Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang

This is Busta’s first new album in four years plus Dr. Dre cosigns by signing him to Aftermath. Will the success enjoyed by 50 Cent, Eminem and The Game work for Busta? Surprisingly, Busta has never sounded so mature -- joining a brigade of over 30 rappers who are thinking beyond the corner. Songs like "In the Ghetto," "Been Through the Storm" and "You Can’t Hold a Torch" reflect a more grown-man outlook, which is a refreshing departure. There are the requisite fast-chatter club tracks, some predictably formulaic ("Touch It"), some better than expected ("I Love My Bitch"), some that will leave you scratching your head ("I’ll Do It All," featuring Latoya Jackson). Unfortunately, the album is also overloaded with more guests than needed --Stevie Wonder and Q-Tip were good, while Rick James middling and Swizz Beatz should stick to producing. It’s hard to tell what expectations to put on this album. It’s not going to trump 50 Cent sales but it’s also a better effort than Busta has put forth on his last few, and that’s worth letting it bang. --Oliver Wang Amazon.com

The Most Slept On Album In 2007....

In terms of classic albums, Busta came back with a 5-Mic classic!!!! This is his best album BAR NONE!!!! Production? Dr Dre is at the helm...so how could the production NOT be hot?? It's genetically impossible!! Busta Rhymes is in Leaders of the New School mode (well, almost)....you can literally hear a different vibe in him as he's rhyming. Its fun to him again, and you can hear it in his lyrics and his presentation. His two previous albums were laborious and lifeless. I had no intention of even getting this album BASED on his two previous showings...quite frankly, I thought he lost it. But then I heard "Touch It"....WHOA!!! I thought, well anybody can get lucky (even his last two had at least ONE joint worth listening to). Then I heard "New York " and I was blown away!!! I waited some more until I could hear samples online, so I could be sure I wasn't getting excited for nothing. I was not buggin. The album opens with a BANGER!!!! "Get You Some"....OMFG!!!! If you have a car with a nice system, you need to put this joint in and BLAST IT IGNORANTLY AT 2 IN THE MORNING!!!!! Loud & wrong!! Further down, you got "Been Through The Storm" with the legendary Stevie Wonder on the hook!!!!! Are you kidding me??? This song SHOULD have been a single!!!! Most of you have heard "In The Ghetto" with the late, great Rick James (I'm Rick James Bitc#!!) on the hook!! Then, when you're able to pick yourself up off the ground from your heart attack after hearing Stevie AND Rick back to back, he hits you in the head again with "Cocaina". The beat makes you wanna smack Kanye West for calling himself a producer....lol Seriously though, the beat is banging! And mind you, all throughout, Busta is KILLING IT lyrically!!! I'm not going to go song for song, otherwise this would turn into a doctoral disertation... but I'll say it again, this is the best work of his career!!! I have EVERY Busta Rhymes album, including the two with L.O.N.S., and no prior album equals this one in production and overall quality. I can't believe how poorly this thing sold....people may have become disenchanted (as I did) due to his previous efforts. But trust me, you don't have to be a Busta Rhymes fan to enjoy this....if you're a Hip-Hop head, this album was made for your listening pleasure! Do yourself a favor, and don't sleep on this album any longer. It's a banger!! December 31, 2007

who takes this serious

I respect busta as being a good rapper but here he takes himself too serious busta used to be funny as hell and outrageous now he's on steroids and possibly crack now he's telling everybody he's a gangbanger and claiming he sold dope in high school with biggie and jay z please we know busta's bisexual anyway still he tries to bring new york back making vkideos acknowkledging old school rap legends please qwe know hip hop started in ny. busta save your checks this is your last stand we barely see him pop up on remixes these days. December 6, 2007

Bus-A-Bus Baby

Busta Rhymes returns to form with this CD. The good doctor (Dr. Dre) helped Busta Rhymers re-reach the acclaim of his first records. Quite an astonishing listen.

The CD features a number of well respected artists and plenty of great tracks. The first track Get You Some is a nice intro to the album. Touch It, the first single and second track, is quite excellent just as well.

How We Do It Over Here featuring Missy Elliot is an amazing track also.

The real highlghts are the back to back hits Been Through the Storm and In the Ghetto featuring two heroes in their time, Stevie Wonder and Rick James, respectively.

After the somewhat lackluster Cocaina, the CD is nearly flawless. although You Can't Hold the Torch is wonderful, the succeeding song Goldmine may well be the highlight of the second half of the album.

Busta's return to form.

Highly recommended. October 8, 2007

Classic Busta Rhymes

im a big fan of hip/hop the underground & the mainstream & busta is one of my favorite east coast MC's but some of his previous releases were not that great but THE BIG BANG is a classic DR. DRE & BUSTA RHYMES are a good combination amazing beats plus great lyrics by BUSTA RHYMES this is a must have album & probably one of the best of 06 my favorite track is DONT GET CARRIED AWAY NaS and Busta both come hard on that track plus a DRE beat need i say more? CLASSIC! July 8, 2007

This will be a classic!

Remember Busta came on the scene with Leaders of the New School. Then he went solo and dropped "The Coming" around 1996. If you don't remember the album, I'm sure you remember "Woo-Hah, I got you all in check".

Well, his style from the beginning has been based on a gimmick. Kind of loud, wild, weirdness vibe. MC's like this generally don't live long. People get tired of being yelled at. Yelling on a song doesn't make you hard either. Take a look a Rakim. One of Hip-Hop's hardest rhyming MC's without ever raising his voice.

Anyway, Busta's new album, "The Big Bang", is back to solid MC'ing. Beats and rhymes. He only yells at you on one song and not the entire song at that. I'm talking about that song "Touch it". On the rest of the album, his style is the same as when he "gets low" on that touch it track. I appreciate it.

Solid guest MC's like Raekwon and Nas appear. Watch out for Rick James track also. Classic Rick James is back. There is also Kelis, Will.I.Am and Swizz Beats. Oh, how can I forget that most productions are by the legendary Doc Dre. I love to bump this album during my workouts. Its far from annoying and contains elements of becoming a hip_hop classic. January 22, 2007

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