The Collection (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album)

The Collection is an album series by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Volume One, consisting of hit songs between 1994 and 1998, was released on November 24, 1998, by Ruthless Records. Volume Two was released on November 14, 2000.

The Collection
Compilation album series by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Released	November 24, 1998 (Volume One) November 14, 2000 (Volume Two)
Recorded	1993–1998 & 1994–2000
Genre	Hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:07:56 54:95
Label	Ruthless
Producer	Volume one: DJ Yella DJ U-Neek Mariah Carey Stevie J Puff Daddy L. T. Hutton Damon Elliott Krayzie Bone Volume Two: LT Hutton Craig B KLC Rick Taylor Jermaine Dupri DJ U-Neek
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony chronology
The Art of War (1997) The Collection (1998) BTNHResurrection (2000)
Volume Two

Volume One:

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
Q	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Volume Two:

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

"B.N.K" is a remake of a song by Eazy-E entitled "Black Nigga Killa". The original version, with 3 verses by Eazy-E and none by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, can be found on Ruthless Records Tenth Anniversary: Decade of Game.

Track listing

Volume 1

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Foe Tha Love Of $" (featuring Eazy-E & Shatasha Williams)	DJ Yella	9:05
2.	"1st Of Tha Month"	DJ U-Neek	5:12
3.	"Shoot 'Em Up"	DJ U-Neek	5:15
4.	"Days Of Our Livez"	DJ U-Neek	5:49
5.	"Breakdown (Mo Thugs Remix)" (with Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey, Stevie J, Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:57
6.	"Notorious Thugs" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)	Stevie J, Sean "Puffy" Combs	6:02
7.	"B.N.K." (featuring Eazy-E)	LT Hutton	5:00
8.	"War (Battlecry Remix)"	E-A-Ski & CMT	3:26
9.	"Crossroad (Original Mix)"	DJ U-Neek	3:32
10.	"Body Rott"	DJ U-Neek	5:01
11.	"Thuggish Ruggish Bone" (featuring Shatasha Williams)	DJ U-Neek	4:40
12.	"Fuck Tha Police (Remix)"	Krayzie Bone	5:01
13.	"P.O.D." (Bonus track)	DJ U-Neek	4:26
14.	"If I Could Teach The World (D.J. U-Neek Remix)" (European bonus track)	DJ U-Neek	4:54

Volume 2

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"C Land I.A." (Bizzy Bone & Flesh-N-Bone)	LT Hutton	4:31
2.	"Don't Hate On Me" (Krayzie Bone featuring Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat)	Jermaine Dupri	4:13
3.	"Thug Luv" (featuring 2Pac)	DJ U-Neek	5:07
4.	"Hook It Up" (featuring Master P & Silkk The Shocker)	KLC & Craig B	2:51
5.	"2 Glocks (U-Neek's Remix)"	DJ U-Neek	4:35
6.	"Look Into My Eyes (Atlantis Remix)"	DJ U-Neek	4:49
7.	"All Good" (Krayzie Bone featuring Felecia)	"Disco" Rick Taylor	3:56
8.	"Weedman" (Bizzy Bone featuring Blulight)	DJ U-Neek	3:56
9.	"Frontline Warriors" (Bizzy Bone & Layzie Bone featuring Big B)	LT Hutton	4:08
10.	"Change The World (U-Neek's Remix)" (featuring Big B)	DJ U-Neek	5:19
11.	"Can't Give It Up (Rock Remix)"	LT Hutton	5:10
12.	"Ghetto Cowboy" (Krayzie Bone & Layzie Bone featuring Powder P, Thug Queen & Felecia)	Krayzie Bone	5:24
13.	"Sleepwalkers" (featuring Eazy-E)	DJ U-Neek	3:32

Reception

"A fine introduction to the harmonious outfit's strangely smooth, yet sweary sound." – Tom Doyle, Q.^[3]

DVD Easter egg

In the DVD special features section, go to "Change the World" (extended version) and press the right arrow button; this will take you to six Bone Thugs-n-Harmony commercials.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard 200[7] 32 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 12

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200[9] 160 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 80

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.