Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front

by Busta Rhymes

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/1998
Label:	Wea Germany
UPC:	0075596221122
Rank:	64272

Tracks

1. There's Only One Year Left!!! (Intro)
2. Everybody Rise
3. Where We Are About to Take It
4. Extinction Level Event (The Song of Salvation)
5. Tear da Roof Off
6. Against All Odds
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?
12. Party Is Goin' on over Here
13. Do the Bus a Bus
14. Take It Off
15. What's It Gonna Be
16. Hot Sh** Makin' Ya Bounce
17. What the F*** You Want!!
18. This Means War!!
19. The Burial Song (Outro)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Busta Rhymes   Primary Artist
Flipmode Squad   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Ozzy Osbourne   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Mystikal   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Janet Jackson   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Antoinette Roberson   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Jay-Z   Guest Artist
Joe Conoscenti   Guest Artist
A. McLeer   Guest Artist
Mystical   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Kenny Dickerson   Arranger,Composer
Jason Rea   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Robert Burnette   Mixing,Engineer
Darryl Sloan   Arranger,Composer
Larry Smith   Composer
Adam McLeer   Arranger,Composer
Eddie Seago   Composer
Dominick Lamb   Arranger,Composer
Goetz Buehler   Musician
Trevor Smith   Composer
Joseph Kirkland   Composer
Wayne Notise   Composer
William Lewis   Composer
Jens Biegemeier   Musician
Leroy Jones   Composer
Eric Anderson   Composer
Adam Meyer   Composer
Hassan Big Haas the Fantom   Arranger
Nashiem Myrick   Composer,Producer
Tony Iommi   Composer
Troy Hightower   Mixing
Swizz Beatz   Arranger
Bill Ward   Composer
Jimmy Spicer   Composer
L. Jones   Composer
Joe Conoscenti   Composer
Earl Randle   Composer
Geezer Butler   Composer
Janet Jackson   Performer
Dick Hyman   Composer
Russell Simmons   Composer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie   Composer
Lordz of Brooklyn   Musician
Jerry Lordan   Composer
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer,Performer
Diamond D   Arranger
Roger McNair   Composer
KLC   Musician
Rashad Smith   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Rick Posada   Executive Producer
Jamal Phillips   Arranger,Composer
Dean Karr   Photography
R. Smith   Composer
Fantom of the Beat   Arranger
Jaime Garcia   Assistant Engineer
Lisa Aird   Musician
Hassan   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Stu Maschwitz   Musician
Claus Vogel   Musician
Rashia Fisher   Composer
Mike Ifversen   Mixing
Vinny Nicoletti   Mixing,Engineer,Musician
Radcliffe Bryan   Composer
Darryl McClary   Arranger
Ben Arrindell   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Musician
George Spivey   Composer
Darrell "Delite" Allamby   Arranger,Composer
David Camon   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
W. Michael Lewis   Composer
Kasseem Dean   Composer
Mike Leander   Composer
A. McLeer   Composer
Stony Browder Jr.   Composer
Busta Rhymes   Arranger
DJ Scratch   Arranger
Antoinette Roberson   Composer
Armando Colon   Composer,Producer
Mystikal   Composer,Performer
Dana Stinson   Composer
Manu Dibango   Composer
Willie Mitchell   Composer
Black Sabbath   Composer
Carlos Evans   Composer