The Coming

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The Coming
Studio album by Busta Rhymes
Released March 26, 1996 (1996-03-26)
Recorded 1995-96
Genre
Length 63:50
Label Elektra
Producer DJ Scratch, The Ummah (Q-Tip, Jay Dee), Busta Rhymes(exec.),Rick Posada(exec.), Rick St. Hilaire, Rashad Smith, Easy Mo Bee, The Vibe Chemist Backspin
Busta Rhymes chronology

The Coming
(1996)		 When Disaster Strikes...
(1997)
Singles from The Coming
  1. "Do My Thing"
    Released: December 26, 1995
  2. ""Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check""
    Released: January 6, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+[2]
Q [3]
Rap Pages (8/10)[3]
Rhapsody (favorable)[4]
Robert Christgau [5]
Rolling Stone (mixed)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [7]
The Source [3]
Yahoo! Music (mixed)[8]

The Coming is the debut album by American rapper Busta Rhymes, released on March 26, 1996 by Elektra Records.[9] Recording sessions for The Coming began in late 1994, and concluded in early 1995 at various recording studios. The Coming features rapping from Def Squad members Redman and Keith Murray as well as a guest appearance from Q-Tip and singing from Zhané and different future Flipmode Squad members. One notable song on the album is "Keep It Movin" which features Busta's former group Leaders of the New School, and it would mark the last time they would ever make a song together. It has production from many famed producers and production teams such as DJ Scratch, Easy Mo Bee and The Ummah.

The Coming was a critical and commercial success for Busta Rhymes. It reached #6 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1996 and has since received a platinum certification from RIAA. Allmusic gave at a near perfect 4.5 out of 5 star rating. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic says that "Busta Rhymes has never had such an impressive showcase for his rhymes as he does on The Coming".[1] It boasts the hit single "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1996. It was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance [10] and Steve Huey of Allmusic says that the song "catapulted Busta Rhymes into solo superstardom".[11] It also ended up sporting another hit single, "It's a Party" featuring Zhané. The Coming has sold 793,000 copies by June 2009. The Coming also along with When Disaster Strikes and Extinction Level Event, is seen as a classic rap album. [12]

Track listing

# Title Featured Guest(s) Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Samples Time
1 "The Coming (Intro)" Lord Have Mercy, Rampage Trevor Smith
Roger McNair
George Spivey
Rick St. Hilaire		 DJ Scratch, Rick St. Hilaire 4:32
2 "Do My Thing" Trevor Smith DJ Scratch 4:00
3 "Everything Remains Raw" Trevor Smith
Osten Harvey		 Easy Mo Bee 3:41
4 "Abandon Ship" Rampage Trevor Smith
Roger McNair		 Busta Rhymes 6:02
5 "[[Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check]]" Rampage Trevor Smith
Rashad Smith		 Rashad "Ringo" Smith
  • Contains sample from "Space" by Galt MacDermot, written by Galt McDermot
  • Contains sample from "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang, written by Cheryl Cook and Ronald LaPread
 4:31
6 "It's a Party" Zhané Trevor Smith
Renee Neufville		 Easy Mo Bee 5:53
7 "Hot Fudge" Trevor Smith
Marlon King		 The Vibe Chemist Backspin 5:09
8 "Ill Vibe" Q-Tip Trevor Smith
Kamaal Fareed		 The Ummah
(Q-Tip)		 3:29
9 "Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad" Jamal, Redman, Keith Murray, Rampage, Lord Have Mercy Trevor Smith
Roger McNair
Keith Murray
Reggie Noble
Jamal Phillips
Marlon King		 The Vibe Chemist Backspin 8:10
10 "Still Shining" Trevor Smith
James Yancey		 The Ummah
(Jay Dee)		 2:57
11 "Keep It Movin'" Leaders of the New School Trevor Smith
Bryan Higgins
J. Jackson
S. Scott
James Yancey		 The Ummah
(Jay Dee)		 7:32
12 "The Finish Line" Trevor Smith
George Spivey		 DJ Scratch 5:06
13 "The End Of The World (Outro)" Spliff Star Trevor Smith
Rick St. Hilaire		 Rick St. Hilaire 2:48

Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1996 The Coming 6 1

Singles Chart Positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Rhythmic Top 40 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales UK Singles Chart
1996 "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check" 8 6 1 24 1 8
"It's a Party" 52 27 7 23
1997 "Do My Thing" 39

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 CD Reviews at CD Universe
  4. ↑ Rhapsody review
  5. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  8. ↑ Yahoo! Music review
  9. ↑ "Coming: Busta Rhymes: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10. 
  10. ↑ Buy.com - Coming (Explicit Version) - Busta Rhymes - CD
  11. ↑ allmusic
  12. ↑ Billboard - Google Livros. Books.google.com.br. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2012-02-10. 
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