Trials & Tribulations (Poetic Hustla'z album)

Trials & Tribulations is the first and only studio album by American hip hop group Poetic Hustla'z. It was released on November 11, 1997 via Mo Thugs/Relativity Records. Production was handled by Romeo Antonio, Touch Tone, Poetic Hustla'z, and Krayzie Bone, who also served as executive producer together with Layzie Bone. It features guest appearances from Flesh-n-Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Potion and Wish Bone. The album peaked at number 96 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Along with singles, music videos were released for two songs: "Trials & Tribulations" and "Day & Night" featuring Layzie Bone. The video for Trials & Tribulations features a cameo appearance by Bizzy Bone and Flesh-n-Bone. The album is unavailable on iTunes.

Critical reception
The Source – "...If Bone Thugs-n-Harmony represent major league baseball's All-Star cast, their offshoot group, Poetic Hustla'z are entrenched somewhere in the upper minor leagues..."

Personnel

 * Anthony "Tony Tone" Chappell – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 9)
 * Richard "Mo! Hart" Drake – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 9)
 * Ronald "Boogy Nikke" Poole – main artist, producer (tracks: 2, 9)
 * Stanley "Flesh-n-Bone" Howse – vocals (track 1)
 * Steven "Layzie Bone" Howse – vocals (track 3), executive producer
 * Dominique – vocals (tracks: 3, 8)
 * Charles "Wish Bone" Scruggs – vocals (track 4)
 * Nicole Stewart – vocals (tracks: 5, 11)
 * Annette Stewart – vocals (tracks: 5, 11)
 * Joe Brown, Jr. – performer (track 6), assistant engineering, assistant mixing
 * Anthony "Krayzie Bone" Henderson – vocals (track 7), producer (tracks: 1, 5-8, 10) , executive producer
 * Ayasha Jones – additional vocals
 * Lalesa Jones – additional vocals
 * Jimmy Zavala – saxophone (track 7)
 * Romeo Antonio – piano (track 8), acoustic guitar (track 11) , producer (track 3) , co-producer (track 4)
 * Tony "Touch Tone" Issacs – producer (track 4), co-producer (track 3)
 * Erik Nordquist – recording (tracks: 1, 2), mixing
 * Mark "V" Myers – recording (tracks: 3-11)
 * Rod Mendoza – assistant engineering & assistant recording (tracks: 1-4, 6-8, 10, 11)
 * Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
 * David Bett – art direction
 * Randy Ronquillo – artwork, design
 * Chiu Liu – design
 * Peter Dokus – photography
 * Steve Lobel – A&R, management
 * Jhane Isaacs – stylist
 * Gregory Stamps – assistant engineering