In Brief

** 1/2 Mo Thugs, “Layzie Bone Presents Mo Thugs III the Mothership,” KOCH/State Street/Mo Thugs. Anchored by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Layzie Bone, this solid, 17-song collection showcases a number of adequate Bone proteges, none of them nearly as talented as their mentors. Layzie dominates when he appears on the album, which features street-centered Mo Thugs veterans as well as new talent. Occasionally run of the mill and rarely striking, the collection’s production doesn’t live up to Bone’s normally high sonic standards.

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