Busta Rhymes
Blockbusta
Release Date: Nov 24, 2023
Genre(s): Rap, Alternative Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap
Record label: Epic
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Album Review: Blockbusta by Busta Rhymes
Fairly Good, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 3/5
This year, Busta Rhymes announced his new album, Blockbusta, in a dramatic Zoom call with executive producers Timbaland, Pharrell, and Swizz Beatz in attendance. The promise that these three production giants, who have all helped craft some of his most iconic songs, gave some hope that even in his 50s, Busta could deliver an album that respected his legacy and let his eccentric nature pour out, but didn't sound dated or behind the times. AD LOADING...
Opinion: Fairly Good
Famously exploding to prominence on A Tribe Called Quest's immortal 'Scenario', Busta Rhymes is one of hip-hop's most imposing figures. The physicality of his tone recalls dancehall and ragga greats, but he remains East Coast - its swagger, its concrete brutality, and its surging ambition. Often imitated, but in truth never bettered, 'BLOCKBUSTA' lives up to its billing, aligning Busta Rhymes against a host of modern icons, to mixed but often explosive effect.
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