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Contents 1 Nicaraguan? 2 Albums 3 I did some cleanup and added a lot 4 "History" 5 New Picture = YUCK 6 ISLAM.. 7 Fair use rationale for Image:Bizzy Doing It.jpg 8 Bizzy Bone is NOT a Muslim 9 Jew? 10 WP:BLP 11 Oops 12 Category? 13 Schizophrenia? 14 Bizzy not a member of Bone Thugs?

[edit] Nicaraguan?

Is Bizzy Bone of Nicaraguan descent? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.253.191.215 (talk) 08:45, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Albums

There are two albums in the process for release this month July 2007. I will find more info about them and add some info.
1: Trials & Tribulations
2: The Best of Bizzy Bone

[edit] I did some cleanup and added a lot

Can someone help me provide the right sources for the America's Most Wanted paragraphs? The paragraphs I added were in an interview on AMW, so would I need to cite my sources other than that? Still kinda new to editing wiki articles.

X4xSandmanx2X 08:23, 9 July 2007

[edit] "History"

If he was born in 1972 and he had his first child in age of 14( in year 1990) and his child is now 18?? That ain't right!! come on!!

someone should add information about what he went through during his childhood. cuz thats wat we wanna know too

[edit] New Picture = YUCK

Somebody PLEASE change that picture back to the old one. He looks downright grizzly there. {BigBalla79} ah hell naw u aint dissin' bizzy now..that aint right......(bootyfull_dot@hotmail.com)

Agreed. And reverted. -Incognito9810 12:50, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ISLAM..

Bizzy did convert to islam, but he recently converted to Christianity. Yes, he is NOT a Muslim. He is a Christian, with lots of references to Jesus in his discography.

He did sing in a lot of songs about Allah, Mohammed and stuff, but that time, he was a Muslim. But he converted back to Christianity. He said the reason for his change is that at first he did not look deep into Islam, and he only saw the bright side of Islam. He said being a Muslim means being trapped in a cult, where there is no freedom of speech, no freedom for women, hatred and intolerance.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Bizzy Doing It.jpg

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BetacommandBot 04:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bizzy Bone is NOT a Muslim

In this interview at minute 8:25 he claims faith in Allah and Muhammad as a Messnager yet also claims Jesus to be the son of Allah which violates direct Islamic teachings which Muhammad brought through the Quran. Jesus is also a prophet in Islam but Allah is the 'One True God' and has no associations.

I couldn't believe the interview! Youtube link below:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hEogx2JDCMQ

++++++ Bizzy Bone calsl HIMSELF a Muslim! I am literally LAUGHING at whoever is so heartbroken by Bizzy's conversion to Islam that they are willing to lie and mislead people in order to gain a false sense of satisfaction, Bizzy Bone has in ALL recent videos declared himself a slave of Allah, which is the definition of A Muslim, in the single "Money" he calsl himself a Muslim, and he has even releaased a tape of him speaking Arabic and testifying to the oneness of God, Allah, as opposed to the triple god the Christians worship, lol. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.21.156.253 (talk) 01:57, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

DUDE SEEMED TO HAVE CONVERTED TO ISLAM BUT OBVIOUSLY CONVERTED BACK TO CHRISTIANITY, GET OVER IT PEOPLE. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.163.173.127 (talk) 14:28, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

For the purposes of wikipedia, we can say he is a Muslim when we have a reliable source saying he is. Otherwise, we have nothing to say. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 17:33, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jew?

Since when is Bizzy a jew? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.217.165.174 (talk) 19:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

he isnt. one of his parents were jewish. —Preceding 99.166.3.139 (talk) 23:39, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

NO HE IS NOT JEWISH AND NEITHER IS ONE OF HIS PARENTS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.197.229.96 (talk) 18:17, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

For the purposes of wikipedia, we can say he is a Jew when we have a reliable source saying he is. Otherwise, we have nothing to say. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 17:33, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:BLP

This article is a biography of a living person. Per policy, we need cite reliable sources for any controversial or potentially controversial claims. We don't have that.

Saying, "...during an interview with MTV.com..." is not citing a reliable source. Nor is "...a botched radio interview on Houston's KPFT show 'Damage Control'...". etc.

Also, there's a whole lot of unsourced POV.

I'm making a whole lot of edits right now to remove both. If you aren't sure whether a particular claim was removed as an unsourced violation of WP:BLP, unsourced WP:POV or both, simply re-add it with a source. Mdsummermsw (talk) 17:41, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Adding a hidden comment "No direct source, but it was revealed on the America's Most Wanted TV Show" isn't citing a reliable source either. - Mdsummermsw (talk) 17:45, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oops

I accidentally reverted a prior edit and have now reverted that mistake.[1] - Mdsummermsw (talk) 12:56, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Category?

Can someone tell me why Bizzy Bone is in the Kidnapped Children category? I can't find any reason for this in the article. 89.100.242.161 (talk) 23:09, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Under References, there is a link for "Bone Thugs' Bizzy Bone Discusses Being Kidnapped At Age 4". - Mdsummermsw (talk) 17:36, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Schizophrenia?

Bizzy is listed under the category of 'people with schizophrenia.' I cannot find any link supporting this claim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.67.199 (talk) 09:37, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bizzy not a member of Bone Thugs?

I changed the part where it said that he's a former member of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony because it's rumors going around that's turning out to be true. Ya'll don't believe me?

Then go to www.BTNHBoard.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.176.32 (talk) 15:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)