Mo Thugs is an American
hip hop collective formed and led by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The Mo Thugs collective have released six studio albums with the first being in 1996 and the latest in 2023. Their logo, a pyramid with a fist above it, is symbolic of their achievements; The pyramid stands for longevity, and the fist stands for victory.
History
Due to the success of their albums ''
Creepin on ah Come Up'' and ''
E. 1999 Eternal'', Bone Thugs established Mo Thugs Records to introduce many of the Cleveland-based and other artists that they were developing. The group's first album, ''
Family Scriptures'' was released in November 1996 produced by
Romeo Antonio. The album was a success, peaking at No. 2 on both the
''Billboard'' 200 and
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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(held from the top spot of both charts by
Tupac Shakur
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's ''
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory''), and reaching platinum status for sales over one million copies.
Mo Thugs followed ''Family Scriptures'' in 1998 with ''
Chapter II: Family Reunion'' which was then followed by ''
Mo Thugs III: The Mothership'' in 2000, and ''
The Movement'' in 2003.
In 2010,
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 ...
restructured the company, branding ''Harmony Howse Ent''. as the new parent company over Mo Thugs, governing the regional satellite branches of the ever-expanding Mo Thugs Family, such as Mo Mo Thugs West, and the rest of the Mo Thugs Affiliates worldwide.
In 2023, after years of inactivity, Mo Thugs returned for 2 albums, 'Eternal' and 'ThugLine Vs MoThugs'(
sic
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), with both albums being released under Mo Thugs Records.
Past and present artists include: Felecia,
Poetic Hustla'z,
II Tru, Graveyard Shift,
Romeo Antonio, Ken Dawg, Souljah Boy (not to be confused with
Soulja Boy
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), Tre', Skant, Thug Queen, Powder P, Potion, MT5, DJ Ice, Emmortal Thugs, Desperados, Lil Mack, Black Hole of Watts, Dirty Red, Thin-C, Big Sloan Bone, Rocky Rock, Jeremy, Freaky G, Capone, Seldom Seen, Cat Cody,
Flesh-n-Bone (who was on
Def Jam
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The ...
until 1999) and others.
Discography
*''
Family Scriptures'' (1996)
*''
Chapter II: Family Reunion'' (1998)
*''
Mo Thugs III: The Mothership'' (2000)
*''
The Movement'' (2003)
*''Mo Thugs Soldiers'' (2007)
*''The Best of Mo Thugs (Volume One)'' (2019)
*''The Best of Mo Thugs (Volume Two)'' (2019)
*''Eternal'' (2023)
*''Thugline Vs MoThugs''
with ThugLine (2023)
References
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MNRK Music Group artists
Hip-hop collectives
Musical groups from Cleveland
Gangsta rap groups