The Gift (Bizzy Bone album)

The Gift
Studio album by Bizzy Bone
Released	March 20, 2001 (2001-03-20)
Recorded	2000-01
Genre	Midwest rap
Length	00:56:21
Label	AMC
Producer	Darren Vega, Hoton, JT Thomas, Tony C
Bizzy Bone chronology
Heaven'z Movie (1998) The Gift (2001) Alpha and Omega (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
HipHopDX.com	[2]
MVRemix Urban	(7.0/10)[3]

The Gift is the second solo album by Bizzy Bone, released on March 20, 2001. The only single was "Father". "Fried Day" initially appeared on the soundtrack of Next Friday. The Gift reached number 44 on the Billboard 200, and number two on rap independent albums. In the first week the album sold 150,000 copies but the sales stopped three weeks later.

Critical reception

Like Heaven'z Movie, upon release The Gift received mostly positive to mixed reviews from music critics. Though response by critics were mixed, it is considered by many fans to be Bizzy Bone's best effort. HipHopDX reviewed the album, stating "Overall, The Gift is a pretty well- balanced disk, but as with many presents, a little bit more thought should have been put into it."

Track listing

1. "Schizophrenic"
2. "Don't Be Dumb"
3. "Whole Wide World"
4. "Never Grow"
5. "Murderah"
6. "Before I Go"
7. "Be Careful"
8. "Fried Day"
9. "Voices in the Head"
10. "Still Thuggish Ruggish"
11. "Don't Doubt Me" Produced By Anthony Cowan a.k.a. Tony C
12. "Time Passing Us By"
13. "Father" Produced By Anthony Cowan a.k.a. Tony C
14. "Jesus"

Chart performance

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