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BUSTA RHYMES - The Big Bang
| Entertainment Weekly |
| It's been more than three years since Busta Rhymes' last album, a veritable eternity where rap is concerned. For a while there, it was starting to feel as if Rhymes might wind up like Coolio, a once-vital artist rendered irrelevant by a too-long hiatus. The Big Bang should put an end to any such notions. Executive-produced by Rhymes and Dr. Dre (who oversaw several tracks), with assistance from the likes of Timbaland and will.i.am, the album features a swaggering, minimalist confidence that's virtually impossible to ignore....full text |
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| PrefixMag |
| On "Heart of the City" Jay-Z infamously said, "Jigga held you down six summers, damn, where's the love?" Yes, Hova virtually owned the airwaves from June to September for several years, just like Biggie ("One More Chance") and Wu-Tang ("Ice Cream") in '95 and more recently Fat Joe ("Lean Back") and 50 Cent (insert song here)....full text |
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| Times Online |
| The rapper has shaved off his trademark dreadlocks and bulked out his upper body, emphasising how seriously he is taking his move to Dr Dre’s stable. The producer oversees a sure-footed record, its emphasis on singles, which does not entirely smother Busta’s experimentation. Touch It samples Daft Punk, Stevie Wonder guests on Been Through the Storm, and Legend of the Fall Offs is Busta’s bile-spattered eulogy to failed rappers....full text |
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