
*Willy Lyons – performer
(tracks: 9, 15, 16)
*
Stanley Howse – performer
(tracks: 13, 16)
*Bobby Jones – keyboards
(tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16), producer
(tracks: 7, 9, 13), co-producer
(tracks: 4, 10, 15, 16), mixing & recording
(tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)
*
Jimmy Zavala – saxophone
(track 3)
*
Romeo Antonio – guitar
(tracks: 4, 7, 9, 16)
*David Sewell – guitar
(track 13)
*Archie Blaine – producer, mixing & recording
(tracks: 3, 6, 8, 11, 14)
*Jeff Shirley – mixing
(tracks: 2-4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14), recording
(tracks: 3, 5-8, 10, 11, 14-16)
*Brian K. Nutter – recording
(track 2)
*Furman Smith – recording
(track 4)
*John Wydrycs – mixing
(tracks: 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16)
*Eric Fahlborg – recording
(track 9)
*Paul Real – assistant engineering
(track 9)
*Mark "V" Myers – mixing & recording
(track 10)
*Jason Mackey – recording
(track 12)
*Jessie Stewart – recording
(track 13), assistant engineering
(tracks: 4, 12)
*Nate Carpenter – assistant engineering
(track 13)
*David Bett – art direction
*Patrick Aquintey – art direction
*Josh Nichols – cover
*Christian Lantry – photography
*Steve Lobel – A&R
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
*
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Mo Thugs albums
1996 debut albums
Relativity Records albums