Before this album there was his bomb of an album in "GospelAlpha…" which left many fans feeling that it was time for the Boney Bone to call it quits. Well, some time has passed and now T-Bone is back with his latest project to date titled "Bone-A-Fide." So, will this album be like his previous works or will it be another bomb? Let's take a look!
The album immediately starts with an intro called “Tha Rally” where T-Bone is speaking as if he was at a gathering of thousands of people; he uses this intro to give the thesis for his album, which is to speak out for what he believes in and to speak out against the corruptions that the entertainment industries continue to feed us. From there, the album quickly moves into an old school Run DMC type track called “12 Years Ago” where he gives love to rappers from back in the day and gives homage to his friend that encouraged him to start rhyming well over a decade ago. From this point forward, the music just continues to get better.
One thing that you quickly notice, starting with “12 Years Ago,” is that T-Bone is really taking a reflective look at things before looking forward to the future. Tracks like “Hard Streets” (featuring Troy Lane on the hook) have the Boney Bone talking about his hard times growing up in the streets and the struggles he had starting out in the music industry. “Let That Thang Go” is a track encouraging all the thugs, pimps, strippers, etc. to let that thing go because it isn’t doing anything for them. The debut single “Can I Live” is undoubtedly the best song on the album, at least in my opinion. This is a laid back track where he asks people to leave him alone and stop judging him; he wants to just live his life and have people quit hating him because of his success. T-Bone gives a glimpse at some of the dues he has paid, and as a result, he’s just asking for a little respect. The video for this song is very nice too as it features Laila Ali & Ron Artest, as well as a cameo by Chino XL at the end of the video. Rounding out this “side” of the album is “I Been Looking Around,” where T-Bone struggles with his success and family; he looks at all the success he has, but it means nothing to him because so many of his family & friends still haven’t accepted Christ into their life.
After the interlude “Hasta La Victoria Siempre,” the album turns into more of a gritty street level album. It’s on this half of the album where he features guests such as Mack 10, Sway & Tech, and Chino XL. Mack 10 & The Boney-Bone Corleone get down on the track “A Few Good Men,” where they go back & forth about God only needing a few good men and they’re two of them. Then T-Bone battles Chino XL on “You Can’t Win.” Other notable tracks include the bouncy “Shake Ya Body” and the thumper for your low rider in “Bounce.”
The production on this album is top notch, with T-Bone calling on some of the most notable producers in the industry. Some of the producers include Fredwreck, Buster & Shavoni, Bosko, and more. With all of these producers together on this album, it makes for one of the best sounding albums that you’ll ever hear in Christian rap, or rap in general.
Simply put, I was very impressed by T-Bone’s effort on “Bone-A-Fide.” The lyrics go straight to the heart of the street and the production is worthy of being played on it’s own without any vocals. I hope this is a sign of things to come from T-Bone because this album was great from start to finish.
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