Trevor Smith, better known as Busta Rhymes is a rapper,Songwriter, and Occasional rapper.(what movies other than Halloween has he been in?)Anyway,Busta's musical career began at the age of 17 as a member of the hip hop crew Leaders of the New School along with fellow Long Island natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D, and Cut Monitor Milo. They began recording in 1989 and released their debut album A Future Without a Past in 1991 on Elektra Records. In 1993, they released T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye). Soon after, however, internal problems arose within the group, and the group broke up on the set of Yo! MTV Raps.
Shortly after, Busta went solo, and released a slew of albums, none of them classic,(though a few did come close) and all of the successful, in 2005, Busta cut of his trademark dreadlocks, and joined Dr. Dre's aftermath records,(strange, I know) and released the album "The Big Bang" which wasn't as successful as his previous albums, and was a critical disappointment, mainly because Busta was the complete opposite of his happy funny personality. After that album, Busta left aftermath, and signed to Motown, and released "B.O.M.B.S." or "Back on my Bullshit".
Lets see if the album is any good.
1."Wheels of Fortune"
I hate the intro to the song. It's pointless, but it does seem like busta is getting back to his old funny self. Song is alright too.
2."Give Em What They Askin for"
This song sucks, the hook sucks, and the title sucks. This is not what we asked for Busta.
3."Respect My conglomerate" (feat. Lil Wayne & Jadakiss)
The second single, Guess what? It sucks!! Surprise! Busta's ear for beats seems to be waning, and the hook sucks monkey balls cause its too long, and it doesn't even sound right, and i doubt that the term respect my conglomerate is gonna catch on since it has more than one syllable. Lil Wayne in generic as always,and not even jadakiss could save this song. Shame on you Busta.
4."Shoot for the Moon"
This song is mediocre. Next.
5."Hustler's Anthem '09" (feat. T-Pain)
The third single, the video looks more like the old Busta's video (Albeit less creative) T-Pain delivers an alright hook. It feels like its missing something though.
6."Kill Dem" (feat. Pharrell & Tosh)
Grammatical errors aside, this song is kinda interesting, with Busta doing his Jamaican accent. The hook sucks. This has to be the weakest Busta/Pharrell colabo though.
7."Arab Money" (feat. Ron Browz)
The first single. The beat sounds intersting the first time you hear it, then it just gets annoying, Ron browz should be subject to death by musical firing squad.
8."I'm a Go and Get My..." (feat. Mike Epps)
Funny intro by Mike Epps, but i've heard him use that 25, 27,37,20,38 joke Three seperate times since he said it in "All about the Benjamin's"! This song is alright the first time around.
9."We Want In" (feat. Ron Browz,Spliff Star & Show Money)
Ron Browz actually sounds decent, But is it me, or does Busta sound tired on this album.
10."We Miss You" (feat. DeMarco & Jelly Roll)
I'm guessing that this song is about his bodyguard/friend who died awhile back. It takes Busta well over a minute to actually rap, i guess he thought the beat was ill enough to stand by itself, i thought different.
11."Sugar" (feat. Jelly Roll)
I like the beat, this is the best beat on here, Busta gets a lil explicit on here.
12."Don't Believe Em" (feat. Akon & T.I.)
Even though i hate Akon, i gotta admit that he sounds kinda alright on here, the beat does sound like that Maino song "All the Above" which in turn sounds like "Live your Life" T.I. Sounds pretty decent even though his verse is short.
13."Decision" (feat. Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend & Common)
First off, there too many R&B singers on here, but the beat does sound ill, common does good too.
14."World Go Round" (feat. Estelle)
The song samples "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics, and it sounds kinda good, but it feels more like a bonus track.
Well another basically this album is a disappointment. Busta's problem that keeps him from making great albums, is his inconstancy, it sounds like he just threw a bunch of random songs that he did into an album. This sounds more like a mixtape that an actual cohesive experience. Also i was surprised to hear the beat selection, as Busta is known for picking usually good beats. Maybe next time Busta.
Score:55 out of 100
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