Thug by Nature is the debut album by American rapper Layzie Bone under the name, L-Burna, a nickname given to him by his brother. The album was released March 20, 2001."My Niggaz" features some classic lyrics from Lay's first solo song on B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e, "#1 Assassin". Layzie's nickname L-Burna, which was given to him by his brother a couple of years ago, comes from his desire to put the heat on his competition. Layzie Bone told LAUNCH about his choice of album title.