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| Released | November 5, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–96 | |||
| Studio | Private Island Trax (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:14:51 | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
| The Source | [3] |
Family Scriptures is the debut studio album by American hip hop collective Mo Thugs. It was released on November 5, 1996, via Mo Thugs/Relativity Records. The recording sessions took place at Private Island Trax in Los Angeles. It was produced by Krayzie Bone, who also served as executive producer together with Layzie Bone, Archie Blaine, Bobby Jones and Paul "Tombstone" O'Neil, with co-producers Gates and Sin. It features contributions from Flesh-n-Bone, II Tru, Ken Dawg, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Poetic Hustla'z, Souljah Boy, the Graveyard Shift, and Tré.
The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States selling 219,000 copies. On January 3, 1997, it received Platinum certification status by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 1,000,000 copies.
Its sequel, Mo Thugs Family Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion, was released on May 26, 1998.
- ^ "Mo Thugs Family Scriptures - Mo Thugs Family | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Diehl, Matt (November 29, 1996). "Music Review: 'Mo Thugs Family Scriptures'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Allen S. (December 1996). "Record Report: Mo' Thugs – Mo' Thugs Family Scriptures". The Source. No. 87. New York. p. 124.