Thug by Nature

Thug by Nature is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Layzie Bone, released under his L-Burna alias. It was released on March 20, 2001 through Ruthless Records with distribution via Epic Records. Production was handled by L.T. Hutton, Darren Vegas, Michael Seifert, BB, Buddy Banks, Damon Elliott, Red Spyda, Dre' Ghost, Mauly T., Step and Thin C., with Tomica Wright and Layzie Bone serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Aaron Hall, Baby S, Big Chan, Dekumpozed, Flesh-n-Bone, WC and Geraldine Sigler. The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with 36,406 copies sold in the United States in the first week.[4] It also made it to number 30 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.

Thug by Nature
Studio album by
L-Burna a.k.a. Layzie Bone
ReleasedMarch 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
Recorded2000–01
Genre
Length1:10:42
LabelRuthless
Producer
Layzie Bone chronology
Thug by Nature
(2001)		 It's Not a Game
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

"Battlefield" and "Deadly Musical" are diss songs aimed at Chicago-based group Do Or Die.

The song "Back Up Against The Wall" is featured on the Soundtrack of Down to Earth.


Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Carole of the Bones" (featuring Geraldine Sigler)
Michael Seifert0:54
2."Battlefield"
L.T. Hutton4:04
3."Connectin' the Plots" (featuring WC)
Darren Vegas4:23
4."Fear No Man"
  • Howse
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton3:39
5."Time Will Tell" (featuring Dekumpozed)
  • Howse
  • Brence Skinner
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton4:16
6."Where You Goin?" (Skit)  1:10
7."How Long Will It Last"
  • Howse
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton4:53
8."Deadly Musical"
  • Howse
  • Edward Banks
  • Amefika Williams
  • Buddy Banks
  • Thin C.
4:18
9."Fire in tha Hole" (Skit)  0:39
10."There They Go" (featuring Aaron Hall)
Mauly T.3:59
11."My Niggaz"
  • Howse
  • Robin Hardwick
  • Andre Bell
D.J. Dre Ghost3:11
12."Still the Greatest" (featuring Flesh-n-Bone and Big Chan)
Darren Vegas5:29
13."Make My Day" (featuring Baby S)
  • Howse
  • David Ware
  • Leonard Bunn
Step3:54
14."Lock-n-Load"
  • Howse
  • Hutton
L.T. Hutton4:34
15."Up Against the Wall"
  • Howse
  • Hubbard
Darren Vegas3:45
16."Thug by Nature"
4:42
17."Smoke On"
Damon Elliott3:57
18."Listen"
  • Howse
  • Hubbard
Darren Vegas4:05
19."As the Rain"
  • Howse
  • Seifert
Michael Seifert4:50
Total length:1:10:42

Bonus disc
Bonus disc 1
  1. "It's all Hood Niggaz"
  2. "M.O.G."
Bonus disc 2
  1. "Money on da Wood" (featuring Bizzy Bone, Skant Bone and E-Mortal Thugs)
  2. "No Matter"

Personnel
  • Steven "Layzie Bone"/"L-Burna" Howse – main artist, executive producer
  • Geraldine 'Gere' Sigler – vocals (track 1)
  • William "WC" Calhoun – featured artist (track 3)
  • Brence "Dekumpozed" Skinner – featured artist (track 5)
  • Aaron Hall – featured artist (track 10)
  • Stanley "Flesh-n-Bone" Howse – featured artist (track 12)
  • "Big Chan" Gaines – featured artist (track 12)
  • David "Baby S" Ware – featured artist (track 13)
  • Michael Seifert – producer & recording (tracks: 1, 19)
  • Lenton Terrell Hutton – producer (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 14)
  • Darren "Vegas" Hubbard – producer (tracks: 3, 12, 15, 18)
  • Edward "Buddy" Banks – producer (track 8)
  • Amefika "Thin C" Williams – producer (track 8)
  • Mauly Taylor – producer (track 10)
  • Andre "Dre Ghost" Bell – producer (track 11)
  • Step – producer (track 13)
  • BB – producer (track 16)
  • Red Spyda – producer (track 16)
  • Damon Elliott – producer & recording (track 17)
  • Aaron Connor – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 8, 11-13, 15, 16, 18)
  • Brian Springer – recording (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7), mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 14)
  • Richard E. Harris Jr. – recording (tracks: 3, 8, 15, 18, 19)
  • Gabe Chiesa – recording (tracks: 4, 7)
  • Erik Nordquist – recording (tracks: 11, 17)
  • Dino "The Cut" Johnson – recording (track 13)
  • Tim Nitz – recording (track 14)
  • "Disco Rick" Taylor – recording (track 16)
  • Michael Dean – mixing (track 17)
  • Eric Williams – recording (track 19)
  • Jason Walker – engineering assistant (track 10)
  • Joe Brown – engineering assistant (track 17)
  • Tomica Wright – executive producer
  • Giulio Costanzo – art direction, design
  • Image Lumumba – photography

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 30
US Billboard 200[6] 43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 17

References
  1. Azpiri, Jon. "Thug By Nature - L-Burna | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 3, 2001). "RapReviews.com Feature for April 3, 2001 - L-Burna's "Thug By Nature"". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. Boucher, Geoff (March 29, 2001). "Shaggy Holds Off 112's Latest to Top the Charts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. "Charts.nz – L-Burna aka Layzie Bone – Thug By Nature". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. "Layzie Bone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. "Layzie Bone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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