It's Not a Game

by Layzie Bone

Overview

After years of little activity, the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony family returned with a vengeance in 2004 and 2005. Following releases by Bizzy and Krayzie, the Bone Brothers (Bizzy and Layzie), and a Bone Thugs greatest-hits collection, Layzie Bone unveiled his long-awaited solo debut, IT'S NOT A GAME. Layzie, with his ability to rap slowly or at Twista-level speed with equal precision, may be the quintessential Bone Thugs member, and while the beats on this effort are enchantingly spare, his versatile voice more than fills the space. Layzie is joined by numerous guest stars on IT'S NOT A GAME, but save Snoop Dogg's distinctive entrance on the hazy "Smokin' on Information," the guests are just dropping by and hanging out, rather than stealing the show. A shining example of this follows the intro, as Layzie plays his rhymes off of the sweet, refined soul croon of Aaron Hall on the creeping "There They Go." Layzie follows with a dizzying Twista collaboration on the pair's paean to their home region--the captivating "Midwest Invasion." (Layzie is from Cleveland, Ohio, and Twista hails from Chicago, Illinois.) It's exactly this mix of slow and fast tracks that makes IT'S NOT A GAME a winning solo outing for the skillful Layzie Bone.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2022
Label:	X-Ray
UPC:	0889466273711
Rank:	60000

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Layzie Bone   Primary Artist,Rap
DJ Dre Ghost   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Stew Deez   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Thin C   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Thick   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
L. Burna   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
M.T.F.   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Felicia   Primary Artist
Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Outlawz   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Krayzie Bone   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Felecia   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Dogzilla   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Twista   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
WC   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Aaron Hall   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Joe Little   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
D.J. Dre Ghost   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Thick & Thin C   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

DJ Dre Ghost   Audio Engineer,Producer
Thin C   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
Stew   Audio Production,Producer
The Platinum Brothers   Audio Production,Producer
Self   Producer
D. Johnson   Composer
M. Greenidge   Composer
K. Anthony   Composer
R. Cooper   Composer
A. Henderson   Composer
Dave Stewart   Producer
Calvin Broadus   Composer
R. Maxwell   Composer
A. Hall   Composer
Mauly T.   Producer
Darren Vegas   Producer
Denzo   Producer
Cashion Howse   Producer
Giovanni Rodriguez   Artwork,Photography
D. Hudson, Jr.   Composer
Dirty Red & Lil Bay   Producer
D.J. Dre Ghost   Mixing,Producer
The Presidents   Producer
Steven Howse   Composer