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Busta Rhymes rocketed to superstardom in an alarmingly short time, simply because there was no other rapper quite like him. Nobody else in his position had his wild sense of humor, reckless fashion sense, and, most importantly, willingness to take risks. Yes, underground rappers like the Jurassic Five and the entire Wu clan relentlessly pushed the boundaries of hip-hop, but they operated at the fringes of pop culture. Busta placed himself smack in the middle of middle America, gleefully taking cameos on Cosby and recruiting both Janet Jackson and Ozzy Osbourne to appear on his third album, Extinction Level Event (The Final World Front). Where this could seem like pandering by some artists, there's no condescension or crass commercialism in his approach. Busta's party is careening out of control because he doesn't see a reason to exclude anybody. That's the reason why Executive Level is a richer listen than most contemporary hip-hop records -- it has hard beats, weird samples, unpredictable musical juxtapositions and collaborations, and sharp, intelligent rhymes. Like any artist who attempts so much, Busta occasionally falls flat (the rewrite of "Iron Man" wasn't a great idea), but there's so much happening on Executive Level that the missteps don't really matter -- especially since Busta has come up with a party record that doesn't just sound the end of the millennium, it feels like it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Busta Rhymes., Rapper Vocals - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Dominick Lamb, Arranger - D. Lamb, Composer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - D Camon, Composer - Darry Sloan, Arranger
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Dominick Lamb, Arranger - D. Lamb, Composer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Dick Hyman, Composer - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - Darryl Sloan, Arranger - D. Sloan, Composer
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Dominick Lamb, Arranger - D. Lamb, Composer - M Leander, Composer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - Darryl "Big Baby" McClary, Arranger - E Seago, Composer - D. Sloan, Composer
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
K. Dean, Composer, Writer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer, Writer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Swizz Beatz, Arranger - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
R. Fisher, Composer - R. McNair, Composer - W. Notise, Composer - Flipmode Squad, FeaturedArtist - Busta Rhymes., Arranger - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - W Lewis, Composer - L Jones, Composer - Jamal, Arranger - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - A Jamal, Composer
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
K. Dean, Composer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
D. Stinson, Composer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Rashad Smith, Arranger - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - R. Smith, Composer - A. COLON, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - Manu Dibango, Composer
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - DJ Scratch for B.U.D.A. Productions Inc., Arranger - G Spivey, Composer - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Mystikal, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Arranger - Busta Rhymes., Arranger - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - D Allamby, Composer - K Dickerson, Composer - K.L. C. for Beats By The Pound, Contributor - Kenny "Kenny Flav" Dickerson for 2000 Watts Music Inc., Arranger - Ben Arrindale, Arranger, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - G Spivey, Composer - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - D J Scratch, Arranger
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
L. Smith, Composer - R. SIMMONS, Composer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - G Spivey, Composer - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - J Spicer, Composer
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - A Darrell, Composer - C Evens, Composer - Hassan Big Haas The Fantom for Fantom Of The Beat, Arranger - S Browder Jr, Composer
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Arranger - Busta Rhymes., Arranger - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Vinny Nicoletti, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - JANET JACKSON, FeaturedArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - Götz Bühler, Contributor - Kenny "Kenny Flav" Dickerson, Arranger - D Allamby, Composer - A Roberson, Composer - Claus Vogel, Contributor - Jens Biegemeier, Contributor - Ben Arrindale, Arranger, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
W. Mitchell, Writer - N. Myrick, Writer - Busta Rhymes., Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Writer - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - D. Angellettie, Writer - D. Brian, Writer - E. Randel, Writer
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Diamond D, Arranger - J. Kirkland, Composer - J. Lordan, Composer - Busta Rhymes., Arranger, Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Ozzy Osbourne, FeaturedArtist - W. Ward, Composer - Adam McLeer, Arranger - Busta Rhymes., Arranger - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor - A McLeer, Composer - A Meyer, Composer - E Anderson, Composer - G Butler, Composer - J Conoscenti, Composer - O Osbourne, Composer - T Iommi, Composer - The Lordz of Brooklyn, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Busta Rhymes., Rapper Vocals - T. Smith, Composer - Lisa Aird, Contributor - G Spivey, Composer - Busta Rhymes, MainArtist - Stu Maschwitz, Contributor
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment
Album review
Busta Rhymes rocketed to superstardom in an alarmingly short time, simply because there was no other rapper quite like him. Nobody else in his position had his wild sense of humor, reckless fashion sense, and, most importantly, willingness to take risks. Yes, underground rappers like the Jurassic Five and the entire Wu clan relentlessly pushed the boundaries of hip-hop, but they operated at the fringes of pop culture. Busta placed himself smack in the middle of middle America, gleefully taking cameos on Cosby and recruiting both Janet Jackson and Ozzy Osbourne to appear on his third album, Extinction Level Event (The Final World Front). Where this could seem like pandering by some artists, there's no condescension or crass commercialism in his approach. Busta's party is careening out of control because he doesn't see a reason to exclude anybody. That's the reason why Executive Level is a richer listen than most contemporary hip-hop records -- it has hard beats, weird samples, unpredictable musical juxtapositions and collaborations, and sharp, intelligent rhymes. Like any artist who attempts so much, Busta occasionally falls flat (the rewrite of "Iron Man" wasn't a great idea), but there's so much happening on Executive Level that the missteps don't really matter -- especially since Busta has come up with a party record that doesn't just sound the end of the millennium, it feels like it.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:26
- Main artists: Busta Rhymes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group ℗ 1998 Elektra Entertainment Group. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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