# Thug by Nature > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thug_by_Nature > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thug_by_Nature.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thug_by_Nature > Source revision: 1357259792 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2001 studio album by L-Burna Layzie Bone Thug by Nature Studio album by L-Burna a.k.a. Layzie Bone Released March 20, 2001 (2001-03-20) Recorded 2000–01 Genre Hip hop hardcore hip hop Length 1:10:42 Label Ruthless Epic Producer Layzie Bone (exec.) Tomica Wright (exec.) BB Buddy Banks Damon Elliott Darren Vegas Dre Ghost L.T. Hutton Mauly T Michael Seifert Red Spyda Step Thin C Layzie Bone chronology Thug by Nature (2001) It's Not a Game (2005) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1] RapReviews 7.5/10[2] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide [3] ***Thug by Nature*** is the debut solo studio album by American rapper [Layzie Bone](/source/Layzie_Bone), released under his L-Burna alias. It was released on March 20, 2001, through [Ruthless Records](/source/Ruthless_Records) with distribution via [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records). [Production](/source/Hip_hop_production) was handled by [L.T. Hutton](/source/L.T._Hutton), Darren Vegas, [Michael Seifert](/source/Michael_Seifert_(producer)), BB, Buddy Banks, [Damon Elliott](/source/Damon_Elliott), [Red Spyda](/source/Red_Spyda), Dre' Ghost, Mauly T., Step and Thin C., with Tomica Wright and Layzie Bone serving as executive producers. It features [guest appearances](/source/Guest_appearance) from [Aaron Hall](/source/Aaron_Hall_(singer)), Baby S, Big Chan, Dekumpozed, [Flesh-n-Bone](/source/Flesh-n-Bone), [WC](/source/WC_(rapper)), Geraldine Sigler and [Bizzy Bone](/source/Bizzy_Bone) and Emmortal Thugs on the bonus disc. The album peaked at number 43 on the [*Billboard* 200](/source/Billboard_200) and number 17 on the [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-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](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart). "Battlefield" and "Deadly Musical" are [diss](/source/Diss_(music)) songs aimed at [Chicago](/source/Chicago)-based group [Do Or Die](/source/Do_or_Die_(group)). The song "Back Up Against The Wall" is featured on the Soundtrack of *[Down to Earth](/source/Down_to_Earth_(2001_film))*. ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Carole of the Bones" (featuring Geraldine Sigler) Steven Howse Michael Seifert Michael Seifert 0:54 2. "Battlefield" Howse Lenton Terrell Hutton L.T. Hutton 4:04 3. "Connectin' the Plots" (featuring WC) Howse William Calhoun Darren Thomas Hubbard Darren Vegas 4:23 4. "Fear No Man" Howse Hutton L.T. Hutton 3:39 5. "Time Will Tell" (featuring Dekumpozed) Howse Brence Skinner Hutton L.T. Hutton 4:16 6. "Where You Goin?" (Skit) 1:10 7. "How Long Will It Last" Howse Hutton L.T. Hutton 4:53 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) Howse Aaron Hall M. Taylor Mauly T. 3:59 11. "My Niggaz" Howse Robin Hardwick Andre Bell D.J. Dre Ghost 3:11 12. "Still the Greatest" (featuring Flesh-n-Bone and Big Chan) Howse Stanley Howse Chan Gaines Hubbard Darren Vegas 5:29 13. "Make My Day" (featuring Baby S) Howse David Ware Leonard Bunn Step 3:54 14. "Lock-n-Load" Howse Hutton L.T. Hutton 4:34 15. "Up Against the Wall" Howse Hubbard Darren Vegas 3:45 16. "Thug by Nature" Howse Andy Thelusma BB Red Spyda BB 4:42 17. "Smoke On" Howse D'wayne Wiggins Charles Ray Wiggins Timothy Christian Riley Damon Elliott 3:57 18. "Listen" Howse Hubbard Darren Vegas 4:05 19. "As the Rain" Howse Seifert Michael Seifert 4:50 Total length: 1:10:42 ### Bonus disc **Bonus disc 1** 1. "It's all Hood Niggaz" 1. "M.O.G." **Bonus disc 2** 1. "Money on da Wood" (featuring [Bizzy Bone](/source/Bizzy_Bone), Skant Bone and [E-Mortal Thugs](/source/E-Mortal_Thugs)) 1. "No Matter" ## Personnel - Steven "[Layzie Bone](/source/Layzie_Bone)"/"L-Burna" Howse – main artist, executive producer - Geraldine 'Gere' Sigler – vocals (track 1) - William "[WC](/source/WC_(rapper))" Calhoun – featured artist (track 3) - Brence "Dekumpozed" Skinner – featured artist (track 5) - [Aaron Hall](/source/Aaron_Hall_(singer)) – featured artist (track 10) - Stanley "[Flesh-n-Bone](/source/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](/source/Michael_Seifert_(producer)) – producer & recording (tracks: 1, 19) - [Lenton Terrell Hutton](/source/L.T._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](/source/Red_Spyda) – producer (track 16) - [Damon Elliott](/source/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](/source/Disco_Rick)" Taylor – recording (track 16) - [Michael Dean](/source/Mike_Dean_(record_producer)) – 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. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Azpiri, Jon. ["Thug By Nature - L-Burna | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/thug-by-nature-mw0000001207). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved March 1, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 3, 2001). ["RapReviews.com Feature for April 3, 2001 - L-Burna's "Thug By Nature""](https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2001_04F_bynature.html). *www.rapreviews.com*. Retrieved March 1, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Brackett, Nathan](/source/Nathan_Brackett); [Hoard, Christian David](/source/Christian_Hoard) (2004). [*The New Rolling Stone Album Guide*](https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Layzie+Bone+Thug+By+Nature&pg=PA92). [Simon and Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster). p. 92. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7432-0169-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7432-0169-8). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Boucher, Geoff (March 29, 2001). ["Shaggy Holds Off 112's Latest to Top the Charts"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-29-ca-44016-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved March 1, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_New_Zealand_L-Burna_aka_Layzie_Bone_5-0)** "[Charts.nz – L-Burna aka Layzie Bone – Thug By Nature](https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=L-Burna+aka+Layzie+Bone&titel=Thug+By+Nature&cat=a)". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Layzie_Bone_6-0)** "[Layzie Bone Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Layzie-Bone/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 1, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Layzie_Bone_7-0)** "[Layzie Bone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Layzie-Bone/chart-history/BLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 1, 2021. ## External links - *[L-Burna aka Layzie Bone – Thug By Nature](https://www.discogs.com/master/278844)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e Layzie Bone Studio albums Thug by Nature The New Revolution Cleveland Startin' from Scratch: How a Thug Was Born Thugz Nation The Definition The Meaning Collaboration albums Thug Brothers (With Young Noble) Finally (With A.K. of Do or Die) Thug Twinz (With Big Sloan) Mixtapes It's Not a Game Thug Luv The Law Of Attraction (Hosted by DJ Smallz) Singles "Man Up" "Listen" Related articles Bone Brothers Mo Thugs Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thug by Nature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thug_by_Nature) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thug_by_Nature?action=history)). 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