Mo' Thugs Family Scriptures was released November 5th, 1996 under Relativity Records
The first and most anticipated Mo' Thug Records compilation album from the Cleveland Bone Thugs' protoges. The Graveyard Shift and Poetic Hustla'z first appeared on Bone's East 1999 Eternal with Shotz To The Double Glock. Tre' first appeared on Tha' Crossroads music video performing an intro not available on the album.
All different styles are incorporated, from the Graveyard Shifts' Gothic feel to the sound of Tre' the R&B singers (Niko who is sister to the already well known Thuggish Ruggish Bone's Shatasha Williams, the first Mo' Thug who also appeared on a DJ U-Neek remix version of The Points) and the Poetic Hustla'z are featured with their heavenly style. II Tru a previously underground Cleveland group get several spots on the compilation. Souljah Boy also appears completing the roster along with three of Bone; Layzie, Krayzie and Flesh complimenting the albums production. But not all the artists could get on, thus paving the way for more.

Tracklist and lyrics;


01. Intro (Tre' & Krayzie Bone)
02. Searchin' 4 Peace (Poetic Hustla'z)
03. Ghetto Blues (II Tru ft. Layzie Bone)
04. Killing Fields (Graveyard Shift)
05. Mo' Murder (Krayzie Bone)
06. Ain't No Reason (Ken Dawg)
07. Take Your Time (Tre' feat. Krayzie Bone)
08. Welcome To My World (II Tru)
09. Thug Devotion (Mo' Thugs Family ft. Bone)
10. Here With Me (Tre')
11. Playa In Me (Ken Dawg)
12. No Pretender (Mo' Thugs Family ft. Bone)
13. Rumors & War (Graveyard Shift feat. Flesh-N-Bone)
14. II Tru (II Tru)
15. Low Down (Souljah Boy ft. Krayzie Bone)
16. Family Scriptures (Mo' Thugs Family ft. Bone)
The first single for this album was Thug Devotion, a classic Thug hit which featured the talents of the promising new Mo' Thugs Family (Tre' Souljah Boy & Ken Dawg). The second single and video was the track by Tre' & Krayzie Bone, Take Your Time which was recorded during one of the singers pregnancies' which is subsequently why they disbanded. You can check out the behind the scenes look on Thug TV! (only avail. on VHS)
The Mo' Thugs Family roster & aliases for this album include Souljah Boy (Willy Lyons) Ken Dawg (Kendon Anthony) Arch of II Tru (Archie Blaine) Brina of II Tru (Cabrina Wilson) Jhaz of II Tru (Belinda Wallace)Tombstone of Graveyard Shift (Paul O'Neil) Sin of Graveyard Shift (Actavius Mills) Gates of Graveyard Shift (Aaron Baldwin) Tony Tone of Poetic Hustla'z (Anthony Chappelle) Mo! Hart of Poetic Hustla'z (Richard Drake) Boogy Nikke of Poetic Hustla'z (Ronald Poole) Tre' (Niko Williams, Kimberly Cromartie, Rebbeca Forsha)