New Waves

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New Waves

Studio album by Bone Thugs

Released June 23, 2017

Recorded 2016-17

 Hip hop
Genre
 pop-rap

 R&B

 EDM[1]

Length 46:05

Label eOne

Producer  Thomas Deelder (exec.)

 Steve Lobel (exec.)

 Damizza (co-exec.)

 Hugo Langras (co-exec.)

 Avedon

 Clifford Golio
 Kyle
  Devin

 Scott Storch

 Dan Book

 Diego Ave

 Far East Movement

 Autolaser

 King Kanobby

Bone Thugs chronology

The Art of War: New Waves

World War III (2017)
(2013)

Singles from New Waves

1. "Coming Home"
Released: March 24, 2017[2]

2. "If Heaven Had a Cellphone"

Released: June 9, 2017

3. "Fantasy"
Released: June 16, 2017

New Waves is the tenth studio album by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. It was
released on June 23, 2017, by Entertainment One Music.[3] The album only consists of 2 out of 5
members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Krayzie Bone and Bizzy Bone; a duo simply known as "Bone
Thugs").[4] The album features a large selection of guest appearances, including Stephen
Marley, Tank, Jesse Rankins, Kaci Brown, Jazze Pha, the other Bone members (Layzie Bone, Wish
Bone and Flesh-n-Bone), Jonathan Davis from nu metal band Korn, Bun B, Uncle
Murda, Yelawolf, IYAZ, Eric Bellinger and more.[5]
The album's lead single, "Coming Home", was released on March 24, 2017. New Waves debuted at
number 181 on the US Billboard200.[6]

Contents
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 1Background
 2Promotion
o 2.1Singles
o 2.2Other songs
 3Critical reception
 4Track listing
  5Charts
 6Release history
 7References

Background[edit]
The album only consists in 2 of the 5 members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (Krayzie Bone and Bizzy
Bone) rapping with their signature fast-rapping, singing style over an array of new sounds,
including EDM and pop-tinged beats.[1]
In an interview with AllHipHop.com Krayzie Bone explained the meaning of the album:

“
This album is a breath of fresh air coming from Bone. We wanted to give this project a
different look. That's where the album title comes from: New Waves. We will always be a
group…we will always be Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, but this is different than from the norm.
This is Bone Thugs. ”
— Krayzie Bone, interview with allhiphop.com.[7]

Bizzy Bone also spoke on the creation process of the album and why they decided to
choose eOne as the record label for the album:

We love the process of making music so this wasn’t a hard album for us to make. We have
“ so much history with not only eOne Music but with eOne Music President, Alan Grunblatt.
He’s the same dude we’ve had all our success with since E. 1999 Eternal. ”
— Bizzy Bone, interview with allhiphop.com.[7]

Promotion[edit]
Singles[edit]
The album's lead single, "Coming Home" featuring Stephen Marley was released on March 24,
2017.[8] The song was produced by Damizza and Dutch producers Avedon & Clifford Golio. The
song's accompanying music video was released on May 8, 2017.[9][10][11]
The album's second single, titled "If Heaven Had a Cellphone" featuring American R&B
singer Tank was released on June 9, 2017 accompanied by a music video.[12][13][14] The track is a
lyrical follow-up to the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony hit “Crossroads”.[15]
The album's third single, titled "Fantasy" featuring Jesse Rankins was released on June 16, 2017
accompanied by a music video.[16][17]
Other songs[edit]
The music video for "Change the Story" featuring Uncle Murda was released on June 10,
2017.[18][19] In regards to “Change the Story,” Bizzy said it was important for the group to acknowledge
some of the rap legends who’ve passed on prematurely.[20]

Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings

Review scores
 Source Rating

HipHopDX (3.7/5)[21]

Cryptic Rock [22]

Aaron Mckrell of HipHopDX gave the album a score of 3.7/5 and wrote: "This ain’t your daddy’s
Bone. Want ominous ivory tickles and creepy basslines? Too bad; you’re getting thumping bass and
soaring robo-rhythms." [21] Marenacio Banks of Cryptic Rock gave the album a score of 3.5/5 and
wrote: "In expecting and even anticipating a new Bone album, a true fan wants to hear that classic
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony sound fused with our modern day favorites. Not only to just get Bone in the
loop with the transition of Hip Hop music, but also for new artist to pay their tribute on a record to
pioneers who helped pave the way to their own successes. Debatably, some features from a Rae
Sremmurd, Future, Drake, even a Lil Wayne or Nicki Minaj, would indicated to anyone rooting for
Bone that they are consciously aware of what is hot. All this said, New Waves is a new direction and
worth a listen." [22]

Track listing[edit]
New Waves[23]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
 Anthony Henderson 
1. "Coming Home" (featuring Stephen Marley) Clifford Goilo 2:55
 Bryon McCane  Avedon
 Stephen Marley  Damizza[a]
 Damion Young
 Clifford Golio
 Vincent van den Ende
2. "If Heaven Had a  Henderson  Damizza 2:39
Cellphone" (featuring Tank)  McCane  Avedon
 Durrell Babbs
 Jeremy Ryan Hanlon
 Brockett Aspniwall
Parsons
 Vincent van den Ende
3. "Good Person" (featuring Joelle James)  Henderson  Avedon 2:55
 McCane  Kyle[a]
 Joelle James  Devin[a]
 Kyle Guisande
 Devin Guisande
 Vincent van den Ende
4. "Fantasy" (featuring Jesse Rankins)  Henderson  Avedon 2:40
 McCane  Cimo Fränkel[a]
 Jesse Rankins  Rik Anemma[a]
 Cimo Fränkel
 Rik Anemma
 Vincent van den Ende
5. "That Girl" (featuring Kaci Brown)  Henderson Avedon 2:49
 McCane
  Kaci Brown
 Vincent van den Ende
6. "Let It All Out" (featuring Jazze Pha)  Henderson  Avedon 3:06
 McCane  Kyle[a]
 Phalon Alexander  Devin[a]
 Kyle Guisande  Dan Book[a]
 Devin Guisande
 Dan Book
 Vincent van den Ende
7. "Waves" (featuring Layzie Bone, Wish  Henderson  Scott Storch 4:12
Bone and Flesh-n-Bone)  McCane  Diego Ave[a]
 Steven Howse  Avedon[b]
 Charles Scruggs
 Stanley Howse
 Scott Storch
 Diego Ave
 Vincent van den Ende
8. "Whatever Goes Up" (featuring Jonathan Henderson Clifford Golio 3:47
Davis)  McCane
 Jonathan Davis
 Lee Anna McCollum
 Clifford Golio

9. "Cocaine Love" (featuring Bun B and Jesse Henderson  Avedon 3:22
Rankins)  McCane  Kyle[a]
 Bernard Freeman  Devin[a]
 Jesse Rankins
 Kyle Guisande
 Devin Guisande
 Vincent van den Ende
10. "Bad Dream" (featuring Iyaz)  Henderson  Avedon 2:43
 McCane  Kyle[a]
 Keidran Jones  Devin[a]
 Kyle Guisande
 Devin Guisande
 Vincent van den Ende
11. "Gravity" (featuring Yelawolf)  Henderson  Far East Movement 3:57
 McCane  Autolaser[a]
 Michael Atha  King Kanobby[a]
 Shaunice Jones  Avedon[a]
 Paul Jongsma
 James Roh
 Kevin Nishimura
 Virman Coquia
 Vincent van den Ende
12. "Bottleservice"  Henderson  Avedon 2:50
 McCane  Damizza[a]
 Damion Young
 Vincent van den Ende
 13. "Change the Story" (featuring Uncle  Henderson Avedon 4:07
Murda)  McCane
 Leonard Grant
 Diego Ave
 Vincent van den Ende
 Rachel West

14. "Ruthless" (featuring Layzie Bone, Flesh-n- Henderson  Avedon 4:03
Bone and Eric Bellinger)  McCane  Kyle[a]
 Steven Howse  Devin[a]
 Stanley Howse
 Eric Bellinger
 Kyle Guisande
 Devin Guisande
 Vincent van den Ende
Total length: 46:05
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track
[show]Bonus track
edition
Notes

 signifies a co-producer
^[a]

 signifies an additional producer

^[b]

 "Good Person", "Cocaine Love" and "Bad Dream" contains

additional vocals by Kyle and Devin
 "Fantasy" contains additional vocals by Cimo Fränkel
 "Waves" contains additional vocals by Yahusha Kalev
 "Ruthless" contains additional instruments by Wouter Bossen

Charts[edit]

Peak
Chart (2017)
position

Billboard Independent Albums 10

Billboard Top Album Sales 54

New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[24] 3

US Billboard 200[25] 181

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.

 Digital download [23]

 streaming
Worldwide June 23, 2017  Entertainment One Music
[26][27]
CD

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