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1. There's Only One Year Left!!! (Intro)
2. Everybody Rise
3. Where We Are About to Take It
4. Level Event (The Song of Salvation)
5. Tear da Roof Off
6. Against All Odds (feat.Flipmode)
7. Just Give It to Me Raw
8. Do It to Death
9. Keepin' It Tight
10. Gimme Some More
11. Iz They Wildin' Wit Us & Gettin' Rowdy Wit Us? (feat. Mystikal)
12. Party Is Goin' on Over Here
13. Do the Bus a Bus
14. Take It Off
15. What's It Gonna Be (feat.Janet Jackosn)
16. Hot Shit Makin' Ya Bounce
17. What the Fuck You Want!!
18. This Means War!! (feat.Ozzy Osbourne)
19. The Burial Song (Outro)
This album could have easily been a 5 star masterpiece had Busta shown a bit of restraint. Like most of his 90's work though this is simply too bloated for its own good. Bloated or not though this still stands as one of busta greatest achievements. You would think that at 19 tracks the album would be riddled with filler, but in truth its not. There are 2 skits that get their own track; plus a few more that are tacked on to the end of a few songs. Which is a shame because had the skits alone been trimmed it could have saved this album from dragging on too long. None of them are worth keeping, and the only real purpose they serve is to pad the running time.
As far as the music is concerned though? utterly amazing. The only bad track worth noting is song 5; "Tear da Roof Off". The song suffers from a flat out terrible beat courtesy of Swizz Beatz; this coupled with an annoying hook and awkward flow make the song a complete disaster. "Do the Bus a Bus" could have been done without as well (even if Busta's second verse is jaw dropping). Other then that though the album is near perfect. The production is masterful. "Where We Are About to Take It", "Everybody Rise", and "Gimme Some More" stand out as some of the greatest beats of the 90's. The rest of the production isnt far behind these classics and give the album a very diverse and live feel to it.
Busta turns in an equally strong performance. His flow is as off the wall crazy as ever, and his lyrics are tongue twistingly fantastic. Not so surprisingly the features are equally as good. Busta and Mystikal feed off of each others energy and turn in performances that would make MOP sound subdued. While later in the album Janet Jackson and Ozzy Osbourne don't sound nearly as out of place as one might imagine. The running times for these tracks also help keep the album moving forward. Some tracks clock in at 5 minutes or more; while others are just a shade over 2. It helps create a diversity that keeps the album's sound from getting redundant.
Overall - I honestly think this is a fantastic starting point for people looking to get in to Busta Rhymes. The album straddles the line between mainstream and underground fantastically. The raw production mixed with Busta's poppy hooks and flawless flow create a truly one of a kind sound. My advice? take the album; chop the skits and track 5, and enjoy this for the classic that it could have been.
Pro's
-Amazing Production
-Strong Songwriting
-Strong performance from Busta
-The at first odd Guest list turn out to be awesome.
Con's
-Track 5 is flat out terrible
-Too many skits tacked on kill the flow
Overall 4.5/5
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