Uni5: The World's Enemy

Uni5: The World's Enemy
Studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Released	May 4, 2010
Recorded	2008-2010
Genre	Hip Hop, Midwest Hip Hop, R&B
Length	58:07
Label	BTNH Worldwide/Asylum/Reprise
Producer	DJ U-Neek, FATBOI, L. T. Hutton, Desmond "DSP" Powell, Krayzie Bone, Thin C, Pooh Bear, King David
Professional reviews
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony chronology
T.H.U.G.S. (2007) Uni-5: The World's Enemy (2010)
Singles from Uni5: The World's Enemy
"See Me Shine" Released: October 20, 2009[4] "Rebirth" Released: February 15, 2010[5] "Meet Me in the Sky" Released: March 22, 2010[6] "Gone" Released: April 13, 2010[7]

Uni5: The World's Enemy is the 8th studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released on May 4, 2010 on BTNH Worldwide with distribution via Warner Bros. Records.^[8] The mixtape, The Fixtape Vol. 3: Special Delivery features cuts from this album.

Singles

The first single, "See Me Shine", featuring Lyfe Jennings,and Jay Rush, Produced and co-written by Excelbeats who also was the original creator of the tune which was created in 2005, was released by Bone on October 20, 2009.The second single from the album is "Rebirth" featuring Thin C, was released on February 15, 2010^[5] The song was produced by Pooh Bear and King David.^[9] The albums third single "Meet Me in the Sky" was released on March 22, 2010.^[6] "Gangsta's Glory" was released as a free download on the group's official website on January 28, 2010. The song was produced by Matt Velo.^[10] The Album version of See Me Shine is different from the earlier released single version in that it doesn't feature Phaedra and Lyfe Jennings.^[11]

Background

On November 28, 2008, all five members performed live at an event at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for the first time since Flesh's incarceration. The event was sold out and thousands of fans listened to the group perform memorable songs from several of their albums, including unreleased music. Later that night on the groups MySpace page, a bulletin press release was posted, finally announcing the official release date of their new album project, Uni-5. The Uni-5 project has been a movement started by the group after Flesh N Bone, one of the original members, was released from prison on July 13, 2008 and reuniting with the group. The album had an initial release date of September 22, 2009 but had been pushed back several months. Layzie confirmed that the album should be out on May 4, 2010. In an exclusive interview on HipHopDX.com, Bizzy Bone was enthusiastic about the new musical style with 10-20 tracks recorded and over 200 tracks already being completed. They have left their label, Interscope Records, to form under a brand new label distributed by Warner Bros. called Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Worldwide, which is where the new album "Uni-5: The World's Enemy" was produced and released.

Reception

Commercial Reception

The album sold 30,000 copies in the 1st week and debuted on No. 14 on the Billboard 200.^[12] The album has sold ca. 100,000 copies to date.

Critical Reception

Though the commercial success was moderate, the critical reception of the album was mainly positive. XXL Magazine gave it an XL rating.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Law" (Intro)	DJ U-Neek	1:01
2.	"Rebirth" (featuring Thin C)	Pooh Bear, King David	7:16
3.	"See Me Shine" (featuring Jay Rush)	Excelbeats	6:04
4.	"Only God Can Judge Me"	L.T. Hutton, Krayzie Bone	4:13
5.	"Wanna Be"	Desmond "DSP" Powell	5:18
6.	"My Life"	Thin C	4:49
7.	"Everytime"	L.T. Hutton, Krayzie Bone	5:34
8.	"Fearless (Interlude)"	DJ U-Neek	0:34
9.	"Gone" (featuring Ricco Barrino)	FATBOI	4:29
10.	"Meet Me in the Sky" (featuring K-Young)	L.T. Hutton	5:16
11.	"Universe"	DJ U-Neek	3:44
12.	"A New Mind = A New Life (Interlude)"	DJ U-Neek	0:45
13.	"Pay What They Owe"	DJ U-Neek	5:25
14.	"Facts Don't Lie"	DJ U-Neek	3:42

iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"My Street Blues"	DJ U-Neek	5:30
16.	"Vegas" (featuring K-Young)	L.T. Hutton	4:15

Samples

• "My Street Blues"
  • "Theme From Hill Street Blues" by Mike Post
• "Universe"
  • "I'm Still in Love with You" by Al Green
• "Pay What They Owe"
  • "Real Love" by Lakeside

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1691679
2. ^ HipHopDX reviews Uni5: The World's Enemy
3. ^ http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2010_05_uni5enemy.html
4. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002U1DMHK
5. ^ ^{a b} http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003781B3M
6. ^ ^{a b} http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003BNNA6O
7. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gone-feat-ricco-barrino-single/id365045442
8. ^ http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/bone-thugs-gone/
9. ^ http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/bone-thugs-n-harmony-rebirth/
10. ^ http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/bone-thugs-gangstas-glory/
11. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/uni5-the-worlds-enemy/id369285665
12. ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 5/23/2010". http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11334/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-5-23-2010.