5th Dog Let Loose

ReleasedOctober 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)

Recorded1999–2000

Studio

• Studio 56 (Hollywood, CA)
• The Enterprise (North Hollywood, CA)
• LAfx (North Hollywood, CA)

Genre

• Hip hop
• gangsta rap
• horrorcore

5th Dog Let Loose
Studio album by Flesh-n-Bone
Released	October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
Recorded	1999–2000
Studio	Studio 56 (Hollywood, CA) The Enterprise (North Hollywood, CA) LAfx (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Hip hop gangsta rap horrorcore
Length	1:02:11
Label	Koch
Producer	Damon Elliott Erik Nordquist Flesh-n-Bone Rhythm D The Professor
Flesh-n-Bone chronology
T.H.U.G.S. (Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls) (1999) 5th Dog Let Loose (2000) Blaze of Glory (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	2/5[2]

5th Dog Let Loose is the second solo studio album by American rapper Flesh-n-Bone. It was released on October 10, 2000, via Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at Studio 56, at LAfx, and at The Enterprise in Hollywood. Production was handled by Damon Elliott, The Professor, Rhythm D, Erik Nordquist, and Flesh-n-Bone himself. It features guest appearances from Layzie Bone, Ms. Chaz, B.G. Knocc Out, Damon Elliott, Kurupt, Montell Jordan and Wish Bone. The album peaked at number 98 on the Billboard 200, number 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on the Independent Albums in the United States.

Word of the album originally surfaced in 1998 with a different title "Book of T.H.U.G.S.", but due to Flesh-n-Bone's incarceration the album wasn't released until two years later with a new name and a new label. Also due to Flesh's incarceration the album was left unfinished. Despite all difficulties, 5th Dog Let Loose is considered by fans and some critics as his crowning achievement.