New Waves is the tenth studio album by American hip hop group Bone Thugs. It was released on June 23, 2017, by Entertainment One Music. 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"). 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.
The album's lead single, "Coming Home", was released on March 24, 2017. New Waves debuted at number 181 on the US Billboard 200.
The album features two of the five 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".
In an interview with AllHipHop.com Krayzie Bone explained the meaning of the album:
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:
The album's lead single, "Coming Home" featuring Stephen Marley was released on March 24, 2017. The song was produced by Damizza and Dutch producers Avedon & Clifford Golio. The song's accompanying music video was released on May 8, 2017.
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. The track is a lyrical follow-up to the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony hit âÂÂCrossroadsâÂÂ.
The album's third single, titled "Fantasy" featuring Jesse Rankins was released on June 16, 2017, accompanied by a music video.
The music video for "Change the Story" featuring Uncle Murda was released on June 10, 2017. In regards to âÂÂChange the Story,â Bizzy said it was important for the group to acknowledge some of the rap legends who've passed on prematurely.
Aaron Mckrell of HipHopDX gave the album a score of 3.7/5 and wrote: "This ain't your daddyâÂÂs Bone. Want ominous ivory tickles and creepy basslines? Too bad; youâÂÂre getting thumping bass and soaring robo-rhythms."
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